Latest Quilts Podcast Episodes
Meet Meagan Guité, Ruby Star Society Project Coordinator! - Ep. 115
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - July 01, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsMeagan Guité is a Project Coordinator for Ruby Star Society who loves color, anything vintage and pets. Meagan's mom, Sarah, taught her how to quilt over 15 years ago when she opened a quilt shop. Meagan worked for her mom, and learned to quilt so she could answer questions for customers. Meagan...
Coach Jenni Grover (again!!) - Ep. 114
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - June 24, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsJenni Grover is a wellness coach for makers, author and quilter. She cares deeply about the intersection of craft and health, coaching clients’ physical, mental, social, creative and spiritual concerns. In this episode, she and Amanda talk about the way we can run into unpleasantness in the onli...
Meet Sew Becca! - Ep. 113
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - June 17, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsBecca Shifflett is a crafter at heart. She tried just about everything under the sun before she found quilting. But about 7 years ago, Becca went to her friend's "Sip n' Sew" to meet new people and try something new. The rest is history! Becca fell in love with sewing and learning how to make be...
Meet Ian Garland of Off Kilter Crafter! - Ep. 112
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - June 10, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsIan started with a Cricut, now we're here! Ian Garland is a lover of sewing and quilting. He truly started into his crafting journey by purchasing a Cricut to create stage lighting gobos. When that didn't pan out, he started using his Cricut to create paper crafts and greeting cards, and the res...
Meet Matthew Boudreaux, Mx. Domestic! - Ep. 111
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - June 03, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsMatthew Boudreaux is a sewist, crafter, teacher, speaker, designer, advocate, firm anti-racist, LGBTQIA+, and (best of all) Helena’s dad, and is probably better known as Mx. Domestic. They have taken us on their journey as they navigate what it means to be a queer, neurodivergent voice and advoc...
Meet Amy Freyn of Quito Quilts! - Ep. 110
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - May 27, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsAmy Freyn is a queer longarm quilter living in Quito, Ecuador. A university professor by day- but quilts (or thinks about quilting) in all of her free time. In this episode Amy shares how she got from the Midwest of the United States all the way to Quito, Ecuador. Amy's life as a professor just ...
Meet Kate Brown of Kate Brown Quilts! - Ep. 109
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - May 20, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsKate Brown is the creative force behind Kate Brown Quilts where she publishes modern quilt patterns and tutorials. She focuses on using techniques that don’t require precision but deliver precise results, and values making quilting fun, accessible, and engaging for a variety of skill levels. Int...
Meet Mayre Perez of Handmade Goods by Mayre! - Ep. 108
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - May 13, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsMayre Perez is a Maker, Modern Quilter and a lover of crafting one-of-a-kind heirloom pieces. Mayre began sewing during the pandemic lockdown. Her love of baking for her colleagues was rudely interrupted, so she needed a new hobby! Mayre and her mom took on quilting together and her love for fab...
Meet Beth Gude of Gude Goods! - Ep. 107
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - May 06, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsBeth Gude (said like "goody") is the infectiously fun and friendly quilter behind Gude Goods. She started quilting about 5 years ago and loves to long-arm all the quilts. Her business is just about to turn 2 years old, and you would never know she hasn't been doing this for a million years. She ...
Meet THE Alexis of Stitched By Alexis! - Ep. 106
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - April 29, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsAlexis Plunkett is the owner/long-armer/photographer of Stitched By Alexis. She began her long-arming journey a year ago and loves to merge her photography background with her quilting. Alexis photographs all of her client quilts as well as her personal projects. She is also a maker for Riley Bl...
Organizing Your Space! - Ep. 105
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - April 22, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis 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 intervi...
Meet Karen Wade of Bessie Pearl Binding Co.! - Ep. 104
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - April 15, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsBessie 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...
Meet Caitlin Bentley of Feral Notions Co.! - Ep. 103
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - April 08, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsCaitlin 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 build...
Meet Lacie Messerly of Messy Quilts & The Grateful Thread podcast! - Ep. 102
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - April 01, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsLacie 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-...
Meet Emily of Em and Bear! - Ep. 101
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - March 25, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsEmily 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 interest...
Meet Karlee Porter! - Ep. 100
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - March 18, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 41 ratingsWelcome 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 woul...
Meet Janice Reimer of Prairie & Ocean! - Ep. 99
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - March 11, 2024 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratingsJanice 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 a...
QuiltCon 2024 Recap! - Ep. 98
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - March 04, 2024 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratingsAmanda 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 ...
Meet Kate Hay! - Ep. 97
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - February 26, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsThe 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,...
Meet Amber Elliot of Alderwood Studio! - Ep. 96
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - February 19, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsAmber 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...
Meet Tara Evans of Taralee Quiltery! - Ep. 95
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - February 12, 2024 12:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 41 ratingsTara 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'...
The Rotary Cutter
Running Stitch - A QSOS Podcast - February 08, 2024 20:05 - 28 minutesOther than the sewing machine, what tool has been the biggest innovation in quiltmaking? Yes, that’s right: in this episode of Running Stitch, we’re talking all about the rotary cutter. Our guest is Kristin Barrus, a PhD candidate at University of Leicester and a quiltmaker. Kristin’s work exp...
Meet Ben Millett! - Ep. 94
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - February 05, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsQuilting 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,...
Electric Quilt
Running Stitch - A QSOS Podcast - January 29, 2024 15:22 - 44 minutesWe’re back with our second episode of Season 4! We’re continuing our focus on the intersection of technology and quiltmaking, but this time, we’re going digital. We’re exploring the backstory and invention of Electric Quilt, the leading quilt design software that's been changing how quilters cre...
Meet Ann Skaehill of Crafty Moose Quilts! Ep. 93
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - January 29, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsAnn 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 i...
Meet Amanda Loewen of Prairie Quilt Co.! - Ep. 92
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - January 22, 2024 12:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratingsAmanda 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 m...
The Industrial Revolution
Running Stitch - A QSOS Podcast - January 16, 2024 03:18 - 29 minutesWe’re kicking off a new season of Running Stitch, focused on the intersections of technology and quiltmaking. But it’s not just about computers and digital sewing machines! In this episode we’re going back to the roots of quilt making to discover how our nostalgic ideas about quiltmaking as a pr...
Meet Barbie Mills!- Ep. 91
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - January 15, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratingsBarbie 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 dig...
Meet April Singleton of Made In The Shed Quilts! - Ep. 90
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - January 08, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 41 ratingsApril 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 i...
Happy Holidays and Thank you! - Ep. 89
Not Your Granny's Quilt Show - December 18, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 41 ratingsAmanda 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 episod...