My guest today is Adam Eddy. He is an Engineer with a passion for woodworking and a family run business that blossomed from a small seed of an idea to building a sewing table that was high quality, custom built with the quilter in mind and with plenty of storage. Eddycrest Sewing Furniture is known for it’s beauty and craftsmanship but the reviews are all about the quality and service from the Eddy family farm to the quilter’s doorstep. Today on the podcast we’ll chat about how this family run business grew from scratch, how it caters to our quilting world, and how the family works together to make it happen.

Eddycrest on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eddycrest.furniture/
The Eddycrest Website - https://eddycrest.com/

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Registration is now OPEN! The first 16 people are eligible for the VIP package of goodies worth over $175 dollars. SIGN UP TODAY! 

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My guest today is Carolina Moore. She is a talented quilt pattern designer, notion inventor and popular YouTuber. This is a follow up episode since I've had her on the show before and she has done so many new things from blinging out an Oliso iron and a Babylock machine to inventing a new ruler and creating some AccuQuilt dies plus so much more!

Carolina's's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/craftmoore/
Carolina on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarolinaMoore

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My guest today is Janine Lecour. She is a talented surface pattern designer who has taken her first step into the world of quilting with the design of her new AccuQuilt dies. It's so interesting to dive into the story of someone behind the scenes of creating designs for clothing, fabric, and so much more.  So let's explore the story of Janine Lecour.

Janine's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/janinelecour/

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My guest today is Tiffany Turner of Tipstitched. She is a talented sewist with a background in civil engineering. She has a step by step methodical nature in sharing what she creates that really makes sewing achievable.

She has a popular blog and social media presence that hits the important topics like cost effective sewing, custom made clothing to fit you, and using technology to your advantage. It's not so scary. So let's explore the story of Tiffany Turner.

Tiffany's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tipstitched

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My guest today is Gloria Loughman. This is one of those episodes where I can’t imagine how I’ll catch all of the best bits to share with you because her list of achievements spans over 30 years. If you were to do a study on light, colour, photography and capturing all of that in your art quilts, Gloria’s website would the only place you need to go. She is known worldwide as the vibrant landscape quilter. If you’ve seen a special exhibit of her work up close or even poured through the galleries on her website it will steer your understanding of colour and value in a brand new direction !

Gloria's website - https://www.glorialoughman.com/

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My guest today is Wendy Liu. She is a YouTube sensation on the do it yourself clothing scene, with videos ranging from the supplies you need to get started, all the way to thrift flips and viral dresses.

She's kind of a dress queen, actually. She made her own wedding dress. She pounces on do it yourself projects that people are desperately trying to figure out on their own at home, like how to resize your jeans and making a dress from only scraps. She has such great playlists like Wendy Tries Everything, Self Care, Travel, and recently she even did a video on Pounding Flowers.

Her YouTube channel is called WithWendy, and she is approaching A million and a half followers. It's a whole bunch of really original content.

With Wendy on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/withwendy

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FIND all of the wonderful people you listened to in this episode:
@devoquilts on IG
www.grandothermadeit.com
SewBecca on Youtube (She's about to interview me!)
@lovesewmodern on IG
@liftingandstitching on IG
Greenland Quilter on Youtube (She interviewed me!)
www.AQuiltersLife.com  Podcast (She interviewed me!)
@thebearquilter on TikTok
@sewspicious on IG
@becsquiltcottage on TikTok
@gennyfromthequiltblock on IG
@kidgiddy on IG
@rxquilt on IG
www.duckadilly.com - the flower wall and liberty fabrics
@duckadillyfabrics on IG
@cottonandbourbon on IG
@kellyspell on IG
@scottculleydesign on IG
@minnowpeck on IG - Ginny Robinson Best of Show Winner

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My guest today is Kate Jackson of The Last Homely House. Watching her videos on YouTube is like watching your homespun, talented, creative best friend who invites you for a cup of tea and convinces you softly that you are creative too. She is skilled at an array of crafts and brings her story to the viewer in a way that is entirely relatable and she makes you want to take a visit to the countryside.  Her cottage in the Northumberland hills is the setting where she makes things day to day to share with you. She is known for her creative curiosity and saying, how hard can it be?

Kate Jackson's Website:  https://thelasthomelyhouse.co.uk/
The Last Homely House on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpWKp6lHakdUNsy49_TLDzA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateatthelasthomelyhouse

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My guest today is Amy Barickman. She is a creative arts entrepreneur, the author of Vintage Notions, creator of Treasured Threadz, and founder of the sewing pattern company Indygo Junction. With over 30 years of experience, she has collected and curated vintage textiles and art to inspire your modern makes. If you've seen her recently at some of the biggest quilt shows like QuiltCon and Houston Quilt Festival doing demonstrations, you will know that she is all about recycle, refashion, re love.

Amy Barickman's Blog:  https://amybarickman.com/
Treasured Threadz: https://colonialpatterns.com/shop/category/sewing-patterns-books/
Vintage Modern Makers: https://www.vintagemodernmakers.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amybarickman_studio/


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My guest today is Shannon Brinkley. She is an American quilt and fabric designer, author, and national speaker and teacher. She is known for her scrappy applique technique, which uses scrappy bits of applique, of course, to make modern art quilts.

She is the founder of the Meander Quilt Guild, a community for education and growth The Patrick program training quilters to become successful quiltpreneurs and turn their craft into a career.   And today you'll find out there's so much more where that came from.

The MEANDER Quilt Guild:  https://shannon-brinkley.mykajabi.com/a/18367/oE2P9dtF
Shannon Brinkley Studios:  https://shannon-brinkley.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonebrinkley

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My guest today is Erin Grogan of Love Sew Modern. She is a pattern designer, sewing and quilting educator at guilds and quilt shows around the country. And most recently the author of Retro Curved Pieced Quilts. I first met her in person at QuiltCon and then again at Quilt Market in Houston. And I loved every minute of our conversations.

LOVE SEW MODERN with Erin Grogan
Website: https://www.lovesewmodern.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovesewmodern/
Checkout the book! https://foxchapelpublishing.com/products/retro-curved-pieced-quilts

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Kim Christopherson is the founder of Kimberbell®, a trusted designer of machine embroidery, quilting, and sewing projects. With her passion and vision for the industry, Kim actively promotes creative success through innovative products and programs. Well known for their on-trend designs and detailed, step-by-step instructions, Kim invites others to Experience the Joy of Creativity® with Kimberbell!

Website & Social Media Channel Links

Website: https://kimberbell.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimberbellDesigns

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Kimberbellas

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberbelldesigns/

YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@KimberbellDesigns

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Sheila Christensen's WEBSITE -  https://www.quiltwithsheila.com/

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I'm so excited to chat today with Amy Butler. She is known worldwide for her colour and design as a multi passionate creator. You can spot her designs in a second. I think her aesthetic is best described as comfort, in my mind anyway, because every photo on her website evokes a sense of world travel, but also the joy and comfort of home.

She has accomplished so much in her career, but always seems to follow her own unique path. And it's been brilliant to watch the journey of success through recurring self discovery. She's not afraid to embrace change. This episode is one of those ones that left me wanting to ask a hundred more questions.

Amy Butler's WEBSITE -  https://www.amybutlerdesign.com/
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My guest today is Paul Leger – He is known among his quilting peers as the hilarious, loving friend and quilter who puts his head down and does the work. With close to 300 quilts under his belt you can be sure he has a passion for all things quilting. He loves to explore traditional quilting techniques and design quilts and patterns with a modern touch. And I can’t let this little intro slip by without mentioning his passion for Quilts of Valour. His pattern True North Strong and Free is a best seller at the Quilts of Valour booth and he is the host of the annual QOV Sew Day Event each February.   

Paul's website: http://www.paullegerquilts.com/

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My guest today is Angie Knowles. She is a mixed media textile artist and online educator. I have been her friend for years online and had the chance to meet her in person finally at QuiltCon 2022. She is really into experimentation and pushing the boundaries of a process or technique.

She takes it further than she thinks she can and then turns around and shares it with her audience. Her first online course is a series of classes on learning to design for your cutting machine. And her latest course is a wonderful exploration of rust dyeing fabric, which I absolutely love doing myself and I'm excited to explore the technique on the podcast.

Angie Knowles' website: https://angieeknowles.com/

Angie's social media: https://www.instagram.com/angieknowles/

Angie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist

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My guest today is Amy Milne. She is the Executive Director of the Quilt Alliance. This organization cares so much about quilts. I don't even know where to start. 

They have documented tens of thousands of quilts, recorded 1500 stories and made millions of quilters happy by saving and sharing this information. So let's explore the story of the Quilt Alliance with Amy Milne

QuiltCon signup page: https://quiltalliance.org/quiltcon2024 (form will be live before Jan. 9)

Quilt Alliance website: https://quiltalliance.org/ 

QSOS project home: https://qsos.quiltalliance.org/ 

Running Stitch, a QSOS Podcast: on all podcast platforms and QA website: https://quiltalliance.org/runningstitch/ 

QA social media: @quiltalliance

QA YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/quiltalliance

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Today on the podcast I have special guest Pat Sloan to kick off the first episode of 2024! I'm thrilled to share her story and I know you will love it too.

Pat Sloan's website: https://www.patsloan.com/
Pat mentions Wendy Sheppard of Ivory Spring
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Quilt Tips & tutorials & DEALS: blog.patsloan.com

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Jacquie Gering is a modern art quilter who likes to rethink quilting by listening and finding her own voice and translating that to textiles. She is known for her bold messages in quilting that make the viewer stop and think about what is happening in the world and how they can make a difference. She has accomplished so much in her quilting career and she is a sought after teacher and speaker, especially for walking foot quilting and I can’t wait to see what she brings to the stage as the featured speaker this year at QuiltCon 2024.

Jacquie Gering's website: https://www.jacquiegering.com/
Link to Amanda Jean's Instagram mentioned on the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/crazymomquilts/?hl=en

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My guest today is Jemima Flendt. She is known for her Equilateral Triangles patterns and templates and her love of teaching the beginner quilter. She has written three quilting books and published over 70 quilt patterns. Her business, Tied with a Ribbon, has blossomed on Instagram with over 50, 000 followers. She has been invited to teach in 2024 for the Brisbane Modern Quilt Guild and the premier quilt show in Australia called the Australasian Quilt Convention.

Jemima Flendt's website: : https://tiedwitharibbon.com/
Link to the Binding Baby mentioned on the podcast: https://doohikeydesigns.com/

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My guest today is Luke Haynes. You have heard mentions of him in past episodes with Zak, Heidi, and Joe the Quilter. I don't even have to use their last names, because if you've listened to those episodes, the stories they tell are now emblazoned in our hearts. But in this episode I'll be chatting with Luke Haynes.

