The Quilter on Fire Podcast

Today on the podcast you’ll meet SUSAN BRUBAKER KNAPP - Artist, author, photographer, and host of "Quilting Arts TV." She has quilts in museum collections and has won seven Best of Show awards. She is a maker who transforms photographs into art quilts using whole cloth painting, fused appliqué, thread sketching, quilting and more. Her quilts display a delightful variety of innovative techniques. From traditional quilter to QATV host, she's got quite the story. 

You can find Susan right here: https://susanbrubakerknapp.com/

Subscribe to QATV right here: https://www.quiltingdaily.com/quilting-arts-tv-quilting-daily/

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YOU'VE ALL SEEN IT! The Benson Boone quilted vest. The Chelsea Porter magic. I could not stop watching those IG videos @chelsea_b_porter — the creativity, the confidence, the absolute vibe of it all. 

Tune in right here for an EXCLUSIVE interview just days after the concert with full emotion, full excitement and all the glorious details. Today I'll have a chat with Chelsea B. Porter!

Chelsea Porter's website: www.chelseabporter.com
Chelsea on IG - @chelsea_b_porter

Products Chelsea mentioned on the podcast: Moda Fabrics, Ruby Star Fabrics, Oliso Irons, Har...

Theresa Benson is a quiltmaker, pattern designer, author and heart-centered teacher who has combined her love for quilting with AI. With a background in Electrical Engineering and expertise in artificial intelligence, she’s created a unique niche—bringing the world of tech and quilting together. Her workshops cover everything from color theory to AI applications, helping quilters of all skill levels explore fresh ways to express themselves. And why do I say heart-centred teacher? She makes the sometimes scary or unknown topic of AI very approachable for quilters and explores ways we can use it to boost our own crea...

My guest today is Jane Haworth! Her journey is pretty amazing. She started off making heartwarming memory quilts turning people's T-shirts and special clothes into beautiful keepsakes. But over time, something shifted. Jane began creating art for herself, following her own creative path instead of only making custom quilts for others. Now she's known for her incredible pet portraits and fabric collage workshops and her quilts can be seen at major quilt shows across the country. She is an award-winning art quilter and she loves teaching, speaking, and traveling to share her creative process. 

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My guest today is Adam Trest. He’s an artist, illustrator and storyteller. His work evokes the heart of Southern folklore and traditions. A New York Times bestselling illustrator, his work can be found in the illustrations of children’s books, hanging in the homes of his collectors worldwide, and in multiple home decor lines available nationwide. And he has been featured on the hit series Hometown again and again. Regardless of whether you find it in wallpaper, on tiles, or in a gorgeous line of fabric, Adam Trest’s work focuses on telling the story of life in the So...

My guest today is Carolina Oneto, an internationally celebrated Chilean quilt artist. Her work blends bold colour, beautiful flowing design, and storytelling with every stitch. Carolina’s quilting journey has taken her across borders and cultures, sharing her artistry with quilters around the globe. Inspired by music, fine art, social issues, and the beauty of nature, she transforms fabric into a colourful story. Her quilts reflect both her strong technical skills and her deep creative spirit. She is known for her bright, bold colourful quilts and for teaching techniques every quilter can use like soft curves and so much mo...

My guest today is Todd Leavitt – if you are in love with the process, in love with the story, and in love with an authentic human being putting himself out there for all to see – even in his gitchies - this is your episode. He loves to share the good in his world and the struggle. He loves to have the conversations. He hangs out on TikTok LIVE in a safe way every weekend that he can to quilt and talk and share his process. He answers Qs that lift up the viewer and he’s building a quilting commun...

My guest today is known as Quito Quilts on TikTok and Instagram! This longarm quilter has literally led a path of friends including me - dancing down the aisles of QuiltCon and a few other shows. She may be considered the dancing quilter on social media, but there are so many other wonderful things she brings to the table or should I say the quilt frame? Today I’ll have a chat with Amy Freyn of Quito Quilts.

You can find her right here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quitoquilts

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Clare Youngs is an artist, designer and maker working with paper collage. She is a graphic designer by trade with a lifelong interest in everything handmade. She has written 20+ gorgeous books, she has run workshops and she creates original artwork as well. Whether she is printing, cutting and folding paper, sewing or embroidering, she takes inspiration from all aspects of handicraft techniques, traditional and contemporary. And now she’s stepped into the world of fabric design with Free Spirit Fabrics.

GUEST WEBSITE: https://www.clareyoungs.co.uk/
SOCIALS - @clareyoungs

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Megan Whitney and Meg Bulthaupt are the creative force behind Urban Sewciety, Studio M Squared, and Sewciety Kids. Each began with a passion for sewing and a strong entrepreneurial drive, launching their own sewing ventures independently.  In 2016, their paths crossed, and they joined forces to build the thriving brands they run today.

