Measure Twice, Cut Once

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . ALL-OVER FEATHER sign-up https://view.flodesk.com/pages/615cd912f88d548e68f5c5010 -------------------- Michelle Oliveto is new-ish to the world of quilt making, but a long-time surface designer. She's created a boutique fabric brand to showcase the artistry of designers from around the world. At it's heart i...

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . ALL-OVER FEATHER sign-up https://view.flodesk.com/pages/615cd912f88d548e68f5c501 -------------------- Lauren Wright is the creator behind Molly And Mama, a studio for pretty stitches. She loves pastel, sweet colors, and delicate prints. We chat about her inspiration, and how she designs many of her small projects made...

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . ALL-OVER FEATHER sign-up https://view.flodesk.com/pages/615cd912f88d548e68f5c501 -------------------- Jess Zeigler shares her quilting story with us. It's a journey from her grandmother's projects, through simple quilt making, longarm quilting for others, and finally her current business model of a membershi...

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . ALL-OVER FEATHER sign-up https://view.flodesk.com/pages/615cd912f88d548e68f5c501 ------------------------- Laura and I had a riveting discussion about the art, the emotion, and the expression that are so visible in her one-of-a-kind pieces. Her words describe her technique the best: "My material is salvaged wood...

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . ALL-OVER FEATHER sign-up https://view.flodesk.com/pages/615cd912f88d548e68f5c501 --------------------------- Cheryl Clossin has been quilting for a long time, and her pieces could more rightly be called works of art. She's pretty sure it's impossible to embellish fabric too much, whether it's applique.....

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . ALL-OVER FEATHER sign-up   ------------------------ Jemima is a crafter from way back, and joins us from her studio in Australia. She's inspired by all things fabric, textiles, buttons, ribbons and embellishments.  "I started quilting in my teens, making quilts from leftover scraps from Mum's sewing pro...

Send a text Georgia is a machine quilter with vast experience, and the wisdom that comes with it. Her kindness and generosity toward novice quilters shines through our entire visit. She gives many tips on business building, and serving customers well. Follow Georgia in these places: Website Facebook Instagram Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to...

Send a text Michele Crawford is a quilter with an impressive resume! She has designed MANY quilt patterns (you'll have to listen to find the exact number😁), and has worked with fabric designers and publications across the country. Michele has fascinating stories about building her business before Google, when you had to physically call the operator (remember making calls in the wee hours to...

Send a text Julia Ward is a military wife, mom to two precocious girls, and a brand new longarm quilting business. She loves to quilt graphic designs that add texture, and play a supporting role. Listen as she tells us stories of her travels, and quilts that come to her from overseas.   Julia talks about getting to know her machine, and the learning curve of using digital designs. We talk about co...

Send a text Laura Piland is a quilter, pattern designer, and homeschooling mom of three boys. She's also an ex-math teacher - and with a last name like Piland - there's a strong love of pi in her house! Laura publishes new quilt patterns from time to time, and likes to spend time offering supporting events such as quilt-alongs. She is also a teacher of her craft, particularly sewing for...

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . Janice E. Frisch received her PhD in folklore from Indiana University, where she studied women’s textile arts, particularly quilting. Her research focuses on transnational influences in textiles and on the stories women tell about their art. She has conducted research at numerous museums, including the International Q...

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . Alice Ikenberry is a fantastic quilt maker! Many of her projects are hand-sewn, using a method called English Paper Piecing. And I realize we didn't really define that on the show, but Google can fill in all those details for you! We DID talk about the influence of Alice's grandmother, her preferred way to s...

Send a text If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review here . Victoria Newmyer tells us why she calls herself the Midlife Quilter, and why this hobby has come to mean so much to her, plus her unique podcast recording location.  She now operates a fabulous online shop, of course The Midlife Quilter , stocking absolutely scrumptious fabrics. Her goals are to sell beautiful fabrics...

