Judy Laquidara
713 Timberbrook Drive
Nevada, MO 64772
(417)448-8980


Personal Info


Machine Quilting:

 
Items For Sale:
 
 


Patterns for Sale: Your local quilt shops can get my patterns through several distributors. 
 
 
 
Nine Patch Extravaganza was published in July, 2007 by AQS. Please check with your local quilt shops for the book but if they do not have it, it is available here.
 

1998-2008
Judy Laquidara
All Rights Reserved
Welcome to Sunshine Quilts


Sunshine Quilts began in 1998 after we had moved from Louisiana to Kentucky and I wasn't able to find anyone to quilt my tops. When we bought a very old short arm machine, I never dreamed where quilting would take me. Not only has the machine quilting business been very successful but my quilts, as well as those I have quilted for others, have won numerous awards. (Click on any of the images for a larger view.)

The Glistening Rose Garden won numerous awards in 2004, including a first place at Vermont Quilt Festival, Founder's Award at MQX, Honorable Mention at Quilters' Heritage and a first place at the Big Horn Quilts Challenge, which was the reason the quilt was made.


Fall Splendor was originally made to be a teacher gift but I didn't get it quilted in time so it went into the UFO pile. After much encouragement from my friend, Sally, the quilt was quilted and entered in the AQS Quilt Expo in Nashville and won Best of Category in 2004. That must've been my lucky year!

In July, 2007, my first book, Nine Patch Extravaganza, was published by AQS. Mostly as a result of the book, I am now traveling and teaching quilting.

I continue to travel to teach and attend shows, machine quilt as much as I can and design and make quilts. My hope is that anyone who reads my blog or follows my journey as a quilter will be encouraged by the direction my quilting has taken. You can do anything you want to do -- if you want to sell your patterns, if you want to travel and teach, if you want to write a book -- you're never going to know what you can do until you try -- so . . try it!
Happy Quilting!