Just Wanna Quilt

Ben Marshall talks to us about his quilting life, and what he does at Martelli Enterprises!

Ben quilts for his job, at Martelli's Notions, and we talk about his quilting life.

Quilting Army Member Andrea Wraastald talks about her quilting life

Andrea talks about her life in Florida, and the space of quilting in her world. We also talk about two copyight issues towards the end.

David Gilleland of Vector Quilts joins us to talk about the business of foundation paper piecing

David joins us to talk about his business and thoughts on foundation paper piecing (and not English paper piecing, in case you might be confused!). He is awesome! For more, go to https://www.vectorquilts.com .

Famous Quilter Sherri Lynn Wood talks about her quilting life

Sherri talked to us about her quilting life, including her being featured at QuiltCon 2019, and her various aspects of quilting that she loves. We waited to post this until the week of QuiltCon. Hope you enjoy it.

Rob Appell of Mansewing joins us to talk about life and sewing

Rob talks to us about his philosophy, sewing, and being Mansewing. He also talks to us about Missouri Star Quilt Company too! Here is his website: https://robappell.com .

JWQ- Live Intro QuiltCon - 2_19_19, 11.39 PM

Law Professor Jessica Silbey joins us to talk about creativity and intellectual property

Jessica wrote a book called the Eureka Myth. It's all about the relationship of creativity and the law. It's awesome. Here is a link: https://amzn.to/2UZBvUu . Jessica is a Professor of Law and Co-Director, Center for Law, Innovation and Creativity (CLIC) at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts.

Special Series: New Media and Internet Studies - Promotional Videos

Dr. Ron Gard's class continues to chat with us - this time about promotional videos!

Famous Quilter Chawne Kimber talks to us again about her quilting life

Chawne comes back and chats with us about all kinds of things related to quilting.

Just Wanna Quilt's First Birthday -- the podcast episode

We are celebrating our first birthday! The Quilting Army, the podcast, everything! We talk with some of our core team members about the year -- Edith Gross, Julia Driscoll, Judy Walker, Gigi Baay, Corrie Dutton, Tara Miller, Sid Gard, Rachel Arrison, and Ricardo Gonzales. Thanks to our reseach sponsors this year including Jaftex, All-Brands, Craftoptics and Superior Threads numerous authors, scholars, quilters, and others that have donated materials to our project for study, including Havel's Se...

Special Series: New Media and Internet Studies - Jordan on Creating a Social Media Following

Our series with Dr. Gard's class continues, and today we talk about creating a social media following with Tulane senior, Jordan.

Quilter and author Jenny Lyon talks us about her new FMQ book and her quilting life

Jenny talks about her new book, Free-Motion Quilting from Ordinary to Extraordinary ( https://amzn.to/2MBlHEx) and her quilting life. I so want to try this book. Can I really become extraordinary in 21 days? For more on Jenny, https://quiltskipper.com .

The Stitch TV is back! Pam Cobb and Lynn Reinhart talks to us about Market and their quilting life

Pam and Lynn talk to us about all kinds of things! Houston Quilt Market, the Stitch TV, and so much more.

Famous art quilter Joe Cunningham talks about his quilting life

Joe comes to talk to us about his quilting life, and tearing up painting to make a quilt. http://www.joethequilter.com .

Special Series: Internet and New Media Studies - Dr. Gard's students talk to us about crowdfunding

Ron's students from his New Media and Internet Studies course talk to us about crowdfunding, and more specifically our Wavestarter experiment that we conducted in the Fall. We had a Tulane-based "Go Fund Me" campagin in November. We talk about the results and the whole crowdfunding thing

Art Quilter Lyric Kinard joins us to talk about her process, teaching and life

Lyric talks to us about being an art quilter, what it takes to prepare a course, and so much more. For more, see https://lyrickinard.com and www.justwannaquilt.com/lyric-kinard .

