Joyce Hughes. I am a self taught quilter and fiber artist. I have been quilting for 4 and half years. My first quilt was a tee-shirt quilt, which I enjoyed making, but felt limited in the ability to express my artistic capabilities. Within several months, I started to design pictorial landscape quilts using raw edge appliqué, thread painting, and a variety of embellishments. I never knew the "rules", so I broke a lot of them, but with exciting results!
My new found love and passion for quilting has allowed me to design handbags, art bags and art quilts. I have found these very challenging and rewarding at the same time. Each piece has allowed me too try a variety of new and different techniques with added dimension and texture.
Amazingly early on, my first art quilt, "Mothers Day", was entered into competition
Presently, I am teaching, giving lectures and workshops on my designing and techniques on appliqué quilting and thread painting. Along with this, I have proudly been acknowledged as an "AURIfil Expert" thread designer for AURIfil Quilting and Embroidery Thread Company.
I continue to create and design one-of-a-kind quilts and handbags that have a personal meaning with a touch of whimsy that captures my imagination and touches my heart!
2008- Best Pictorial Quilt: “Safe at Home” quilt, “Quilt Fest of
- Viewers Choice: “Fairies at the Bottom of my Garden” quilt, “Quilt Fest of
- Semi-Finalist: “Fairies at the Bottom of my Garden” quilt, “AQS 2008
- Honorable Mention: “Safe At Home” and “Fairies at the Bottom of my Garden” quilts, “
- Honorable Mention: “The Kiss Dressed in Nine Patches” quilt, “Robert Kaufmann 2008 Fabric Challenge
Contest”.
2009- Appeared on QNNtv.com- October,2009- Episode 4
2010- Winner of "Handbag Designer 101", May, 2010, sponsored by Parson School of Design and Kate Spade
- First Place : "Peace and Poppies", Heavenly Patchwork Help the Troops Contest
2011- Honorable Mention for "Are We Safe Yet?"-
The National Quilting Association, Inc- NQA Members Spotlight -May and June, 2011
