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QOF Episode 98 - Tula Pink - PART 2 Dec 27, 2022

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My guest today (and last week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with Aurifil, she's designed the front of several BERNINA sewing machines and she is one of their International Spokespeople. She has even created her own line of sewing tools called Tula Pink Hardware. We had so much to talk about and the episode was so great and so long that we split it in two! Be sure to listen in to last week's episode! A win win for everyone!
ENTER the contest giveaway here (on until Jan. 1st at 1pm PST)
Visit Tula Pink's website
Visit Free Spirit Fabric's website
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Check out the Oliso Mini Project Iron here

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QOF Episode 97 - Tula Pink - PART 1 Dec 20, 2022

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My guest today (and next week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with Aurifil, she's designed the front of several BERNINA sewing machines and she is one of their International Spokespeople. She has created her own line of sewing tools called Tula Pink Hardware and that's just the tip of the iceberg. We had so much to talk about and the episode was so great and so long that we split it in two! Be sure to listen in TWO WEEKS IN A ROW! A win win for everyone!
ENTER the contest giveaway here (on until Jan. 1st at 1pm PST)
Visit Tula Pink's website
Visit Free Spirit Fabric's website
Sign up for Aurifil's NEWSLETTER
Check out the Oliso Mini Project Iron here

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QOF Episode 96 - CDN Modern Quilt Collective with Amanda Brown Dec 13, 2022

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I first heard of the Canadian Modern Quilt Collective when their Instagram page came onto my feed one day. I was excited to hear about the great Canadian Shop Hop. I was very interested in the topic. As a Canadian myself I loved this idea of promoting local quilt shops across the nation. Amanda Brown is the curator of that Instagram feed where she features Canadian modern quilters as well. I reached out to her to find out more and it went something like this…
Link to the CMQC
Link to the contest Giveaway

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QOF Episode 95 - Award Winning Quiltmaker Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill Dec 06, 2022

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My guest today is Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studio. Sheri is a graphic designer, quilt pattern publisher, award-winning quilter, educator, and creative entrepreneur. Her quilts have gained international recognition, including awards from Quilt Con, International Quilt Festival, Quilt Week Paducah, the Quilt Alliance, and the Modern Quilt Guild, and today we explore her story. Find her @wholecirclestudio on Instagram.

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Shoreline Shells Block of the Month + quilt sew along : https://blog.wholecirclestudio.com/?p=6626
Behind the scenes of the making of the 270 Colors quilt: https://www.wholecirclestudio.com/?p=792
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Giveaway details coming soon...I've had a crazy day so check again after dinner (pacific time) and I'll have the weekly giveaway here!

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QOF Episode 94 - Surface Pattern Design with Maureen Fiorellini Nov 29, 2022

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My guest today is Maureen Fiorellini of www.maureenmaker.com. She is an artist, design consultant and surface pattern designer with Studio E Fabrics who specializes in sweet, adorable nature themed art for the young and young at heart. Beyond her design expertise in business and products, she has a passion for all things handmade.
She creates patterns and blog hops and today on the podcast we explore her story.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MAUREEN'S WEBSITE
CLICK HERE FOR THE FIND YOUR PATH BLOG/INSTAGRAM TOUR
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE CONTEST for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Maureen's latest fabric collection called Find Your Path.

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QOF Episode 93 - Sewing Machine Everything with Adrienne Gallagher Nov 22, 2022

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National Product Educator - BERNINA joins me - you won't believe the bloopers!
Get ready for some sewing, machine tips, maintenance talk, her top five favourite feet and more... AND LOOK AT THESE LINKS! Scroll through them all because we talked about so much and Adrienne had so much to offer!
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Please register for Longarm Quilting When You Are Short on Space on Nov 23, 2022 1:00 PM EST at:

Love the professional look of longarm quilting but not willing to give up your entire sewing room for a quilt frame? BERNINA Educator Adrienne shows options to fit any space. Learn about frame sizes, table models, and even using your BERNINA embroidery machine to give you top-notch results. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6263528943158213647