He is known for an art practice in full view in the community, in the world. He puts his idea  of comfort and utility through quilting into the public domain and starts conversations with every stitch and with every installation. He has quilts in the permanent collections of museums across the USA. He has been featured as innovative, influential, and a must see in major press across the nation, and he has mounted dozens of solo exhibitions of quilts with a purpose - to open up the conversation.

Luke Haynes Website: https://www.luke.art/

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Gudrun Erla is a pattern designer, writer, and is famous for creating her stripology rulers, but something that really caught my eye was the explosion in growth of her community over the pandemic by just giving the quilters what they need. When we all felt trapped at home with lockdowns, Gudrun created events that brought us together, doing what we love. Today, her business, GE Designs, has grown into a one stop shop for everything quilting.

GE Designs Website: https://gequiltdesigns.com/

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Monica Michelle has a passion for helping women share their brands with a wider audience. She is the CEO and co founder of Bloom TV, her first streaming TV network with floral focused content, and has now co founded with Joe, Made TV, that is specifically designed for artists and makers of all kinds.

Jo Packham has been editor in chief for Where Women Create, Where Women Cook, Where Women Create Work, and What Women Create magazines. She has a list of accolades and awards for launching magazines and is known for creating actionable business tips and powerful stories.

What these two women have come together to create in Made TV is a streaming network to gather creators and lift them up to share their creations, crafts, and work with a wider audience.

MadeTV Website: https://madetvnetwork.com/

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My guest today is Heidi Parkes. She is a quilter, textile artist, and yoga therapist. She is a sought after teacher and speaker on the quilting scene and has exhibited her work in art and textile museums across the US. I could hardly even write this little intro myself, because I loved every word in her bio on her website, so here's an excerpt from that;  "Often using specific textiles, like an heirloom tablecloth, bedsheet, or cloth teabag, Heidi adds subtle meaning and material memory from the start. Engaging in the worlds of art, quilts, mending, and social media, Heidi is an advocate for the domestic realms, slow stitching, and mindfulness." - Heidi Parkes 

That was so well written. I just had to use that in the intro. I hope you love this episode!

Heidi's website - https://www.heidiparkes.com/

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My guest today is Zak Foster. He is a quilt maker who loves working with repurposed materials like old clothes, worn out linens, leftover shirting materials, and thrown out umbrellas even, and vintage tablecloths. He makes custom quilts and engages in some really cool ways with his quilting community online.

He's doing all kinds of fun stuff with friends and mentors, and I can't wait to get into this. It's going to be a conversation about using what you can use up to do what you love and so much more.

Zak Foster's Website: https://www.zakfoster.com/
Seam Side Podcast: https://www.zakfoster.com/seamside
The reunion episode of Soft Bulk with Heidi Parkes and Luke Haynes

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It's another great spooky themed episode with my guest Kimberly Peers-Moore. She is a quilt maker, a social media influencer, and the creator of Mr. Bones. He is a tiny skeleton who loves to sew, craft, and bake, and Kimberly has created a wonderful little world for us to follow along on his adventures.

In her TikTok profile, she writes, creating your daily dose of skeletonin, which is so cute. She humbly lurks behind the scenes of this Mr. Bones world, but she is exceptionally funny, and I can't wait to dive into a super fun Halloween episode.

To find Kimberlee and her adventures go to @Mr.Bones_Sews on TikTok, Instagram or Facebook.

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My guest today is Samantha Krebsbach. I first met Samantha at QuiltCon last year when I stopped her in her tracks to ask her about her quilted runners. They were purple patchwork with ombre laces and rainbow stitching and I wanted to take them home with me. When I started to chat with her, I realized that she is a pattern designer, she does professional edge to edge long arm services, and custom laser cutting. And she's also the inventor of a notion you just might have to add to your toolbox if you love English paper piecing. 

Samantha's website: KrebsbachHuberCrafts

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My guest today is Joe Cunningham, also known as Joe the Quilter. He is known for his raw, edgy approach to quilting, tackling a topic that means a lot to him in his quilt making and speaking on topics that are top of mind in the quilting world. In fact, he's at the forefront of spurring on great conversations. He has accolades ranging from solo art shows to TV appearances and quilts in private collections. He is an accomplished writer with 11 books under his belt and simply put, a well rounded creator.

Joe's website: www.joecunninghamquilts.com

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My guest  today is Sarah Ashford, founder and host of the Great British Quilter Podcast. She is known for shining the spotlight on British quilters of course! She has written two books, Jump into Patchwork & Quilting and Rotary Cutting Basics. And with a focus on beginner quilters, she loves to teach and travel. She just launched her wellness coaching business and has a passion for fitness.

Sarah's website: www.sarahashfordstudio.com
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Sarah's Books are available here: www.sarahashfordstudio.com

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Sashiko Story on Instagram: www.instagram.com/sashikostory
Jacquie Gering Walking Foot Books: www.jacquiegering.com
Pinterest ideas for choosing your next Colour Palette

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Jenny Doan is a sewlebrity who has grown a YouTube presence with educational quilting goodness to over half a million subscribers. She is known for her pre cut friendly tutorials, making quilting accessible to everyone. And with her family by her side, they have built their business from the ground up from struggles to thriving success. Over the last decade and a half, Missouri Star has changed the footprint of small town Hamilton, Missouri, to be the ultimate quilter's experience that many have called the Disneyland of quilting. We have such a fun episode in store for you today, as we'll be talking about Jenny's rise to fame, her family, her latest book, and the annual birthday bash, which just celebrated a huge milestone.

Jenny's website - Missouri Star Quilt Company
Jenny's book - How to Quilt an American Dream

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Cindy Seitz Krug is known for her expertise in teaching domestic machine quilting. She's a multiple award winning quilter and an NACQJ Certified Quilt Judge. She already has a popular book under her belt called The Grid Design Workbook packed with loads of info on the basics of grid based quilting designs and in this episode we'll dive into her new book as well. She helps quilt makers to dive into quilting our own quilts with confidence on their own machines, without the fear of messing up an expensive project. Cindy is the expert to get you on your way, teaching dozens of lovely grid designs and how they are stitched out.

Cindy's website - QuintessentialQuilting.com

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My guest today is Roderick Kiracofe. He is the author of The American Quilt and Cloth and Comfort. He co-founded the Quilt Digest and has been actively involved in the creation of some of America's most important private and corporate quilt collections. He has curated exhibitions in the United States and overseas. I met Roderick last summer at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, where he had an incredible display of unconventional and unexpected quilts so we'll dive into the first and second editions of that book as well. I can't wait to share with you the life of a quilt curator, collector, and author.

Roderick's website: https://www.theamericanquilt.com/
Roderick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roderick752/?hl=en

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My guest today is Trixi Symonds, an author and softie designer who has been teaching sewing to children for over 30 years. She is the founder of Sew Your Own Softie on Etsy Australia, and the Global Kids Sewing Party every year in March to inspire adults around the world to sew with kids in their lives.

She has three wonderful books under her belt, including one that she coauthored with one of my past podcast guests, Deborah Fisher. Remember her adorable ceramics? That was Episode # 65.

Trixi has created a resource for teachers, librarians, parents, anyone in fact, who teaches kids.

Sew Your Own Softie Etsy Page by Trixi Symonds
Trixi's blog: https://www.sewasoftie.com/blog
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sewasoftie/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/15341...
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SewaSoftie/v...

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My guest today is Emma Brassfield of Studio 7t7, a maker based in Surrey, United Kingdom, who has made the transition from a unique creative career in costume design for movies to the world of sewing and patterns.

She is known, not only for her creative design in bag making and sewing, but also for how she brings people together online with her memberships and more. She goes live to challenge herself and her followers to new projects and push them in new directions.

I first met Emma on the Clubhouse app in the Quilty Biz Chat, and I was thrilled to turn that online connection into an actual meeting in the UK last summer when I went to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham. Tune in to hear her top tips for bag making and sew much more...

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My guest today is Scott Culley. He is a quilt artist, upcycled architect, husband, and father of two who has become known on the quilting scene for his foundation paper pieced portraits and masks. He has brought to the world the incredible pictorial quilts you will see below.

This week on the podcast, we dive into a great conversation about the masks we use in our lives for many different reasons. Sometimes we hide behind a mask. Sometimes we realize we've been masking and strive to unpeel those layers to find ourselves. And other times we put on the show of a glorious mask in order to feel and reveal our true selves to the world.

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My guest today is Rebecca Bryan, Author, Teacher and Founder of the Make Modern Triangles Quilt Club. She is a self-proclaimed freezer paper piecing evangelist. Her name has become synonymous with modern triangles and she has 2 modern books out to back it up called Modern Triangle Quilts and Modern Rainbow – 14 Imaginative Quilts that play with colour. She won an award at QuiltCon for minimalist design and with her students and her community she loves to take the time to celebrate all the quilty moments from start to finish.

Rebecca's  Website - BryanHouseQuilts

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Today is the day! Registration OPENS (August 15th at 10am EST) for QuiltCon 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and we are keeping it current with the perfect episode for the occasion. Today, I'll have a chat about all things QuiltCon with the Director of Events at the MQG, Elizabeth Dackson. She is one of only eight staff who run the ever-growing phenomenon known as QuiltCon.

Today we're going to take a deep dive into this annual event. So grab a pen and paper if QuiltCon is on your bucket list, and hang on for the ride. I am so excited to do this episode because QuiltCon is one of my favourite quilting events.

The QuiltCon Event website.

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Today's guest is an Aussie creator, wildly popular on Instagram with her beautiful creative feed where she is known as @stitchandyarn. She creates bold, distinctive, modern quilts, and is a lover of all things up-cycled. Today I'll have a chat with Tara Glastonbury.

 She is known not only for her creative design in quilting, but also for how she brings people together from around the world for exhibitions to foster connection and challenge them in new design directions. She also leans forward in conversations about sustainability and continuous learning. I'm excited about this conversation and I hope you are too.

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My guest today is contemporary fine artist, Susan Hensel. Her artwork is known and collected nationwide and represented in collecting libraries and museums. Her work has appeared in hundreds of exhibitions, including dozen of solo shows across a 50 year span with over 20 of those garnering awards.

She's also been the recipient of multiple grants and residencies. Susan has curated over 100 exhibitions and supporting events of emerging and mid-career artists from all over the United States and Canada.

Susan Hensel Projects
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 If you are obsessed with making stuff like most quilters are, and you love to take a step back in time for that vintage aesthetic, you are gonna love this podcast episode today. Maude MacDonald truly lives what she portrays in her business The Retro Quilter. In the last few years, she has gone from beginner quilter to pattern designer and she has nailed her retro niche, and now she has a great new podcast called Thread and Therapy.

I first found her on Instagram, and I was so thrilled to meet this Canadian creator at Quilt Con for the first time. Who'd have thought two Canadians would have to go to the States to meet each other, but she is a darling.

Since we met we've decided to do a podcast swap so you can hear her interview me and now I've interviewed her.  It' so fun you'll want to listen to both!