Send a text Carolina Moore has never met a craft she doesn't love! She is currently a quilter, pattern designer, mom, video producer, sewing educator, and YouTube-er, with a good dash of humor thrown in. Here are a few time-stamped highlights: 4:45 cutting usable selvages from your fabric 11:53 entrepreneurial opportunity 14:41 the definition of a "perfect" quilt 16:02 the importanc...

Send a text Trudy's love for storytelling and her life-long passion for fabrics and all the needle arts led to the joy she finds in creating.  She creates and teaches fiber arts and art quilting, has written and illustrated a wonderful children's book (The Little Grey Mouse: A Fable in Fabric), and has even made commemorative book covers in quilt form. Trudy has (obviously!) some great s...

Send a text Barb is a local (to me) crafter who stepped up to fill a need for masks early on in the pandemic.  Being rural, she simply put out a bin at the end of her long driveway offering them to anyone who had a need.  How did those masks make a quilt, and how did Barb end up in the news? Well, you'll have to listen to find out! Here's where you can read the News 8 article that featur...

Send a text Tori is an international teacher, speaker, and patten designer. She's been quilting for 20 years and, in fact, has an MA in curriculum and instruction. Tori is also a Certified Teach for Color Confidence (a program from Shannon Brinkley).  Join us as we chat about her experiences as an army wife, crafting in all different areas of the USA. Tori offers LOTS of online classes and wo...

Send a text Ursula McClintock of LDH Scissors has a fascinating story of a family business spanning 2 generations and 2 continents. Not only do they produce high quality sharp tools for your crafting room, but they EDUCATE us as well! What's the perfect tool for a given project? How should it be cared for? All that, and much more, is in this episode. LDH Scissors Website Instagram Facebook Yo...

Send a text Brandy Maslowski is a Quilter on Fire! From piecing and quilting techniques to fiber arts to organizing your studio to judging quilts to authoring a children's book and more....truly on fire! We chat about how the "quilter on fire" came to be, and how quilting and crafting have been a stress reliever and peace-creator in Brandy's life. Brandy talks about her tips fo...

Send a text For about 20 summers, Karen Schoepflin Hagen hit the road and showed off her quilts in gymnasiums and cafeterias across the Western U.S. Now, the quilts she’s made over the past 45 years — hundreds of them! — cover the walls of the former Masonic Lodge in Genesee and are available for public viewing. “To me, it’s just a dream come true,” Karen said. The two-story building on the corner...

Send a text Timna Tarr comes from a long line of quilters but did not begin quilting until after studying art history in college. She bought her first longarm in 2001 and began quilting clients' quilts shortly thereafter. Timna’s own nationally award-winning quilts are in private and corporate collections. They have also been seen in numerous exhibits, magazines, and books as well as on The Q...

Send a text Kimberly Jolly is the genius behind the Fat Quarter shop - your online one-stop source for fabric, patterns & kits, tutorials, cross-stitch supplies...the list goes on and on. Kimberly shares her personal taste in quilts, some of the wisdom she's learned while balancing family and entrepreneurship, and a few of her best tips for building an online business. Fat Quarter Shop In...

Send a text Today's guest is Verushka Zarate. She creates portraits, from fabric, that have got to be seen to be believed! In this episode we chat about Verushka's inspiration (remarkable people), her design process (drafting...color palette choices...the detailed foundation paper piecing) and her personal Pride and Joy (her sons). Be sure to check out her Instagram link below for a tour...

Send a text Kim Soper of Feel Good Fibers gives us some really good life lessons here! "It's about BETTER, not PERFECT".... and "if your space is small you have to have less stuff". Those are words to live by! Kim has some really transformative thoughts about creating a crafting space that you love and that inspires you, plus she offers concrete help in this area to sewist...

Send a text Meri and I have been sisters-in-law for over 30 years, so we share a lot of crafting history. She's not afraid to try things - from beekeeping to shearing sheep and carding wool to knitting socks to soap-making to toothbrush rug-making....she's tried 'em all. I think we forgot to talk about mummifying a chicken with the homeshooled grandkids - but, yeah, she's done...