Machelle Hall and her family talk to us about her grandmother's quilting

Machelle Hall, a clinical instructor for Tulane Law School's Environmental Law clinic, along with her mother and sister, talk to us about her grandmother's quilting life.

Karlee Porter talks to us about Honest Fabric, Part 2 of 2

Karlee continues the conversation about Honest Fabric and her thoughts about the quilting industry. For more see, www.honestfabric.com .

Karlee Porter of Honest Fabric, Part 1 of 2

Karlee talks to us about her development as a quilter, and her new business Honest Fabrics. www.honestfabrics.com . For more about the interview, go to www.justwannaquilt.com/karlee-porter .

Amy Aderman, Sales Rep for Jaftex talks to us about her quilting life

Amy takes us into the world of being a Sales Rep for Jaftex Fabrics (the company that owns FreeSpirit, Henry Glass Fabrics, StudioE Fabrics, the Blank Quilting Corp, Fabric Editions, and A.E. Nathan Co). We've interviewed Scott Fortunoff a bunch of times and he's been so generous to our project. Now, we get a new take from Amy. She is awesome!

Kristin Esser of Simple. Handmade. Everyday and a new hand quilting QAL

Kristin talks to us about her quilting and podcast life. (We started podcasts the same week in 2018!) She is also hosting a free QAL for hand quilting, and we, Just Wanna Quilt, are going to be a sponsor! Here is more on Kristin: https://kristinesser.com . You can also see the show notes here: www.justwannaquilt.com/kristin-esser .

Special Series: New Media and Just Wanna Quilt - Giveaways (and lots of talk about a bar on campus)

We continue our series of looking at JWQ through the eyes of the New Media and Internet Studies course. Here we talk with students about giveways, and their experience with the local bar on campus. It turns out the embroidered hat was the most coveted thing. Go embroidery!

Famous quilter Ebony Love joins us for part 2 of our conversation about the quilting industry

I asked Ebony to join us for a second part to the interview, and we still didn't get through the list of questions I had for her! Hope you enjoy the interview.

Famous Quilter Ebony Love joins us to talk about her quilting life, Part 1 of 2

Ebony Love, who many know for her classes, her Mystery sewalongs, and her general awesomeness joins us to talk about all things quilty. We had so much to chat about that she is coming back for a second part (at least!). For more on Ebony, you can go to her website, https://lovebugstudios.com .

Artist Amy Meissner talks to us about her quilting life

Amy is amazing. We talk to her about her journey in sewing and quilting life. She's been a professional sewist in the fashion industry, a children's book illustrator, and now a very powerful fiber arts/art quilter. For more on Amy, go to her website: https://www.amymeissner.com . You can also learn more about her at https://www.justwannaquilt.com/amy-meissner .

Special Series: New Media and Just Wanna Quilt - Jensen Hellmers talks about the basic of data gathering

Special Topics from New Media and Internet Studies: Dr. Ron Gard lent his course to us to contexualize and understand how JWQ fits into the current trends in the digital realm. We are trying to understand social media by immersive research. Today, Jensen Hellmers talks to us about data gathering.

Raymond Houston talks to us about his new book on Celtic Knots!

Raymond comes back to talk with us about Celtic Knots. His recent book is available here: https://nachograndmasquilts.com/books/ .

JoAn Knight talks to us about her love of Gammill long-arm machines

JoAn, who teaches for Gammill, talks to us about her Gammill-quilting life. Thanks to Edith Gross, who recommended Joan. She was so much fun! Here is more about her: https://gammill.com/project/joan-knight-2/

Quilting Army member Dan Pellish talks to us about his quilting life

Dan talks to us about charity quilting, making many many baby quilts, and art quilts. We get pretty serious about thinking through what this quilting world is.

Stephanie Palmer of the Quilter's Planner talks to us about creating the Quilter's Planner

Stephanie talks to us about the Quilter's Planner, while she is in a nature preserve for a fieldtrip for her kid. (She can multi-task!). She talks to us about how she started the planner, and many more things! Here is a link to the planner: https://quiltersplanner.com .