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The Quilter on Fire Podcast

Quilter on Fire is the quilting podcast for makers ready to move from technically capable to creatively confident. Award-winning host Brandy Maslowski sits down with quilters, designers, textile artists, and industry voices from around the world for honest conversations about craft, creativity, and building a life around what you love to make. Brandy is an NACQJ-certified quilt judge, teacher, speaker, textile artist, author, and quilt travel tour host who traded a firefighting career for a life in quilting.

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QOF Episode 28 - Art Quilts (SAQA) with Martha Sielman May 25, 2021

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Whether you are just thinking about trying your first fibre art technique or you’ve been making art quilts for years, today’s topic will bring out your artsy side. Studio Art Quilt Associates, or SAQA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing art quilting as a fine art medium. Stay tuned to meet the Executive Director of SAQA - Martha Sielman and learn all about this creative organization.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TRAILER: https://youtu.be/mfyT5IESz-4
LINK TO PODCAST GIVEAWAY: https://kingsumo.com/g/axj6xx/qof-episode-28-giveaway
This week's giveaway is the book Exploring Art Quilts with SAQA and 2 lucky winners will each win a book.
LINK TO SAQA ART ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/saqaart
LINK TO THE TEXTILE TALKS: https://www.saqa.com/resources/textiletalks
LINK TO BECOME A SAQA MEMBER: https://www.saqa.com/members
Coupon Code: TALKS

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QOF Episode 27 - Oliso Irons with Michele Muska May 18, 2021

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Today’s episode is all about irons and we know that quilters love their irons! My guest is the Director of Content and Community Relations for Oliso and her name is Michele Muska. I ask her all of my ironing questions and she'll share the story about how that cool lifting technology for the Oliso iron was invented. Ironing is a great topic for quilters and I’m so thrilled I reached out to Michele because not only did I find an expert in the industry, but I also found a new friend.
LINK TO PODCAST TRAILER: https://youtu.be/8UWRUYgiRzI
LINK TO PODCAST GIVEAWAY:
This week's giveaway is the BIGGEST GIVEAWAY YET!
1. Oliso Mini Project Iron - your choice of colour!
2. Yazzi Bag for the Mini Iron
3. Michele's book Quilting the New Classics
LINK TO OLISO ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/olisohome/
LINK TO MICHELE MUSKA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/michelemuska/

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QOF Episode 26 - Fabric Portraits with Val Wilson May 11, 2021

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My guest for episode 26 is Valerie Wilson. I have known for over a decade and often been up to my elbows with fabric dyeing and flour resist paste in her studio. Oh, how she had the patience to put up with me I have no idea. I had the joy of working with Val on a Fibre Art Network challenge several years ago. We had to partner up and one quilter (Val) was to make a fabric portrait and her challenge partner (me) was to make an abstract version of that art piece. I was so impressed with the vibrant colour palette, intricate detail of the cut appliqué and the incredible stitching on her 1950s car portrait that it was easy to be inspired to create a partner piece. Working with her was a breeze and it was one of my favourite challenges to this day. So on this episode of the podcast we’ll be talking about photo to fibre art portraits and Val’s new book.
Link to the Podcast Trailer - https://youtu.be/Dw4WNEBxVV8
Link to the GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/4tympg/qof-episode-26-giveaway
Link to Val's Website - https://valeriewilsonartist.com/

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QOF Episode 25 - Pojagi with Elizabeth DeCroos May 04, 2021

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My guest for episode 25 is Elizabeth DeCrooz and she loves quilting, pojagi, embroidery and sewing in her studio. Her business is called Epida Studio and she has a super fun O Canada Sew Along happening right now just in time for Canada Day. She has a wonderful story about where she’s lived in the world and why she’s in love with Pojagi.
LINK TO THE PODCAST TRAILER - https://youtu.be/mXyaIEYsBgg
LINK TO THE GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/ubmon0/qof-episode-25-giveaway
LINK TO EPIDA STUDIO - https://www.epidastudio.com/
LINK TO THE O Canada Sew Along - https://www.epidastudio.com/o-canada-sew-along/

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QOF Episode 24 - QuiltCon 2020 Winner Peter Byrne Apr 27, 2021

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Peter Byrne is an international award winning modern quilter, teacher and speaker with a passion for innovation and design. He went from beginner quilter in 2009 to winning “Best in Show” and “Best Machine Quilting Frameless” at QuiltCon 2020. Along his path he became a full time student of the craft and joined the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild in 2017 to further his quilting experience. He made numerous quilts in 2017 and 2018 to develop his skills, followed by sharing the spotlight at Quilts at the Creek! In 2019 he decided to start making quilts specifically for juried shows and has really found his passion. He shares all of this in his action packed Virtual Trunk Show called “Behind the Seams” with Peter Byrne. If you are a guild Program Coordinator and you are intrigued by his story you can book his trunk show at www.peterbquilts.com.

