Best Stephanie Socha Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 119: Guest Katrina Walker - Sewing, Quilting and Spoiled Sheep Yarn 1:53:52

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Katrina Walker, an industry sewing educator, author, and designer, shares her journey into the home sewing industry. Katrina has worked with various brands, including Pfaff and Sulky, and has been featured in magazines and TV shows. She is known for her expertise in silk and wool sewing, as well as her inno…

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S7 E118: Guest Carina Gardner 1:15:46

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! On this episode, my guest is Carina Gardner, a successful designer and entrepreneur, shares her journey and insights on how to make money as a designer. She emphasizes the importance of being a multifaceted designer and knowing when to pivot into different industries. Karina discusses her Design Suite progr…

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S7 E117: Guest - Chris English Quilts 1:16:10

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Guest Segment: Chris English Quilts My guest is Chris English, a quilter and fabric/textile designer in the UK. Chris is known for utilizing recycled fabrics in his one of a kind quilts. The past several years his quilts have been shown at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK. We chat about Chris's crea…

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Season 7 Premiere Episode! Guest Kristin Oldach, KraeO - Indie Hand Yarn Dyer 1:18:22

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! S7 Ep 116: Welcome Back! Season 7 of the Make and Decorate with Stephanie podcast is here!! If you are new to this podcast, you will hear any and everything about making, aka sewing, quilting crafting, knitting and interior decorating. This first half of the season, I have a fabulous guest on almost every e…

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Episode 116 has been fixed - no extra music during our chat! 😳 1:09

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Apologies for the extra music drowning out almost 4 minutes of our chat! I forgot to remove that song from the music track last season! The old version of the episode is now taken down and a new and revised version of episode 116 is now up! Thank you - Stephanie xxoo Support the show INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.s…

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S6 E115: Jenni Grover, Wellness Coach 1:23:36

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Hello 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 interior desi…

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Aims - Indy Bindy Fabrics 57:25

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! S6 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 businesses and…

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S6 E113: Sewing Fashion and Quilting Trends 2024 1:01:15

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! The 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 recommendations for sewing …

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S6E112: Christa Watson, Christa Quilts 1:16:58

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Christa 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 Collection CT Pub…

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Belle Brunner: Seams Sew Me | Chit Chat: Tips for Pattern Matching Seams 1:02:50

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Patreon.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, quilt pattern designe…

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Naomi Fata, Love Stitches: Sewing, Alterations and Slip Covers 1:39:06

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Welcome 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 in person and …

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Bag Making with Sara Lawson, Sew Sweetness 1:04:37

1y ago1:04:37

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Season 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 Sewcial Sunday sho…

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Knitting with Willie Nillie Knits! 57:06

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! S6 E108: Knitting with Willie Nillie Knits Links: https://www.instagram.com/willienillieknits/ Link Tree - all the links to find Willie Nillie Knits Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45 A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spoti…

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Quick and Easy Fall and Halloween Sewing, Crochet and Knitting Projects 1:23:51

1y ago1:23:51

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! S6 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 to upgrade to a pa…

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MND 106: Season 6!! Karla Gerome, Grace Company; New Little Rebel Machine 57:16

1y ago57:16

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Season 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 our recording not…

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New! Sew Tites and Off the Wall Quilt chats from H+H Americas 39:26

1+ y ago39:26

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! I 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 SewTites purchase vi…

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Replay: Sewing with Liberty Fabrics, History of Tana Lawn & Lasenby Cotton 1:10:40

1+ y ago1:10:40

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! This 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 Untethered & Wanderwi…

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S5 E104: Simple Summer Decor; Season 5 Finale 1:21:52

1+ y ago1:21:52

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Simple 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. Capri Blue Class…

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S5 E103: Minki Kim, Sewing Illustration 1:39:26

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! My 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, Minki Kim In t…

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S5 E102: AI in our Maker World; ChatGPT, DALL-E 1:30:25

1+ y ago1:30:25

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Artificial 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 apparel manufactu…

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S5 E101: Jennifer Moore, Mona Luna 1:13:04

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! My 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 fabric shipping …

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S5 E100: Puff Quilts: Historic to Contemporary 48:26

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! 100 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 summer. A few new “w…

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S5 E99: Sewing Room Design and Organization 55:53

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Make 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. Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45 A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world. L…

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S5 E98: SewNaturalDane, #BHMPatternDesigners 1:23:24

2y ago1:23:24

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! The 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 Patterns: The Strappy…

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S5 E97: Kristin Esser, Simple Handmade Everyday; Task Lighting 101 1:34:29

2y ago1:34:29

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! This 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 chat about all t…

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S5 E96: Wendy Chow, The Weekend Quilter 1:26:23

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! My 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 Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45 A tr…

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S5 E95: Returning Guest Heidi Parkes: Arne & Carlos Chicago Meet & Greet Recap 1:36:26

2y ago1:36:26

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! On 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 been working on …

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S5 E94: Fall and Winter Decorating Checklist; Quilting Book Review 49:36

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! The 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 Machine Quilting. …

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S5 E93: George Mendoza, Artist & Free Spirit Fabrics Designer 1:07:43

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! On 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 shops. Here is a l…

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S5 E92: Sewing the Upton Dress & Replay Fav: Decorating & Entertaining Holidays 35:36

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! This 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 Networks group - free…

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S5 E91 Jennifer Tryon, Homemade: Quilting & Creative Online Learning 56:44

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! In 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 make the Stargaze…

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S4E90: Summer pop-in Chat and replay of Heidi Parkes Episode 1:47:58

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! This 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 listen again. Here …

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S4 E89: Part 2 with Vicki Holloway; Sewing and Cricut projects 1:15:19