Today, Meg and Megan share their patterns and curriculum for both kids and adult classes, empowering other businesses and individuals to replicate their winning formula.

You can find them on social media right here: @urbansewciety on Instagram 

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My guest today is psychologist and lifelong knitter Nicole Nehrig, author of the book WITH HER OWN HANDS: Women Weaving Their Stories In this timely and powerful exploration, Nicole uncovers how women across centuries and cultures have used textile arts—knitting, weaving, embroidery—not only as creative outlets, but as tools of resistance, expression, survival, and connection. As a new generation rediscovers fiber arts for mindfulness and meaning, Nicole reclaims the intellectual and emotional legacy behind every stitch. This book touches on subjects such as feminist history, modern crafting culture, the neuroscience of making, and the stories we literally weav...

My guests today are 4 quilt pattern designers from the UK. They've done a few sew alongs already and are having so much fun they are at it again. Their theme this year is: “Make Time to do what makes you happy,” and wait ‘til you see this quilt - you just might decide to join in on the fun! 

Here's the link to find out more: https://bit.ly/maketimequilt

Here are the designers involved in this project:
· Nicola Dodd of Cake Stand Quilts
· Lou Orth of Lou Orth Designs
· Victoria Peat of Little...

Seth Apter is a talented teacher, creator and NYC-based mixed-media artist who has shown in galleries, exhibitions, and installations. He is known for his layered textural work that simply draws you in to explore the finer details. He is the author of "The Pulse of Mixed Media" and "The Mixed-Media Artist," he’s designed 3 collections with Free Spirit Fabrics and he leads workshops worldwide.  In a world where hundreds of new fabrics hit the shelves of quilt shops each year, Seth’s designs stand out as unique. His work is built on community and shows how creativity connects us all.<...

My guest today on the podcast has exploded with growth on social media with a welcoming community for those who value inclusivity, equality, and having an open conversation! If you believe in love, science, and justice, you’ll find your people in the BadAssQuilter’s society. Maddie Kertay is a maker who was craving like minded community in this crazy political landscape and does her best to be a supportive bright-light, truth-teller in an industry that favors traditional values.

Maddie Kertay's Website: https://www.badassquilterssociety.com/

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My guest today is Cassandra Beaver! She’s a mostly-modern quilter, pattern designer and quilting educator based in west-central Ohio. She holds a BFA in Painting and Theatre Design and an MFA in Scenic Design. Her award-winning quilts have been in more than 60 shows, numerous publications, and four of her quilts reside in the permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. She’s known for using traditional and/or FPP techniques to create quilts that are inspired by nature, architecture, and art – and the results are amazing!

Website Link: https://thenotsodramaticlife.com/

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Helen Godden is an award-winning art quilter known for her gorgeous painted quilts. From animals, to flowers, and portraits to abstract – she does it all and does it well. Extreme free motion quilting has her in the zone and she has the awards to back it up. Helen is the first international Ambassador for HandiQuilter. And she has been the catalyst that introduced that brand to many parts of the world outside the USA. This AUSSIE quilter has accomplished so much including a GIGANTIC quilt called My Australia and we talk about it all in this episode.
 
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Jennifer Houlden is a passionate textile artist whose quilting journey began in 2002 as a remedy for Yellowknife's harsh Arctic winters. She is known for her artistic play with bargellos quilts—you might instantly recognize her sunflower. Now working from her cottage studio in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Jen creates stunning art quilts that blend traditional and modern techniques. A former nurse turned full-time quilter, she's the creative force behind "Quilts by Jen." She teaches and lectures virtually and in person across Canada.

Website Link: https://quiltsbyjen.ca/

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Pat Pauly is a visionary in the world of fiber art, known for her bold, graphic compositions and rich, hand-printed fabrics. That might sound like a bold statement, but she plans out her quilts with imagination, innovation and wisdom. With a background in art and design, she seamlessly blends construction, painting, printmaking and stitching to create work that is both striking and deeply rooted in abstraction. Her pieces have been featured in major exhibitions worldwide, beginning with Quilt National ’83, and her work is held in both private and public collections. Pat travels extensively to teach, delivering dynamic workshops and le...

My guest today is Mary Engelbreit. She has had an incredible art career spanning over 4 decades and she is an icon in the licensed artwork industry. Her work started with greeting cards and went on to be licensed on nearly 6500 products over the years with more than 1 billion dollars in lifetime sales. She was also editor-in-chief of the award-winning creative lifestyle magazine, Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion for more than a decade. She is one of a select few artists with three New York Times children's best sellers. Her current line of products including blank cards, boxed cards, coloring books...