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QOF Episode 23 - Laura Coia of Sew Very Easy Apr 20, 2021

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Laura Coia is the brains and the talent behind Sew Very Easy on youTube. If you are checking her channel out for the first time, the hours will slip by and you’ll have a dozen new projects on your UFO list! Whether you’re attempting your first projects or you are an experienced sewist or quilter, every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon Laura brings you education, entertainment and loads of tips and tricks. Her videos on quilting, sewing and crafting will inspire you to spend more time in your quilting studio.
LINK TO TRAILER: https://youtu.be/6-aGvfU5FMg
LINK TO CONTEST: https://kingsumo.com/g/wxqbzu/qof-episode-23-giveaway
LINK TO Sew Very Easy on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSrQrJOmfFjI6Jl_V3WiJw
LINK TO - The Travelling Quiltcase: https://travellingquiltcase.com/

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QOF Episode 22 - Accountabilibuddies with Felicity Ronaghan & Nadia Sokal Apr 13, 2021

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Felicity Ronaghan and Nadia Sokal take us through their process for what they call being "accountabilibuddies." Whether they’d say so or not - they are excellent at keeping each other accountable. I know this because they are my friends from the Okanagan Modern Quilt Guild and at the monthly show and tell we see their projects unfold. I also follow them on Instagram and I’m consistently astonished at the sheer volume of piecing and quilting they do on a weekly basis. They build their weekly task lists and share them with each other and bit by bit they tackle their goals. Today's topic? ACCOUNTABILITY
LINK TO THE YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/IlkmK0uEhjo
The Episode 22 Podcast Giveaway is;
5 fat quarters of Northcott fabric from the Briarwood Collection by Michel Designworks

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/yf1pgs/qof-episode-22-giveaway
LINK to Felicity Ronaghan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felicityquilts/Link to Nadia Sokal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadialovesfabric/

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QOF Episode 21 - Love Yourself Thin with Dara Tomasson Apr 06, 2021

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QOF Podcast Episode 21 with Dara Tomasson - longarm quilter, author of 2 quilting books, free motion quilting liberator and certified life coach at Love Yourself Thin.
LINK TO YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/2ER1VkLNDXk
LINK TO GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/ncpxs5/qof-episode-21-giveaway
LINK TO Dara Tomasson on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daratomasson/?hl=en

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QOF Episode 20 - Wendy Zvara and the Coat of Many Colours Mar 30, 2021

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QOF Podcast Episode 20 is an interview with Wendy Zvara. I just had to have her on the show. You know how much I love and support Quilts of Valour and Wendy is a military mom of 3 raising a young family with her husband Michael. She is working, going to school and juggling it all while still finding a little bit of time for her love of quilting. Her heartwarming story caught my eye on social media when I saw a picture of her adorable daughter Calyla on Christmas morning wearing a gift that her mom had made for her. The joy on Calyla’s face had me scrambling to reach out to Wendy to get her on the show. This child is a huge Dolly Parton fan and in this episode we’ll be talking about Wendy’s quilting story and Calyla’s Coat of Many Colours.
LINK TO YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/u2KNP9xCzA0
LINK TO CONTEST GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/cotpid/qof-episode-20-giveaway
LINK TO WENDY ZVARA ON FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/wendy.surak.9

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QOF Episode 19 - Quilting Arts founder Pokey Bolton Mar 23, 2021

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Pokey Bolton is the founder of Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines, and Founding Host of Quilting Arts TV. I poured through her magazines and watching her shows for over a decade and I can truly say that the wonderful techniques and guests that she has featured over the years have shaped the art quilter I am today.

With the wealth of experience she has in publishing, media, events, and craft adventures she has now founded Crafting a Life, a creative retreat and event business that is just exploding with popularity. In 2016 she launched CRAFT NAPA - an event which includes crafting, sewing collage, quilting workshops, wine education, wine excursions, and an Artisans’ Market.

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