Not Your Granny's Quilt Show
109 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 34 ratingsA slightly chaotic podcast about all things quilting. Join Amanda as she discusses the ups and downs of quilting, interviews famous and not-so-famous quilters, and navigates life as a modern millennial maker. Trust us, this is not your granny’s quilt show.
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Organizing Your Space! - Ep. 105
April 22, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThis episode is all about organizing your space. Amanda got some information from some of you from Instagram about the items you use to organize your fabric. In this episode, Amanda also interviews the CEO of Smart Labels, David Hewlett. Amanda was able to try the Smart Labels before the interview. The hope is to help add to the awesome collection of ways we organize our spaces, and inspire you if you need it. A quilter's space is a sacred space. Organization - whatever that looks like - hel...
Meet Karen Wade of Bessie Pearl Binding Co.! - Ep. 104
April 15, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBBessie Pearl Binding Co. is the result of Karen Wade's retail/business experience and desire to help quilters. Karen saw an opportunity to supply quilters with notions and pre-made bias binding. This allowed her to stay home with her young children and do what she loves. Coming from the world of retail gives Karen a keen eye for what her customers want and need. Her bindings are excellently made with high-quality quilting cotton from manufacturers we know and trust. Her goal is to help quilt...
Meet Caitlin Bentley of Feral Notions Co.! - Ep. 103
April 08, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBCaitlin is the cool creator behind the sparkly and iridescent rulers we love. Feral Notions Co. (formerly Whipstitch Handmade) was born from the spark of an idea and some accessible business classes. Caitlin spent time in the business classes provided by Terrain Spokane honing her idea and building up her plan. And now, we get to reap the benefits! With her trusty laser (Big Red) and some cool acrylic, Caitlin designs and makes aesthetically pleasing rulers for sewing and quilting. Let your ...
Meet Lacie Messerly of Messy Quilts & The Grateful Thread podcast! - Ep. 102
April 01, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBLacie Messerly is a quilter and podcaster. Her show motto "You can sit with us" is a call to welcome all quilters who feel like they're not welcomed or invited in some quilty spaces. Lacie started with other hobbies, such as cross-stitching, scrapbooking, and painting wooden signs. As a stay-at-home mom, Lacie was looking for something new to do, so reached out to her mom for help learning how to quilt. After rage quitting for a few years, Lacie picked it back up again and started sharing he...
Meet Emily of Em and Bear! - Ep. 101
March 25, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBEmily is a TikTok famous quilter who has a huge following of young new quilters! She started making quilting videos and tutorials during the 2020 lockdowns. She was having fun quilting, so why not share the joy? Formerly in advertising, Emily had some helpful tips and tools about making interesting content. Not only did she go viral, but she has held a large following of young makers who are eager to learn. Her current role as a pre-K teachers gives her insight into making beginner-friendly ...
Meet Karlee Porter! - Ep. 100
March 18, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBWelcome to the 100th Episode of Not Your Granny's Quilt Show! Karlee Porter is a professional quilter who came to the industry in a non-traditional way. Karlee has always been artistic and loved sharing her art with her friends and classmates all through school. To earn extra money, Karlee would sell her designs and homemade caramels. When she was out of high school, newly married, and needing a job, she worked for HandiQuilter as a builder of subcomponents for the longarm machines. This is...
Meet Janice Reimer of Prairie & Ocean! - Ep. 99
March 11, 2024 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBJanice Reimer is a Structural Biologist by day and a Quilter by night...and weekends. After resisting becoming a quilter for much of her life, Janice was introduced to EPP and whole-cloth hand quilting. The rest, as they say, is history. Janice was born and raised in the Canadian prairies, and after working in San Diego for three years, she returned to Canada. Janice's analytical mind helps her create modern-traditionalist quilt patterns that have eye-catching design and flow. Janice's most...
QuiltCon 2024 Recap! - Ep. 98
March 04, 2024 12:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBAmanda talks us through her first time going to QuiltCon! This year, 2024, it was held in Raleigh, North Carolina. If you've never heard of QuiltCon, go check it out! It's hosted by The Modern Quilt Guild each year. Amanda shares what she experienced, who she met, and her thoughts on the quilt show. She shares it all! The ups, the downs and the in-betweens. She met so many amazing quilters, friends of the podcast and new friends. She can't wait to go back next year! See you in Phoenix in 20...
