American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast

I’m so intrigued by Ashley Nickels quilts, they have this unique painting on them and then she adds a wonderful layer of quilting. When I see pieces like this my curiosity has me typing an invite to the maker to come on the show and tell me about their work. And I'm super excited that she is also a writer and has a love of the story. =========== Karen Overton is a long time maker writing about her...

I’m always attracted to beautiful embroidery work. When I saw Kathy Shaw’s books and her work I had to learn more! If you were curious about crazy quilts and stitches, you’ll love this chat! ------------ Heidi Parkes tagline is ‘Artist - Quilts - Mending ‘ and I am intrigued by that. Quilts and Mending on the same line? Heidi will change your mind on what that means. ---------------- Leslie Jeniso...

Erin Dollar of Cotton Flax is a surface pattern designer who does her own print making and has her designs on Robert Kaufman fabrics for us to enjoy. I love hearing how people bring their art to fabric for quilters. Erin’s super talented and you are going to enjoy meeting her. ------------ Karen Neary is a designer, author, and has had her quilts exhibited in shows across the world. She loves to t...

I may have first seen Krista Moser’s work when I spotted her Hollow Star pattern, which is super clever. That lead me to her tutorials which are so complete you’ll feel like you are in class with her! I’m really excited to learn more about using 60-degree angles, these are Krista’s specialty ---- I’ve admired Janelle McKay’s bags for a long time and I’m excited to chat bag making with her today… a...

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You will recognize Shelley Cavanna’s quilts from her signature patterns she designs for her company Cora Quilts. She also has a new fabric line with Benartex. We’ll get a tips from Shelley on how she creates her beautiful color combinations. ---------- Moda fabric designer Stacy Iest Hsu creates darling fabrics that also have stuffed dolls panels. I might be guilty of hoarding these fabrics becaus...

I have a soft spot for embroider and when I saw Valerie Bothell’s newest book “Joyful Daily Stitches” I was excited to have a chat with her. A stitch a day? Maybe we can do that! ---------- I came across Emily Dennis of Quilty Love when I saw photos from quilters doing one of her sew alongs… and you know how I love a great sew along! It’s fun to meet new people and I know you are going to really e...

I love catching up with Amanda Murphy. She was our Dec 2017 Aurifil Designer of the year were you got a peek at her Winter Games fabric. She is an author, Benartex fabric designer and awesome freemotion quilter. Can’t wait to get a few tips on freemotion today! ------------ Susan Emory of Swirly Girl Designs is a designer and her fabrics are darling including her latest Hank & Clementine. She is a...

I’ve been a huge fan of Malka Dubrawsky’s work for years. I love her hand dyed fabric, her quilt shop fabrics and her process for creating. Malka always has the most interesting articles . It’s time we caught up again! -------- Designer and Author Carl Hentsch of 3 Dog Design creates exciting quilts. With circles, and flying geese and angles that capture your attention. He has has a keen interest...

================ Visit American Patchwork & Quilting at www.allpeoplequilt.com. Visit host Pat Sloan at www.patsloan.com. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 60% off a subscription to American Patchwork & Quilting. Visit www.allpeoplequilt.com/deal and use coupon code PODCAST at checkout. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 50% off a digital quilt pattern of...

Designer and Author Debbie Busby of Wooden Spool designs is back to chat with me. We are going to talk about her new book ‘Sew Many Notions’ and dispel a few common fears quilters have about diving into working with wool. --------- Fussy cutting fabric is contagious. I’ve followed posts from Elisabeth Hardey, the event manager in the marketing dept at Robert Kaufman, for awhile. Then when she and...

If you are in instagram you must be following Susan Ache, better known as yardgrl60. Susan has a way with fabric that is unbelievable. Gorgeous quilts … one.. right .. after the other. And we are so lucky she wrote a book with 13 of her favorite quilt designs that use 2 ½” strips ---------- Lisa Amundson from ‘Around the Bobbin’ has wonderful patterns for home dec and bags. I love her use of fabri...

