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This episode is all about organizing your space. Amanda got some information from some of you from Instagram about the items you use to organize your fabric. In this episode, Amanda also interviews the CEO of Smart Labels, David Hewlett. Amanda was able to try the Smart Labels before the interview. The hope is to help add to the awesome collection of ways we organize our spaces, and inspire you if you need it. A quilter's space is a sacred space. Organization - whatever that looks like - helps the flow of creativity. Hopefully this is helpful for any of you who want ideas for how to store your supplies in a way that keeps you creating!
Shop Organizers and Smart Labels here!
Smart Labels: https://www.qrsmartlabels.com/
Rainbow Drawers: https://bit.ly/4aY8nEN
Clear Shoe Box bins : https://bit.ly/3U5tgqk
Brother Label Maker : https://bit.ly/3QarSRY
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Amanda is taking Karlee Porter's Graffiti Quilting masterclass! Take it with her and when you sign up for the class, use code NYGQS25 to get a $25 discount on your tuition! www.karleeporter.com
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Bessie Pearl Binding Co. is the result of Karen Wade's retail/business experience and desire to help quilters. Karen saw an opportunity to supply quilters with notions and pre-made bias binding. This allowed her to stay home with her young children and do what she loves. Coming from the world of retail gives Karen a keen eye for what her customers want and need. Her bindings are excellently made with high-quality quilting cotton from manufacturers we know and trust. Her goal is to help quilters finish their projects with one less step to do in the process. Karen loves what she does and loves that she can also be flexible while raising her family. So, go check out her shop while you listen!
Shop Binding here!
website: https://bessiepearlbindingco.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bessiepearl/
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Amanda is taking Karlee Porter's Graffiti Quilting masterclass! Take it with her and when you sign up for the class, use code NYGQS25 to get a $25 discount on your tuition! www.karleeporter.com
Show Merch: nygqs.printify.me
Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker and early access to episodes!
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Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop
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Logo art by Myranda Mondry.
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Caitlin is the cool creator behind the sparkly and iridescent rulers we love. Feral Notions Co. (formerly Whipstitch Handmade) was born from the spark of an idea and some accessible business classes. Caitlin spent time in the business classes provided by Terrain Spokane honing her idea and building up her plan. And now, we get to reap the benefits! With her trusty laser (Big Red) and some cool acrylic, Caitlin designs and makes aesthetically pleasing rulers for sewing and quilting. Let your inner child rejoice at the glitter and confetti! Caitlin not only makes rulers and designs stickers and wearables, she is also a Spay/Neuter Veterinarian at a local shelter a few days a week. Caitlin's desire to spread love and joy with quilting is the fuel for her business (and people buying her rulers!), and she hopes her rebrand brings more joy and excitement. You have to be a little bit feral to be a quilter.
Find Caitlin here!
website: https://feralnotions.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feralnotionsco/
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Amanda is taking Karlee Porter's Graffiti Quilting masterclass! Take it with her and when you sign up for the class, use code NYGQS25 to get a $25 discount on your tuition!
Show Merch: nygqs.printify.me
Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker and early access to episodes!
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow
https://www.instagram.com/sweetpeadesigncompany
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@notyourgrannysquiltshow
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop
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Episodes are recorded, edited and produced by Amanda Oros.
Logo art by Myranda Mondry.
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Lacie Messerly is a quilter and podcaster. Her show motto "You can sit with us" is a call to welcome all quilters who feel like they're not welcomed or invited in some quilty spaces. Lacie started with other hobbies, such as cross-stitching, scrapbooking, and painting wooden signs. As a stay-at-home mom, Lacie was looking for something new to do, so reached out to her mom for help learning how to quilt. After rage quitting for a few years, Lacie picked it back up again and started sharing her makes in 2015 on Instagram. With some experience under her belt with making some t-shirt quilts and the infamous "Lips" quilt, Lacie formed Messy Quilts in 2022. In 2023, Ashelyn, Lacie's sister-in-law invited her to create a podcast to talk about quilting. The Grateful Thread podcast was launched with quick growth and a devoted following of "Thread Heads".