Meet Kate Hay! - Ep. 97
February 26, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBThe only thing Kate from @quiltwithmisskate loves more than quilts, is friendship! Kate’s first job ever was at a quilt store folding FQs, later becoming store manager to Virginia’s largest quilt shop, Patchwork Plus, later still becoming the Moda / Ruby Star Society rep for the southeast. Then, she met the great love of her life and moved to Maui. Which leads us to today! Although a long-time quilter, Kate is relatively new to the online quilt world, as moving to Maui forced he out of her c...
Meet Amber Elliot of Alderwood Studio! - Ep. 96
February 19, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBAmber Elliot is the artist/pattern designer/quilter/educator behind Alderwood Studio. She has been sewing all her life, and has always loved bringing various fabrics together to give them new life. As a child, she used her grandmother's old clothes to create new fashion for her mom to wear. Then as a teen, Amber decided that she was going to make a quilt, so she did. Since then, Amber has quilted on and off, but when she started doing it more seriously, she realized that the design and the p...
Meet Tara Evans of Taralee Quiltery! - Ep. 95
February 12, 2024 12:00 - 2 hours - 142 MBTara Evans is the owner/artist/designer behind Taralee Quiltery. As a student, Tara thrived in math, science and the arts. Her main focus was to take as many classes in the arts as she could. Amanda and Tara attended rival high schools in Boise, but the two ended up in their respective schools' choir programs. Painting was Tara's original outlet, which ultimately led her to study Fine Art in college. Before graduating, she got married and soon after becoming a mother, she started sewing for...
Meet Ben Millett! - Ep. 94
February 05, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBQuilting is Ben Millett's creative outlet outside his work at an agriculture company in Des Moines, Iowa. Ben explores color and shape by applying contemporary color palettes to traditional quilt blocks, turning digital concepts into a physical reality with fabric and thread. He creates to play, to communicate ideas, to further the gay agenda, to make what he wants to see. Ben dives in a bit with Amanda about the process of entering quilts into a quilt show (and specifically QuiltCon). Ben t...
Meet Ann Skaehill of Crafty Moose Quilts! Ep. 93
January 29, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBAnn Skaehill is the quilter/designer behind Crafty Moose Quilts. She started sewing in 2011 when she was gifted the use of her grandmother's sewing machine. Ann has built her brand and business around making t-shirt quilts, designing quilt patterns and loving her inventory of fat quarters. Ann is one of the Nine Patch Quilt Collective, whose launch of the Sweater Weather Sampler was a huge hit! Ann's block, Warm Woodlands is a fun patchwork twist on fall foliage. Among her traditionally-piec...
Meet Amanda Loewen of Prairie Quilt Co.! - Ep. 92
January 22, 2024 12:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBAmanda Loewen is a quilt pattern designer in Canada. She has been knitting and sewing for much of her life but started sharing her quilting online about 5 years ago. She started designing and selling patterns in 2021 after taking a course to learn how. Amanda is still a full-time teacher and a mom of two young children. Although she designs beautiful quilt patterns with bright happy colors in mind, she still views quilting and pattern design as a hobby. Look for Amanda's newest releases in h...
Meet Barbie Mills!- Ep. 91
January 15, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBBarbie Mills is a modern digital pantograph designer and long-arm quilter based in Utah. Barbie has been sewing for pretty much her whole life. She started quilting in high school and began her longarm business in 2012. Barbie was doing custom free-motion long-arming before she decided to go digital and leave the custom quilting behind. As her skills grew, so did her design portfolio, and now she has an Etsy shop full of hundreds of digital pantograph designs. Barbie also teaches a pantograp...
Meet April Singleton of Made In The Shed Quilts! - Ep. 90
January 08, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBApril Singleton is the owner and designer behind Made In The Shed Quilts. She didn't start quilting until she was gifted her grandmother's sewing machine in 2014, and she hasn't stopped since! In 2019, as the space in her house was now filled with kids, April built a shed in her backyard. This is where all the magic happens! In addition to designing and selling some beautiful quilt patterns, she also carries fabric! April hosted her first-ever Quilt Along with the launch of her most recent p...