2+ y ago1:15:19

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! This 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 design with layered cardstock f…

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S4 E88: Vicki Holloway, My Creative Corner3/ Gardening, Quilting, Knitting 1:14:04

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! This 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 gardening. I also …

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S4 E87 Decorating: Outdoor Living 59:53

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! This 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 ones will want …

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S4 E86: Rhonda Pierce, Schmetz Needles Spokesperson & VP Euro-Notions 1:18:34

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Rhonda Pierce is my guest on this episode. Rhonda is a spokesperson for Schmetz Needles and VP, Euro-Notions. If there is anything you ever wanted to know about Schmetz needles, there’s a good chance we talk about it in this episode! Learn about the color coding system that helps to identify the type of nee…

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S4 E85: Embroidery Threads Review 1:09:50

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! In this episode I have a long chit chat segment where I talk about gardening progress, sewing fabrics, quilting BOM and Watch and Listen recommendations. The main topic segment: I review cotton floss, cotton ball, hand dyed and crewel embroidery threads. Find out specific characteristics of cotton, Egyptian…

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S4 E84: Liberty Fabrics, History and Sewing with Tana Lawn and Lasenby Cotton 1:10:40

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! 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. Make and Decorate Friends, Mighty Networks group - free to join! INSTA…

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S4 E83: Emanuela Jeske, Quilt Karussell Podcast 1:27:41

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! New podcast feature! Record and send me any question you have about quilting, sewing, decorating and more. Is so easy, just click on the “send me a voice mail” button, record your message and press send! https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate In this episode, I chat with quilt podcaster,…

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S4 E82: Textiles for Home Decor, How to use Quilting fabric for Home Decor 1:04:12

2+ y ago1:04:12

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! In this episode, I chit chat about current projects and some clothing sewing projects I plan to fit in between everything else. *** New podcast feature*** Send me a voice mail from my podcast blog page. Click the purple “send voice mail” button on the mid-right hand side of the screen to record and send you…

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MND S4E81: Christa Watson, Christa Quilts 1:02:30

2+ y ago1:02:30

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! On this episode, I welcome returning guest, Christa Watson. Christa is an award winning quilter, teacher, fabric designer, book author and so much more. She has many exciting things in the works for 2022. Check out her website/blog: ChristaQuilts.com Go to my Podcast Blog (link below) to find the PROMO CODE…

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S4E80: Quilt Fabrics, QuiltFolk BOM, Die Cutting, Quilt Coats and more 1:11:23

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! I am back with new episodes for the 2nd half of Season 4! Today I chat about my crazy fun fabric acquisitions in January, including Liberty Tana Lawn. I also talk about AccuQuilt die cutting and investing in dies that give you more bang for your buck. Have you seen the YouTube video “Quilt Clothes Must Die”…

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S4E79: Emma Jones, Vintage Sewing Box 1:10:58

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Happy Holidays! This episode is the mid season finale. Season 4 will continue in February 2022. In the episode, I chat with Emma Jones, who has a YouTube channel and online shop called Vintage Sewing Box. She has videos on many epp projects and small accessories and often embellishes them with beautiful han…

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S4 E78: History of the Sewing Pin 27:36

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Today is a solo episode and the main topic is the history of the sewing pin. I have several links on my podcast blog to my resources on the topic, as well as links to current sewing pin companies, ie Tulip, Clover and Dritz. In my chit chat segment, I read a recent negative i-tunes review about my podcast, …

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S4E77 REVISED: Making Quick Holiday Gifts; Electronic Cutting Machines 1:01:48

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! THIS EPISODE IS THE REAL EPISODE 77. I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THE EP75 UPLOADED TO THIS ONE BY MISTAKE. It is holiday crunch time. It can be so fun and fulfilling to make and gift holiday presents for the people you love. It can also be stressful and take longer than anticipated to complete a handmade gift. Gifts …

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S4E76: Jess Zeigler, Longarm League 1:20:22

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Today, I chat with Jess Zeigler, the founder of the Longarm League . Jess shares a wealth of information about Longarm quilting, how to prepare your quilt for a professional Longarm service, and what to look for when searching for a Longarm quilter. Jess also chats about digital pantographs, what they are a…

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S4 E75: Decorating a Cozy Home, plus Sewing and Knitting updates 1:06:14

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! With the cooler weather settling in, you may be thinking of the coziness of fall and winter indoors, and how you can achieve that for your home. In this episode I share five layers of home decor that can be freshened up and elevate the cozy feeling. I have sewing, quilting and knitting updates in the chit c…

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S4 E74 Jennifer Swope, MFA Boston: Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories Exhibit 1:05:12

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Today my guest is Jennifer Swope, a David and Roberta Logie Associate Curator, Textiles and Fashion Arts Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. We talk about a new exhibition opening October 10th at the MFA, Boston. The exhibit is called Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. There are 50 quilt…

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S4 E73: Hardrock Woodworks; Tiny Piecing and Norwegian Knitting 1:15:25

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! Hardrock Woodworks is a family run Etsy shop that sells handmade wood and 3D printed products. Wayne is a fine woodworker craftsman, and he makes beautiful quilting clappers in maple wood, walnut and a type of maple called Ambrosia, which has a striped wood grain. He started making clappers and other quilti…

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S4 E72: Season 4 Premiere; Melanio Gomez, Making It Finalist 1:10:40

3y ago1:10:40

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Click Here to Send me a Fan Mail Message! This is the Season 4 Premiere episode, and is hitting the ground running! I have a shiny new logo for the podcast, as you will notice with the updated podcast art icon. My guest is Melanio Gomez, a finalist Maker on the NBC TV show, Making It . The Season 3 finale aired last week, August 26th, and 4 finalis…

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