Stay Connected….and other life and business lessons learned from quilting. Makers have stories! And crafters have skills!
In these casual chats and interviews, I (often with a guest) talk honestly about creativity. The joy, and hope, and even healing it can bring, and the businesses we can build doing the things we love.
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Jemima is a crafter from way back, and joins us from her studio in Australia. She's inspired by all things fabric, textiles, buttons, ribbons and embellishments.
"I started quilting in my teens, making quilts from leftover scraps from Mum's sewing projects. I was quickly hooked and then started to take classes to learn all about different quilting techniques and skills. My professional Background as a High School Home Economics Teacher has driven my passion for teaching and sharing all things quilts and sewing."
Today she designs quilting and sewing patterns for her label, Tied with a Ribbon, specializing in modern, fun designs that pack a punch and deliver helpful skills and tips that even a beginner quilter/sewer can feel confident in making.
Jemima has also written two books – Weekend Quilting and Quilt Big, and has a 3rd one coming out in 2022. They can be found in her website shop, and in your favorite local quilt shop.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiedwitharibbon/
Website: https://www.tiedwitharibbon.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tiedwitharibbon
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
Georgia is a machine quilter with vast experience, and the wisdom that comes with it. Her kindness and generosity toward novice quilters shines through our entire visit. She gives many tips on business building, and serving customers well.
Follow Georgia in these places:
Website
Facebook
Instagram
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
Michele Crawford is a quilter with an impressive resume! She has designed MANY quilt patterns (you'll have to listen to find the exact number😁), and has worked with fabric designers and publications across the country. Michele has fascinating stories about building her business before Google, when you had to physically call the operator (remember making calls in the wee hours to get the discounted rate?), or send snail mail to reach the marketing department. And then of course, she gives us valuable tips about working with scraps, keeping quilting fun, and much, much more.
Here's where to find Michele online:
Website: https://flowerboxquilts.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flowerboxquilts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboxquilts/
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I would love to hear from listeners who'd like to nominate a crafter with a story to tell! Email me at info@stitchedbysusan.com.
And here's where you can find more of my work:
Website - home of my teaching-style blog, plus info on classes and quilting services
Facebook | Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes & other tutorials
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
Julia Ward is a military wife, mom to two precocious girls, and a brand new longarm quilting business. She loves to quilt graphic designs that add texture, and play a supporting role. Listen as she tells us stories of her travels, and quilts that come to her from overseas.
Julia talks about getting to know her machine, and the learning curve of using digital designs. We talk about color theory (in a not-too-complicated fashion) and her love of rainbow quilts.
You can find Julia in all these places:
Website: https://www.quiltingjules.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliamcteer/
Blog: https://www.quiltingjules.com/blog
Dritz Snag Nab-It - the magical needle for pulling out buried threads
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
Laura Piland is a quilter, pattern designer, and homeschooling mom of three boys. She's also an ex-math teacher - and with a last name like Piland - there's a strong love of pi in her house!
Laura publishes new quilt patterns from time to time, and likes to spend time offering supporting events such as quilt-alongs. She is also a teacher of her craft, particularly sewing for kids. Watch for her on upcoming episodes of the Missouri Star Quilt Company's YouTube channel!
Laura has a remarkable Facebook group - it's all about offering you the best deals in the quilting and crafting world...multiple times a day! Seriously, if you're looking for a great deal on tools, or stocking up for winter crafty projects, check out the feed often. You're pretty sure to find what you're looking for.
Website: SliceofPiQuilts.com
Facebook: Slice of Pi Quilts
Facebook page: Quilting and Sewing Deals
I would love to hear from listeners who'd like to nominate a crafter with a story to tell! Email me at info@stitchedbysusan.com.
And here's where you can find more of my work:
Website - home of my teaching-style blog, plus info on classes and quilting services
Facebook | Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here.
Janice E. Frisch received her PhD in folklore from Indiana University, where she studied women’s textile arts, particularly quilting. Her research focuses on transnational influences in textiles and on the stories women tell about their art. She has conducted research at numerous museums, including the International Quilt Museum, the Winterthur Museum, and the Quilt Gallery and Museum in York, England. Her groundbreaking work on the development of the block-style quilt in the United States was recently published in American Quilts in the Industrial Age, 1760–1870, edited by Patricia Cox Crews and Carolyn Ducey.
