Latest Sewing machine Podcast Episodes
S6 E115: Jenni Grover, Wellness Coach
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - April 26, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHello and welcome everyone! If you are new, I am Stephanie and this podcast is a long conversational format with alternating solo and guest episodes. There is a chit chat segment that is after the guest segment where I chit and chat about everything and nothing in my world of being a maker and...
Aims - Indy Bindy Fabrics
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - April 12, 2024 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsS6 Ep 114 Guests segment: Aims, Indy Bindy Fabrics https://www.indybindy.com.au/shop Aims is the owner of Indy Bindy Fabrics, an independent online fabric shop based in Australia. She works with independent fabric artists and designers. A lot of these fabric artists are in Japan and are small...
S6 E113: Sewing Fashion and Quilting Trends 2024
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - March 23, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe main topic for today’s episode is “Sewing Fashion and Quilting trends of 2024”. It was fun to research this topic and to present my thoughts on them as well as resources for you to check out to make some trendy fashion including patterns, fabrics notions and more. Stephanie's recommendatio...
S6E112: Christa Watson, Christa Quilts
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - March 08, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsChrista Watson is back to chat with us about none other than machine quilting, her new Dazzle Dots fabrics with Benartex, Sewing table with Arrow, quilting notions sold in quilt shops and her new book with C&T Publishing. Links: https://christaquilts.com/ Christa's Books Dazzle Dots Fabric Col...
Belle Brunner: Seams Sew Me | Chit Chat: Tips for Pattern Matching Seams
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - February 23, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsPatreon.com/makeanddecorate Patreon has recently added a free membership feature available where you can join in chats with me and everyone in the group. Paid subscribers receive a new bonus podcast episode every month. Guest Segment: Belle Brunner with Seams Sew Me Belle is a quilter, quil...
Naomi Fata, Love Stitches: Sewing, Alterations and Slip Covers
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - December 08, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome to the Make and Decorate Podcast, for makers who love to sew, quilt, knit and decorate....and do all the crafts! Today's guest is Naomi Fata from Love Stitches by Naomi at naomifata.net. Naomi does bridal alterations and makes custom slip covers for upholstery furniture. She also does i...
Bag Making with Sara Lawson, Sew Sweetness
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - November 09, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSeason 6 Ep. 109 Sara Lawson from Sew Sweetness is back to talk about making bags. Sara is a bag pattern designer and sells bag making supplies and beautiful cork fabrics at https://sewsweetness.com Sara also has a YouTube channel with tutorial videos on bag making techniques and her live Se...
Knitting with Willie Nillie Knits!
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - October 12, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsS6 E108: Knitting with Willie Nillie Knits Links: https://www.instagram.com/willienillieknits/ Link Tree - all the links to find Willie Nillie Knits Support the Show. INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makean...
Quick and Easy Fall and Halloween Sewing, Crochet and Knitting Projects
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - September 30, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsS6 E107: Quick and Easy Fall and Halloween Sewing, Crochet and Knitting Projects Make and Decorate Patreon Group - Free membership option!! Patreon finally added free memberships to their platform. Head on over to Patreon.com/makeanddecorate and join free, and if at a later point you wish t...
MND 106: Season 6!! Karla Gerome, Grace Company; New Little Rebel Machine
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - September 14, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSeason 6 is here!!! Consider joining my Make and DecoratePatreon group for a new bonus episode every month. I did record a great interview with Karla Gerome from the Grace Company, unfortunately you will not be able to listen to that conversation due to technical issues. I do, however have o...
New! Sew Tites and Off the Wall Quilt chats from H+H Americas
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - July 13, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsI am surprising you with a new episode in the middle of summer...yay! The main reason for this episode is to share a couple of chats I had with a couple of quilting companies I met with at the H+H Americas show in June. *Affiliate Link to Sew Tites: STEPHANIESOCHA to receive 15% off any SewT...
Replay: Sewing with Liberty Fabrics, History of Tana Lawn & Lasenby Cotton
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - June 08, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode is a replay of Season 4, Episode 84. In this episode I present a history of Liberty Fabrics. Find out how the fabrics are designed, and what makes Tana Lawn so special. I also give ideas and tips on sewing and quilting with Tana Lawn and Lasenby Cotton. Show notes are here Supp...
S5 E104: Simple Summer Decor; Season 5 Finale
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - May 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSimple Summer Decor Below are the links to resources I talk about in this episode: Home Dec fabrics: Onlinefabricstore.com : Look for fabric lines like Premier Prints, P.Kaufman, Kravet, etc. Quality scented candles. My summer favorite is Aloha Orchid. Volcano is also a year round favorite...
S5 E103: Minki Kim, Sewing Illustration
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - April 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsMy guest on this episode is Minki Kim from Sewingillustration.com. In our chat, we learn about Minki’s passion for sewing, designing her patterns and her fabrics with Riley Blake Designs. Along with her sewing patterns, Minki shows how to make them with tutorial videos on her YouTube Channel,...
S5 E102: AI in our Maker World; ChatGPT, DALL-E
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - April 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsArtificial Intelligence, what exactly is it and how we can utilize generative ai in our maker lives? I will answer those questions and more in this episode. I will present two types of GAI (generative intelligence) programs; ChatGPT and DALL-E. Also, I address the “sew-bot” addition to the app...