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) has grown from a modest display of a dozen quilts in 1975 to the world's largest outdoor quilt show, featuring over 1,300 quilts from artists around the globe. 

My guest today is Dawn Boyd, the Executive Director of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Oregon held  annually on the second Saturday in July. The event attracts more than 10,000 visitors to the charming town of Sisters, Oregon, transforming its streets into a vibrant landscape of color and creativity with quilts. The show's mission—to celebrate the art, skill, and heri...

My guest today is Sharon Holland. A mother of 3 with a B.A. in Art & Design. Sharon’s story goes from handcrafting dolls and seasonal crafts to a stint in magazine publishing and fabric design first for Paintbrush Studios and then now Art Gallery Fabrics. Starting as a library-book-taught quilter when rotary cutters were revolutionary new tools, she's evolved into a sought-after designer with a signature "modern-traditional" style. Her journey proves that formal training combined with hands-on passion creates something extraordinary—fabric designs and quilts that bridge heritage techniques with contemporary aesthetics, the perfect mix. She is a quilt patt...

Sew Powerful a volunteer driven organization founded by Jason & Cinnamon Miles. They are a learning organization, driven by their faith, frugal in their practices, and they are focussed on combatting extreme poverty. They provide training and tools to create jobs which produce purposeful products including purses, school uniforms, reusable hygiene pads, soap and farm fresh food. What’s their mission? To promote and enable the academic success of children throughout Zambia, while providing the dignity of work for adults. And today we will find out how you can participate by making a purse for a child in need.

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My guest today is Valori Wells - From darkroom photography at age 13 to earning a BFA in fine art, her journey has always followed inspiration. For the past 27 years, she has designed commercial fabric collections, authored quilting books, and led artist retreats in Bali and Morocco, where she teaches photography, block printing, and textile arts. As the second-generation owner of The Stitchin’ Post in Sisters Oregon, she’s carried forward a 50-year legacy of art, education, and community. Her work—whether painted, printed, sewn, or taught—is rooted in storytelling, nature, and emotional expression.

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My guest today is Amanda Oros the founder and host of Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show – A conversational, slightly chaotic podcast about quilting with lots of amazing guests! We did a podcast swap and had a really great conversation both times. You can find her interview with me right here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKVY7Kt_Kzk

The tables were turned, I was in the hot seat, and it was a lot of fun. Amanda has dropped over 140 episodes so be sure to listen in for all kinds of quilty fun. 

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My guest today is HollyAnne Knight – from making t-shirts quilts by order to an online quilting Academy and her new bricks and mortar quilt shop, Holly Anne Knight has come a long way. In person at the shop String and Story on Main, she offers beginner to intermediate quilting, bag-making, and garment sewing classes as well as supplies for a variety of projects. And online she guides you to quilt and stitch with confidence in her rockstar community where you can make friends and finish your own quilts!

HollyAnne Knight Website - https://www.stringandstory.com/

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My guest today is Amber Elliot! Founder of Alderwood Studio, Amber is a Software Engineer turned fulltime Quilt Entrepreneur. She released her first book in 2022 and we’ll do a deep dive into her 2nd book today on the podcast! Amber is a modern quilter, pattern designer, educator and a fabric designer for Riley Blake which was a big tick off her bucket list and she is the founder of the Modern Makes membership. Her big ticket item – the thing she’s most known for – is her Pattern Writing Academy – a 7 week course to get you designing, producing and selling yo...

My guest today is Jane Sassaman. She 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 fabric in action.  And she also brings that joy to quilters and sewists worldwide with her fanciful fabric design with Free Spirit Fabrics.

Go to Jane's website right here: https://www.j...

My guest today is Kimberly Einmo! 

She is an award-winning quilter, fabric designer, international instructor, quilt judge for over 20 years, and the National Spokesperson for Janome-America. She has written six best-selling books published by the American Quilter’s Society, created a signature line of precision quilting rulers, and she wrote a column called Stray Threads, in every issue of American Quilter Magazine for close to a decade. Kimberly is proud to be a featured artist for the Electric Quilt Company where she developed three EQ companion software products. Her basics fabric collection, Solid-ish, has been a best-seller for...

My guest today is Judy Gauthier – a long time quilt shop owner doing all kinds of fun things! Step into her vibrant scrappy world in Wisconsin! Author, fabric designer, and owner of Bungalow Quilting, she transforms scraps into spectacular creations. With six books, national teaching tours, and TV appearances alongside quilting legends, Judy's creative magic continues to unfold through her AccuQuilt designs and upcoming projects!" 