Artist, Author, teacher, designer of pretty fabrics & wonderful quilts, Shannon Orr also loves to plan! Planning what she will make is such a passion for her she created an amazing ‘Plan to Quilt’ journal! She is going to share her top planning tips with us today, I can’t wait! ----------- Award winning Quilt designer Sylvia Schaefer has a modern style with a little bit of science put in the mix....

I can’t wait to chat with Deb Tucker! She has been creating and teaching quiltmaking for 30+ years and her specialty is piecing efficiency. From patterns to tools to demos Deb can help us get it right easily! ------------ Author, Moda fabric designer and curator of fun project, my friend Amy Ellis always has something going on! We are going to chat about some of her collaborations including her ne...

At the end of every year I my own show. I talk about some favorite books that came out this year and why I love them, it seems to have been the year of 'blue' With so many great shows, you might have missed a few of my favorites.. So I selected 4 shows through the year to highlight Curious what American Patchwork magazine & Me are hosting in 2018, that's here too! Plus a fun Q&A from my Facebook G...

I learned how to sew by making clothing. In reality I made clothing badly but I still kept making them, even wore some. I wish I’d had a ‘Joi Mahon’ to teach me. Joi is an author, teacher, owns the Sewing Factory in Sioux City, Iowa, is a fellow Baby lock ambassador and clothing pattern designer. She also has a rich family history of sewing which includes quilts. Can’t wait for you to meet her and...

Marney Hertel writes at Made by Marney where she shares her darling paper pieced designs! ------------- Kathleen Berlew is a designer that writes at kbbcrafts and her work is showcased in many of the Quilts & More issues, like her heart pillow in the summer 2017 issue & the awesome ocean scene the Winter 2018 issue of the magazine. She works in felt and I’m excited to chat with her about how we ca...

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Afton Warrick writes at Quilting Mod and I love the projects she shares. Being a HUGE Alice in Wonderland fan, I right away started to follow her progress on her amazing Alice in Wonderland quilt, I knew we needed to be friends! Today we are going to chat a bit of Alice love, but also about documenting your quilting, and I am hoping she has a few tips on sewing with a new baby for you moms out the...

Kathy Tracy has a love of quilts and reproduction fabrics are her paint. She always adds in a bit of history to her quilt patterns and books, which is an awesome connection to the past. We are going to talk Small & Scrappy quilts, which is the title of her newest book ------------ You’ll recognize successful author and online teacher Nancy Scott of Masterpiece Quilting! Nancy’s unique twist on tra...

The talented Jera Brandvig of Quilting in the rain is a fabric designer and author. She love quilt as you go and her new book is wonderful and full of tips! We are going to talk about color selections, blocks and get tips on quilting units ----------- Victoria Gertenbach is the voice behind the website The Silly BooDilly. I've been following her work for a long time and I love it! We are going to...

Cindy and Bret Cloward are the owners and amazing team to bring us Riley Blake Fabrics. Starting just about 10 years ago, they have a diverse selection of fabric style and share wonderful technique and process videos. Add to that their new Online class website and you have a recipe for fun! Cindy joins me today, its been awhile since we spoke, and this time we’ll have a nice long chat about how al...

Marcia Harmening is the designer of Happy Stash Quilting, what a great name! She is an author, teacher and contributor to American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. You’ll recognize her quilts from the magazine pages, including the cover! We are going to chat about applique and how her years of living in Alaska formed her color sense. www.happystashquilts.com ------------------ With a website named Q...

Jona Giammalva is maker. She teaches, is an author, and a shop owner. Her fun path started with selling finished items online, to writing books & patterns, and her latest is having having an teaching studio. I am excited for you to get to know Jona and we’ll talk about teaching children to sew, she has some great pointers!  makesewingstudio.com/ ----------------- My love of folk art drew me to Reb...

As I travel the country I’m always on the lookout for Barn quilts. When I saw Kristi Coupe’s barn quilts at Put a Quilt on it, I knew I had to have one! She is creating wonderful barn quilts for the quilters of today to use outside and inside their homes. I can wait for you to meet her and learn about her passion for barn quilts https://putaquiltonit.com/ ----------------- Sherri Noel of RebeccaMa...