My guest today is a renowned quilter from the picturesque town of Torquay, Australia. If you’ve taken a workshop with her, you’ve likely danced around the house for days. Her designs are instantly recognizable with a seamless blend of traditional and contemporary design and she has made significant contributions to the quilting world. She draws inspiration from her travel adventures and the natural beauty of her surroundings in her homeland. Jen is known for creating quilts with intricate patter...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Today’s episode of the Quilter on Fire podcast is totally different – it’s about a short independent film – and you are gonna love it! THE QUILTERS follows the daily lives of several men, spending most of its screen time inside the sewing room in a Level 5 maximum security prison in a small Missouri town. As we follow several quilts from design to completion, audiences will come to know these men, witnessing their struggles, triumphs, and sense of pride as they create something beautiful in this...
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 184
Today we'll chat QuiltnLearn with Bea Byrne! Between her career in tech/events and her love of textiles/quilting, Bea Byrne realized that organizing and hosting online conferences in the quilting world is her jam. Having planned knitting events in the UK, and toured around travellers to crafty spots when she lived in Japan, to her recent guild show committee work where she lives now in the USA, Bea has a passion for “if you build it they will come” with her online events. There were so many grea...
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Join me for a super fun experience at the International Quilt Festival in Houston for 2024. In this recap episode you'll hear me interview quilters, teachers, vendors and exhibition artists in the Oliso Story Space. You can listen in to the podcast as usual or watch the video here on the Quilter on Fire YouTube Channel; WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Want to travel with Brandy? 2025 FESTIVAL OF QUILTS Birmingham!!! This 14-day tour of Wales and England takes in the rich textile history and breathtaking cu...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 182
My guest today is known for their joyful quilting and crafting projects on the social media scene. With hundreds of thousands of followers, time and time again we are inspired by Mx Domestic to take action whether it is to stitch up some hexies, try fabric weaving, clean our sewing machine, or take a moment to reflect on how we can be more thoughtful and inclusive online. Whether they are baring their soul with a struggle or delighting us with a new idea, Mathew Boudreaux is putting it out there...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 181
It’s Halloween 2024 and I could not think of anything more fitting than to bring back that quarky little character called Mr Bones. I have featured this tiny TikTok Sensation a few times now on the podcast and it's always super fun to chat with Kimberlee about Mr. Bones with fun Halloween tidbits sprinkled in. Today, I’ll welcome to the podcast – Kimberlee Peers Moore Find the Mr. Bones Sews on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mr.bones_sews Want to travel with Brandy? 2025 FESTIVAL OF QUIL...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 180
My guest today is Karen Kay Buckley! She is a multiple award-winning quilter whose work is instantly recognizable. And part of the reason for that is that she’s been featured on the covers of 18 magazines! And when I say multiple award-winning we are talking about a dozen Best of Show Awards! She is known for the strong visual impact of her medallion quilts and her brilliant use of colour. She’s had prestigious acquisitions of her quilts by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah and even by a Sena...
Oct 23, 2024•3 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 179
My guest today is Chris English. He makes heirloom quality quilts from a variety of fabrics using old clothes and giving fabric a new lease on life. I first saw his quilts at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham two years ago and I loved every stitch, the use of colour, and every title of his message driven quilts. He studied textile design at university and has become a quiltmaker with a passion. Find Chris English on Instagram @afullenglish Want to travel with Brandy? 2025 FESTIVAL OF QUILTS B...
Oct 15, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 178
My guest today is Radha Weaver. She has such a fun online presence focussed on sustainable, zero waste quilting tips, how to learn upcycling, and how to quilt your jeans! Her website is Sewing Through Fog and she has some great patterns and workshops on her website to get you moving towards a sustainable quilting practice. And you don’t have to ditch everything you are doing! You can start one step at a time... Find Radha on Instagram @sewingthroughfog Want to travel with Brandy? 2025 FESTIVAL O...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 177
At 14 years old Genesis Hall is already an award-winning quilter and sewist. She began sewing at 10 years old and has grown with her skillset in leaps and bounds. In just a few short years, Genesis has been invited to special events such as H+H Americas a trade show where she was showcased as the inaugural Nex Gen exhibitor and ALSO, this year one of her quilts at Quilt Con 2024 was purchased by the International Quilt Museum. When Genesis isn’t quilting, she enjoys playing the banjo, piano and ...
