American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast

Sara Gallegos and I meet at Baby lock when filming a release for the new Destiny II machine. I’ve meet Sara before but that was the first we’d worked together and had such fun! She is an amazing teacher and versed in an incredible number of techniques. Also machine expert, and today we are going to get learn a little bit about how quilters can use their serger for.. quilts! Visit Sara sewpositivel...

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I’m delighted to have Amy Butler back on the show. I want to find out about her newest fabric line called Soulmate which is a gorgeous cotton poplin with incredible prints. I had a chance to see this line made into so many projects at the trade show, including a gorgeous dress Amy had on. She & her husband/business partner David also travel a lot to host events. I want to chat about how her travel...

My friend designer Kristyne Czepuryk has a new section of her business, she is now a Moda fabric Designer! Kristyne does amazing projects, she did one for our Splendid Sampler book with gorgeous stitching. Her fabrics are super happy and we’ll learn how she designed them. Plus a great tip from her today! www.prettybyhand.com ------------- I’m excited today to have a chance to chat with Christopher...

Matt Reese is the new owner of the wonderful quilt show Road 2 California. I want you to meet Matt, some of you already know him from his years of working the show with his grandmother. And my curiosity was about bringing in all the show quilts to hang for the show. What is the process? How do they track it? Matt is going to tell us how they do it at R2C! www.road2ca.com ============= If you have...

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You know you are going to find fun and whimsy when you learn a designer started her business on April fools day! Sue Marsh of Whistle Creek Pig Production is just that! As a fabric designer, author and creator of darling designs, she knows how to put a smile on your face when making her projects! Whistlepig Creek Productions ------------------ Artist and author Deborah Fisher’s book ‘Quilt Giving’...

It’s always fun for me to be able to talk with future guest at a show where they have all their quilts for me to see.. well maybe not all but a group! I had seen Dora Cary of Orange Dot Quilts booth and knew I had to meet. I didn’t the first time, but after inviting her to the show, we had a chance to talk this past May at an event. I love all her work, it’s fresh, inspiring and something I’d like...

On this week’s American Patchwork & Quilting podcast, editors Jody Sanders, Lisa Schumacher, Lindsay Mayland, and designer Elizabeth Stumbo discuss quilting instrutry trends from Quilt Market. From the new neutral color to the motif that's everywhere, the editors share what popular items they think will hit your local quilt shops soon. Then Lisa and Elizabeth discuss Quilt Sampler magazine. They s...

The first time I saw Alex Anderson was in my living room on my television for her HGTV show "Simply Quilts". Alex tells us how she really got that job, and how she moved from there into the first internet tv show at The Quilt Show. This is recorded live and I don't do any touch ups, so you find out we lost the connection but got her back! http://alexandersonquilts.com/ =------------- Chat with Pat...

Erin Schlosser found her calling as a teacher early on, and mixed with design background.. we are the lucky winners of her talent! We talk about home sewing, fabric content, and that trying something you think is 'hard' might not really be hard at all! http://www.schlosserdesigns.com/ --------------- Have you wondered what the difference is between types of quilt shows? Local guilds, Regional or N...

I love trying new things with fabric and thread. Joanne Sharpe combines those so well inher Whimsical Stitching, she even wrote a book about it! She has a great way of looking at fabric to create and tells us a bit about being fearless http://joannezsharpe.blogspot.com/ --------- Many of you have seen Koala Studios at your favorite quilt shows. You may even have them in our sewing studio or you ar...

Heather Givans of CrimsonTATE has a fun loving style! Her latest fabric line is called Literary and I’m really interested in how she developed her patterns to showcase the fabric. She is also a shop owner and I really want to visit her store!www.crimsontate.com --------- If you have been quilting for awhile, you will recognize the brand name Thimbleberries and the designer behind that is Lynette J...