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My guest today is Shannon Fraser. She is known for her popular modern quilt alongs with three under her belt and more on the way. And having stumbled into quilting, she loves to prove to the newbies that quilting is not just for your grandmother.

Her style is fresh, colorful, and modern, and her quilty goodness will make you wanna sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss a thing.

The dozens of free tutorials on her website alone. We'll have you listening in this week to hear all about the story of a Montreal based color and textile lover. She has modern quilt patterns and clothing designs, quilt alongs, and more.

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My guest today is Jenni Grover. She is an Author, Quilter and Wellness Coach for Makers. She cares deeply about craft and health and how they intersect with each other. She is an Associate Certified Coach, has been a patient advocate and chronic illness coach and has designed a CREATIVE RESILIENCE wellness coaching approach that we are going to talk about in great detail today.  She is a sought after keynote speaker on the topic of living a healthy creative life with testimonials like “She’s a rock solid speaker and one of my fabourite people!” But most importantly, she has taken her own personal struggles and turned them into a passion to serve others.

Jenni Grover's Website: COACHJENNIGROVER

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Interviewing Brody, Teancum and Zack from Sew Yeah Quilting last week was so fun. They have such a heartwarming story about how their quilting business started, how it has grown over the last 7 years and what they stand for. It's a purpose driven business that aims to educate and bring quilters together. 

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Jacqueline Sava is the Founder and Director of Possibilities (I love that!) at Soak Wash Inc. She created Soak Wash in 2005 with better than necessary ingredients to bring something to market that was so good customers would try it once and never look back. Why not love your clothes, fabric and quilts as much as you love yourself? She strives to align her business practices with her environmental policies and serve her customers with a safe, eco-friendly product that makes your stuff look great and last longer. There are so many bits of this story that we explore on the podcast.

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Disclaimer: There is one (or two) F-bombs in this episode but it's quite funny. 

Join Brandy for a tour of England & Wales ending with 2 full days at the Festival of Quilts Birmingham starting July 25th. Call Judy at Opulent Quilt Journeys 1 - 8 7 7 - 2 3 5 - 3 7 6 7

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Today on the podcast I interview a quilter and scholar who is best known for her prolific and meaningful writing in the quilting world.

She was recently a teacher and speaker at Quilt Con 2023. She has published five Quilt history textile books.  And we'll dive into the pages of her 2 brand new books as well. She has written for dozens of magazines and presented lectures all over the world. She has the honour of serving as board member of the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Scholar in Residence at the Visions Art Museum in San Diego, and Bybee Scholar at the Texas Quilt Museum and Bybee Foundation.

In her fifth book, she co-authored Stitching Stolen Lives, the Social Justice Sewing Academy of Remembrance Project with Sarah Trail.

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Today on the podcast I talk to organizers, volunteers, vendors, heritage actors and more at the Festival of Quilts in Heritage Park - Calgary. 

Now there are some really great reasons to consider attending this quilt show at heritage park next year. First your daily admission gets you everything except purchases in the stores. You can hop on the steam train, take a boat ride and visit the amusement park. It's a fun day for the whole family. Plus a quilt show, but get ready for next year because 2024 is the diamond Jubilee or 60th anniversary of heritage park. 

The 28th annual festival of quilts  will take part in the diamond Jubilee with some special displays, including one that features diamond quilts.

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My guest today is Chris Marchini. He is a quiltmaker and pattern designer who started making original quilts because he wasn't finding patterns to match his ideas. He started to share his processes, his tips, tricks and inspiration online and his sometimes darkly themed quilting world blossomed. From there, with his business Rose City Originals, Chris has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram, and it's no surprise because when you sink into a comfy chair and scroll through his content, it's just him the real deal, putting his own fresh twist on things and doing what he loves.

Find his website here: ROSE CITY ORIGINALS
And you can find him on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube as Rose City Originals as well. 

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Karen King loves the modern quilt aesthetic and has a particular fondness for foundation paper piecing. She has had quilts juried into Quilt Con 2022 and 2023, the largest annual show of modern quilts in the world.

Her studio has grown to include a long arm machine and two resident feline supervisors, plus occasional foster kittens. Just for fun, Karen's favorite color is all of them, but she admits to a smaller stash of yellow, which I couldn't believe when I read that because my favorite colour is yellow. But cooking and music, especially from the band U2, and travel everywhere, especially if U2 is playing there, are also a big part of her life. Beyond quilting, Karen enjoys sharing her knowledge and expertise with a number of different organizations on a volunteer basis. Currently she serves on the board of the Modern Quilt Guild, the Calgary Folk Festival, and the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew.

Visiting Calgary for the Festival of Quilts at Heritage Park? Book your tickets to the quilt show, workshops and lectures for the weekend of May 25-28th, 2023.

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My guest today is Chelsea O'Hare, the owner of Pink Door Fabrics. This shop is known for its curated collections of contemporary colorful fabrics, quilt and bag kits, block of the months that will knock your socks off and inspire you to get stitching. But the story behind the scenes is what we're after today.

Chelsea has built her business from the ground up since 2011 to worldwide distribution. She has surrounded herself with incredible creators to serve her community well, and she hasn't looked back.

The website: https://www.pinkdoorfabrics.com/

Chelsea's favourite tool: The Lap App: https://www.lapappstore.net/collections/frontpage/products/the-lap-app

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Join Brandy as she interviews Missie Carpenter. More info coming soon...I'm travelling so adding info in between flights! 

Missie Carpenter's Website: https://traditionalprimitives.com/

LONDON IS CALLING! Join Brandy for a tour of England & Wales.
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IT'S A PODCAST SWAP for double the listening pleasure! I interview these 2 podcasters on Tuesday and they interview me on Thursday.

Get ready for the story of 2 friends, Amanda Carye and Wendy Chow, who took a chance at meeting in person after finding each other on Instagram and the magic of a quilting BFF friendship and the Quilt Buzz Podcast began.

Listen in this Thursday to the QUILT BUZZ PODCAST where Wendy & Amanda interview me! They have a few great Qs no one has asked me before. LISTEN RIGHT HERE: https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/

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Get ready for the story of a quilter whose career is dedicated to serving others with coaching and training. But when she started quilting in 2020 during the pandemic, she had no idea she would fall head over heels for the craft and it would blossom into a quest to serve quilters with a wonderful attitude of generosity and community spirit. 

Bell Bruner is a southern gal who took up quilting in 2020 during the pandemic only to have it blossom into an incredible adventure, starting with gifts for family and friends, to offering quilting notions, writing patterns, and selling finished items on Etsy and so much more. I chat with Bell on the podcast about how quilting changed her path.

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Leanne and Kaytlyn are a mother-daughter team from The Whole Country Caboodle. They love creating whimsical lines of fabric for Henry Glass Fabrics, making sure that every collection has a story to tell. It’s their hope that each collection inspires and brings joy to those buying the lines. They love designing with children in mind. Their design studio is located in Nashua, Iowa, a small town in Northeast Iowa where they overlook the beautiful Cedar Lake. 

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Join me for a chat with Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts. If you love the look of classic indigo and white geometrics, or the vividly bold florals and abstracts of Japanese fabrics, otherwise known as Yukata cottons, and you love curved piecing, a variety of facing techniques and other creative workshops, then you will enjoy today's show.

Visit Patricia's website: https://okanarts.com/

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This is the LONGEST episode ever on the Quilter on Fire Podcast! !

I was 1 hour and 20 minutes into the editing of Part 1 of the QuiltCon Recap last week and I h ad so much content left so I split it into 2 episodes. And THEN this week . . . Part 2 ended up being 2.5hours long! I really hope you enjoy this extra special extended version of the podcast and be sure to listen right to the end for a few winners stopping by the podcast lounge, a heartwarming story by Verushka Zarate and then two adorable kiddos, Henry and Adeline to close out the show.

This was so fun I don't even know how I can tell you the joy I had in meeting all of these incredible people except to just let you listen in.

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Well that didn't go as expected!

I was 1 hour and 20 minutes into the editing of this podcast and not even half way done. This week you'll hear wonderful things from so many vendors it will make your head spin. There are so many innovative things happening in the quiltiverse!

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Jane Sassaman is a world renowned artist, known for her expressive art, quilts and fabric designs. Her bold, colourful, abstracted from nature quilts are instantly recognizable, and her quilts have been shown in many national and international exhibits. She is the author of The Quilted Garden, which featured 20 years of her work and Patchwork Sassaman Style, which beautifully illustrates her fabric in action. And she also brings that joy to quilters and sewists worldwide with her fanciful fabric design with Free Spirit Fabrics.

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I'm at QuiltCon and recuperating from over 8 hours of airplane travel! 

This podcast episode is up and I'll add a few more details here later on our wonderful guest Lilo Bowman and the contest giveaway (her book!) Watch for the Tuesday Podcast Preview email in your inbox for that. For now it's up for your listening pleasure. 

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My guest today is a quilt designer, teacher and lecturer, and has taken the leap from quilting as a hobby/stress relief to being a sought after professional around the world. Adding challenges to her quilting and art making, and a consistent practice, plus a bit of rolling of the dice has really helped her thrive and inspire quilters everywhere. She has been heavily involved in the Global Quilt Connection founded by Lyric Kinard and Sue Bleiweiss and now sits as president of SAQA. Her popular blog filled with joy and inspiration is called Peace, love, and Happiness. Today I'll have a chat with Mel Beach.

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On Episode 104  Brandy interviews Pepper Corey. It's so nice to hear the story of a creator with a passion for quilting that has spanned the decades. The big takeaway is that Pepper takes the time to nurture and mentor upcoming creators in her workshops and in the field of quilting. Hers is a story filled with hard work, dedication, success, and appreciating the history and memories of incredible quilts and their makers.

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I was particularly delighted to have Laura Kemshall on the show because when I first mentioned it to her at Festival of Quilt last year in the summer, Frankly, she was horrified,  she didn't want to do it,  but I did convince her. So she doesn't do many interviews, so I was excited.

This mother and daughter team (Linda & Laura) has literally pioneered the online learning space in creative arts, and they've brought it to the world in a way that sings to the student and lifts them up, and it's perfectly affordable. It was so incredible just standing in front of Laura's work at the show, at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham.

I'd seen it for years in magazines online, in her courses on the computer screen, but it just, when you see it in person, in front of your face, it just takes you in, tells you a story, and spits you out, inspired to make art. So I loved sharing Laura's story with you.

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The Madeira Sensa Green Thread we talked about: https://sewmadeira.com/product/madeira-sensa-green-smart-box

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My guest today is Gunnel Hag. Her work in clothing and interior fabrics has been represented at International Design Exhibitions. She has received grants and awards for her work, including Ontario Arts Council Grants, and a Ministry of Industry and Trade Award. When you take a look at the gallery on her website, you can see the colour and texture jumping off the screen. She is the author of the books Creating Texture and Creating Texture Soft Textures, and she has a unique history in textile design and printing in business as a college professor and lecturing worldwide. Today we will chat about colour and texture in fabric prints.