Happy Holidays and Thank you! - Ep. 89
December 18, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBAmanda is solo in this episode. She wants to thank all of you for being here with her this year, and can't wait to see what 2024 holds. Please be kind to yourself this holiday season. We love you and we are so excited to bring you new and exciting content in the new year! Cheers! This episode was supported by www.cristinabonnet.com/UNFOLD Check out the site and sign up to receive a FREE 30-minute coaching session. Mention Not Your Granny's Quilt Show and receive 10% off your program! ...
Meet Christina West of Kindred Quilt Co.! - Ep. 88
December 11, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBChristina West is the color-obsessed owner and face behind Kindred Quilt Co. From making crib sheets and baby bedding, Christina has grown her love of fabric, color, and design through her over 9 years of sewing and quilting. Christina's first business venture of making and selling crib sheets came to a close and opened the door for quilting. In 2020 she started designing her own quilts, and in 2022 published her first pattern to share with the world. This year - 2023 - Christina has been an...
Meet Christina Miller of Fabric Pop! - Ep. 87
December 04, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBChristina Miller is the owner and happy face behind Fabric Pop - an online quilt shop for modern quilters. As a lifelong crafter, Christina has always loved fabric. Even in her first business endeavor - making and selling bags - Christina found the most joy in talking to her customers and other vendors about the fabric. When the business of bags had run its course, Christina took time to sew projects just for herself, using the fabrics she loved most. This inspired her to move into her next ...
Meet Chris Marchini of Rose City Originals! - Ep. 86
November 27, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBChris Marchini is a sewist and quilter based in Portland, Oregon. He is the brains and personality behind Rose City Originals. With his unique style brought to life in his quilting patterns and the content in his socials, Chris is speaking to tens of thousands of quilters who resonate with him. From showing his "Randomly Generated Quilt" series to making perfectly pattern-matched dress shirts, Chris's twist on quilting draws a crowd. In 2023, Chris has been working on a year-long Community Q...
Meet Whitney of French Fry Quilt Co.! - Ep. 85
November 20, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBWhitney is the owner and quilter behind French Fry Quilt Company. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two cats. She is a yoga instructor and running coach. She held a job as an non-fiction editor then moved into retail management. When the opportunity came up for Whitney to pursue her vision for starting a quilt/fabric shop, she jumped! As a quilter, Whitney enjoys using fun fabrics with bright colors. Her shop reflects the fun! Whitney hopes to expand one day, but for now ...
Meet Mike O'Dell of Legit Kits! - Ep. 84
November 13, 2023 12:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBMike O'Dell is an entrepreneur at heart, so when he started planning, designing and making his own foundation paper piecing patterns, he knew he had something special. That's when Legit Kits was born. Mike loves coming up with ideas that make people say "that's legit!". As he built his team, he worked to find people who are just as passionate about making cool quilts and art as he is. The company just launched their 50th design, the Kraken, and have ideas for many more to come. Mike loves to...
Meet Erin Grogan of Love Sew Modern! - Ep. 83
November 06, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBErin Grogan is the pattern designer and founder of Love Sew Modern. She was introduced to sewing by her grandmother, a professional seamstress. As a child, Erin would fill a notebook with fashion designs and dream of growing up to become a clothing designer. On her many summer visits, Erin and her grandmother would go to Hancock Fabrics to get material and together they would sew her school wardrobe for the next year. These precious moments sparked her love for design. In 2017 Erin took her ...
Let's Talk Quilt Shows! - Ep. 82
October 30, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBThis episode is a little different than the usual! Amanda does chat with Vicki Francis, and the focus of their conversation is Quilt Show judging. Amanda also shares her perspective on what it was like to be in the judging room, scribing for the NACQJ judges. Vicki is the 2023 Vice President of the Boise Basin Quilters guild. She was formerly a teacher, and now repairs and quilts vintage quilt tops. She is also working toward her international quilt judging certification. If the thought of e...
Meet Belle Brunner of Seams Sew Me! - Ep. 81
October 23, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBIn this episode, Amanda chats with Belle Brunner, the lovely owner of @SeamsSewMe She is a pattern designer and a guild consultant and educator. Belle recently moved back to her home state of Arkansas to be close to her father and help run an Airbnb/Quilt Retreat on his property. You can usually find her on her YouTube channel, or working up another beautiful quilt. Belle, like a lot of us, found quilting later in her journey but has taken to it like a fish in water. She has found her nich...
