Heirloom Quilting Designs
Heirloom Quilting Designs was founded by Joanie Zeier Poole, an experienced quilt maker and needlewoman. Through Heirloom Quilting Designs, Joanie offers an extensive portfolio of original designs for quilting, appliqué, and embroidery. Her unique, graceful style is evident in her first books, Joanie's Design Elements and Elegant Machine Quilting, as well as in her two new products offered by Golden Threads: Elements Stencil Packets and Options Interchangeable Stencils. Keep your eye on this website for more new product announcements.
Hot Flashes!
Joanie's
second book is released!
“ Joanie's Design Elements:Easy Lessons to Adapt and Use Quilting Designs”. Do you have quilt tops waiting to be quilted, but don’t know how to proceed? Are you frustrated because manufactured stencils don’t fit your projects? Do you lack the confidence to make creative decisions that will make your quilts unique? Well, worry no more, with this book you have all the answers you need.
In this first book in the new Quilters Workshop Series, you will step into Joanie's studio for your private lessons. From the comfort of your home, working at you own pace, learn from a nationally known teacher and award winning quilter. Using simple tools and skills from the art world, discover new sources of designs, adapt stencils to fit your needs and learn to recognize which designs work best. You will become skilled at making full size templates and filling them with coordinating designs. Learn a variety of marking processes and to navigate the designs with an understanding of what to stitch first, last and why.
This 128 page spiral bound, hardcover text includes an exercise, project, and gallery of beautifully quilted items plus CD of original quilting designs. Order a copy from your local quilt shop or email Joanie at: heirloomquilts@hotmail.com
Joanie's
first book...
“ Elegant Machine Quilting”, published by Krause Publications, contains step-by -step instructions for home decorating projects that use simple yet elegant quilting designs. Each of the 20 complete patterns includes a driving guide to assist you in stitching the designs with fewest starts and stops as possible. Select one of the beautiful home décor items and become familiar with the technique before tackling a large quilt. Soft cover, 144 pages, full-size quilting designs, finishing techniques, and Joanie's tips to make the job easy! Order a copy from your local quilt shop or email Joanie at: heirloomquilts@hotmail.com
Joanie wins at AQS Paducah
Joanie's quilt, Lea's Choice, was awarded 2nd Place, Appliquê, Large Quilts at the American Quilter's Society Show award ceremony in Paducah Kentucky. Joanie was there to accept the award and greet many viewers at the annual show. She was interviewed by the Quilt Channel which could be seen on local T.V. during the event. You can see all of the winners at www.americanquilter.com.
Tips, FAQ's and Links
You asked for it and it is ready! Joanie has added her tips and tricks of the trade, as well as answers to some frequently asked questions and hints for finding refined free-motion supplies. The links are still there too. Tips & Links
“Geneva” the latest Option design now available
International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston was the site of the release of the latest of Joanie's Options Interchangeable Stencils. Check out the Shop Hop article in Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting Magazine in the October 2007 issue. “Geneva” can be seen along with the other six Option designs as well as the Elements Stencil Packets on the Golden Threads website www.goldenthreads.com
“Fais de beaux rêves at 2008 International Quilt
Market Festival, Chicago
“Fais de beaux rêves” (Sweet Dreams) was awarded 2ns Place Merit Machine Quilting in the contest in Houston. It will be part of the IQA Judged Show Winners exhibit in at the International Quilt Festival/Chicago April 11-13, 2008, Donald E. Stephens Center, Rosemont, Illinois.
“ Fais de beaux rêves” was awarded Best of Show at Pacific International Quilt Festival 2006 and Best of Show at Road to California 2006!
Lea's
Choice awarded Excellence in Machine Quilting Award at 2008 Road
to California, and Best Machine Quilting, Traditional Quilt, 2007 Pacific
International Quilt Festival!
Joanie's newest quilt Lea's Choice is hand appliquéd with original designs machine quilted on a home sewing machine. Read the story and take a closer look in the gallery. Gallery
Robert Kaufman Fabrics announces Spokeswoman
Joanie has been chosen by Robert Kaufman Fabrics as their spokeswoman for their new fabric called Radiance. Kyle Sanchez, Director of Promotions and Media Relations at Kaufman, recognized the possibilities of blending Joanie's elegant quilting designs with this luxurious new line silk/cotton solids, available in 27 rich colors. The union of this luxurious fabric with Joanie's elegant quilting designs is marriage made in heaven! For more information go to www.robertkaufman.com
Upcoming Events
Lowell Quilt Festival, Lowell, MA
August 7-10, 2008, website: www.lowellquiltfestival.org
Quilting in the Desert, Phoenix, AZ
January 25-31, 2009, website: www.quiltcamp.com
Career Highlights
Joanie Zeier Poole
Award-winning quilt artist, Joanie Zeier Poole is a teacher, lecturer, designer, and author who creates intricate and unique quilted artwork. She has studied studio art, interior design and most recently, computer graphics, earning a degree in Graphic Design in 2003. She is a graphic designer who is passionate about quilts.
Using the refined free-motion techniques of Heirloom Machine Quilting, along with her elegant style, Joanie has produced quilts which are receiving awards at national competitions. Combining rich fabrics, lightweight thread, and the perfect batting, she sculpts patchwork and appliqué canvasses with original illustrations and background textures with a home sewing machine. These quilts can be viewed in the gallery pages of this site and at major quilt shows across the country. Gallery
Joanie offers classes and lectures that educate and encourage students
to elevate their standards for their work. Her goal is to affect future
quilting experiences by advising with innovative ideas and tips gathered
over the past quarter century.
For a list of classes go to: Classes
For a list of lectures go to: Lectures
To schedule a class or lecture contact Joanie at: heirloomquilts@hotmail.com
Joanie is a Golden Girl
Golden Threads, the company that offers quilt design solutions which make every quilt a work of art, and Joanie have joined forces! Her original designs are available for hand, home machine, frame, and longarm machine quilting products. Products Info
Joanie is chosen as a Bernina National Teacher
Joanie was among 20 teachers from the U.S. to be chosen as a National Teacher by Bernina of America in 2005. Every aspect of sewing is represented by this group that gathers once a year to discuss how the sewing machine is used in various aspects of the industry.
BERNINA Teacher Reunion, Steckborn, Switzerland
Joanie was among a group of educators from the quilting and textile industry to attend a conference at the BERNINA factory. Events included research and development with factory staff, interaction with quilters from Germany and Switzerland, touring a textile museum, thread factory and folk museum, sightseeing the beautiful landscape, and enjoying the camaraderie with the industries foremost educators.
Harriet Hargrave Machine Quilting Celebration
Joanie Zeier Poole has been a faculty member at the Harriet Hargrave Machine Quilting Celebration. Workshops are offered by some of the best instructors in traditional machine quilting arts. This conference is devoted solely to the home sewing machine quilter. Joanie offered instruction in planning quilts with an emphasis on using quilted imagery to express your personal story.
Quilters News Network and QNNtv.com
Keeping up with Quilting News on the web is fun and easy on Quilters News Network. Many updates from the quilting world and events are broadcast 24/7. Look for taped segments featuring Joanie at Spring Quilt Market and Quilt Expo at: http://www.QNNtv.com
Taping for America Sews
Joanie has taped an episode for America Sews with Sue Hausmann on PBS. The 30-minute program features Joanie demonstrating the Autumn Leaf Table Runner from her book, Elegant Machine Quilting. Check your local PBS station to see if it is offered in your area. The show is from the 2100 series. A book containing projects from this series is available through America Sews. For more information on this taped episode go to: http://www.americasews.com
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