Camille talks to us about her quilting life, including making passage quilts. She also talks about her quilting life with her mom, who is a long-armer. Part 1 is Camille. Part 2 is Susan Ainsworth Smith, her mom!
Victoria comes to us from New York, where she talks to us about her life as an artist and as a quilter. We talk about her view of copyright, along with her thoughts on being a public figure, versus her more introverted artist self.
Nancy talks to us about the Social Justice Sewing Academy, where she is part of the team that turns kids' impressions of their world into amazing quilts for exhibition. She is the long-armer on the project. She talks to us about that and also her long-arm business.
Dawn goes through the basics of batting -- what terms mean and how batting differs. It's super super interesting (really!), especially if you want to understand the differences in the various kinds of batting. For more information: https://warmcompany.com . She even suggests how you can become a tester of batting with the Warm Company!
Beth is so delightful. We chat about her thoughts on quilting, on charity quilting, and special moments in her life related to quilting. She talks about the meaning of giving quilts, and their importance.
Mark, and his wife, Yvonne talk to us about their YouTube series, The Quilting Marine, and how quilting, and the show, has helped Mark with PTSD. Yvonne, who produces the show also talks about her experiences too. Here is their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCoNiishvxQFGzAfU61DBpg
Andrea talks to us about making lists, Burning Man, and her epic nearly 20 year quilt project. Meanwhile, well.... let's just say....well... just listen.... Andrea is awesome. I'm a little, well, overwhelmed in the most ridiculous way. And there's a song in the middle of it. So, welcome, Monday.
Colleen talks to us about her beautiful map art quilts, as well as her work with the Sewing Justice Sewing Academy.
In the Spring, Melanie talked to use about guilds and other things. Hard to believe that we were only a few months in, and had under 300 members in the FB group. Now, we are at around 1400, and Melanie has become such an important part of our Quilting Army. (If you haven't heard it, we have another interview with Melanie https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14674959 . You can also find out more about Melanie at www.catbirdquilts.com ....
Kristi talks to us about her business of creating barn quilts both for outdoors and for quilting studios. She was spotted by one of our Quilting Army members. We are so glad they found her. www.putaquiltonit.com
I first heard of Eric the Quilter when he was interviewed on the BBC about a year ago. He is a quilter, who also works professionally in a knitting factory (I think I'm getting that right!). He makes fan quilts, does art quilts, and so much more.
Patty owns a sewing/quilt retreat in Maine. She is also a quilt judge. She's also a lot of fun. For more on her quilt retreat, https://www.justwannaquilt.com/patty-sawyer .
Andi owns a cool shop in Marietta, George, where we visited on our Southern field trip this summer. She also has a new endeavor that she talks about -- training people to fix sewing machines. And there's so much more we chat about. For more on Andi and the Red Hen Stich Shop, go to https://www.redhenstitch.com
Gail talks to us from Canada about her quilting life, about long-arming, and about being a HandiQuilter educator. https://handiquilter.me/profile/gail-berry-graham/?portfolioCats=81.
Pam Cobb talks about her quilting life, having both a podcast and a YouTube quilt talk show (Stitch TV). This is part 2. Lynn Rinhart's episode is part 1, the co-host of Stitch TV. http://www.thestitchtvshow.com .
Lynn talks to us about her quilting life, including being a quilt appraiser and be the co-host of Stitch TV. She is also a quilt appraiser, and she talks to us about that part of her quilting life as well.
David (my mentor in law school) comes to chat with us about tariffs and fabric, and why Joann's had put out a call for action last week. We had a good deal of discussion on the FB group, Just Wanna Quilt. David helps us sort it out.
Olivia is part of our Quilting Army. She's a fan of Eleanor Burns, and she makes patterns. We talk about all kinds of things, and I get a little law prof on her about copyright. (It was at the beginning of the summer. I was missing the law students. So sorry about that!)
Chris talks with us about real-world questions arising for both photographers and quilters about copyright. Chris has previously worked at the U.S. Copyright Office, and now is an attorney for high-profile content owners in Los Angeles. He is also a photographer who writes books on copyright. He's awesome. For more, go to www.chrisreed.com and www.justwannaquilt.com .
Leah Day has taught so many of us how to quilt better. On our podcast for a second time, she talks to us about publishing, her thoughts about copyright, and (before she did it) why she was considering cutting back on Facebook as a mechanism for reaching her fans. For more, see www.leahday.com and our website, www.justwannaquilt.com
Jayna Zweiman talks to us about how the Pussy Hat Project ( https://www.pussyhatproject.com ) came about, and now her latest project, Welcome Blanket ( https://www.welcomeblanket.org ). We recorded the interview in early Summer, and we mention Museum of Design Atlanta, which we have since been to (and there is an interview about MODA posted already). MODA: http://www.museumofdesign.org ....
Joann joined us to talk about her quilting life. She owned a quilting shop in the 1970s and 1980s. She talks about the development of the quilting industry, and shares with us her quilting life.
Amy talks to us about her quilting life, including making patterns and collecting a lot of rulers! We also talk about growing up with a mom who owned a quilt shop. (See part 2, with her mom!)
Barbara Brackman talks to us about her life, her gathering of quilt blocks for the Encyclopedia work in patchwork and applique in the 1970s and 1980s. She is a rock star quilt historian. It was quite thrilled to chat with her!
Mary Fons and Tula Pink were in town for Quiltfolk magazine in late June. I had the awesome honor of joining them on their shoot, and then then came back to the house for a 2 1/2 hour interview where we talked about all things quilting. They were amazing. The house will never be that cool again. For more on Tula Pink, go to http://www.tulapink.com and for more on Mary Fons, go to https://www.maryfons.com .
Tina talked with us about her company, her love of Malaysian batiks, and her social mission in creating her business. She also talks about how batiks are made, and the challenges of creating a small business, including shipping and other things. For more on Turtle Hand Batik, go to http://www.turtlehand.com . For more on the podcast, go to www.justwannaquilt.com . And Tina has given us a discount code for 10% off - Just put in QuiltA (for quilting army, of course!). So very cool! Thanks, Tina!...
Jenny Doan is...well, Jenny Doan! She has taught a generation of us how to quilt on YouTube, and Missouri Start Quilt Company in Hamilton, MO is a quilt destination point for many, many quilters. We are thrilled to chat with her, and for this interview, Judy Walker (a professional journalist!) joins us, which was awesome too. For more on Missouri Star Quilt Co., go to https://www.missouriquiltco.com . To listen to this podcast, you can go to www.justwannaquilt.com , and also episodes can be foun...
This is kind of a part 2 of the Suzy Webster interview. Now we have her mom too (and her kid)! They talk about their award winning quilts, applique, and also, we talk with a young quilter who discusses what he loves about quilting and even see a quilt he made and long-arm quilted himself. Suzy is an author of quilt books. Listen to part 1 for more on that part of her quilting life.
Suzy talks to us about her quilting life, including writing quilting books. She is also an award winning quilter (you have to listen to part 2 for that!).
We went on a fieldtrip to Atlanta, where we were able to see the amazing exhibit, Art and Craft of Activism at the Museum of Design Atlanta. We talked with Laura Flusche, the Executive Director of the Museum. (I'm not sure if it was explicit, but the content is a little more mature than usual, and so I labeled it "explicit"). For more, visit http://www.museumofdesign.org . The current exhibit: Making Change: The Art and Craft of Activism, June 3 - September 9, 2018...