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Lysa Flower is a modern sewist and surface pattern designer.  Her work is retro made modern, using cheeky cheerfulness with bright, graphic, optimistic colours and a whole lot of retro vibes and high fives! She has been featured in art shows, magazines, in artist spotlights, at QuiltCon and even by the Jealous Curator who lives right here in my home town of Summerland. There is so much more so we are going to get right into it…

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Sue Spargo is the founder of Sue Spargo Folk Art Quilts. Her creative passion for quilting, layering, and embroidering wool is at the hub of her family business which has grown from humble beginnings in her basement to an internationally recognized brand. She is an author dozens of times over and an international teacher and designer. Her travelling & teaching schedule is booked out years in advance and quilters worldwide line up to take in her content with joy 

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It's an extra special, short and sweet, in between the Tuesdays BONUS EPISODE airing at midnight on December 31st 2023! HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

It's just me chatting directly with you (no commercials or giveaways) and I'll explore the topic of New Year's Resolutions. Here's a run down of the ideas I mention on the podcast - ENJOY! 

1. Celebrate your accomplishments
2. Clear clutter
3. Book time to play
4. Set goals 
5. Learn something new
6. Avoid the cranks (miserable people)
7. Reign in social media
8. Wellness, wellness, wellness
9. Volunteer or donate to charity
10. Find your people (community)

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My guest today (and last week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with Aurifil, she's designed the front of several BERNINA sewing machines and she is one of their International Spokespeople. She has even created her own line of sewing tools called Tula Pink Hardware. We had so much to talk about and the episode was so great and so long that we split it in two! Be sure to listen in to last week's episode! A win win for everyone!

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My guest today (and next week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with Aurifil, she's designed the front of several BERNINA sewing machines and she is one of their International Spokespeople. She has created her own line of sewing tools called Tula Pink Hardware and that's just the tip of the iceberg. We had so much to talk about and the episode was so great and so long that we split it in two! Be sure to listen in TWO WEEKS IN A ROW! A win win for everyone!

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I first heard of the Canadian Modern Quilt Collective when their Instagram page came onto my feed one day. I was excited to hear about the great Canadian Shop Hop. I was very interested in the topic. As a Canadian myself I loved this idea of promoting local quilt shops across the nation.  Amanda Brown is the curator of that Instagram feed where she features Canadian modern quilters as well. I reached out to her to find out more and it went something like this…   

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My guest today is Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studio. Sheri is a graphic designer, quilt pattern publisher, award-winning quilter, educator, and creative entrepreneur. Her quilts have gained international recognition, including awards from Quilt Con, International Quilt Festival, Quilt Week Paducah, the Quilt Alliance, and the Modern Quilt Guild, and today we explore her story. Find her @wholecirclestudio on Instagram.

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Behind the scenes of the making of the 270 Colors quilt: https://www.wholecirclestudio.com/?p=792

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My guest today is Maureen Fiorellini of www.maureenmaker.com. She is an artist, design consultant and surface pattern designer with Studio E Fabrics who specializes in sweet, adorable nature themed art for the young and young at heart. Beyond her design expertise in business and products, she has a passion for all things handmade.
She creates patterns and blog hops and today on the podcast we explore her story.

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National Product Educator - BERNINA joins me - you won't believe the bloopers! 

Get ready for some sewing, machine tips,  maintenance talk, her top five favourite feet and more... AND LOOK AT THESE LINKS! Scroll through them all because we talked about so much and Adrienne had so much to offer!

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Sarah Ruiz is a quilter and aerospace engineer from Houston, Texas. Her creative and technical sides have always been intertwined from drawing Disney characters and memorizing constellations as a kid to taking humans back to the moon and dreaming up new quilts. Today, quilting perfectly combines her engineering and artistic mindsets, and she loves the puzzle solving required to turn an idea into reality.

You can check our her website to see everything we talked about on the podcast. RIGHT HERE
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Introducing 3 TIME Award Qinning Quilter at the 2022 CQA Show. Laura Gates is a Quiltmaker and Longarm Specialist and she is making waves with her wins with innovative stitching on the Canadian quilt scene.

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Patterns we talked about:
Blossoming Gardens by Carolyn Murfitt
Swallow Medallion by Berene Campbell

And be sure to check out the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild to check out info coming soon on their upcoming Quilt Show in May 2023. 

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Meet the three Canadian quilters who won awards at the upcoming International Quilt Festival, Houston 2022. My guests today are Joanne Love from White Horse Yukon, Roxanne Nelson from Calgary, Alberta, and Sue Sherman from York, Ontario. I reached out to each of them after I heard about their wins at the I Q F Houston and asked them each a few questions.

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Tula Pink has endorsed a brand new Block of the Month in conjunction with Free Spirit Fabrics, Pink Door Fabrics and Paper Pieces. And today on the podcast I'm bringing in the BIGGEST TULA FAN I KNOW - Tracy Brittain Loyek from Purple KATZ Quilting.

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David Owen Hastings works with paper fabric, print, and stitch in his fine art,  modern quilts and textile designs, and it all comes together with a clean, modern aesthetic. Think gorgeous indigo linens with acrylic texture and a masterful use of colour, all coming together with stitch. To quilters and to art collectors it's all pleasing to the eye. After today's episode you just might be inspired to try some mini modern creative play.

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Meet Founder of Quiltfolk Magazine Michael McCormick. From Professional Baseball Player to Quilt Magazine Publisher, his team continues to travel America state by state, meeting quilters of all backgrounds and sharing their incredible stories.

Today on the podcast we talk all about how Quiltfolk magazine came to be, the recent acquisition of Fiber Art Now magazine, their other published books, the virtual retreats around the globe, and Michael's latest product with his brother, the quilt ladder.

The Podcast Giveaway - Michael McCormick of Quiltfolk Magazine is giving away a 1 year subscription to the magazine (4 issues) plus a ticket to their next Virtual Adventure Workshop to the French Countryside - with Jenni Smith and Kay Walsh.

Michael's website www.quiltfolk.com

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Meet Crafty TV Personality Jennifer Tryon. She made a bold transition from high powered TV career to doing what she loves and taking you along with her every step of the way.  On her website, you'll find loads of crafting, sewing and quilting inspiration and see the latest announcements to register for her upcoming HomeMade Virtual Quilting Retreat in October. She also has a Cricut Event and a Christmas event coming soon.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS AMAZING! Jennifer Tryon is giving away a spot at her HomeMade Virtual Quilting Retreat which starts October 14th for seven weeks. She will be shipping the prize ASAP. This is a $350 value and includes the supply box. This is full of everything you need to make the quilt project, including the batting. Entries close Oct. 7th at 9am PST (Noon EST) so she can mail the box in time. ENTER RIGHT HERE.

If you want to sign up for this event now go to www.homemade.ca and click on the event. Sign up with the code PODCAST to get $5.00 off.

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Join me as I interview Susan Smith, an award winning quilt maker who has created a quilty business with loads of educational content. Her free motion course is packed with fundamentals and great bonuses. She has a podcast called Measure Twice Cut once and a YouTube channel called Stitched by Susan offering longarm quilting tutorials and even live unscripted videos that show you how to fix common mistakes and quilt problems as they arise.

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Carolina Moore is an award-winning quilt maker and pattern designer who has created a really great business, a blog, YouTube channel and website with loads of educational content. One thing that really stands out is that she writes her patterns fully illustrated to support different learning modalities.

I love that. And many of the tools used in her patterns have full instructional videos on her YouTube channel. She is the full meal deal when it comes to bringing value to her community.

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Join me as I interview Lorinda Davis, Owner of the Quilter's Planner, helping quilters organize their days and get their projects done one beautiful page at a time.

She inspires quilters worldwide to achieve their goals and to  plan sketch, dream, and be inspired with the Quilter's Planner. But she also reminds us to pauses for rest and reflection throughout the year. Be sure to listen in to this great episode of the Quilter on Fire Podcast!

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Join me as I interview Maggie Vanderweit, an award-winning fibre artist with a free flowing, intuitive design style that makes you want to look deep into the fabric and stitch and never  walk away. Maggie has a happy demeanour and straight talk way of thinking. She is a true leader in Canadian textile art pushing forward the conversation about fibre art as a fine art through her volunteer work as an international member of the SAQA board.

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Maggie on Quilt Stories with Lisa Walton: https://youtu.be/xSZQ95Z4M5U
Gunnel Hags Colour Vie paints - Maggie will put music on and paint all day.
Maggie really admires Sandra Meech's sketchbooks
Nancy Crow Timber Frame Barn Retreats
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Maggie's website: http://www.stonethreads.ca/

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Join me as I roll out a full RECAP of my tour of England & Wales and of course the Festival of Quilts Birmingham with Opulent Quilt Journeys. I give a full review of the trip with interviews of my favourite vendors, influencers, show winners and more...

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He's the man of colour that you don't really have to introduce because he's known worldwide and his vibrant designs are a staple in quilt shops with the vendors at quilt shows everywhere.

Kaffe Fassett has spent five decades of his life, sharing his passion for colour through knitting needlepoint, and patchwork. He creates original works of art and inspires others to create their own. He has over 60 book titles to his name and tours internationally giving workshops, lectures, and museum exhibitions. Listen in as he shares his story.

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Today I'm talking to Brandon Mably of the Kaffe Fassett Collective. After a chance meeting with Kaffe Fassett in the late eighties, Brandon made a radical career change from cooking to knitting and began a mentorship under Kaffe that led him to running the Kaffe Fassett Studio and carving out his own creative career that has lasted decades. We'll chat about his story and what continues to inspire his work.

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Philip has been an artist and fabric designer for over four decades since he graduated from the Hornsby college of art and design with a degree in textiles and fashion. Over his incredible career, he has designed fabric and wallpaper for the world's great fabric houses.

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Join me as I interview Liza Prior Lucy of the Kaffe Fassett Collective to find out how she came to be friends with Kaffe as we dive into best bits of her story.

Liza Prior Lucy is a traditional quilt maker with a contemporary sense of colour and design. She is known worldwide for her work in collaboration with Kaffe Fassett in dozens of quilting and patchwork books since 1993.

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Join me as I interview Vanessa Genier the founder of Quilts for Survivors, a simple project to make 18 quilts that blossomed into a non-profit organization.

The survivors are profoundly affected by these quilts. Vanessa mentions in the podcast how one survivor who received a quilt said, "To be honoured and respected for something I've been ashamed of my whole life means a lot."

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Jacquelynne Steves is an artist and illustrator who designs quilting and sewing patterns. She writes and illustrates books, featuring creative ideas, like quilt patterns, craft projects, and recipes. She has a popular club called Art of Home and is just an all around lover and designer of handmade things.

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Kestrel Michaud is a classically trained and award-winning fine artist. She's a graphic designer and illustrator with a passion for creating imaginative realism, art quilts.