Go to Judy's's website right here: https://www.bungalowquilting.com/

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My guest today is Sue Penn. She loves to sew and she’s been passionate about art and creativity since childhood. Encouraged by her grandmother, who generously supported her artistic development, she studied drawing and painting for years. In her early twenties, she discovered a deep love for sewing, quilting, and textile arts, which ultimately led to a career in fabric design spanning nearly 28 years. She’s known for her use of color designing Free Spirit Fabrics, beginning with bold and bright acrylic-painted backgrounds that she enhances with stencils, stamps, embossing, and hand-printed papers. These fabrics are gorgeous! You can...

My guest today is Becky Campbell of SewForever Quilting. She is known for creating Innovative Appliqué and English Paper Piecing Made Easy. Her quilting and sewing products make complicated, time-consuming techniques doable for the modern sewist. I took her EPP sticky papers on one of my England tours for my guests to play with on the coach as we travelled across the countryside of Wales and they loved the reusable self-stick templates. It was really fun and easy. On the podcast today we’ll talk about those repositionable shapes as well as her Innovative Appliqué, a few books she’s writ...

Today is like the color confidential episode of the Quilter on Fire podcast except its not confidential – we are going to spill the beans on color. My guest today uses colour as a principal element in her work, applied in layers, and created with the intention to surprise, evoke calming emotions and a sense of joy. Today I’ll have a chat with professional artist and designer Estè MaCleod. She is a professional artist and designer with a background in textile and surface design. Her art has hung in galleries in the UK and internationally and she often turns her w...

My guest today is Kaye England who hits the road from her farm life to share her love of patchwork piecing techniques and her delightful philosophy of life! She has owned 3 quilt shops, two gift shops, and two tea rooms in her retail career and now resides on an 8 acre farm where she plays Mama to llamas and goats. She designs 2 collections of fabric per year, she’s written 15 books, and designed patterns and blocks of the month and more. She even has embroidery collections on many of her fabric lines. She has taught in all 50 states and many ot...

My guest today is Julia McLeod – an international award-winning quilter. She specializes in making silk quilts, sourcing her fabrics from neckties, clothing and furnishing fabrics. She has been featured on the quiltshow.com in episode 2902 and she has an on-demand workshop called How to Use Silks in Your Quiltmaking. Julia’s new book, and first book actually, with C&T Publishing is Patchwork LUXE: Quilts from Neckties, Kimonos, and Sari Silks  - I love that title – Patchwork LUXE sounds so luxurious! 

You won't believe the blooper in this one! I couldn't remember...

My guest today is Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry! She is internationally known for her award-winning fine-art quilts, which are easily recognized by their luminous colours and illusions of light, depth, and motion. Her attention to detail has earned her a reputation for fine craftsmanship and stunning designs. Her quilt, Corona 2: Solar Eclipse was voted one of the hundred best quilts of the 20th Century.  Caryl's work has appeared in hundreds of exhibitions and publications throughout the world, and can be found in museum, corporate, public, and private collections in almost every US state and in eight other countries. For 30 years, C...

Helen Robinson & Jenny Pedigo are sisters and co-owners of Sew Kind of Wonderful - a contemporary quilt pattern & specialty notions design company. THEY ARE KNOWN FOR, The Quick Curve Ruler which was the cornerstone of their "Urban Series" quilts, and they’ve designed a few more specialty rulers since then. They’ve published 8 books starting off with Contemporary Curved Quilts and we chat about them all in this episode. And they bring fresh and inspiring fabric designs to the world each year with Free Spirit Fabrics. 

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Devida Bushrod is a quiltmaker and entrepreneur known for her love of pixel quilts. At PixelQuilts.com she offers ready made quilt patterns, teaches pixel quilting, and provides a brand new program where you can upload your photo and create your own custom pixel quilt. With hundreds of hours and thousands of pieces invested in each pixel quilt, Dee quilts with a purpose. Choosing people and subjects that truly inspire her, Dee has even made a quilt fit for the Queen.  

Find Dee Bushrod:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixelquilt/

Website: https://pixelquilts.c...

It's the PRE QUILTCON Featured Speaker Episode with Tara Faughnan! 

I've got my QuiltCon socks on and I can't wait to share this interview with you. Tara is professional textile designer and quilter living and working in Oakland, CA. She is a quilter, teacher and pattern designer who loves to stretch her own skills and take her students right along with her.  She is known for her simple bold geometry and gorgeous bright colours in her quilts and for pushing the boundaries of what works. Are you ready to start designing your own quilts? Tara has built a...

