Not Your Granny's Quilt Show

On this episode of Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show , I’m chatting with contemporary fiber artist Mindy Brown about her large-scale art quilts, her creative process, and the questions that keep her work evolving. Mindy builds her practice around sustained inquiry, returning to ideas and visual elements to discover what else they might become. Her work combines improvisation, bold color, and thoughtful...

What if quilting could be more than patterns and precise piecing? What if fabric, paint, and stitch could help you discover your own artistic voice? 🎨🧵 This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show , Amanda sits down with textile artist, author, and educator Deborah Boschert to talk about art quilt collage, creative exploration, and the updated 10th anniversary edition of her book, Art Quilt Collage...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show , I’m talking with quilter and textile artist Sara Washington Goggin, the 2026/2027 Create Change resident at The Laundromat Project in Brooklyn, New York. Sara is a video producer by day, but during the COVID shutdowns, quilting became a creative outlet and a way to stay connected with the people she loved. She began sharing pieces of her life on Instagra...

What if the thing that completely changed your creative direction started with a pile of leftover triangles?  Jenn Marks of Sewistry NC shares how a handmade sewing business, a pandemic, an improv quilting workshop, and some pre-cut triangles eventually led her to modern quilting and textile art. This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m talking with modern quilter, pattern designer, and...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show , I’m talking with San Francisco-based textile artist Ben Venom, whose work brings together the worlds of counterculture, music, repurposed materials, and traditional textile techniques in a way that is completely his own. Ben grew up in the Atlanta punk rock scene of the 1990s, and while earning his MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute, he began making...

What happens when a quilter has an idea, realizes she has talented friends, and lets everyone work their magic? Eva Saunders of Gingerly Quilt Co. joins me to reveal the story behind The Grimoire Dark Magic Sampler , a fantasy-inspired collaborative quilt where every designer gets to shine. My friend and returning guest Eva Saunders of Gingerly Quilt Co. is back on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show to...

What if the quilts we make today become the history someone studies 100 years from now? Quilt historian Tara Miller joins me to talk about the stories, people, women’s history, and cultural context hidden inside the quilts we’ve inherited. From her work curating The American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce to her journey from technical writing to studying quilt history, this conversation might make you...

This week on Not Your Granny's Quilt Show, I'm welcoming back a returning friend, Meagan Guite! Meagan is the Project Coordinator at Ruby Star Society, where she gets a behind-the-scenes look at how fabric collections come to life. From the early conversations and collaborations to the conception of new fabric lines and the final launch, Meagan gets to be part of the process that brings some of ou...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Tara Faughnan, quilter, pattern designer, teacher, and the creative force behind the new Handloom fabric collection with Windham Fabrics. Tara has built a name for herself through her distinctive approach to color, texture, and quilt design. Her quilts bring unexpected color combinations and fresh energy to classic quilt blocks, creating wor...

This week on Not Your Granny's Quilt Show, I'm joined by Luke Haynes, also known as Entropies, an architect turned quilt artist whose bold, large-scale work has redefined what quilts can be. Long before quilting became his career, Luke was a maker. He learned to knit and crochet at a young age, attended an arts high school, and was always drawn to creating with his hands. While still a student, he...

A trip to Japan completely changed the way Teresa Duryea Wong understood quilting. That journey became the foundation for years of research, writing, and preserving quilt history. This week on Not Your Granny's Quilt Show, I'm joined by Teresa Duryea Wong of Third Floor Quilts, an award-winning quilt historian, author, and educator whose passion for quilting has led her around the world. Teresa is...

This week on Not Your Granny's Quilt Show, I'm joined by Brent McGee, a textile artist whose creative journey has taken him from the stage to the sewing studio. Before quilting became his calling, Brent lived a life immersed in the performing arts. A professionally trained musician, he performed in musical theater and spent several years entertaining audiences in a New York City piano bar. Creativ...