From winning her first art show as a nine year old through discovering fabric in high school rediscovering fabric in college, and finally transitioning to fine art quilting. Today's guest might just leave you inspired to try some sketch to fiber art, creative play. Welcome to the quilter on fire podcast.

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Brandon Wolf is a commercial quilter who works with interior designers and decorators to create unique pieces for gorgeously designed homes and he happens to be autistic. Join me as I interview this great Canadian quiltmaker, researcher and  advocate for people with autism.

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Have you ever been to quilt Canada? Well, I just attended this Canadian quilt show last week. And I've got a recap episode in store for you today. I'm Brandy. Maslowski also known as the quilter on fire today. I'll share some stories of my trip to Vancouver for quilt Canada, 2022. I had so much fun from staying with friends on a boat and taking in the show to meeting past podcast guests for the first time and about to share it all with you.

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There is so much to learn about quilt history, curation of shows, care of quilts and preservation. And I love the topics and guests that the six know-it-alls have on their show.

These talks just work because these six knowledgeable women come at the topics from all different angles. It is important to them to bring the viewer along to learn quilt history. They want to bring about an understanding. They want to let quilt makers know how much value they can get by looking at older quilts.

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This week's guest is the owner and founder of eQuilter.com Luana Rubin. She has been a designer in the quilt, textile and garment industries since 1980. She's a BERNINA Ambassador,  and a Chair Holder in the Color Marketing Group and International Color Forecasting Association. She is a Textile Design Consultant and has designed for Robert Kaufman, Timeless Treasures, and many other quilt fabric companies for well over two decades in the quilting industry, and eQuilter.com has their own exclusive line of digital printed fabrics. Luana is an  industry expert on digital textile design. She has her finger on the pulse of the quilting world from quilt travel and quilt activism to the latest trends. She has a strong voice for our earth and on this episode we're going to dive right into her story.

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Today's guest is Abby Glassenberg president and co-founder of the Craft Industry Alliance. I started following Abby's blog While She Naps well over a decade ago while I was fumbling away in my tiny studio in Manitoba.

And I was dreaming of doing my passion full-time she has since co-founded Craft Industry Alliance, and now serves as the President, she's a sewing pattern designer, teacher and journalist. She's dedicated to creating an outstanding trade association for the crafts industry. And I'm so happy to share her story with you.

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Christa Watson is award-winning quilt maker, pattern and fabric designer, teacher and speaker who has created a really great business and website with loads of educational content.
Christa will fill your toolbox with an abundance of great new quilting skills. She has an ask me anything approach, which really tackles current problems where quilters are stuck and helps her students and followers grow. Be sure to join her on Facebook, YouTube and check out her website at Christaquilts.com.

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My special guest is Alex Anderson! Laughter is plentiful in this in-depth interview with the one and only Sweetheart of Quilting.

OK yes, there are many sweethearts in the quilting world, but Alex has risen to the top for decades with her caring, happy demeanour and this interview "simply" makes my heart sing. That's an old school pun on her first show.

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This week's guest is Mary Fons, famous for learning to quilt from scratch on a public stage, bringing new quilters into their comfort zone, and pushing the boundaries of how quilting is taught with her engaging, delightful personality. Her quirky demeanour takes a front stage in her content again and again. She has been a TV host, a writer, magazine editor, a lecturer, and has a passion for quilt history research.

She creates original, raw engaging content across all media, which is astonishing because social media changes every single day and on the podcast I share the best bits of her story with you.

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Deborah Fisher is the docent and ringmaster of a crazy mixed up cabinet of curiosities, the circus juggler and the museum curator. And it's the perfect description of herself. Actually, her lines of fabric, quilt patterns and handcrafted items create the perfect menagerie of joy that just makes you want to collect it all.

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Link to the Fish Museum and Circus website: https://fishmuseumandcircus.com/

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Bridget O'Flaherty is an award-winning textile artist and all around creative inspiration who specializes in thread painting. Bridget has a Bachelor of Arts with an Environmental Studies Major and she just graduated with Honours.

This is such a valuable conversation to have, and she really has her toes in the water when it comes to the topic of sustainability and she carries that expertise into quilting.  She brings the conversation forward, not to say that we should never buy fabric again, but with the notion that we can have a good conversation about how we can take little steps to start making a difference.

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Anna Maria Horner is best known for her unique fabric designs. She uses bold colours and a gorgeous, vibrant mix of designs and patterns to create instantly recognizable fabric. Her pattern designs are bold and beautiful and her trunk show  was just filled with eye candy and very inspiring. This is the story of a mom of seven with a passion for fabric design, quilt, pattern design, and an entrepreneur with a thriving quilt shop. And on top of all that goodness, she takes the time to nurture and mentor upcoming designers in her field. I love it when it quilter's story is filled with hard work well-deserved success and a mindset of abundance. 

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My special guest today is Stephanie Hackney Director of Sales and Marketing for Hobbs Bonded Fibers. She is a brand professional known for her expertise on batting. She has lectured at many major quilt shows such as Quilt Market, Quilt Festival, Road to California, AQS Paducah and many more. She also delivers this great content to guilds and retail stores all over North America. She really has a passion for providing quilters with the info they need to choose the best batting for their quilted, sewn and crafted projects. I have invited her twice to be a part of my recent lecture series - once in December featuring holiday projects and once in January featuring everything you could every want to know about batting and I just can’t get enough of this information, so I had to have her on the podcast. 

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This week my special guest is Tracy Mooney. When I first met her recently at quilt festival in Houston, I learned first hand that it is very cool to meet a podcast personality and hear their voice in person for the first time. I'd been listening to the Quilt'n'Tell Podcast for a while. I started to feel like I was getting to know her and her fellow hosts.  It's kind of hard to believe you're meeting that person behind the voice on the podcast. Tracy Mooney is the Editor of Quiltmaker Magazine and Fons and Porter's Quick and Easy Quilts. She is Producer and one of the three hosts of the Quilt & Tell podcast with Lori Baker and Ginger Sheehy-Tatic.

She thrives in her roles because she is a deadline driven writer and journalist with over a decade of experience. So let's take a listen to her story...

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Join me for an episode all about of my visit to QuiltCon 2022 in Phoenix, AZ. You'll hear my favourite moments, interviews with influencers, quilters, vendors, the organizers of the show and some special exhibits as well. 

LINKS to things I mention in this episode:
Social Justice Sewing Academy with Sara Trail: https://www.sjsacademy.org/
The Navajo Quilt Project with Susan Hudson: https://www.frenchgeneral.com/products/navajoquiltproject
The AccuQuilt on the Go! QuiltCon Part 1: https://youtu.be/faLLrPbJhMA
The AccuQuilt on the Go! QuiltCon Part 2: https://youtu.be/Gmn_k38O2Os

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EQ Educator Yvonne Menear. She has had a passion for EQ for over 20 years. She speaks to quilt guilds, at retreats, at regional, national and international sewing and quilt shows. She does projects and blogs for EQ and teaches at their annual retreat. She creates bespoke workshops to give the student exactly what they need. And today we are going to talk everything EQ! 

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Kim Neidzweicki is a sewist, quilter, and pattern designer with a passion for social media. One thing I loved hearing from her on the podcast is that no one is really a social media guru or maven because it changes every single day. We get massive doses of the unknown from social media and there is so much pressure to go viral. It is intimidating. You finally figure out how to make a reel on Instagram and then TikTok comes along and steals the show. The hardest part of it all is just going gloves off and diving into the ring to try everything. It’s new to everyone. We are not alone. And Kim is out there spreading the word about how people can grow.

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Vivika Hansen Denegre is an avid artist and crafter who lives and works in New England. By day, she is the editor of Quilting Arts and QuiltCon Magazines and serves as the Director of Quilting Content for Golden Peak Media. You’ve likely seen her on Quilting Arts TV, listened to her on The Quilting Arts Podcast, and read some of the many articles and blogposts she writes for traditional quilting publications and QuiltingDaily.com. By night, you can find Vivika hard at work in the studio where she knits, sews, quilts, and draws. She enjoys her work as a volunteer board member of both SAQA and the Modern Quilt Guild and is fascinated by the work of art quilters from around the world.

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On today’s episode you’ll meet Katie Fowler. I had the pleasure of meeting her in person for the first time at the Houston Quilt Festival and wow - she instantly felt like a kind-hearted mentor. Katie is a Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach, an award-winning artist and a former teacher who loves facilitating learning. The very first day I met her she had her book in my hands and we were chatting about creativity. If you are stuck she guides creative people in connecting with themselves, with others and with their own passions.

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I’ve been so excited to have Berene Campbell on the show. I first heard of her when my local Okanagan Modern Quilt Guild hired her as a speaker. I loved every word she said. She was heartwarming and inspiring to say the least, and our guild then took on her Mini Mod Swap which is a challenge for the Handmade Collective Awards which we talk about today on the show. Secondly, she’s a delightful person. Berene is a quilt pattern designer, teacher, speaker and community project instigator. Her patterns have been admired by the likes of Tula Pink and her community and charity projects have raised over 35,000 thousand dollars and inspired quilters all over the world.
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This week’s guest is Clara Nartey. She is an Artist, Entrepreneur and Coach creating Educational programs for Creatives. She suddenly found herself jobless after a dream career in the corporate world and forged ahead to discover her own creative path only to realize she’s not the only one who could use the skills and systems she’s learned along the way. Now she helps other creatives find their path and we are going to dive tight into her story.

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Rhonda Pierce, is the stitch savvy Marketing Director for Schmetz Needles. She offers her needle expertise around the world in workshops, lectures, monthly Facebook Live sessions and she’s also available to talk for your local guild. Once life returns to normal, watch for Rhonda at quilting shows and events around the country. She’ll be delighted to talk to you and to find out how you use your favourite SCHMETZ needle.

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It's Episode 52! Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of 2022. I cannot think of a better topic to start off the year than ergonomics, efficiency & organization. It’s kind of like a new year’s resolution except wouldn’t it be great if we could do this all year round?  My guest today is Lois Hallock. She is a quilter, a professional Engineer and a professional organizer. It sounds like a perfect combination to me. I met her in the fall at the Houston Quilt Festival and you know I love talking about studios so I loved meeting her to find out what she has a passion for and what she offers in her business. She actually had a full room at Quilt Fest and does private studio consultations. Lois has professionally designed hundreds of quilting studios and has been published numerous times in magazines. She has applied her organization and problem solving skills from her engineering career to her passion for quilting help quilters create a space they love.

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I’ve been so excited to have Rob Appell on the show because first of all, he is a bundle of energy that is contagious, he’s a delightful person and when we first met for our discovery call to do this podcast he became an instant mentor to me in all things audio visual.  He has a fantastic YouTube presence working with Michael Miller Fabrics on his channel called Making it Fun with Rob Appell. His videos are filled with projects, inspiration, guest interviews and so much more. I first discovered Rob many years ago when he created an incredible series of art quilts called ENDANGERED SPECIES and I can’t wait to share his story with you. 