Meet Abby Luchsinger of Abby Maed! - Ep. 80
October 16, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn this episode Amanda chats with Abby of Abby Maed Studio. Abby is a third generation quilter (her mom quilts too!) and has been quilting and sewing as long as she can remember. She learned to quilt from her grandma who shares the same middle name, Mae, which was inspiration for the name of her business. Abby had a career in politics as a policy analyst, and as things became remote, and her work decreased, she began her journey into the world of pattern design. Abby is not only an Art Gall...
Meet Rachel of Sew Joyful Studio! - Ep. 79
October 09, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBIn this episode, Amanda chats with Rachel, the face behind Sew Joyful Studio. She is a pattern designer, quilter, sewist, and outdoors-woman. She lives in Minneapolis, MN with her husband, and brand new baby boy! When she's not sitting at her sewing machine, you can usually find her on a bike or in the kitchen. Up until the end of 2021, she worked as a Civil Engineer. Leaving that career behind and pursuing a joy-filled life was one of the best decisions she ever made, and Sew Joyful Studio ...
Meet Christina Lee of Sweet Potato Quilts! - Ep. 78
October 02, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBThis week Amanda chats with Christina Lee of Sweet Potato Quilts. Christina is a music educator and is a musician in the Boise Philharmonic. Christina began her quilting journey in 2018 and now is a spokesperson for Art Gallery Fabrics as one of their Sewcialites. Amanda and Christina dive into the parallels of teaching and quilting, and the mindsets that they find to be helpful in both. As an educator, Christina understands the importance of evoking curiosity, and has tapped into that under...
Meet Kelsey of White Rose Designs! - Ep. 77
September 25, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBHere is the next episode! In this one Kelsey talks about her early introduction to sewing and quilting. She has been quilting off and on most of her life and found pattern design as a creative outlet for marrying traditional aesthetics and modern piecing. She is an Art Gallery Fabrics Sewcialite for 2023 and curated her bundle based on her romantic, picnic-in-the-garden, sunny spring day feeling designs. So while you go check out Kelsey's designs and fabric bundle, give her a listen! Find K...
Meet Victoria! The Midlife Quilter - Ep. 76
September 18, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBAmanda chats with Victoria Newmeyer, the lovely lady behind Midlife Quilter. Victoria started her quilting journey at 40 years old and hasn't looked back. She is now a pattern designer, an Art Gallery Fabrics Sewcialite and has so many fun things up her sleeve. Check out her instagram and website to see all of her recent makes and patterns! Instagram: www.instagram.com/midlife_quilter/ Website: www.midlifequilter.shop Want to see more? You can find it here: MERCH!!!! : nygqs.printify.me ...
Meet Brooke of Eudaimonia Studio - Ep. 75
September 11, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBIn this episode, Brooke Shankland, the designer and maker behind Eudaimonia Studio joins Amanda to talk about her start into quilting. Brooke began sewing in 2016 and quickly became enamored with quilting. She soon began designing patterns that suited her love for philosophies. Brooke has had many life experiences and brings her multi-dimensional knowledge to running her small business. On top of being a fantastic pattern designer, Brooke is also one of the ten Art Gallery Fabrics Sewcialite...
Meet Johnny Barfuss! - Ep. 74
September 04, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBOn this episode, Johnny Barfuss is Amanda's guest. He is a Jack of All Trades, and has had many different life adventures. Like Amanda (and others),Johnny came to quilting later in his life, and it wasn't something he picked up from his grandma. Although he grew up playing under her quilting frame while she stitched quilts, he worked with his parents in their music shop from his teen years into early adulthood. Johnny has worked for HandiQuilter, had a quilt accepted into QuiltCon in 2018 an...
Update from Amanda! - Ep. 73
July 24, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.07 MBAmanda is solo today to quickly update everyone about a break she's taking, but not to worry! New episodes will resume September 4. She is excited to share that Not Your Granny's Quilt Show merch is now available! The link is below, so check it out! Sewspicious Rosalia QAL info https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct6hfuBO12Y/ Want to see more? You can find it here: YouTube: https://youtu.be/mAB94LezqKQ Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Become a patron and get a NYGQS sticker! Merch...