Vicki Conley is an art quilter and surface pattern designer. She works in both abstract and representational and shares her love of the outdoors through her art. She is a juried artist member of SAQA and has shown her work in shows that have travelled the world. She has been featured on QATV and on thequiltshow.com. She is well known for her national park quilts but her creative journey didn’t start there. Today you’ll hear the story of an artist who’s had the best career possible from pottery to art quilting, following her heart.

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My guest today is Lori Miller! She is a quilter, pattern designer, and national quilt educator from Oxford, Michigan. With a career in IT software for 25 years you can imagine why she enjoys the design process and why one of her favourite tools is EQ8 Quilt Design software. She teaches EQ8 classes around the country and writes Lessons With Lori for the EQ blog. As an Accuquilt GO! Getter, she shares tutorials and patterns of her designs on the Accuquilt blog as well. Today's podcast is a great conversation about how she combines these two products for the perfect...

My guest today is Ana Buzzalino. Ana Buzzalino is a creator, maker, fibre and mixed media artist, surface designer, teacher and lecturer. Her love of layers and texture combine in her original work. Her work has won numerous awards at national and international shows. In 2019 Ana was honoured as Quilter of Distinction at Heritage Park 24th Annual Festival of Quilts. She has been featured in numerous magazines, TV Shows like thequiltshow.com, - too many to mention! But most notably - her work has graced the cover of 4 issues of Quilting Arts Magazine, and she has appeared in 5 seasons...

Susan Madu of MODERN BLENDED QUILTS has been quilting for over 35 years alongside her career as a certified professional accountant. Her quilting journey has evolved from always following other people’s patterns to designing her own. For close to a decade Susan has been teaching and speaking for guilds in person and on Zoom including 3 different workshops at QuiltCanada in 2023. Grab a cup of tea with me and enjoy her story!

Find Susan on Instagram: @modernblendedquilts
Facebook: Modern Blended Quilts
Join her Facebook Group: Modern Blended Quilts Virtual Show & Tell

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We’ve got the latest scoop on some BIG NEWS – if you haven’t heard - SOAK WASH INC. has acquired SEW FINE THREAD GLOSS and there is so much to talk about! It is such a great thing for both businesses and I can’t wait to unpack the story. Today I’ll have a chat with Jacqueline Sava of Soak Wash Inc. and Jenn McMillan, the creator of Sew Fine Thread Gloss.

Find the Soak Wash website right here: https://soakwash.ca/
Shop Sew Fine Thread Gloss right here: https://soakwash.ca/collections/sew-fine-thread-gloss

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Happy New Year 2025!

I hope you find the time as this new year rolls in to cozy up with a cup of tea and take 2 full hours to listen to this wonderful episode. I enjoyed every minute of this conversation! Annie Unrein is an absolute sweetheart and I've wanted to have her on the show for years. Annie is well known in the bag making world with over 150+ incredible patterns, high quality bag making supplies and a few innovative product creations along the way. She has travelled the world to teach and speak and she...

Get ready to be inspired by the founder of CraftyMonkies! From a successful TV career that suddenly came to a halt to a thriving retreat and online event business bringing crafters together, this educational event planner has found her niche. I am looking forward to this episode with Rachel Pierman of Crafty Monkies!

Crafty Monkies features live interactive Zoom classes, a monthly VIP club, on-demand videos and in-person retreats in the UK and the USA. Rachel connects teachers from around the world with eager learners. She also launched her podcast "Breaking the Blocks" in February 2024, sharing stories...

My guest today is Kate Colleran. She is a quilt pattern designer with Kate Colleran Designs and a fabric designer with Island Batiks, and she’s written 2 books! She first started Seams Like a Dream Quilt Designs with Elizabeth Balderrama where she was the designer and Elizabeth did the pattern testing, consultations and was the shipping maven! Together they wrote their first book Smash Your Precut Stash with C&T Publishing. Today we’ll talk about how the business changed when her partner retired, how Kate got into fabric design, and the latest development with C&T – her brand new bo...

My guest today is a renowned quilter from the picturesque town of Torquay,  Australia. If you’ve taken a workshop with her, you’ve likely danced around the house for days. Her designs are instantly recognizable with a seamless blend of traditional and contemporary design and she has made significant contributions to the quilting world. She draws inspiration from her travel adventures and the natural beauty of her surroundings in her homeland.

Jen is known for creating quilts with intricate patterns, vibrant colors, and playful designs. Hand stitching is her passion and sharing the knowledge and techniques of th...

