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Jayna Zweiman, co-creator of the Pussy Hat Project and creator of Welcome Blanket talks to us Aug 20, 2018

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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 Kajfsaz, former quilt shop owner and mother of Amy Reitzel, part of our Quilting Army Aug 17, 2018

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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 Reitzel, quilt pattern maker and part of our Quilting Army talks about her quilting life Aug 17, 2018

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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!)

Quilt Historian and Rock Star, Barbara Brackman talks about her quilting life Aug 15, 2018

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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!

Tula Pink and Mary Fons talk about their quilting life at the house! Aug 08, 2018

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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 Hilton talks about her Turtle Hand Batik company and all things batiks + Discount Code! Aug 07, 2018

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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 of Missouri Star Quilt Co. talks about Missouri Star Quilt Company (her quilting empire!) and her quilting life Aug 01, 2018

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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 found at iTunes, Stitcher, Spreaker, iHeart Radio, and many more platforms.

Kathy Shier and her daughter Suzy Webster talk about appliqué and their award winning quilts, Part 2 of 2 Jul 31, 2018

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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 Webster, quilt book author and award winning quilter, Part 1 of 2 Jul 31, 2018

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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!).

Laura Flusche of the Museum of Design Atlanta talks to us about Art and Craft of Activism Jul 30, 2018

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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

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