Meet Kim : Mr. Bones Sews - Ep. 72
July 17, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOn today's episode, Amanda has Kim, the face and voice behind Mr. Bones Sews! Mr. Bones is a tiny skeleton who loves to sew! Kim creates hilarious and endearing videos with Mr. Bones and his crew. They have many adventures including, opening minis of Little Tykes, candy and much more. Kim has a background of sewing and fashion design. She fell in love with quilting when she ventured to find the nearest fabric store in the town she and her husband moved to in 2017. Kim loves to play with fabr...
Meet Coach Jenni Grover! - Ep. 71
July 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBJenni Grover is a Wellness Coach for Makers. She's an author, quilter, and cares deeply about the intersection of craft and health, and has created a “creative resilience” wellness coaching approach that covers physical, mental, social, creative and spiritual concerns. She is a lifelong crafter who sees the need for all of us to strengthen our 5 threads of wellness so we can show up in the world as our best selves more often. Not only does Jenni work with makers, she's also an entrepreneur w...
Meet Vickeidy Plybon of Sewspicious - Ep. 70
June 26, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBVickeidy Plybon is the talent behind Sewspicous. She is a quilt pattern designer, AGF Ambassador, and an Aurifil Artisan. Like Amanda, Vickeidy is a teacher turned quilter. Vickeidy loves to use bright happy colors in her quilts, which is evident in her AGF Sewcialite bundle called Alegria. She has more fun projects coming up this year, the first of which is her first-ever Quilt Along for the Rosalia pattern she released with her AGF bundle. And, we get to hear the tale of how she wore a cas...
Meet Orlando THE Quiltysaurus! - Ep. 69
June 19, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBOrlando, the owner of Quiltysaurus Long Arming and Embroidery is on the show today. Orlando loves to long arm and his clients love him back. He loves complicated, FPP patterns that let him lose himself in the process. As a part time quilter, Orlando squeezes it in whenever he can. He loves the experience of working with so many styles of quilts and tastes as he long arms. The dedication Orlando has for quilting is evident in his body of work. From one long armer to another, Amanda and Orland...
Welcome Back Natalie from Sparkly Sewist! - Ep. 68
June 12, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBNatalie is the force behind Sparkly Sewist. Since her first visit to the show, she has written two patterns and now works with Elizabeth Chappell of Quilters Candy. Natalie still has her fabric shop while she steps into her new role assisting Elizabeth and learning more about the business of quilting. Natalie's two patterns are so fun and great for any occasion. The first one released is called Flutter Stars, and the second is Fiona's Rainbow. Natalie is such a fun person, we just love her s...
Meet Shereece Nicole - Sew Hooked on Treasures - Ep. 67
June 05, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBAmanda chats with Shereece Nicole, the brains and creativity behind Sew Hooked on Treasures. Shereece writes patterns both for quilts and crochet (!). She also teaches classes and speaks to guilds. In this episode, she shares that she will be teaching on a quilting cruise in 2024, and has more new patterns releasing this year. Amanda and Shereece go deep into the challenges and triumphs of parenting. They also discuss what it takes to find balance in it all. Shereece has so much more to sha...
Meet Kristina Trogdon of Peinte & Co. - Ep. 66
May 29, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBIn this episode, Amanda talks to Kristina Trogdon of Peinte & Co. Kristina is an up-and-coming fabric designer who is paving her own way into the world of quilting cotton. Kristina shares about her history in kinesiology, surface design for fashion companies and her eventual journey into quilting. Kristina is looking to produce fabrics that she loves so she can share them with others who love them too. Peinte & Co. is doing new designs focusing on the newest home and fashion trends, while st...
Meet Jemima Flendt: Tied with a Ribbon! - Ep. 65
May 22, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBJemima Flendt is the face of Tied with a Ribbon. She and Amanda share a background of teaching school as well as crochet. Jemima has written several quilt patterns, 3 books and continues to teach quilting at conferences, guilds and quilt shows. Jemima has just released a new book titled "Quilt it Crochet it!" in which she merges her love for crochet and her love for quilting. Each pattern in the book is written both for fabric and for yarn. So whether you're a hooker or a poker, you can make...