In this episode we chat about Janice's first "quilt" style, her wonderful quilting mentor (we should all aspire to be one of these!), and her extensive travels. Janice learned early on that if you volunteer, you get to actually handle the quilts! With gloves, of course.
You can follow her on her blog at TangibleCultureLLC.com and on Instagram @tangibleculture.
She currently works for The Electric Quilt Company, helping them test their latest software for designing quilts, while also running her own business, giving lectures, and teaching about quilts and quilt history. More info and contact information for Janice's lectures can also be found on her website.
A few more links:
listen until the end of the podcast for a coupon code for 20% off
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here.
Alice Ikenberry is a fantastic quilt maker! Many of her projects are hand-sewn, using a method called English Paper Piecing. And I realize we didn't really define that on the show, but Google can fill in all those details for you!
We DID talk about the influence of Alice's grandmother, her preferred way to store and display her quilts, and some of her favorite fabrics and tools. Who doesn't want to talk color and general fabric gorgeousness?? Follow Alice on Instagram for some serious inspiration, and sheer beauty in your feed.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homewithalice/
A few of Alice's favorite tools:
Poke-a-Dots (finger protectors)
Sewline glue pen
Sewline glue refills (2-pk)
I would love to hear from listeners who'd like to nominate a crafter with a story to tell! Email me at info@stitchedbysusan.com, and please cc the nominee.
And here's where you can find more of my work:
Website - home of my teaching-style blog, plus info on classes and quilting services
Facebook | Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here.
Victoria Newmyer tells us why she calls herself the Midlife Quilter, and why this hobby has come to mean so much to her, plus her unique podcast recording location. She now operates a fabulous online shop, of course The Midlife Quilter, stocking absolutely scrumptious fabrics. Her goals are to sell beautiful fabrics, and provide excellent service. You need only scroll through her Instagram feed to see the beautiful part. Victoria also has a blog chock full of practical information, like a 4-part series on how to build a stash you'll love AND USE.
You can meet Victoria in these places:
Website (including shop and blog): midlifequilter.shop
Instagram: @midlife_quilter
Link to Post - How to Build a Proper Stash, Part 1 (you're welcome)
I would love to hear from listeners who'd like to nominate a crafter with a story to tell! Email me at info@stitchedbysusan.com, and please cc the nominee.
And here's where you can find more of my work:
Website - home of my teaching-style blog, plus info on classes and quilting services
Facebook | Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes & other tutorials
podcast.stitchedbysusan.com - past episodes
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
Carolina Moore has never met a craft she doesn't love! She is currently a quilter, pattern designer, mom, video producer, sewing educator, and YouTube-er, with a good dash of humor thrown in.
Here are a few time-stamped highlights:
4:45 cutting usable selvages from your fabric
11:53 entrepreneurial opportunity
14:41 the definition of a "perfect" quilt
16:02 the importance of sharing the mental load, & systems for busy families
28:35 Carolina's generous mentoring philosophy
Find Carolina in these places:
Websites: alwaysexpectmoore.com, carolinamoorepatterns.com
Instagram: @craftmoore
YouTube channel: Carolina Moore
And here's where you can find more of my work:
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
podcast.stitchedbysusan.com - past episodes
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
Trudy's love for storytelling and her life-long passion for fabrics and all the needle arts led to the joy she finds in creating. She creates and teaches fiber arts and art quilting, has written and illustrated a wonderful children's book (The Little Grey Mouse: A Fable in Fabric), and has even made commemorative book covers in quilt form.
Trudy has (obviously!) some great stories, plus insights on SEEING, and developing your own creative pieces.
Trudy can be found on her Facebook page and she'd love to hear from you!
Facebook
Her book would make a fantastic gift for any of the small fry in your life. To purchase, simply email her directly at cowant@shaw.ca, or from her Facebook email link.
And here's where you can find more of my work:
Website - for more information, or to inquire about quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
podcast.stitchedbysusan.com - past episodes
Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.
Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?
Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.
For more information and to sign up, visit our website.
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:
ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class
And here's where you can find more of my work:
YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes
Website - for more information on classes and quilting services
Facebook - current projects and photos
Instagram - current projects and photos
Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials
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