Oct 01, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 176
My guest today is Scott Murkin, M.D. He is a hospice physician from North Carolina. He designs original quilts for the bed and wall. Scott exhibits nationally and internationally, has his textile artworks in prestigious public and private collections and has had his quilts appear in numerous publications. Scott is an NACQJ Certified Quilt Judge who has judged throughout the USA, including AQS, NQA, QuiltCon and the International QuiltAssociation. Find Scott on Instagram @quiltdoc16 BIG NEWS!!! W...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 175
My guest today is Becca Shifflett! She is a quilter with a passion for technology. She FAN girls over boy bands an she LOVES teaching! You can find her sharing her JOY on YouTube with videos like project tutorials, tips and tips, quilt a longs, block of the months (or is it blocks of the month) and she even has a playlist called ICYMI which stands for INCASE YOU MISSED IT where she talks about the ins and outs of recent events like QuiltCon, but the thing that really stands out on Sew Becca’s Yo...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 174
My guest today is Manon Hunt. She is a long arm quilter, pattern designer, and wonderful course creator. She has workshops from learning to quilt start to finish to free motion motif building you will love to check out. She is the past owner of a quilt shop and has decades of experience that comes along with that. Another great tidbit you'll learn is that she's my quilting bestie. We meet once a week on Zoom to talk quilty biz, be accountable and lift each other up. It's a relationship I cherish...
Sep 03, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 173
My guests today are from C&T Publishing. which is a midsize, family-run, independent publisher of quilting, sewing, and crafting books based in Concord, CA. It was founded in 1983 by Carolie and Tom Hensley, owners of The Cotton Patch, a quilting and sewing supplies store in Lafayette, CA. Roxane Cerda is the Senior Editor and Betsy La Honta is the Product Development Manager. They are responsible for books, authors, editing, product development and so much more. I’m excited to dive into the...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 172
This week (August 2024) we lost a beautiful, creative voice in our industry - Carole Lyles Shaw. She was a bright light in the quilting world and a very much loved member of our community. Carole was a very talented quilter and teacher but also one of those really positive good friends to so many of us. As I processed the news of her passing the day before her podcast episode was supposed to air last week I just took a pause. It was hard to accept after having interviewed her with so much joy ju...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 171
My guest today is Robin Bogaert. I interviewed her way back in January and I'm so excited to get this episode onto the airwaves. She is a long arm quilter, pattern designer, and blogger for BERNINA International. And she joined the ranks of BERNINA Ambassadors for Canada over a year ago. She is the past owner of a quilt shop and has decades of experience that comes along with that. Find Robin's website here: https://www.quiltingintheloft.com/ BIG NEWS!!! Watergirl Quilt Co and the Quilter on Fir...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 170
My guest today is Charisma Horton! She is a longarm quilter, pattern designer, fabric designer and she hosts all kinds of wonderful events including blocks of the month! I’ve been following her on Instagram for ages, loving every post (especially the sweet inspirations) and she’s also been doing some really fun adventures with Rob Appell who I’ve had on the podcast in the past for Episode #51. Charisma has published over 500 patterns and teaches her workshops based on those so her library of pat...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 169
My guest today is Fuzzy Mall, He is known for capturing a moment in time with his portrait quilts portraying figures in a candid way like they have no idea they are being caught in that moment of action. These quilts are bold, colorful and command attention because they are stunning from a distance but draw you in with detail inviting you to stand there for a while. He has accomplished so much in his art career from awards to solo shows and just the act of slowing us down in this digital world t...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 168
My guest today is Irene Blanck. She's been designing hand appliqué quilts and patterns since 2007 and she teaches all aspects of needle turn appliqué in her workshops. Her book called FOCUS ON APPLIQUÉ launched her international career in quilting and she has taught extensively across the USA, Europe, and of course in her home country of Australia. Her business is named FOCUS ON QUILTS because she loves the meditative process of her craft and it certainly shows in her beautiful designs. Find Ire...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 167
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 community exploded with growth. He was my guest in the past on Episode 117 and you can listen to that right here to hear his full story. I'm following up with this exciting creator because he's has so much happen in the last year! Find his website here:...
Jul 16, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Elizabeth Chappell of Quilter's Candy is a designer of quilt patterns and fabric and a teacher who helps aspiring designers translate their ideas into their own commercial patterns. Because there are never enough quilts! We did a super fun podcast swap so you can find us interviewing each other! Elizabeth on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/quilters_candy/ Her Website - https://quilterscandy.com/ Elizabeth interviewing Brandy: https://quilterscandy.com/156/ BIG NEWS!!! Watergirl Quilt Co an...
Jul 09, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Lina Owen has burst onto the scene to open up the discovery of quilting in her native language of Spanish through teaching, her DISCOVER QUILTING community and her podcast. And when I say burst I mean, she’s started a podcast, she teaches afternoon quilt classes for children, she created a brand new open studio in March and she has launched a series of annual English and Spanish speaking retreats on bag making and EVEN with Missouri Star Quilt Company each November! Lina Owen on Instagram - http...
Jul 02, 2024•53 min
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 b...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 163
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 Quilter on Fire Website - ht...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 162
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/ Quilter on Fire Website - https://quilteronfire.com/ OLISO IRONS - Host of the Quilter ...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 161
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....
Apr 18, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 160
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 o...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 159
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 Ev...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 158
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 fabric...
Mar 31, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 157
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...
Mar 27, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 156