Meet Erin Bauchan-Caprara! - Ep. 64
May 15, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBToday Amanda has Erin Bauchan-Caprara of Seam Ripper Society on the show! Erin tells Amanda how she came to quilting as a way to be able to add beautiful things to her home. Erin is a thrifty crafter and loves to source fabric and sewing tools from her local thrift shops. She learned the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) from her grandfather. Erin learned to quilt by diving head first into pattern-testing groups, which led her to learning a lot of new skills quickly. Erin enjoys trying new pa...
Meet Jessica Rose! Quiltd Studios - Ep. 63
May 08, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBJessica Rose is the owner and lead designer of Quiltd Studios. Jessica joins Amanda to discuss how she went from taking the LSAT the day after her wedding to designing modern and stylish quilt patterns. Jessica has a wide range of customer service experience which gives her the ability to have a customer-forward business model while she stuns us all with her incredible designs. Please enjoy! Find Quiltd Studios here! website : https://www.quiltdstudios.com/ instagram : https://www.instagram...
Meet Emily Herbster! Peach + Honey Studio - Ep. 62
May 01, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBIn this episode, Amanda chats with Emily Herbster of Peach & Honey Studio. Emily is a fellow millennial quilter finding her niche in the quilty world. She wants to help inspire other people who may not have found their home in a hobby yet. As a self-proclaimed serial hobbyist, she found her home in quilting. Emily also designs and sells some amazing quilty stickers on her website. And she has a blog with some sewing and quilting tips and tricks for beginners. Go visit peachandhoneystudios.c...
The Retro Quilter, Maude MacDonald - Ep. 61
April 24, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn today's episode Amanda chats with Maude MacDonald of The Retro Quilter about life, quilting, designing patterns, momming and Maude's new podcast, Thread & Therapy. Maude's designs are modern while leaning into the retro vibe of bold colors, curves and big design. Maude embodies her love of retro vintage, and is fulfilling that niche in the quilting community by sharing it with all of us! If you haven't checked out her patterns or podcast, go do it! After listening to the episode, of cours...
Meet Steven Bland! - Ep. 60
April 17, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBOn this episode, Amanda turns the tables and interviews Steven Bland of Bland Designs and The Idiot Quilter podcast. Steven is a former educator who, like many of us, found his way to quilting through many of the other crafty and creative trends. Steven hosts a show over on YouTube called Bland Designs and The Idiot Quilter where he interviews other quilters, or chats about what he's got going on at the moment. He hosts sewing days over Zoom and other "retreat" options with guest speakers an...
The Badass Quilters Society - Ep. 59
April 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 83 MBToday on the show Amanda talks with Maddie Kertay. She is an award-winning quilter and the founder and CEO of the BadAss Quilters Society. Maddie believes that dedicated community is far more important than a perfect quarter-inch seam or specific quilting style. A safe, supportive, and welcoming community for politically liberal quilters have been Maddie Kertay’s goal for 10 years and counting. BadAss Quilters Society specifically serves and supports politically liberal quilters with communi...
Meet Suzy of Suzy Quilts! - Ep. 58
April 03, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBOn today's episode Amanda chats with Suzy Williams of Suzy Quilts. Suzy is the founder of Suzy Quilts, a content author and Editor of their new magazine The Cutting Table. She is also a new designer for Art Gallery Fabrics. Suzy has an incredible team working with her to produce some amazing content for the quilty world. If you haven't experienced the Suzy Quilts world, you should go dive in! So get settled, wherever that may be, and enjoy! Find Suzy here: https://suzyquilts.com/ 8 Trait...
Meet Amanda Bauer! - Ep. 57
March 27, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBAmanda? Amanda! Amanda?! AMANDA!!! Amanda has a chat with Amanda Bauer. The creator of Quilt It List and the brains behind ALeeB Creative. Amanda B is a creative pattern designer who, like our host, wants to see the quilting world continue to grow into a loving space. The two Amandas chat about their love of asking Why? and their love of finding structure in the chaos of life. ALeeB Creative is the place where Amanda puts the energy of that organized chaos. Not only does she already have ma...
The Life and Times of a Millennial - Ep. 56
March 20, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBAmanda shares some updates to her life. There's been a lot going on and some internal transformation happening. Amanda felt like sharing with ya'll and getting a little vulnerable with you. Authenticity and transparency is the name of the game! So jump in and enjoy! Want more? You can also find Amanda here: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sweetpeadesigncompany https://www/instagram.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPeaDesignCoShop YouTube: https://www.y...