The Quilter on Fire Podcast

My guest today is Chris Marchini. He is a quiltmaker and pattern designer who started making original quilts because he wasn't finding patterns to match his ideas. He started to share his processes, his tips, tricks and inspiration online and his sometimes darkly themed quilting world blossomed. From there, with his business Rose City Originals, Chris has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram, a...

Karen King loves the modern quilt aesthetic and has a particular fondness for foundation paper piecing. She has had quilts juried into Quilt Con 2022 and 2023, the largest annual show of modern quilts in the world. Her studio has grown to include a long arm machine and two resident feline supervisors, plus occasional foster kittens. Just for fun, Karen's favorite color is all of them, but she...

My guest today is Chelsea O'Hare, the owner of Pink Door Fabrics. This shop is known for its curated collections of contemporary colorful fabrics, quilt and bag kits, block of the months that will knock your socks off and inspire you to get stitching. But the story behind the scenes is what we're after today. Chelsea has built her business from the ground up since 2011 to worldwide distr...

Join Brandy as she interviews Missie Carpenter. More info coming soon...I'm travelling so adding info in between flights!  Missie Carpenter's Website: https://traditionalprimitives.com/ LONDON IS CALLING! Join Brandy for a tour of England & Wales. https://opulentquiltjourneys.com/destinations/britain/item/textile-tour-of-wales-england-with-brandy Support the show Thank you for listen...

IT'S A PODCAST SWAP for double the listening pleasure! I interview these 2 podcasters on Tuesday and they interview me on Thursday. Get ready for the story of 2 friends, Amanda Carye and Wendy Chow, who took a chance at meeting in person after finding each other on Instagram and the magic of a quilting BFF friendship and the Quilt Buzz Podcast began. Listen in this Thursday to the QUILT BUZZ...

Get ready for the story of a quilter whose career is dedicated to serving others with coaching and training. But when she started quilting in 2020 during the pandemic, she had no idea she would fall head over heels for the craft and it would blossom into a quest to serve quilters with a wonderful attitude of generosity and community spirit.  Bell Bruner is a southern gal who took up quilting in 20...

Leanne and Kaytlyn are a mother-daughter team from The Whole Country Caboodle. They love creating whimsical lines of fabric for Henry Glass Fabrics, making sure that every collection has a story to tell. It’s their hope that each collection inspires and brings joy to those buying the lines. They love designing with children in mind. Their design studio is located in Nashua, Iowa, a small town in N...

Join me for a chat with Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts. If you love the look of classic indigo and white geometrics, or the vividly bold florals and abstracts of Japanese fabrics, otherwise known as Yukata cottons, and you love curved piecing, a variety of facing techniques and other creative workshops, then you will enjoy today's show. Visit Patricia's website: https://okanarts.com/ Enter...

This is the LONGEST episode ever on the Quilter on Fire Podcast! ! I was 1 hour and 20 minutes into the editing of Part 1 of the QuiltCon Recap last week and I h ad so much content left so I split it into 2 episodes. And THEN this week . . . Part 2 ended up being 2.5hours long! I really hope you enjoy this extra special extended version of the podcast and be sure to listen right to the end for a f...

Well that didn't go as expected! I was 1 hour and 20 minutes into the editing of this podcast and not even half way done. This week you'll hear wonderful things from so many vendors it will make your head spin. There are so many innovative things happening in the quiltiverse! Today's sponsors are Oliso Irons and the Whatnot APP! Check out Oliso Irons right here; https://oliso.com/co...

Jane Sassaman is a world renowned artist, known for her expressive art, quilts and fabric designs. Her bold, colourful, abstracted from nature quilts are instantly recognizable, and her quilts have been shown in many national and international exhibits. She is the author of The Quilted Garden, which featured 20 years of her work and Patchwork Sassaman Style, which beautifully illustrates her fabri...

My guest today is Lilo Bowman, she is well known for her work as the Editor-in-Chief and Production Manager at the Quiltshow.com but she also has a life filled with accomplishments in other creative endeavours. She has written a book on the topics of Studio organization and offers half a dozen lectures with titles such as Tiny Studios and Love Where you Create which have such huge appeal. Her goal...

