Welcome to the website of Heirloom Quilting Designs, founded by Joanie Zeier Poole, an award-winning quilt maker, teacher, graphic designer and author. If you share a passion for machine quilting, you have come to the right place!

This website introduces this inspiring entrepreneur and tells the story of how she built this career. Using Heirloom Machine Quilting techniques on a regular sewing machine, Joanie has created quilts (in the Gallery) that are receiving awards at national competitions. Learn about her Workshops and Lectures, and read a review of her Books. View her elegant designs for quilting, appliqué and embroidery displayed throughout this website and on the Products page. In addition, find information about shows, what’s new in the quilting world, as well as Tips and Tricks for machine quilting. So, bookmark this page and return often for updates on where you can meet Joanie, and see her quilts.

Book News!

My newest book, Joanie’s Quilting Elements - Seven Simple Steps to Navigate and Stitch is available. It is a companion to Joanie’s Design Elements and is packed with beneficial information for understanding everything you need to know BEFORE you sit down to machine quilt. Read all the details on the Books page.

Joanie recently traveled to La Veta, Colorado to record a segment on THE QUILT SHOW with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson. Watch for an update this fall when we know the date it will be aired.

Articles in Quilters Newsletter!

Joanie’s article titled Frequently Asked Questions about Heirloom Machine Quilting appears in the November 2008 issue of Quilters Newsletter. She was delighted to be asked to write their four-page Quilters Workshop article about the technique she so enjoys. Her new book, Joanie's Quilting Elements was reviewed in the Feb/March issue and Angie Hodapp's Power Stitching article features Joanie's quilt, Embroidered Elegance One, in the April/May 2009 issue.

Mill house Quilts
Waunakee, WI
July 22, 2009 and
October 15, 2009
www.millhousequilts.com

WI Quilt Expo
Madison, WI
Sept 10-12, 2009
www.wpt.org/quiltexpo

The Fabric Corner
Brookfield, WI
August 13, 2009

Prairie Shop Quilts
Batavia, IL
October 2, 3 and 4, 2009
www.prairieshopquilts.com

Road to California Show
Ontario, CA
January 14 -18, 2010
www.road2ca.com

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