S5 E101: Jennifer Moore, Mona Luna
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - March 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsMy guest on this episode is Jennifer Moore and her company is Mona Luna. Jennifer is a surface pattern designer and has designed and produced her own line of organic cotton fabrics, Mona Luna fabrics. Recently, Jennifer partnered with Windham Fabrics and has her first line of organic cotton f...
S5 E100: Puff Quilts: Historic to Contemporary
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - March 09, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings100 Episodes!!! What a great milestone for the Make and Decorate with Stephanie podcast, and I couldn’t have done it without all of you listeners and Patreon patrons. Thank you! Chit Chat: I will chat about current sewing and quilting projects and my clothing sewing plans for spring and summe...
S5 E99: Sewing Room Design and Organization
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - February 23, 2023 18:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsMake designing and organizing your sewing or craft room easy with a step by step process to guide you through start to finish so that you can spend more time sewing and crafting. Support the Show. INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and...
S5 E98: SewNaturalDane, #BHMPatternDesigners
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - February 09, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe following are links to find SewNaturalDane and links to other things we talked about, SewNaturalDane website YouTube Channel: SewNaturalDane #BHMPatternDesigners SewNaturalDane’s Spoonflower Shop Monthly Makes Calendar Fiber and Cloth Studio Agave Top and Dress Pattern Rebecca Page Pa...
S5 E97: Kristin Esser, Simple Handmade Everyday; Task Lighting 101
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - December 15, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis is the mid-season finale episode. New episodes will resume in February 2023 My guest on this episode is Kristin Esser from the Simple Handmade Everyday podcast. We talk about Kristin’s Master Bath Reno project she completed this year…with a little design help from me. Of course we also ...
S5 E96: Wendy Chow, The Weekend Quilter
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - December 01, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsMy guest today is Wendy Chow, the founder of The Weekend Quilter. You may also know her from the podcast, Quilt Buzz, https://the-weekendquilter.com/ Find more links and details at my podcast blog. https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate Support the Show. INSTAGRAM: @step...
S5 E95: Returning Guest Heidi Parkes: Arne & Carlos Chicago Meet & Greet Recap
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - November 17, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsOn this episode I welcome back Heidi Parkes to the show. Heidi is known for hand quilting, art quilts and diary quilting as well as hand yoga. If you missed Heidi on Episode 31, you can find it here. We continue our conversation and catch up on all the fun and exciting things that Heidi has ...
S5 E94: Fall and Winter Decorating Checklist; Quilting Book Review
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - November 03, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe main topic of this episode is making a checklist for your fall and winter decorating for holidays and entertaining. The time to start is early November or earlier if you are planning to do renovation projects. I also review a quilting book by Christa Watson, How Do I Quilty It? Modern Mac...
S5 E93: George Mendoza, Artist & Free Spirit Fabrics Designer
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - October 20, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsOn this episode, I talk with George Mendoza, a blind artist living in New Mexico. George’s art has been printed on fabrics with Free Spirit Fabrics for years. His art is abstract and full of color, movement and light. You can find his newest fabric collection, Spirit Winds, in local quilt sho...
S5 E92: Sewing the Upton Dress & Replay Fav: Decorating & Entertaining Holidays
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - October 06, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode has a new chit chat segment where I chat about making the Upton dress by Cashmerette patterns. The Main Topic segment is a replay from S2 E37 which is about decorating tablescapes, planning and recipes for fall/winter holiday entertaining. Make and Decorate Friends, Mighty Network...
S5 E91 Jennifer Tryon, Homemade: Quilting & Creative Online Learning
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - September 22, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this episode, I talk with Jennifer Tryon, with Homemade, an inspirational online crafting business. Homemade hosts virtual retreats and workshops for quilting, sewing, cricut crafts and more. The next event is a quilting retreat on Oct. 14th, 2022. Jennifer will show participants how to mak...
S4E90: Summer pop-in Chat and replay of Heidi Parkes Episode
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - July 29, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis is a summer pop-in episode. I recorded a new first segment with a summer update on all things sewing, knitty and crafty. Then I have a replay of my conversation with Heidi Parkes from 2019 ... pre-Covid days! This is a great episode and Heidi shares so much, you are going to want to li...
S4 E89: Part 2 with Vicki Holloway; Sewing and Cricut projects
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - June 16, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis is the Season 4 finale episode. Chit Chat: Sewing: clothing alterations Sewing: Sling seat and back for outdoor chaise lounge Sewing: Dog placemat for food and water bowls from left over vinyl sling fabric Cricut: Heat Transfer vinyl on apron and t-shirts Cricut: Cut out desig...
S4 E88: Vicki Holloway, My Creative Corner3/ Gardening, Quilting, Knitting
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - June 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis is the Season 4 Finale...part 1 of 2 episodes with my guest Vicki Holloway from the My Creative Corner3 podcast. Vicki returns to my show and we catch up on anything and everything crafty, quilty and fun in our creative lives. The chit chat segment has updates on sewing, knitting and gard...
S4 E87 Decorating: Outdoor Living
Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - May 19, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis is a decorating episode for Outdoor Living. This is the time of year most of the northern hemisphere is starting to enjoy more dining, entertaining and every day living outdoors. I will share some tips and ideas on how you can make your outdoor space a beautiful oasis that you and loved o...