Today’s episode of the Quilter on Fire podcast is totally different – it’s about a short independent film – and you are gonna love it! THE QUILTERS follows the daily lives of several men, spending most of its screen time inside the sewing room in a Level 5 maximum security prison in a small Missouri town. As we follow several quilts from design to completion, audiences will come to know these men, witnessing their struggles, triumphs, and sense of pride as they create something beautiful in this windowless, sacred space, deep within the prison walls. Through this process and the relation...

Today we'll chat QuiltnLearn with Bea Byrne! Between her career in tech/events and her love of textiles/quilting, Bea Byrne realized that organizing and hosting online conferences in the quilting world is her jam. Having planned knitting events in the UK, and toured around travellers to crafty spots when she lived in Japan, to her recent guild show committee work where she lives now in the USA, Bea has a passion for “if you build it they will come” with her online events.

There were so many great takeaways from this episode about an event planner brin...

Join me for a super fun experience at the International Quilt Festival in Houston for 2024. In this recap episode you'll hear me interview quilters, teachers, vendors and exhibition artists in the Oliso Story Space. You can listen in to the podcast as usual or watch the video here on the Quilter on Fire YouTube Channel;

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My guest today is known for their joyful quilting and crafting projects on the social media scene. With hundreds of thousands of followers, time and time again we are inspired by Mx Domestic to take action whether it is to stitch up some hexies, try fabric weaving, clean our sewing machine, or take a moment to reflect on how we can be more thoughtful and inclusive online. Whether they are baring their soul with a struggle or delighting us with a new idea, Mathew Boudreaux is putting it out there for all to see to create an inclusive supportive...

It’s Halloween 2024 and I could not think of anything more fitting than to bring back that quarky little character called Mr Bones. I have featured this tiny TikTok Sensation a few times now on the podcast and it's always super fun to chat with Kimberlee about Mr. Bones with fun Halloween tidbits sprinkled in. Today, I’ll welcome to the podcast – Kimberlee Peers Moore
 
Find the Mr. Bones Sews on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mr.bones_sews

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My guest today is Karen Kay Buckley! She is a multiple award-winning quilter whose work is instantly recognizable. And part of the reason for that is that she’s been featured on the covers of 18 magazines! And when I say multiple award-winning we are talking about a dozen Best of Show Awards! She is known for the strong visual impact of her medallion quilts and her brilliant use of colour. She’s had prestigious acquisitions of her quilts by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah and even by a Senator’s wife in the US Capitol!

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My guest today is Chris English. He makes heirloom quality quilts from a variety of fabrics using old clothes and giving fabric a new lease on life. I first saw his quilts at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham two years ago and I loved every stitch, the use of colour, and every title of his message driven quilts. He studied textile design at university and has become a quiltmaker with a passion.

Find Chris English on Instagram @afullenglish

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My guest today is Radha Weaver. She has such a fun online presence focussed on sustainable, zero waste quilting tips, how to learn upcycling, and how to quilt your jeans! Her website is Sewing Through Fog and she has some great patterns and workshops on her website to get you moving towards a sustainable quilting practice. And you don’t have to ditch everything you are doing! You can start one step at a time...

Find Radha on Instagram @sewingthroughfog

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At 14 years old Genesis Hall is already an award-winning quilter and sewist. She began sewing at 10 years old and has grown with her skillset in leaps and bounds. In just a few short years, Genesis has been invited to special events such as H+H Americas a trade show where she was showcased as the inaugural Nex Gen exhibitor and ALSO, this year one of her quilts at Quilt Con 2024 was purchased by the International Quilt Museum.  When Genesis isn’t quilting, she enjoys playing the banjo, piano and golf.

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My guest today is Scott Murkin, M.D. He is a hospice physician from North Carolina. He designs original quilts for the bed and wall. Scott exhibits
nationally and internationally, has his textile artworks in prestigious public and private collections and has had his quilts appear in numerous publications.
Scott is an NACQJ Certified Quilt Judge who has judged throughout the USA, including AQS, NQA, QuiltCon and the International QuiltAssociation.

Find Scott on Instagram @quiltdoc16

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My guest today is Becca Shifflett! She is a quilter with a passion for technology. She FAN girls over boy bands an she LOVES teaching! You can find her sharing her JOY on YouTube with videos like project tutorials, tips and tips, quilt a longs, block of the months (or is it blocks of the month) and she even has a playlist called ICYMI which stands for INCASE YOU MISSED IT where she talks about the ins and outs of recent events like QuiltCon, but the thing that really stands out on Sew Becca’s YouTube channel is her li...