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Allison Aller is has been stitching, sewing, knitting, and writing since she was a child....and that child is alive and well in the joyful work she creates today from crazy quilting to stained glass quilting and so much more. She has been quilting non-stop for over 4 decades. She dove deep into more than a decade long passion for crazy quilts and wrote her first two books on the topic and more recently did the same deep dive and wrote a book on Stained Glass Quilting. Allison has been a featured quilter in dozens of magazines and on the Quilt Show with Ricky Tims & Alex Anderson and she is a multiple award-winning quilter at big shows like the American Quilters Society Show in Nashville and The International Quilt Festival in Houston. 

The incredible resource Allie mentioned for nationally documented quilt collections: www.quiltindex.com
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Welcome to Episode 49 of the Quilter on Fire Podcast! Today my guest is a descendant of 2 Gee's Bend Quilters - Tangular A. Irby. She is an author, educator and quilter who is highly educated in Business Administration, Educational Leadership and has a Masters in the Art of Teaching. Her love of children's books developed during her time as a second grade teacher. She is the granddaughter of Gee’s Bend quilters, Pearlie Kennedy Pettway and Jensie Lee Irby. She grew up admiring the beauty of the quilts gifted to her by family. Quilting her very first quilt was a way to honour the legacy of her maternal and paternal grandmothers, Gee's Bend quilters, who passed on long before their creations were recognized as more than just a means to keep their families warm.

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Victoria Findlay Wolfe is an international award-winning quilter known for her designs which portray a sense of old school comfort while breaking the boundaries of contemporary design. They have elements of tradition but with a twist like a dissolving double wedding ring or a photo of her hands right in the quilt as part of the story. She trained in fine arts college as a painter who also sculpted and loves photography, but quilts have become her greatest passion. She is a sought after speaker, teacher, author, and fabric & pattern designer who loves quilting for herself and others through private commissions. Her quilts have been featured in private collections, in museums, and at quilt shows all over the world. Today, I have a chat with Victoria Findlay Wolfe.

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Welcome to PART 2 of the Houston Quilt Festival Recap on the Quilter on Fire Podcast. For this 2nd episode I will give you a little more about my experience at my very first Houston Quilt Festival. I'll share my stories from start to finish from my entire trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, through Quilt Festival and then off to the Texas Quilt Museum. At Festival I asked quilt business owners what they are most excited about featuring this year in their booths. I got a huge variety of answers, of course and I also interviewed a show winner, a lecturer and some quilters featured in special exhibits. So grab a cup of tea, sit back and join me for the Houston Quilt Festival 2021 extravaganza PART 2. 

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Reed Johnson of Blue Bear Quilts has won design competitions, He's a sought after designer for fabric companies, he has had numerous quilt pattern features in magazines and he recently launched his first line of fabric. He started quilting at 40, opened up his pattern design business at 60 and has never looked back. Looking for some quit biz inspiration? Just check out the sampling of his beautiful patterns below and click on any photo to head on over to his website for even more. Reed truly believes it's never too late to follow your dreams. 

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Welcome to the Houston Quilt Festival Recap episode of the Quilter on Fire Podcast. I literally got off a plane last night at 7pm to arrive home from a whirlwind week and it feels like I’ve been compiling audio clips ever since. There will be two podcast episodes from the interviews I captured at Houston. You are in for a treat. For this first episode I ran around the classrooms for days interviewing teachers. I managed to get 40 teachers to answer one compelling question and I got a huge variety of answers. Here’s the QUESTION:  If there was one tidbit of wisdom you love to share in each and every class you teach what would it be? So grab a cup of tea, sit back and join me for the Houston Quilt Festival 2021 faculty extravaganza. I guarantee you will be inspired.

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On today’s show I interview Kimberlee Piers - Moore. She is a famous Canadian Tik Tokker who created the adorable little world of Mr. Bones. He’s a goofy little sidekick who snoozes, quilts, helps and hinders in all kinds of hilarious ways. Every little video has a warm and playful approach and brings on a smile each time. Kimberlee’s TikTok channel has grown to epic proportions and I can’t wait to share her story with you. Halloween is just around the corner so it’s the perfect time to discover the world of Mr. Bones.

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I’m thrilled to have LAURA WASILOWSKI on the show because first of all, she’s an art quilter after my own heart and secondly I’ve been following along with her books and inspiration for many, many years. I first saw her on Quilting Arts TV and I can’t get enough of her creativity and inspiring projects. She is an award-winning art quilter, author multiple times over and a sought after teacher and speaker. She has travelled the world doing what she loves and I can’t wait to share her story with you.

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Today my guest is Jennifer Swope, the David & Roberta Logie Associate Curator of Textile and Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Their latest exhibit called Fabric of a Nation - American Quilt Stories is a rich historical presentation that spans 300 years of American Quilts. And I’ll quote the website directly to share that “the remarkable examples on view are by an under recognized diversity of artistic hands and minds from the 17th century to today, including female and male, known and unidentified, urban and rural makers; immigrants; and Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and LGBTQIA+ Americans."

The exhibition invites visitors to celebrate the artistry and intricacy of quilts and coverlets and the lives they document, while also considering the complicated legacies ingrained in the fabric of American life. I cannot even imagine the research and work involved in pulling together a project like this.

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It's Episode 41! I’ve been so excited to have KELLIE KACZMAREK of Silly Moon Quilting Company on the show because I have never tried guiding my quilting at the needle of my machine with a ruler. I know, everyone’s doing this and I haven’t even tried it. Since recording this podcast I've taken one of Kellie’s online workshops and it was super fun! I do everything free motion or walking foot right now and I can’t wait to use this simple technique more often because I’m so behind the curve. Quilting with rulers is all the rage right now. Kellie and her husband built their Canadian owned, family run business from scratch when she wanted to start quilting with rulers that she could use both on her longarm and her domestic machine. And her husband said, I can do that, and a business was born. So let’s get right into it! 

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Welcome to Episode 40 of the Quilter on Fire Podcast! My guests today are the 2 quilting friends behind the business Brimfield Awakening. Their website is gorgeous and their patterns are fresh and colourful and it is all about a unique vintage style of English Paper Piecing. Wait until you check out their Instagram feed. You just can’t stop scrolling. Kim Martucci and Nisha Bouri teamed up to build their company after finding a little treasure in a pile of old textiles at their local antique market. That precious find led to some research and a quilting adventure in business.

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Welcome to Episode 39 of the Quilter on Fire podcast. We have a great podcast today with Tara Sinclair of UhOh Creations. She is an absolute expert when it comes to bag making. This is her jam and she does it well. She has been teaching bag making for retreats, designing bags inspired by fabric lines and just making bags because she can to build her business UhOh Creations from the ground up. This is really a topic that might just stretch your zipper installation skills. and I can’t wait to share her story with you.

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Welcome to Episode 38 of the Quilter on Fire podcast. Today I'll introduce you to award winning quilter Teri Lucas. She calls herself the Chief Creative Weirdo at www.terificreations.com which is right up y alley as I’m certainly the resident weirdo in my home. We’ll share her quilting story and talk about her latest book COLOR, THREAD and FREE MOTION QUILTING - Learn to Stitch with Reckless Abandon. And wait until you see the cover - it’s gorgeous. Teri has this incredible way of using multiple colour runs of threads in her quilting that is so eye catching. This is really a topic that might just stretch your skills. and I can’t wait to share her story with you.

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Welcome to Episode 37 of the Quilter on Fire podcast with my guest Timna Tarr. The thing that drew me to Timna’s work is her incredible use of colour. And it’s not just the choices of colour it’s her use of value. If you scroll through the gallery on her website you will be blown away. It’s like eye candy or animal candy, well - either way it’s all good. .  Today we’ll talk about her work and her process.  She is an award winning quilter who’s been featured in exhibits, magazines, books as well as on The Quilt Show and Quilting Arts TV. She is a fabric designer and popular teacher and I can’t wait to share her story, her travels, her favourite moments, what she’s up to now, and so much more. 

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Denyse Schmidt is one of the most talented and renowned modern quilters of our time. If you are a quilter, especially a modern quilter, you have probably heard her name. She is famous for her appearance on Martha Stewart in 1999, but even more so for her role in the modern quilting movement from its inception to this day. She grew up in central Massachussets with highly educated and very creative parents and has been making things her whole life. She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and is now a sought after teacher, speaker, author, and designer in the quilting world. I can’t wait to share her story with you! 

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My guest is Celeste Compion and I’ll share her story of growing up in south Africa, falling in love with the local textiles and why she decided to bring a specific type of heritage fabric called Three Cats Original Shwe Shwe into Canada to sell in her online store. Celeste has a wonderful social justice story about this unique fabric and I can’t wait to share some of that with you. 
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Welcome to Episode 34 of the Quilter on Fire podcast! Today’s interview is a quilt business story you are going to love. Jenn McMillan a graphic designer, quilter and fabric obsessed sewist living in rural Ottawa, Ontario Canada. She is also the maker behind Sew Fine Thread Gloss.  She likes to call herself the thread whisperer. She has created a niche product in quilting that hand stitchers all over the world now know and love. It conditions your thread for hand stitching and makes the process smooth and simple. And she added the little twist of wonderful fragrance to each tiny pot of Sew Fine Thread Gloss. And on top of it all she is a very talented quilter. Today we’ll dive into how all of this came about and I can’t wait to share her story. 

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Episode 33 of the Quilter on Fire podcast! Joanne Kerton - the Canuck Quilter has been quilting for over 20 years and has published over 20 patterns along the way. She loves to play with shapes, colours and layouts and figuring out the math that goes along with it. She has had her patterns featured in quilting magazines and catalogs and now teaches and speaks about quilting as well. On her website she writes, “I have finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up: a quilter!” Joanne is a quiltmaker, pattern designer and proud Canadian who has created a really great business and website with loads of educational content and patterns to choose from. Joanne’s the kind of teacher that will fill your toolbox with all kinds of great new quilting skills. 

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Welcome to Episode 32 of the Quilter on Fire podcast! Meg Cox is a nationally known thought leader on the topics of quilting and family traditions. She is a writer who has lectured and taught all over the US and authored five books. She was president of the National Non-Profit organization Quilt Alliance for 6 years and writes a very popular monthly newsletter called Quilt Journalist Tells All. The testimonials for her newsletter just jump off the page on her website. Quilters are raving about the great content, giveaways, top-notch interviews and reviews. 