Please register for Big Ideas from the BERNINA Big Book Series on Jan 18, 2023 1:00 PM EST at:

Want to be as nerdy as the BERNINA of Canada Educators? Or do you want to deepen your BERNINA machine knowledge? Believe it or not, the BERNINA Big Books are the backbone of their expertise. Come join Deb and Adrienne as they share with you their favourite uses and hints from the entire Big Book Series. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8625577887272294667

Kaffe Sweepstakes link: https://berninakaffefassett.ca/

TULA Quilt designs and Instructions
Tula Pink: The Quilting Edition by embroideryonline.com

https://embroideryonline.com/Tula-Pink-The-Quilting-Collection/?_ga=2.11693111.2057904258.1668441989-551015528.1602621120&_gac=1.21128777.1668455585.CjwKCAiA68ebBhB-EiwALVC-Niy3yyuGFlbFyXDgCcEyOtaplbHLaqXzZWnvsPp5JkSYp4_Ljzb_yxoCAYAQAvD_BwE

Kaffe Machines Links

BERNINA 770 QE PLUS Kaffe Edition - https://www.bernina.com/en-CA/Machines-CA/Series-Overview/BERNINA-7-Series/BERNINA-770-QE-PLUS-Kaffe-Edition

BERNINA 475 QE Kaffe Edition - https://www.bernina.com/en-CA/Machines-CA/Series-Overview/BERNINA-4-Series/BERNINA-475-QE-Kaffe-Edition

BERNINA 790 PLUS Crystal Edition - https://www.bernina.com/en-CA/Machines-CA/Series-Overview/BERNINA-7-Series/BERNINA-790-PLUS-Crystal-Edition

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QOF Episode 92 - QuiltCon Award Winner Sarah Ruiz Nov 15, 2022

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Sarah Ruiz is a quilter and aerospace engineer from Houston, Texas. Her creative and technical sides have always been intertwined from drawing Disney characters and memorizing constellations as a kid to taking humans back to the moon and dreaming up new quilts. Today, quilting perfectly combines her engineering and artistic mindsets, and she loves the puzzle solving required to turn an idea into reality.
You can check our her website to see everything we talked about on the podcast. RIGHT HERE
Enter the podcast giveaway RIGHT HERE
Check out Karen Nyberg's pattern RIGHT HERE

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QOF Episode 91 - Award Winning Quilter Laura Gates Nov 08, 2022

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Introducing 3 TIME Award Qinning Quilter at the 2022 CQA Show. Laura Gates is a Quiltmaker and Longarm Specialist and she is making waves with her wins with innovative stitching on the Canadian quilt scene.
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Find Laura on Instagram HERE
Patterns we talked about:
Blossoming Gardens by Carolyn Murfitt
Swallow Medallion by Berene Campbell
And be sure to check out the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild to check out info coming soon on their upcoming Quilt Show in May 2023.

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QOF Episode 90 - 3 Canadian Winners at IQF Houston 2022 Nov 01, 2022

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Meet the three Canadian quilters who won awards at the upcoming International Quilt Festival, Houston 2022. My guests today are Joanne Love from White Horse Yukon, Roxanne Nelson from Calgary, Alberta, and Sue Sherman from York, Ontario. I reached out to each of them after I heard about their wins at the I Q F Houston and asked them each a few questions.
Link to the Prize Giveaway.
The Canadian Wildlife Federation backyard wildlife program we discussed on the podcast.

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QOF Episode 89 - Talking Tula Pink with Purple KATZ Quiltng Oct 25, 2022

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Tula Pink has endorsed a brand new Block of the Month in conjunction with Free Spirit Fabrics, Pink Door Fabrics and Paper Pieces. And today on the podcast I'm bringing in the BIGGEST TULA FAN I KNOW - Tracy Brittain Loyek from Purple KATZ Quilting.
Enter the Giveaway HERE
Sign up for the Queen of Diamonds Block of the Month (CANADA)
Sign up for the Queen of Diamonds Block of the Month (USA)
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