Lacie loves quilting and being able to share her gift with others, but also wants to be sure she's balancing her business and her personal artistic endeavors. Head to Lacie's website or her Instagram to see her beautiful work!
Find Lacie here!
website: https://www.messyquilts.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/messyquilts
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Amanda is taking Karlee Porter's Graffiti Quilting masterclass!
Take it with her and when you sign up for the class, use code NYGQS25 to get a $25 discount on your tuition! www.karleeporter.com
Show Merch: nygqs.printify.me
Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker and early access to episodes!
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow
https://www.instagram.com/sweetpeadesigncompany
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@notyourgrannysquiltshow
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop
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Episodes are recorded, edited and produced by Amanda Oros.
Logo art by Myranda Mondry.
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Emily is a TikTok famous quilter who has a huge following of young new quilters! She started making quilting videos and tutorials during the 2020 lockdowns. She was having fun quilting, so why not share the joy? Formerly in advertising, Emily had some helpful tips and tools about making interesting content. Not only did she go viral, but she has held a large following of young makers who are eager to learn. Her current role as a pre-K teachers gives her insight into making beginner-friendly tutorials for making beautiful quilts. Emily is an extrovert and loves to chat with her fans and followers. On her TikTok Live, she sews and answers questions from her viewers. This allows Emily to remove some of the barriers of having a long-distance sewing community. Emily is planning to take her famous hexagon quilt to more National Parks this year, and you'll probably be able to find her hanging out at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in July. In the meantime, check out the episode, and look into some of her great tutorials over on TikTok!
Find Emily here!
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@emandbear_?_t=8ijdjrjdm38&_r=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emand.bear
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Graffiti Quilting Class: Sign up for the class on her website and use code NYGQS25 to get a $25 discount on your tuition! Amanda is taking the class, so join her! www.karleeporter.com
Show Merch: nygqs.printify.me
Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker and early access to episodes!
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow
https://www.instagram.com/sweetpeadesigncompany
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@notyourgrannysquiltshow
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop
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Episodes are recorded, edited and produced by Amanda Oros.
Logo art by Myranda Mondry.
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Welcome to the 100th Episode of Not Your Granny's Quilt Show!
Karlee Porter is a professional quilter who came to the industry in a non-traditional way. Karlee has always been artistic and loved sharing her art with her friends and classmates all through school. To earn extra money, Karlee would sell her designs and homemade caramels. When she was out of high school, newly married, and needing a job, she worked for HandiQuilter as a builder of subcomponents for the longarm machines. This is how Karlee was introduced to quilting. When she realized she could translate her drawings and art style onto fabric, she practiced for hours at work and at home to hone her skills.
In 2014, Karlee wrote and self-published her book "Graffiti Quilting: A Simple Guide to Complex Designs". This year is the 10th anniversary of the first edition of her book. However, Karlee has tripled the size of the first book and the next Graffiti Quilting Class participants will receive the new version of the book in their Welcome Kit!
Sign up for the class on her website and use code NYGQS25 to get a $25 discount on your tuition! Amanda is taking the class, so join her!
Find Karlee here!
website: https://www.karleeporter.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karleeporterdesign
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Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker and early access to episodes!
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Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop
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Logo art by Myranda Mondry.
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Janice Reimer is a Structural Biologist by day and a Quilter by night...and weekends. After resisting becoming a quilter for much of her life, Janice was introduced to EPP and whole-cloth hand quilting. The rest, as they say, is history. Janice was born and raised in the Canadian prairies, and after working in San Diego for three years, she returned to Canada. Janice's analytical mind helps her create modern-traditionalist quilt patterns that have eye-catching design and flow.
