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Karlee Porter - the Queen of Grafitti Quilting

Measure Twice, Cut Once - March 06, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
#machinequilting #artquilting #grafitti  Over 10 years ago Karlee Porter invented and made wildly popular her signature style of quilting - Grafitti Quilting. Machine quilting has never looked so gorgeous! Basically, it's a mashup of all kinds of unexpected designs in the same quilted area. Bu...

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Karlee Porter - the Queen of Grafitti Quilting

Measure Twice, Cut Once - March 06, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
#machinequilting #artquilting #grafitti  Over 10 years ago Karlee Porter invented and made wildly popular her signature style of quilting - Grafitti Quilting. Machine quilting has never looked so gorgeous! Basically, it's a mashup of all kinds of unexpected designs in the same quilted area. Bu...

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Amy Freyn - Quilting in Quito, Equador

Measure Twice, Cut Once - April 13, 2023 15:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Amy Freyn is one of only TWO longarm quilters in the entire country of Equador! She's a professor by day, and an avid quilter by night. She credits quilting with saving her life - twice! Her story of change and pivot and taking chances is truly remarkable. Amy's also the #dancingquilter. Take ...

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Amy Freyn - Quilting in Quito, Equador

Measure Twice, Cut Once - April 13, 2023 15:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Amy Freyn is one of only TWO longarm quilters in the entire country of Equador! She's a professor by day, and an avid quilter by night. She credits quilting with saving her life - twice! Her story of change and pivot and taking chances is truly remarkable. Amy's also the #dancingquilter. Take ...

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Carly and Lydia - The Shopping Channel Reimagined

Measure Twice, Cut Once - March 15, 2023 15:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Carly Brush and Lydia Kao are representing WHATNOT, which is a community marketplace all wrapped up in an app. They are both so excited to be building the Quilting and Sewing category of WHATNOT, and it is growing at a tremendous rate. It has been designed to serve small business owners, with s...

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Carly and Lydia - The Shopping Channel Reimagined

Measure Twice, Cut Once - March 15, 2023 15:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Carly Brush and Lydia Kao are representing WHATNOT, which is a community marketplace all wrapped up in an app. They are both so excited to be building the Quilting and Sewing category of WHATNOT, and it is growing at a tremendous rate. It has been designed to serve small business owners, with s...

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Adria Good - the growth of a longarm quilter

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 28, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Adria Good has been quilting for a very long time! She's quilted through getting married...kids...homeshooling...basketball coaching...all the things. Her story is one of learning and growing. New idea?  Research and learn. New upgrade?  Practice, and expand capabilities. New challenge? Take it...

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Adria Good - the growth of a longarm quilter

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 28, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Adria Good has been quilting for a very long time! She's quilted through getting married...kids...homeshooling...basketball coaching...all the things. Her story is one of learning and growing. New idea?  Research and learn. New upgrade?  Practice, and expand capabilities. New challenge? Take it...

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Adria Good Audio Only

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 28, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
....and other life lessons learned from quilting. Makers have stories! In these casual interviews, my guests talk about the joy, hope, and even healing that can be found in the process of creating something beautiful.

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Being Candid - there are HARD days!

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 22, 2023 16:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Today I'm talking about a slightly uncomfortable topic - what to do when everything’s just going wrong. Just last week, I received a schooling in this! I regularly live stream quilting a project on YouTube and Facebook. I’ve dubbed it Live & Unscripted, and sometimes Quilting’s First Reality Sh...

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Being Candid - there are HARD days!

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 22, 2023 16:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Today I'm talking about a slightly uncomfortable topic - what to do when everything’s just going wrong. Just last week, I received a schooling in this! I regularly live stream quilting a project on YouTube and Facebook. I’ve dubbed it Live & Unscripted, and sometimes Quilting’s First Reality Sh...

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Sam Alberts - building and pivoting a crafting business

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 15, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Sam Alberts was one of my very first podcast guests - see Episode #4. Now she's back to give us an update on her Quilting Curve Studio. Sam's been (of course!) quilting, lo, these many months. But also, she's made significant pivots in her business. She was finding that      a) there are only ...

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Sam Alberts - building and pivoting a crafting business

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 15, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Sam Alberts was one of my very first podcast guests - see Episode #4. Now she's back to give us an update on her Quilting Curve Studio. Sam's been (of course!) quilting, lo, these many months. But also, she's made significant pivots in her business. She was finding that      a) there are only ...

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Dixie Thue - Quilts & St Bernard Puppies

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 08, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Dixie Thue (pronounced too-ee) is a fellow Canadian, and a quilter with broad experience, and stories to match! Listen in as we chat about her ranch life in northern Canada, raising St. Bernard puppies, and her collection of sewing machines. Quilters seem to be multi-talented people, and Dixie ...

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Dixie Thue - Quilts & St Bernard Puppies

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 08, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Dixie Thue (pronounced too-ee) is a fellow Canadian, and a quilter with broad experience, and stories to match! Listen in as we chat about her ranch life in northern Canada, raising St. Bernard puppies, and her collection of sewing machines. Quilters seem to be multi-talented people, and Dixie ...

