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057. Copyright Law and Quilting with Heather Kubiak May 16, 2018

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Learn more about quilting and how you're protected (and not protected) by copyright law with copyright attorney Heather Kubiak. In this Hello My Quilting Friends podcast episode we discuss copyright on quilt patterns and how designers can tap into the huge resource of public domain quilt blocks already published in the past as well as modern implications of sharing images to Pinterest and Facebook.

056. Who Owns This Quilt? Quilting Debate with Leah Day May 09, 2018

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If you hire a longarm quilter, does that change who owns the quilt? If you have someone put on the binding, do you need to give them credit all the time? What about professional fabric designers? They sometimes have piecers make multiple quilt tops in time for show. Do they deserve credit for the quilts they create? Enjoy this Great Quilting Debate with Leah Day all about quilt ownership and what it means when you hire someone for help. Find the show notes at: https://leahday.com/episode56

055. Collect and Restore Vintage Sewing Machines with Cheryl Warren May 02, 2018

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Have you been wanting to learn about treadle machines? Do you have a treadle sewing machine in your closet, basement, or living room and don't know how to use it? Learn more about these awesome machines in this podcast episode with Cheryl Warren. Cheryl shares a wealth of information with lots of tips on the machines to look for and how to approach refinishing and restoring a vintage machine. I didn't really take her advice and have ended up with two much older treadle machines! Come watch the episode and see the beautiful Singer 27 that's joined me in the Crafty Cottage. Find the show notes here: https://leahday.com/Episode55

054. Is This Quilt Cheating? Great Quilting Debate with Leah Day Apr 25, 2018

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Have you ever seen a quilt and thought "That's cheating?" This week Leah digs into this internal judgement and shares her thoughts on where this idea comes from. After all, a quilt is just three layers of material stitched with thread. Is it really such a big deal if someone uses an embroidery machine, cheater cloth fabric, fusible web, or an automated machine to put it together? Read more and find the show notes here: https://leahday.com/pages/quilt-cheating-great-quilting-debate-with-leah-day

053. Take Better Quilt Photos with Brenda LaFleur Apr 18, 2018

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Meet Bernda LaFleur and learn more about photography in this Hello My Quilting Friends podcast episode. Find Brenda's website here: http://brendalafleur.com/ Brenda is a landscape photographer and teacher from Louisiana. She's also a quilter so in this podcast episode we chat about quilting, photography, and everything in between! Find the show notes here: https://leahday.com/pages/episode-53-quilt-photography-with-brenda-lafleur

052. Scant Verses Quarter Inch Seams - Great Quilting Debate with Leah Day Apr 11, 2018

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I'm back with a new Great Quilting Debate about quilt piecing! Do you prefer to piece with a scant quarter inch or an accurate quarter inch seam allowance? What even is a SCANT quarter? Learn more about this confusing quilting term in this new podcast episode with Leah Day. Find pictures in the show notes of the quilts Leah mentioned in this podcast right here: https://leahday.com/episode52

051. Three Step Quilt as You Go with Jenedel Wilcox Apr 04, 2018

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Learn about an awesome Quilt-As-You-Go technique with hobby quilter Jenedel Wilcox. Jenedel explains how to stitch quilted blocks together with a three step zigzag and add extra decoration with yarn to both sides of the quilt. Find a handy print out with instructions on this technique in the show notes here: https://leahday.com/pages/three-step-quilt-as-you-go-with-jenedel-wilcox In the introduction, learn about the new Prism Path quilt along we began on Monday as well as Leah Day's plans to become a sewing machine dealer!

050. Setting and Reaching Long Term Goals with Leah Day Mar 28, 2018

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Hello my quilting friends! We made it to Episode #50! I'm so happy we created this podcast a year and a half ago. It's helped me reach many goals including feeling more connected to the quilting world and gives me a great excuse to start conversations with quilters and organizations I find interesting. I also decided to check in on my long term goals because just this week I met a goal I'd been seeking for many years. I talk a lot about how I keep my goals always present and maintain focus even over several years of steady effort. Find the episode show notes here: https://leahday.com/pages/episode-50-setting-long-term-goals-with-leah-day

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Hello my quilting friends! Today I'm chatting with Elizabeth Townsend Gard about quilting and copyright. Check out Just Wanna Quilt, Elizabeth's podcast about the quilting industry and intellectual property right here: https://www.justwannaquilt.com/ I have long felt that copyright and quilting is a tricky subject. On the one hand we have a huge range of public domain quilt blocks and patterns. Basically if your great grandma was piecing log cabin blocks, chances are her great grandma was too. On the other hand many designers struggle to sell patterns because quilters copy and share them rather then purchasing their own copy. It's one thing for a log cabin block to be in the public domain, but the pattern itself - the cut sizes and the words used to describe how to piece that particular quilt are the property of the designer. In the podcast we discussed a specific issue that happened recently with a private Facebook group. The members of the group were copying patterns and quilting books and intentionally covering up or removing the attribution and the information about the authors. I think it's safe to say that most people know this is 100% wrong. I also think it's safe to say that most quilters want to support the designers that they love. Elizabeth Townsend GardBut there also seems to be a good bit of fear in the quilting design community from accidentally designing a pattern to similar to someone else. When do you have to ask permission to make your own version of a quilt? When do you have to ask permission to use a tool or machine or gadget? I've now listened to several of Elizabeth's episodes from Just Wanna Quilt and I love hearing abou the quilting industry from many different perspectives. I have my own little snapshot of what the industry is based on my experience working online and teaching, but that's a very different perspective from a fabric manufacturer in New York or a quilt shop owner in Utah. This is exactly Elizabeth's goal - to create a picture of the quilting industry by talking to as many different people at she can. That includes designers, quilting teachers, fabric manufacturers, and hobby quilters too! If you like to be on the Just Wanna Quilt podcast, please get in touch with Elizabeth and share your thoughts on quilting. Find the Just Wanna Quilt Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/justwannaquilt/ Find the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1341376118

048. Teaching Online from Qatar with Grace Medina Mar 07, 2018

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Hello My Quilting Friends! Today I'm chatting with Grace Medina from Handy and Crafty. She's originally from Venezuela but has been living in Qatar and has an interesting perspective on quilting, teaching and making tutorials online. Find Grace's YouTube channel right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl50mnjdjrs5wSB7GsgGshQ When we spoke, Grace was working on a quilt tutorial for Valentine's Day. I record the podcast several weeks in advance so she's already had a chance to post this and you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXTgI1pXFVM Grace went to college for journalism and learned to tell stories by asking who, what, when, where, how? She brings the same perspective to her quilting tutorials and tries to answer all the questions someone would have about a particular technique. Living in the Middle East does create some challenges for quilting. Grace mentioned being able to find any fabric she wants, but it's very challenging to find notions like rotary cutters and blades. Luis Sanchez, my friend from Costa Rica also mentioned struggling to find thread and machines in his country. Grace shares tutorials on quilting and sewing in Spanish because there are very few books instructions in her mother language. Because she lives in a place where it's hard to find special tools she had to figure out a way to teach with just the basics. She wants quilters everywhere to have access to videos in Spanish so everyone is supported and can learn how to make beautiful quilts. Moving forward Grace really wants her abilities to grow and to take it more seriously. She plans to write a book on quilting in Spanish and I think that I'll be a huge hit! Find the episode show notes to read more: https://leahday.com/pages/episode-48-teaching-online-from-qatar-with-grace-medina

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