Janice's most recent pattern, "Saros", plays with the asymmetry of the cycle of eclipses. Its modern design is a visual delight, and appeals to the precision-focused quilter.
Since recording this episode, Janice became a QuiltCon ribbon winner with her quilt titled "Anechoic". She received the MQG Excellence Award. Go check it out!
Find Janice here!
website: https://prairieandocean.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prairieandocean/
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YouTube: https://youtube.com/@notyourgrannysquiltshow
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop
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Logo art by Myranda Mondry.
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Amanda talks us through her first time going to QuiltCon! This year, 2024, it was held in Raleigh, North Carolina. If you've never heard of QuiltCon, go check it out! It's hosted by The Modern Quilt Guild each year.
Amanda shares what she experienced, who she met, and her thoughts on the quilt show. She shares it all! The ups, the downs and the in-betweens. She met so many amazing quilters, friends of the podcast and new friends. She can't wait to go back next year! See you in Phoenix in 2025!
**Learn to Graffiti Quilt with Me!**
Check out https://www.karleeporter.com/shop/education/graffiti-quilting-master-class/ for the details! Use code: NYGQS25 for an additional $25 off your class!
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Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker and early access to episodes!
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Episodes are recorded, edited and produced by Amanda Oros.
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The only thing Kate from @quiltwithmisskate loves more than quilts, is friendship! Kate’s first job ever was at a quilt store folding FQs, later becoming store manager to Virginia’s largest quilt shop, Patchwork Plus, later still becoming the Moda / Ruby Star Society rep for the southeast. Then, she met the great love of her life and moved to Maui. Which leads us to today! Although a long-time quilter, Kate is relatively new to the online quilt world, as moving to Maui forced he out of her comfort zone and onto the internet to find quilty friends! When not quilting Kate can be found traveling the world, reading like a fiend, championing escape rooms and eating tacos while watching trash tv and writing snail mail.
Find Kate here!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiltwithmisskate/
Quilty Trips!
Netherlands: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/ee24040924q52144/#eotours
Iceland: https://usquilttours.com/tours/iceland-in-summer-a-quilters-tour/
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Show Merch: nygqs.printify.me
Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker and early access to episodes!
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow
https://www.instagram.com/sweetpeadesigncompany
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Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop
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Amber Elliot is the artist/pattern designer/quilter/educator behind Alderwood Studio. She has been sewing all her life, and has always loved bringing various fabrics together to give them new life. As a child, she used her grandmother's old clothes to create new fashion for her mom to wear. Then as a teen, Amber decided that she was going to make a quilt, so she did. Since then, Amber has quilted on and off, but when she started doing it more seriously, she realized that the design and the pattern layout was her favorite part. Up to that point, Amber had never used someone else's pattern. But, realizing that she wanted to try writing her patterns, she started purchasing patterns so she could learn how it was done. As Amber was building her pattern-writing skills, she had the idea for a subscription box that would bring fun projects right to your door (or inbox). In addition to the Modern Makes box, Amber felt compelled to create a pattern-writing course for budding designers. She decided to help other people do what she struggled to do on her own. If you know anyone who has taken her course, then you know that her platform builds strong partnerships in the quilting community. Amber believes in the old adage - "a rising tide lifts all boats". And as she pursues her dreams, Amber is now one of Riley Blake's new fabric designers! Her fabric line comes out this Fall, so call your local quilt shops to request it!
Amber's designs are beautiful and classically modern. They hold the title of "modern heirloom" and can be found in her shop online, in her book "Modern Heirloom Quilting" and at local quilt shops near you! Please enjoy Amber!
Find Amber here:
Website (shop, blog) : https://www.alderwood-studio.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alderwoodstudio
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Show Merch: nygqs.printify.me
Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker and early access to episodes!
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow
https://www.instagram.com/sweetpeadesigncompany
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@notyourgrannysquiltshow
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop
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Episodes are recorded, edited and produced by Amanda Oros.
Logo art by Myranda Mondry.
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