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Tiny and Snail - Creating Cards With a Mission

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 01, 2023 16:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Leah Nixon and Grace Nixon Peterson are a powerful duo - two sisters that create greeting cards rich with meaning.  The word "card" seems too simple - their artwork, the thoughtfulness of every word, their passion about writing to each other by hand - all these come together to create one-of-a-k...

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Tiny and Snail - Creating Cards With a Mission

Measure Twice, Cut Once - February 01, 2023 16:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Leah Nixon and Grace Nixon Peterson are a powerful duo - two sisters that create greeting cards rich with meaning.  The word "card" seems too simple - their artwork, the thoughtfulness of every word, their passion about writing to each other by hand - all these come together to create one-of-a-k...

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Dara Tomasson - "Love Yourself Thin"

Measure Twice, Cut Once - January 25, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
In Dara's own words - "If you can make a quilt, you can do anything. That includes taking control of your life and losing weight that has been holding you back." Dara Thomasson is a longarm quilter and a quiltmaker.  She teaches all these skills, but also coaches and teaches women to love them...

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Dara Tomasson - "Love Yourself Thin"

Measure Twice, Cut Once - January 25, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
In Dara's own words - "If you can make a quilt, you can do anything. That includes taking control of your life and losing weight that has been holding you back." Dara Thomasson is a longarm quilter and a quiltmaker.  She teaches all these skills, but also coaches and teaches women to love them...

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Jenn Geisbrecht - Building a Quilting Business

Measure Twice, Cut Once - December 14, 2022 18:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Jenn Geisbrecht lives in central Alberta, Canada, which means she know allll about long, cold winters. Jenn also knows a lot about building a machine quilting business. In this episode we chat about growing a clientele, building a brand and visibility, using social media to aid in growth, and -...

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Jenn Geisbrecht - Building a Quilting Business

Measure Twice, Cut Once - December 14, 2022 18:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Jenn Geisbrecht lives in central Alberta, Canada, which means she know allll about long, cold winters. Jenn also knows a lot about building a machine quilting business. In this episode we chat about growing a clientele, building a brand and visibility, using social media to aid in growth, and -...

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Dee Bradford - Finding freedom in freehand quilting

Measure Twice, Cut Once - October 26, 2022 15:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Dee Bradford is a student in my Freehand Quilting Masterclass.  In this episode she shares her quilting journey, and highlights how becoming proficient at freehand work has both brought personal enjoyment, and opened creative doors of opportunity. Want to try free motion quilting but don't know...

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Dee Bradford - Finding freedom in freehand quilting

Measure Twice, Cut Once - October 26, 2022 15:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Dee Bradford is a student in my Freehand Quilting Masterclass.  In this episode she shares her quilting journey, and highlights how becoming proficient at freehand work has both brought personal enjoyment, and opened creative doors of opportunity. Want to try free motion quilting but don't know...

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Why I Created the Freehand Quilting Masterclass

Measure Twice, Cut Once - October 20, 2022 02:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Today's episode is a little departure from the podcast norm....I'm giving some backstory on why I created a comprehensive course on the art of machine quilting. It was born directly from the need I felt as a novice quilter to have some solid and extremely practical guidance as I got to know my m...

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Why I Created the Freehand Quilting Masterclass

Measure Twice, Cut Once - October 20, 2022 02:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Today's episode is a little departure from the podcast norm....I'm giving some backstory on why I created a comprehensive course on the art of machine quilting. It was born directly from the need I felt as a novice quilter to have some solid and extremely practical guidance as I got to know my m...

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My take on the dreaded words...Quilt as Desired

Measure Twice, Cut Once - October 13, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
We've all cringed at those words. C'mon, admit it! This is my exploration of edge to edge and custom quilting, and why and when you might want to choose one over the other. Custom quilting is specific to areas, or blocks, or borders; may include stops and starts or thread color changes, and is...

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My take on the dreaded words...Quilt as Desired

Measure Twice, Cut Once - October 13, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
We've all cringed at those words. C'mon, admit it! This is my exploration of edge to edge and custom quilting, and why and when you might want to choose one over the other. Custom quilting is specific to areas, or blocks, or borders; may include stops and starts or thread color changes, and is...

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Carina Gardner - Surface Designer and Business Builder

Measure Twice, Cut Once - October 06, 2022 03:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Carina Gardner and I chat about business building and entrepreneurial skills. Tenacity...the willingness to learn and stretch...these are essential. There's no magic - it takes time and determination to establish and grow a business, but Carina's successes will encourage you! Carina has a Ph.D...

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Carina Gardner - Surface Designer and Business Builder

Measure Twice, Cut Once - October 06, 2022 03:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Carina Gardner and I chat about business building and entrepreneurial skills. Tenacity...the willingness to learn and stretch...these are essential. There's no magic - it takes time and determination to establish and grow a business, but Carina's successes will encourage you! Carina has a Ph.D...

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Eva and I Chat Up Scrappy Quilts

Measure Twice, Cut Once - September 23, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Does the idea of creating a scrappy quilt just overwhelm you? Where to start? How to choose fabrics? How to make it sparkle? Eva and I both love a good scrap quilt, so we're sharing the things we've learned about fabric selection, scrap storage, even pre-cutting into sizes we know we use oft...

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