Just Wanna Quilt

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**Just Wanna Quilt**

Conversations with quilters, crafters, designers, tool-makers, all kinds of people connected to the quilting and craft industry. Hobby quilters, famous crafters, and everyone in between. A research podcast from Tulane Law School hosted by Elizabeth Townsend Gard. We started as a quilt podcast, talking also about IP issues, and now we have leaned in to quilting, crafting and entrepreneurs. For more information, go to http://www.justwannaquilt.com.

Latest Episodes:

Cheryl Sleboda talks to us (part 2) about the quilting industry Mar 06, 2018

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Cheryl Sleboda, of Muppin.com and SewMuchCosplay, talks to her about her thoughts on the quilt industry looks like.

Scott Fortunoff of Jaftex talks to us about the fabric industry (and so much more!) Mar 05, 2018

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Scott Fortunoff, a fourth-generation fabric company executive, talks to us about fabric, his company Jaftex, and the different companies that are part of the Jaftex family. (He's Jaftex is the company that just purchased Free Spirit (with designers like Kaffe Fassett and Tula Pink). This interview was recorded just before that announcement. Learn more about Scott and Jaftex!

Recap Week 4 Mar 04, 2018

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Host, Elizabeth Townsend Gard recaps Week Four -- the guests including quilter Lauren Anderson, Sewtopia's Amy Newbold, Jill Repp of June Tailor, and Jeanette Floyd gives us a field trip report from QuiltCon 2018.

Lauren Anderson, quilter and so much more...a conversation about life. Feb 28, 2018

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Lauren Anderson talks to us about her quilting life. She is a relatively new quilter that I met at a class at Uptown Needle and Craftworks. She's also organizing a Gee's Bend conference here in New Orleans later in 2018.

Amy Newbold of Sewtopia Feb 28, 2018

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Amy Newbold talks to us about her quilting life and her development of Sewtopia, an online community that has retreats around the country three times a year. Sewtopia came to New Orleans in the Fall, and we got a first-hand look at its amazing-ness

Jill Repp from June Tailor talks about lots of cool tools and products Feb 27, 2018

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Jill Repp sent us two boxes for research! We talk about all kinds of things quilty -- she talks about being an entrepreneur and inventor, and about the experience of working at June Tailor.

Field Trip Report: QuiltCon 2018 by JWQ Reporter Jeanette Floyd Feb 26, 2018

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Jeanette Floyd tells us about QuiltCon 2018, which was held in Pasadena, CA. She talks to us about the quilts, the experience, the lectures, and being a reporter for us at a quilt show.

Week 3 Recap Feb 23, 2018

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This week we had three guests -- Susan Blexrud (quilter and romance novelist), Seth Hackler (quilter, and FB "Quilting on a Budget"), and Rachel Bishop (quilter and Quilted Owl). The recap talks about guests for next week, getting the Pinterest and Instagram pages more active, and having our Quilting Army post "how to" videos on our YouTube site. We're growing...it's exciting!

Seth Hackler, quilter and founder of "Quilting on a Budget" FB Group Feb 19, 2018

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Seth Hackler is a quilter and the mastermind behind "Quilting on a Budget" FB Group, which now has over 30,000 members in just one year. He talks to us about the meaningfulness of quilting with his mom, his quilting life, and his philosophy behind and development of the FB Group.

Susan Blexrud, quilter and romance novelist talks to us about her quilting life Feb 19, 2018

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Susan sits down with us and talks about all things quilty. She talks about art quilts, about her love of quilting, and her experience writing romance novels.

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