Podcast Giveaway LINK: https://kingsumo.com/g/gykpej/qof-episode-32-giveaway
Youtube Trailer LINK: https://youtu.be/08OeWec_1CU
Meg's website LINK: www.megcox.com

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Melanie Testa is an art quilter and textile designer who paints, prints and stitches on fabric. Melly’s creations are colourful, imaginative, inspiring and so innovative that they have been featured in Quilting Arts Magazine, the Studio Art Quilts Journal, on Quilting Arts TV and so much more.  Melanie graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Textile/Surface Design and has authored three books. The more recent and perhaps most important part of Melanie’s story is the cancer advocacy journey of a breast cancer survivor. I can't wait to share her story with you…

LINK TO PODCAST TRAILER:https://youtu.be/fNFT35ss42g
LINK TO GIVEAWAY: https://kingsumo.com/g/wkvx7e/qof-episode-31-giveaway
LINK TO MELANIE'S WEBSITE: https://melanietesta.com/

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Today's guest is Yasmita Magan, the founder and creator of Yazzi Bags. From a simple idea for a better way to travel with jewellery and a self-made prototype 20 years ago, Yasmita has built a thriving business in the craft industry that has helped crafters and quilters organize their bits and baubles and travel with their projects on the go or just keep them organized at home. The very first craft storage bag was born out of a meeting with an avid crafter in 2001 and her story blossomed into a world-wide business from there. She has designs for every possible need you can imagine in a beautiful array of colours and uses input from her customers as the basis for her designs.

Youtube Trailer: https://youtu.be/Uo7iIskFd6A
Prize giveaway: https://kingsumo.com/g/nqvqi4/qof-episode-30-giveaway
Visit www.Yazzii.com to make a purchase using the 
COUPON CODE QOFYAZ1 before June 30th , 2021

Instagram: https://instagram.com/yazziicraft/
https://instagram.com/yazziitravel/
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/YazziiCraftBags/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/yazziicraftbags
Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/yazziicraftbags/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YazziiBags

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On today’s show I interview Karen Brown of Just Get it Done Quilts. Just that name alone makes me want to drop everything and get in front of my machine. Karen has exploded with popularity on her Youtube Channel since 2018 and now has about 250K followers. Her videos are bursting with her happy demeanour and she’s not afraid to tell it like it is. She loves to take on viewer questions, examine quilting problems, break it down and provide quality tips and tricks that will help quilters decipher all of those quilting rules into bite sized pieces. She helps quilters find their calm and destress with their hobby to recharge and empower them to be the best they can be. 

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TRAILER: https://youtu.be/4UCECr0CImA

LINK TO PODCAST GIVEAWAY: https://kingsumo.com/g/outbnk/qof-episode-29-giveaway
3 Fat Quarters from the Northcott Kyoto Garden Collection designed by Deborah Edwards. 

LINK TO Karen Brown on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt_y4kqMQlG1id0n975DVg

LINK TO Karen Brown's website: https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/

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Whether you are just thinking about trying your first fibre art technique or you’ve been making art quilts for years, today’s topic will bring out your artsy side. Studio Art Quilt Associates, or SAQA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing art quilting as a fine art medium. Stay tuned to meet the Executive Director of SAQA - Martha Sielman and learn all about this creative organization.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TRAILER: https://youtu.be/mfyT5IESz-4

LINK TO PODCAST GIVEAWAY: https://kingsumo.com/g/axj6xx/qof-episode-28-giveaway
This week's giveaway is the book Exploring Art Quilts with SAQA and 2 lucky winners will each win a book. 

LINK TO SAQA ART ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/saqaart

LINK TO THE TEXTILE TALKS: https://www.saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

LINK TO BECOME A SAQA MEMBER: https://www.saqa.com/members
Coupon Code: TALKS

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Today’s episode is all about irons and we know that quilters love their irons! My guest is the Director of Content and Community Relations for Oliso and her name is Michele Muska. I ask her all of my ironing questions and she'll share the story about how that cool lifting technology for the Oliso iron was invented. Ironing is a great topic for quilters and I’m so thrilled I reached out to Michele because not only did I find an expert in the industry, but I also found a new friend.

LINK TO PODCAST TRAILER: https://youtu.be/8UWRUYgiRzI
LINK TO PODCAST GIVEAWAY: 
This week's giveaway is the BIGGEST GIVEAWAY YET!
1. Oliso Mini Project Iron - your choice of colour! 
2. Yazzi Bag for the Mini Iron
3. Michele's book Quilting the New Classics
LINK TO OLISO ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/olisohome/
LINK TO MICHELE MUSKA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/michelemuska/

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My guest for episode 26 is Valerie Wilson. I have known for over a decade and often been up to my elbows with fabric dyeing and flour resist paste in her studio. Oh, how she had the patience to put up with me I have no idea. I had the joy of working with Val on a Fibre Art Network challenge several years ago. We had to partner up and one quilter (Val) was to make a fabric portrait and her challenge partner (me) was to make an abstract version of that art piece. I was so impressed with the vibrant colour palette, intricate detail of the cut appliqué and the incredible stitching on her 1950s car portrait that it was easy to be inspired to create a partner piece. Working with her was a breeze and it was one of my favourite challenges to this day. So on this episode of the podcast we’ll be talking about photo to fibre art portraits and Val’s new book.

Link to the Podcast Trailer - https://youtu.be/Dw4WNEBxVV8
Link to the GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/4tympg/qof-episode-26-giveaway
Link to Val's Website - https://valeriewilsonartist.com/

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My guest for episode 25 is Elizabeth DeCrooz and she loves quilting, pojagi, embroidery and sewing in her studio. Her business is called Epida Studio and she has a super fun O Canada Sew Along happening right now just in time for Canada Day. She has a wonderful story about where she’s lived in the world and why she’s in love with Pojagi.

LINK TO THE PODCAST TRAILER - https://youtu.be/mXyaIEYsBgg
LINK TO THE GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/ubmon0/qof-episode-25-giveaway
LINK TO EPIDA STUDIO - https://www.epidastudio.com/
LINK TO THE O Canada Sew Along - https://www.epidastudio.com/o-canada-sew-along/

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Peter Byrne is an international award winning modern quilter, teacher and speaker with a passion for innovation and design. He went from beginner quilter in 2009 to winning “Best in Show” and “Best Machine Quilting Frameless” at QuiltCon 2020. Along his path he became a full time student of the craft and joined the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild in 2017 to further his quilting experience. He made numerous quilts in 2017 and 2018 to develop his skills, followed by sharing the spotlight at Quilts at the Creek! In 2019 he decided to start making quilts specifically for juried shows and has really found his passion. He shares all of this in his action packed Virtual Trunk Show called “Behind the Seams” with Peter Byrne. If you are a guild Program Coordinator and you are intrigued by his story you can book his trunk show at www.peterbquilts.com. 

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Laura Coia is the brains and the talent behind Sew Very Easy on youTube. If you are checking her channel out for the first time, the hours will slip by and you’ll have a dozen new projects on your UFO list! Whether you’re attempting your first projects or you are an experienced sewist or quilter, every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon Laura brings you education, entertainment and loads of tips and tricks. Her videos on quilting, sewing and crafting will inspire you to spend more time in your quilting studio.

LINK TO TRAILER: https://youtu.be/6-aGvfU5FMg
LINK TO CONTEST: https://kingsumo.com/g/wxqbzu/qof-episode-23-giveaway
LINK TO Sew Very Easy on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSrQrJOmfFjI6Jl_V3WiJw
LINK TO - The Travelling Quiltcase: https://travellingquiltcase.com/

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Felicity Ronaghan and Nadia Sokal take us through their process for what they call being "accountabilibuddies."  Whether they’d say so or not - they are excellent at keeping each other accountable. I know this because they are my friends from the Okanagan Modern Quilt Guild and at the monthly show and tell we see their projects unfold. I also follow them on Instagram and I’m consistently astonished at the sheer volume of piecing and quilting they do on a weekly basis. They build their weekly task lists and share them with each other and bit by bit they tackle their goals. Today's topic? ACCOUNTABILITY
 
LINK TO THE YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/IlkmK0uEhjo

The Episode 22 Podcast Giveaway is;
5 fat quarters of Northcott fabric from the Briarwood Collection by Michel Designworks 

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/yf1pgs/qof-episode-22-giveaway

LINK to Felicity Ronaghan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felicityquilts/Link to Nadia Sokal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadialovesfabric/

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QOF Podcast Episode  21 with Dara Tomasson - longarm quilter, author of 2 quilting books, free motion quilting liberator and certified life coach at Love Yourself Thin. 

LINK TO YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/2ER1VkLNDXk
LINK TO GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/ncpxs5/qof-episode-21-giveaway
LINK TO Dara Tomasson on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daratomasson/?hl=en

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QOF Podcast Episode 20 is an interview with Wendy Zvara. I just had to have her on the show. You know how much I love and support Quilts of Valour and Wendy is a military mom of 3 raising a young family with her husband Michael. She is working, going to school and juggling it all while still finding a little bit of time for her love of quilting. Her heartwarming story caught my eye on social media when I saw a picture of her adorable daughter Calyla on Christmas morning wearing a gift that her mom had made for her. The joy on Calyla’s face had me scrambling to reach out to Wendy to get her on the show. This child is a huge Dolly Parton fan and in this episode we’ll be talking about Wendy’s quilting story and Calyla’s Coat of Many Colours. 

LINK TO YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/u2KNP9xCzA0
LINK TO CONTEST GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/cotpid/qof-episode-20-giveaway
LINK TO WENDY ZVARA ON FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/wendy.surak.9

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Pokey Bolton is the founder of Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines, and Founding Host of Quilting Arts TV.  I poured through her magazines and watching her shows for over a decade and I can truly say that the wonderful techniques and guests that she has featured over the years have shaped the art quilter I am today. 

 With the wealth of experience she has in publishing, media, events, and craft adventures she has now founded Crafting a Life, a creative retreat and event business that is just exploding with popularity. In 2016 she launched CRAFT NAPA - an event which includes  crafting, sewing collage, quilting workshops, wine education, wine excursions, and an Artisans’ Market. 

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QOF Podcast Episode 18 is an interview with Rose Parr of Healthy Quilting. She’s a Canadian Long Arm quilter living in Guelph Ontario and she speaks about Healthy Quilting to guilds all over the world. Today we are going to chat about her new book - Sew Happy & Healthy, Smart Ergonomics, Stretches & More for Makers. 

LINK TO THE PODCAST TRAILER - https://youtu.be/3J49GECAaQM

The Episode 18 Podcast Giveaway is;
Rose Parr's new book - Sew Happy & Healthy, Smart Ergonomics, Stretches & More for Makers. 

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/60omum/qof-episode-18-giveaway

LINK TO ROSE PARR'S WEBSITE - https://www.healthyquilting.com/

PODCAST SPONSOR - Northcott Fabrics - https://www.northcott.com/

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QOF Podcast Episode 17 is an interview with Manitoba Scrap Sisters Kathy Paul and Bonnie Hooley. We dive into their hilarious adventures of sibling rivalry and scrapaholic travels. And we LAUNCH the Scrap Sisters Challenge. DON'T MISS THIS FUN CHALLENGE WITH ALL PROCEEDS TO QUILTS OF VALOUR CANADA. Scroll to the bottom for the rules. 