This week on Not Your Granny's Quilt Show, I'm joined by Carolina Oneto, an internationally recognized quilt artist, teacher, and soon-to-be author whose work beautifully blends color, design, and artistic expression. Born in Chile, Carolina's path to quilting was anything but traditional. Like many quilters, she began her professional life in engineering, working in the field for several years an...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, the guest is... me! When I'm not behind the microphone, I'm running my longarm quilting business, Sweet Pea Design Company, helping quilters finish their projects and bring their quilt tops to life. In this episode, I'm sharing my updated guide to preparing a quilt for longarm quilting. While I've covered some of these topics before, it felt like the perf...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Steph Skardal, quilter, fiber artist, software engineer, and the featured artist for QuiltCon 2027. Steph’s work has been exhibited in quilt shows and featured in books and magazines, earning recognition for her innovative approach to quilting and textile art. Whether she is designing quilts, experimenting with color, or exploring new artist...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Marion Keller, the Lead Artistic Program Designer for Carrefour European Patchwork Meeting, one of the most unique and internationally celebrated quilt events in the world. Marion never expected to work in the quilting industry or spend her days surrounded by quilts and textile art, but after six years with Carrefour, she considers herself a...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Kenneth D. King, couture designer, author, educator, and lifelong maker whose work spans custom fashion, doll couture, and museum exhibitions. Kenneth is the author of Doll Couture and Doll Couture: Red Carpet , two books that showcase his extraordinary talent for designing and constructing high-fashion garments for dolls. He also teaches at...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Tawnee Kinnebrew, owner of Wyldwood Creative, a modern quilt shop and sewing community built on creativity, connection, and the belief that making should feel welcoming and inspiring. Tawnee has always been creative and credits the women who raised her with instilling a simple but powerful mindset: “How hard can it be?” That attitude shaped...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Sarah Ruiz, a former NASA scientist turned quilt pattern designer, tech editor, and quilting educator. Yes, we are talking actual rocket science. Sarah grew up creative and made her first quilt in the early 2000s using t shirts from running events. After some time away from sewing, she found her way back through a beginner sewing class makin...

 This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Emile Ennis Jr., a TV host, content creator, and crocheter who is bringing joy, visibility, and personality into the fiber arts space. Emile first learned to crochet from his grandmother, but after her passing, he stepped away from it for a time.  In 2020, he picked up his crochet hook again as a way to reconnect with his grief, his creativ...

 Episode 200 of Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show is here, and I could not think of a better guest to celebrate this milestone than Karlee Porter. Karlee first joined me for episode 100, and her return feels like the perfect full circle moment. She is the creator of Graffiti Quilting, a free motion quilting method that has changed the way many quilters approach quilting as an art form.  In this episode...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, Amanda shares an important podcast update and fills the Pod Squad in on some recent changes behind the scenes. After moving to a new podcast hosting and distribution platform, there may have been a few disruptions, but things should now be back on track so you can enjoy your favorite quilting podcast without interruption. With this transition, Amanda is a...

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Mac C of MA Couture Crafting, a modern quilter, embroidery artist, and the self-proclaimed Quiltress bringing bold creativity and joy into the sewing space. Mac is the founder of MA Couture Crafting, where she offers quilting fabric, sewing tools, quilt patterns, and original fabric designs. She also leads the Pop Quilture Community, an onli...

A quilter, garment upcycler, and community builder, Gregory Pagán-Hill , also known as Uncle Greg, is using sewing as a way to process grief, build connection, and create something meaningful from what already exists. This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show , I’m joined by Uncle Greg, whose journey with sewing began at a young age when his mother enlisted him and his siblings to help teach class...

A fiber artist, author, and creative entrepreneur, Jen Duffin turned a personal need for connection into a thriving art practice full of color, texture, and joy. This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Jen of Nova Mercury Design, a Montreal-based artist whose work in frame loom weaving is as eye-catching as it is inspiring. Jen began her creative journey in 2016 as a way to reconn...