Joyce from J. Minnis Designs has been creating with fabric for over 50 years. She worked as a fabric buyer, retail manager, and Merchandising Mgr. for an international mail order catalog for 20 years. She has been quilting since the late 80" s and just recently started creating a pattern line called J. Minnis Designs featuring quilted sweatshirt jackets and apron patterns.

Some of her work is now traveling with the Hoffman Challenge across the country for a year shown at Quilt shows and festivals. She is currently teaching classes at Time Remembered Quilting and creating new and exciting quilt projects.