Many times I am introduced to a quilter’s work via a project they have shared that I run across. With Erin Davis of ‘Sew at home mummy’ that is the case. I love Mid Century Modern design and I ended up finding her articles about her love of that style, and finding out she quilts and does super great design! www.sewathomemummy.com -------------' The quilting industry is full of successful family bu...

Mary Covey is an author with the most recent books an array of super useful machine quilting design books. She has been longarm quilting for longer than I’ve been quilting, when hardly anyone knew what a longarm was. mary’s going to share with me how to think about adding the quilt designs and a big more! www.marycoveydesigns.com. -------- When I found Jennifer Rossotti's site, Ginger Peach Studio...

Robin Vizzone primitive book http://www.briarrootprimitives.com/ ---------- Judy GAUTHIER C&T book author http://www.bungalowquilting.com/ ------------ Sharon Tucker http://grassrootsquiltstudio.com/ ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your...

Sharon Holland's fabric caught my eye. Then I was scrolling her website and instagram to look at all her beautiful photos. Sharon joins me to chat about fabric design and we’ll explore how one develops a style about their quilt patterns. https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/ --------------------- I love catching up with Terry Atkinson. She is always coming up with clever fun projects I want to mak...

Cindy Grisdela is a talented designer and focuses on Improvisational work, she is also a member of my local quilt guild! She has a book called Artful Improv and I am happy to be able to learn some insider tips from her today. https://cindygrisdela.com/ ----------------- Kelly Bowser of KelbySews shares all types of techniques and I love her tutorials with step outs that make is the projects fun an...

I love chatting with fabric and quilt designer Emily Herrick of Crazy old Ladies, she is creative and always has fun projects! When I saw her Picnic baskets for the June 2017 American Patchwork & Quilting issue I get hold of Emily to visit with me again! https://www.instagram.com/crazyoldladies/ ------------- Jackie White wrote me a great note telling me about the project Canadian Quilter’s Associ...

When I learned about the ‘Love’ quilt that the Floyd Quilt Guild, of Floyd VA, created I had to know more. The VA tourism board has used ‘Love’ many ways over the years from VA is for lovers to the new “LOVE’ with a heart logo. Many of the rest stops have giant letters in front. Being that I live in VA this makes it even more special to see this amazing quilt and hear it's story. Sallie McCauley a...

I love when I get a note about a quilt project that is unique. Julie Brown Neu collaborated with her sister Karen H. Brown on a children’s book. Julie did the illustrations which are quilts! I love collaborations and the story behind them. Julie is also a talented quilt maker that brings her love of detail into her other work. We’ll hear how the book came about and she has some great tips for us o...

Felicia Brenoe is a talented quiltmaker and designer. From teeny tiny log cabin blocks to appliqueing a garden she has designed it all. I really love her philosophy on honoring your personal style. We chat about her book, how living in Norway introduced her to textiles and a tip on how to handle tiny paper piecing! http://www.feliciasworld.com/ -------------- I truly love the internet. How else wo...

I love discovering how clever and resourceful designers are. Sue Pfau of Sweet Jane Quilting has a book with 12 project sure to make you swoon over precuts! And Her story about how you landed on this is great! Anyone can be successful with a little formula in their pocket. https://www.instagram.com/sweetjanequilts/ ============== I’m so happy to chat with Jacquie Gering again! If I can point to on...

I’m smitten with the delightful images that Tasha Noel creates. On fabric and in her embroidery, they are darling! We’ll get an insider peek to how Tasha designs and I can’t wait to hear more about how she loves to use decorative stitches as quilting stitches on her machine! www.instagram.com/tashanoel1/ ============== I’m delighted that Linda Thielfoldt is my quilt expert joining me every month i...

I believe a lot of us first noticed Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill’s work with her ‘Buzzz’ quilt that won the 2015 Quilt Alliance animal quilt contest. I want to learn how Sheri has taken her graphics design background, love of math, and symmetry to her unique quilts. With this combo Sheri’s quilts pull a lot of design punch. We’ll hear today how she works through creating a new design http://wholecirclest...