My guest today is Manon Hunt. She is a long arm quilter, pattern designer, and wonderful course creator. She has workshops from learning to quilt start to finish to free motion motif building you will love to check out. She is the past owner of a quilt shop and has decades of experience that comes along with that. Another great tidbit you'll learn is that she's my quilting bestie. We meet once a week on Zoom to talk quilty biz, be accountable and lift each other up. It's a relationship I cherish and I loved sharing this episode with...

My guests today are from C&T Publishing. which is a midsize, family-run, independent publisher of quilting, sewing, and crafting books based in Concord, CA. It was founded in 1983 by Carolie and Tom Hensley, owners of The Cotton Patch, a quilting and sewing supplies store in Lafayette, CA.

Roxane Cerda is the Senior Editor and Betsy La Honta is the Product Development Manager. They are responsible for books, authors, editing, product development and so much more. I’m excited to dive into the conversation about how their books and products all come together for the quilting world an...

This week (August 2024) we lost a beautiful, creative voice in our industry - Carole Lyles Shaw. She was a bright light in the quilting world and a very much loved member of our community. Carole was a very talented quilter and teacher but also one of those really positive good friends to so many of us. As I processed the news of her passing the day before her podcast episode was supposed to air last week I just took a pause. It was hard to accept after having interviewed her with so much joy just a few weeks ago...

My guest today is Robin Bogaert. I interviewed her way back in January and I'm so excited to get this episode onto the airwaves.  She is a long arm quilter, pattern designer, and blogger for BERNINA International. And she joined the ranks of BERNINA Ambassadors for Canada over a year ago. She is the past owner of a quilt shop and has decades of experience that comes along with that.

Find Robin's website here: https://www.quiltingintheloft.com/

BIG NEWS!!! Watergirl Quilt Co and the Quilter on Fire have teamed up to sail the seas o...

My guest today is Charisma Horton! She is a longarm quilter, pattern designer, fabric designer and she hosts all kinds of wonderful events including blocks of the month! I’ve been following her on Instagram for ages, loving every post (especially the sweet inspirations) and she’s also been doing some really fun adventures with Rob Appell who I’ve had on the podcast in the past for Episode #51. Charisma has published over 500 patterns and teaches her workshops based on those so her library of patterns is nothing less than EPIC!

Find Charisma's website here: Charisma's Corner
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 My guest today is Fuzzy Mall, He is known for capturing a moment in time with his portrait quilts portraying figures in a candid way like they have no idea they are being caught in that moment of action. These quilts are bold, colorful and command attention because they are stunning from a distance but draw you in with detail inviting you to stand there for a while. He has accomplished so much in his art career from awards to solo shows and just the act of slowing us down in this digital world to stop and take a m...

My guest today is Irene Blanck. She's been designing hand appliqué quilts and patterns since 2007 and she teaches all aspects of needle turn appliqué in her workshops. Her book called FOCUS ON APPLIQUÉ launched her international career in quilting and she has taught extensively across the USA, Europe, and of course in her home country of Australia. Her business is named FOCUS ON QUILTS because she loves the meditative process of her craft and it certainly shows in her beautiful designs.

Find Irene's website here: FOCUS ON QUILTS

BIG NEWS!!! Watergirl Quilt Co and the Qui...

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 community exploded with growth. He was my guest in the past on Episode 117 and you can listen to that right here to hear his full story. I'm following up with this exciting creator because he's has so much happen in the last year!

Find his website here: ROSE CITY ORIGINALS
And you can also find...

Elizabeth Chappell of Quilter's Candy is a designer of quilt patterns and fabric and a teacher who helps aspiring designers translate their ideas into their own commercial patterns. Because there are never enough quilts!

We did a super fun podcast swap so you can find us interviewing each other!
 
Elizabeth on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/quilters_candy/
Her Website - https://quilterscandy.com/
Elizabeth interviewing Brandy: https://quilterscandy.com/156/

BIG NEWS!!! Watergirl Quilt Co and the Quilter on Fire have teamed up to sail the seas on the Celebrity M...

Lina Owen has burst onto the scene to open up the discovery of quilting in her native language of Spanish through teaching, her DISCOVER QUILTING community and her podcast. And when I say burst I mean, she’s started a podcast, she teaches afternoon quilt classes for children, she created a brand new open studio in March and she has launched a series of annual English and Spanish speaking retreats on bag making and EVEN with Missouri Star Quilt Company each November!
 
Lina Owen on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blue_belledesigns
Lina's Spanish Instagram: htt...

My guest today is Adam Eddy. He is an Engineer with a passion for woodworking and a family run business that blossomed from a small seed of an idea to building a sewing table that was high quality, custom built with the quilter in mind and with plenty of storage. Eddycrest Sewing Furniture is known for it’s beauty and craftsmanship but the reviews are all about the quality and service from the Eddy family farm to the quilter’s doorstep. Today on the podcast we’ll chat about how this family run business grew from scratch, how it caters...