My guest today is a quilt designer, teacher and lecturer, and has taken the leap from quilting as a hobby/stress relief to being a sought after professional around the world. Adding challenges to her quilting and art making, and a consistent practice, plus a bit of rolling of the dice has really helped her thrive and inspire quilters everywhere. She has been heavily involved in the Global Quilt Co...

On Episode 104  Brandy interviews Pepper Corey. It's so nice to hear the story of a creator with a passion for quilting that has spanned the decades. The big takeaway is that Pepper takes the time to nurture and mentor upcoming creators in her workshops and in the field of quilting. Hers is a story filled with hard work, dedication, success, and appreciating the history and memories of incred...

I was particularly delighted to have Laura Kemshall on the show because when I first mentioned it to her at Festival of Quilt last year in the summer, Frankly, she was horrified,  she didn't want to do it,  but I did convince her. So she doesn't do many interviews, so I was excited. This mother and daughter team (Linda & Laura) has literally pioneered the online learning space in cre...

My guest today is Gunnel Hag. Her work in clothing and interior fabrics has been represented at International Design Exhibitions. She has received grants and awards for her work, including Ontario Arts Council Grants, and a Ministry of Industry and Trade Award. When you take a look at the gallery on her website, you can see the colour and texture jumping off the screen. She is the author of the bo...

Lysa Flower is a modern sewist and surface pattern designer.  Her work is retro made modern, using cheeky cheerfulness with bright, graphic, optimistic colours and a whole lot of retro vibes and high fives! She has been featured in art shows, magazines, in artist spotlights, at QuiltCon and even by the Jealous Curator who lives right here in my home town of Summerland. There is so much more so we...

Sue Spargo is the founder of Sue Spargo Folk Art Quilts. Her creative passion for quilting, layering, and embroidering wool is at the hub of her family business which has grown from humble beginnings in her basement to an internationally recognized brand. She is an author dozens of times over and an international teacher and designer. Her travelling & teaching schedule is booked out years in a...

It's an extra special, short and sweet, in between the Tuesdays BONUS EPISODE airing at midnight on December 31st 2023! HAPPY NEW YEAR!  It's just me chatting directly with you (no commercials or giveaways) and I'll explore the topic of New Year's Resolutions. Here's a run down of the ideas I mention on the podcast - ENJOY!  1. Celebrate your accomplishments 2. Clear clutt...

My guest today (and last week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with Aurifil, she's designed the front of several BERNINA sewing machines and she is one of their International Spokespeople. She has even created her own line of sewing tools called Tula Pink Hardware. We had so much to talk about and the episode w...

My guest today (and next week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with Aurifil, she's designed the front of several BERNINA sewing machines and she is one of their International Spokespeople. She has created her own line of sewing tools called Tula Pink Hardware and that's just the tip of the iceberg. We had...

I first heard of the Canadian Modern Quilt Collective when their Instagram page came onto my feed one day. I was excited to hear about the great Canadian Shop Hop. I was very interested in the topic. As a Canadian myself I loved this idea of promoting local quilt shops across the nation.  Amanda Brown is the curator of that Instagram feed where she features Canadian modern quilters as well. I reac...

My guest today is Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studio. Sheri is a graphic designer, quilt pattern publisher, award-winning quilter, educator, and creative entrepreneur. Her quilts have gained international recognition, including awards from Quilt Con, International Quilt Festival, Quilt Week Paducah, the Quilt Alliance, and the Modern Quilt Guild, and today we explore her story. Find her...

My guest today is Maureen Fiorellini of www.maureenmaker.com. She is an artist, design consultant and surface pattern designer with Studio E Fabrics who specializes in sweet, adorable nature themed art for the young and young at heart. Beyond her design expertise in business and products, she has a passion for all things handmade. She creates patterns and blog hops and today on the podcast we expl...

National Product Educator - BERNINA joins me - you won't believe the bloopers!  Get ready for some sewing, machine tips,  maintenance talk, her top five favourite feet and more... AND LOOK AT THESE LINKS! Scroll through them all because we talked about so much and Adrienne had so much to offer! Enter the podcast giveaway HERE 1WEBINARS   Please register for Longarm Quilting When You Are Short...