LINK TO THE PODCAST TRAILER - https://youtu.be/GqjiAf5gIa0

The Episode 17 Podcast Giveaway is;
A five fat quarter bundle of fabrics that do not match at all in honour of the scrappy theme. (Silly, I know).

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/dq3ldx/qof-episode-17-giveaway

PODCAST SPONSOR - Northcott Fabrics - https://www.northcott.com/
QUILTS OF VALOUR CANADA - https://www.quiltsofvalour.ca/

Sisters Scrap Challenge RULES: 
- You must register at https://www.quilteronfire.com/ by Mar. 17th at midnight pacific time - no exceptions. COST: $10 plus tax. (all funds go to pay for shipping and the rest goes to Quilts of Valour Canada) 
- You should preselect 1.5M fabric before opening the envelope to challenge yourself. 
- Join us April 1st at 4pm Pacific for the Zoom envelope opening (Now we know people may have priorities, so if you can’t make the Zoom you can still participate) Link will be sent to participants.
- You must have at least one piece of every scrap in your quilt and try to use as much of the scraps as possible. We won’t make you send us a photo of you little scrap bits left over. You’ll be on your honour. 
- Now here’s a bonus! - You can add a sashing of your choice (this is optional) so in total you have;
-  a 1.5M piece of fabric
- the scraps you receive in the mail
- and you can also choose a second fabric for sashing 
And FINALLY to enter for the prize you must send a photo of your finished quilt by May 15th at midnight pacific time that shows the entire finished quilt including binding. The email we will be using for this event is [email protected] and you will receive the Zoom link from that email so you have it. 

PRIZES - ALL NORTHCOTT FAT QUARTERS - Because we want as many participants as possible, we will choose the grand prize winner of 30 NORTHCOTT FAT QUARTERS from photo entries by RANDOM DRAW. 
But there will also be 3 secondary prizes of 10 NORTHCOTT FAT QUARTERS EACH chosen by the 3 self proclaimed expert scrap judges for;
-best use of scraps
-best use of colour
-and best design layout

CUT & PASTE IMPORTANT DATES:
Mar. 9th at 1pm PST - CHALLENGE LAUNCH
Mar. 17th - enter by midnight PST.
Mar. 18/19th - Scrap packages mailed out.
Mar. 30th - Zoom Link goes out.
Apr. 1st - Open scrap envelopes together on Zoom at 4pm PST.
May 15TH - Photo entry deadline for finished quilt or project sent to  [email protected] to be eligible for the grand prize.
May 24th - Winners announced.

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Krista Hennebury is a teacher, traveller, and improviser, with a Pattern shop on Etsy called Poppyprint and she does Zoom lectures and workshops. Her quilts have been accepted into QuiltCon every year for 7 years in a row. She is very poplar on Instagram @Poppyprint and has recently become an Aurifilosopher. Her Poppyprint blog is well written and so adorable - she loves to live, sew, walk, bake, take photos and loves life in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. 

LINK TO THE YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/3LEdhR5uzSQ

The Episode 16 Podcast Giveaway is;
The Quilter on Fire Podcast Episode 16 Giveaway is;

One of Krista's custom Aurifilosopher boxes which includes 5 small spools of thread in a cool colourway. 5 different thread weights and 5 different colours.

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/ap1yoe/qof-episode-16-giveaway

LINK to Krista Hennebury's Poppyprint blog - http://poppyprintcreates.blogspot.com/

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QOF Podcast Episode 15 is an interview with Libs Elliot - She is a textile artist and designer who combines technology and tradition making digital code into physical quilts. And the results are pretty eye catching. She has exhibited her work and done speaking engagements internationally and she designs up to 4 fabric collections per year for Andover Fabrics.

LINK TO THE YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/k6qgR150nik

The Episode 15 Podcast Giveaway is;
A seven fat quarter bundle in a combination of out of print and new Libs Elliott designs. 

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/r4t6zo/qof-episode-15-giveaway

LINK to Libs Elliott's website: https://libselliott.com/

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QOF Podcast Episode 14 is an interview with Brett Lewis - fabric designer and quilt maker also known as the Natural Born Quilter. And to sum it up this young designer has created 2 gorgeous lines of fabric with Northcott. The first one called Stag & Thistle is now available in stores including Kingfisher Craft Company online and the second one called Prairie Meadow will be in stores this fall. His designs are bright, bold and a little bit eclectic and both fabric lines tell a really nice story.

LINK TO THE YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/2k63C9KwcvM

The Episode 14 Podcast Giveaway is;
6 FQs of Stag & Thistle fabric
3 FQs of the new Prairie Meadow Fabric
and Brett's signature pin that says"I'm a Natural Born Quilter Too!"

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/fmesye/qof-episode-14-giveaway

LINK to Brett's website: https://naturalbornquilter.com/

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QOF Podcast EP 13 is my interview with Quiltmaker, Author, Designer and Teacher Melissa Marginet. She is known for her walking foot designs and the happy atmosphere in her workshops and it shows because she is booked with Zoom workshops and lectures for months. One thing I really love about this gal is that she believes there is no right or wrong way to quilt your quilt.

LINK TO THE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/echdjTnnUn4

The Episode 13 Podcast Giveaway is a copy of Melissa's latest book: Edge to Edge Walking Foot Designs. 
 
LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/iwp0oh/qof-episode-13-giveaway

LINK to Melissa's website: http://melissamarginet.ca/

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QOF Podcast Episode 12 is an interview with Corey Follett and Ralph Jarvis, the founders of The Quilted Stash. We talk about their Newfoundland & Labrador inspirations, how they work together as a design team and so much more. 

LINK TO THE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/t6NP2NM9m0A

The Episode 12 Podcast Giveaway is 3 PDF patterns by The Quilted Stash including;
- Don't RDF on My Parade
- Snowy Aurora Collage 
- A Tree for Nan Wall Hanging  
 
LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/srnh8s/qof-episode-12-giveaway

LINK to The Quilted Stash - https://the-quilted-stash.myshopify.com/

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QOF Podcast Episode 11 is an interview with Allegra Vernon, the Creative Director of Cobble Hill Puzzle Company in Victoria, BC. We chat about their best selling quilt puzzles, how puzzles are made and much more. 

LINK TO THE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/v6UPwyG_LBU

The Episode 11 Podcast Giveaway is - you guessed it - a puzzle called Common Quilt Blocks. 
 
LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/kozmhd/qof-episode-11-giveaway

LINK to Cobble Hill Puzzle Company - https://www.cobblehillpuzzles.com/

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QOF Podcast Episode 10 is a super fun interview with the 3 founders of Make Modern Magazine in Australia. We chat about how they got started, how this trio works together and what their business means to them. I'll give you a hint: It's all about their community of quilters. 

LINK PODCAST PREVIEW: https://youtu.be/wBvety44iC0

The Episode 10 Podcast Giveaway is a 6 month subscription to Make Modern Magazine! 
LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/6itu2d/qof-episode-10-giveaway

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QOF Podcast Episode 9 is all about special guest Veruschka Zarate of Pride & Joy Quilting and her story of falling in love with quilting only 5 years ago and taking on a foundation paper piecing challenge to make incredible portraits which led to her first book.

LINK to the video trailer - https://youtu.be/wXk0p4XHB_E

The Episode 9 Podcast Giveaway is 2 Figo Fabrics and 1 pretty pink Banyan Batik from Northcott Fabrics - a 3 fat quarter giveaway. 
LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/vyj6ic/qof-episode-9-giveaway

LINK to buy her new book discussed in the podcast - EMPOWERMENT - Quilts Honoring Women in Activism - https://prideandjoyquilting.wordpress.com/empowerment-quilts-honoring-women-in-activism

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On today's episode Brandy explores Quilter's New Year's resolutions and setting your intentions for 2021. 

Enter the giveaway of giveaway of 3 Banyan Batik fat quarters by Northcott. 

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/ap7rjq/qof-episode-8-giveaway

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QOF Podcast Episode 7 is all about special guest Lyric Montgomery Kinard and her story of embracing quilting as a way to calm her busy mind. As a mother of 5, quilting was her creative escape and it grew into a passion for surface design and fibre art which took her all over the globe teaching and speaking. And DO NOT MISS the Workshop Giveaway!  

The last Quilter on Fire Podcast Giveaway of 2020 is a seat in a Lyric Montgomery Kinard online workshop. What a great way to start off 2021 with a creative boost! The winner will get to choose one of the following five workshops valued at $30.

• Picture It Framed
• Bead It Like You Mean It - Part 1
• Bead It Like you Mean It - Part 2
• Appli-Punto to Go
• Photos + Foil = Fun

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/9ieyew/qof-episode-7-giveaway

LINK to the New Zealand Beaches blog post discussed in the podcast - https://lyrickinard.com/2020/11/new-work-new-zealand-beaches/

LINK to Lyric's Upcoming retreat called YOUR VISION YOUR VOICE - https://workshops.lyrickinard.com/courses/z94ep/splash

LINK to Lyric's Art Cards - https://shop.lyrickinard.com/collections/publications/products/start-your-art-cards

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QOF Podcast Episode 6 is all about special guest Wen Redmond and the creative process of digital fibre art. We talk about her inspiration, texture, colour and nature-inspired fibre art. She combines photos with fabric and so much more to create her mixed media masterpieces. And DO NOT MISS the 2020 Holiday Giveaway of 40 Northcott fat quarters from the fabric line Naturescapes designed by Deborah Edwards.

You can buy her beautiful book called DIGITAL Fiber Art - Combine Photos & Fabric here on her website. - http://www.wenredmond.com/shop.html

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/ii0x37/qof-episode-6-holiday-giveaway

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This podcast goes deep! Quilt Maker Bill Stearman talks about how the big topics of his life, and 2020 in particular, flow out of his mind and into his quilts. He talks about being a male quilter, the pandemic, transgender art and quilts, Black Lives Matter, the PM's apology and more. Hold onto your hearts - this is a good one. 

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Episode 4 is the most heartwarming yet! Brandy interviews Kristy Lincoln, the inspiration behind her children's picture book. You'll hear how she was inspired to make her very first quilt at 10 years old and where she is now almost a decade later. 

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Join us for an interview with Ricky Tims to hear all about his latest adventure writing the new book Lizzy Albright and the Attic Window with his co-author Kat Bowser. You'll also hear the latest on his holiday patterns available, a new course he has in the works for kids and the Lizzy Albright Quilt workshop coming up in January. The kit for this quilt is bigger than any kit I've ever seen!  

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Join us for an interview with Bobbie Gentili of the Geeky Bobbin to hear all about her new course on Instagram called IGnition. You'll hear her top 5 tips on Instagram posting, how to find your favourite quilters or topics with hashtags and much more!

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Welcome Back to the Quilter on Fire Podcast. I'm so excited you are here! This first episode will touch on what you can expect, why I'm back and an important current topic. Three great episodes will launch all at once on December 1st so you can binge listen right from the start. Thank you for joining me. I can't wait to fill your life with more joy and less overwhelm in the quilting studio. 

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