My guest today is Carolina Moore. She is a talented quilt pattern designer, notion inventor and popular YouTuber. This is a follow up episode since I've had her on the show before and she has done so many new things from blinging out an Oliso iron and a Babylock machine to inventing a new ruler and creating some AccuQuilt dies plus so much more!

Carolina's's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/craftmoore/
Carolina on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarolinaMoore

Quilter on Fire Website - https://quilteronfire.com/
OLISO IRONS - Host...

My guest today is Janine Lecour. She is a talented surface pattern designer who has taken her first step into the world of quilting with the design of her new AccuQuilt dies. It's so interesting to dive into the story of someone behind the scenes of creating designs for clothing, fabric, and so much more.  So let's explore the story of Janine Lecour.

Janine's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/janinelecour/

Quilter on Fire Website - https://quilteronfire.com/
OLISO IRONS - Host of the Quilter on Fire Podcast Lounge each year at QuiltCon! Duration: 01:27:23

My guest today is Tiffany Turner of Tipstitched. She is a talented sewist with a background in civil engineering. She has a step by step methodical nature in sharing what she creates that really makes sewing achievable.

She has a popular blog and social media presence that hits the important topics like cost effective sewing, custom made clothing to fit you, and using technology to your advantage. It's not so scary. So let's explore the story of Tiffany Turner.

Tiffany's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tipstitched

Quilter on Fire Website - https...

My guest today is Gloria Loughman. This is one of those episodes where I can’t imagine how I’ll catch all of the best bits to share with you because her list of achievements spans over 30 years. If you were to do a study on light, colour, photography and capturing all of that in your art quilts, Gloria’s website would the only place you need to go. She is known worldwide as the vibrant landscape quilter. If you’ve seen a special exhibit of her work up close or even poured through the galleries on her website it will...

My guest today is Wendy Liu. She is a YouTube sensation on the do it yourself clothing scene, with videos ranging from the supplies you need to get started, all the way to thrift flips and viral dresses.

She's kind of a dress queen, actually. She made her own wedding dress. She pounces on do it yourself projects that people are desperately trying to figure out on their own at home, like how to resize your jeans and making a dress from only scraps. She has such great playlists like Wendy Tries Everything, Self Care, Travel, and...

FIND all of the wonderful people you listened to in this episode:
@devoquilts on IG
www.grandothermadeit.com
SewBecca on Youtube (She's about to interview me!)
@lovesewmodern on IG
@liftingandstitching on IG
Greenland Quilter on Youtube (She interviewed me!)
www.AQuiltersLife.com  Podcast (She interviewed me!)
@thebearquilter on TikTok
@sewspicious on IG
@becsquiltcottage on TikTok
@gennyfromthequiltblock on IG
@kidgiddy on IG
@rxquilt on IG
www.duckadilly.com - the flower wall and liberty fabrics
@duckadillyfabrics on IG
@cottonandbourbon on IG
@kellyspell on I...

My guest today is Kate Jackson of The Last Homely House. Watching her videos on YouTube is like watching your homespun, talented, creative best friend who invites you for a cup of tea and convinces you softly that you are creative too. She is skilled at an array of crafts and brings her story to the viewer in a way that is entirely relatable and she makes you want to take a visit to the countryside.  Her cottage in the Northumberland hills is the setting where she makes things day to day to share with you. She is known f...

My guest today is Amy Barickman. She is a creative arts entrepreneur, the author of Vintage Notions, creator of Treasured Threadz, and founder of the sewing pattern company Indygo Junction. With over 30 years of experience, she has collected and curated vintage textiles and art to inspire your modern makes. If you've seen her recently at some of the biggest quilt shows like QuiltCon and Houston Quilt Festival doing demonstrations, you will know that she is all about recycle, refashion, re love.

Amy Barickman's Blog:  https://amybarickman.com/
Treasured Threadz: https://colonialpatterns.com/shop/category/sewing-patterns-books/
V...

My guest today is Shannon Brinkley. She is an American quilt and fabric designer, author, and national speaker and teacher. She is known for her scrappy applique technique, which uses scrappy bits of applique, of course, to make modern art quilts.

She is the founder of the Meander Quilt Guild, a community for education and growth The Patrick program training quilters to become successful quiltpreneurs and turn their craft into a career.   And today you'll find out there's so much more where that came from.

The MEANDER Quilt Guild:  https://shannon-brinkley.mykajabi.co...