Alternate Title: How To Love What You Make And Not Have To Make Everything You Love
In episode 15 of The Grateful Thread Podcast, Ashelyn and Lacie talk about avoiding comparison traps in the quilting world and dive into their own experiences with envy and "Quiltstagram". It can be hard when you see a beautiful new pattern every week that you add to your "must make" list until you eventually end up with a list so long that you'll never get to them all and get stuck choosing the next project.
Show Notes:

Episode 15: Community Over Competition

A podcast where cool quilting newbies and experts unite!
We dive into modern quilting, making sewing friends, all of the crazy acronyms and introduce you to inspiring quilt community people!
Whether you’re on the go or pressing the pedal to the metal on your sewing machine while you listen, we hope to bring this community together and create a space where you feel seen and accepted. This is for beginner to advanced quilting enthusiasts, young and ”old”- we’re just a couple of millennials trapped in the middle, trying to figure out where we belong!

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We're back, after a recording mishap with our last episode!
Immediately after meeting our two guests, we knew that we needed to introduce them to the rest of you! They're not only amazing educators, but they've both created after-school sewing and quilting clubs for their students!
We were excited to drop this episode at a time of year that lends itself to planning the implementation of a creative program of your own! Whether you're a teacher, parent, or community member, we hope that you'll get some helpful tips and insight into what it takes to get started!
So, pull up a seat, because you can always sit with us!
Find the show notes:
thegratefulthreadpodcast.com
Find us on Instagram:
@TheGratefulThreadPodcast
And find our guests, Tara @thewindycityquilter
and Sam @samrhymeswithham
We're your hosts..
Ashelyn of Urban Dwell Studio - @UrbanDwellStudio
urbandwellstudio.com
Lacie of Messy Quilts - @MessyQuilts
messyquilts.com

Episode 35: Bringing Up The Next Generation of Creatives

Today, we're joined by one of our most favorite quilters, and are so excited to share our conversation with Libs Elliott with you! From her brief stint at Crayola to her big jump in college studies, we learn all about the road that led her to create computer-engineered patterns at a time when modern quilting was still in its infancy.
So, pull up a seat, because you can always sit with us!
Find the show notes:
thegratefulthreadpodcast.com
Find us on Instagram:
@TheGratefulThreadPodcast
And find our guest, Libs @LibsElliott
We're your hosts..
Ashelyn of Urban Dwell Studio - @UrbanDwellStudio
urbandwellstudio.com
Lacie of Messy Quilts - @MessyQuilts
messyquilts.com

Episode 34: Libs Elliott

Alternative title: To Buy A Longarm Or Not To Buy A Longarm
 
Maybe you've been in the market for a longarm machine, or maybe you're looking to be talked out of it once and for all. Either way, we're addressing the pros and cons of longarm ownership to help you decide if it's for you!
With one of us on either side of the fence, there's some great points made to help see the big picture!
If you're nowhere near the consideration of purchasing one? We cover that too and outline the many alternatives quilters can use to finish their beautiful treasures!
Pull up a seat, because you can always sit with us!
 
Find the show notes and merch:
 
thegratefulthreadpodcast.com
 
Find us on Instagram:
 
@TheGratefulThreadPodcast
 
We're your hosts..
 
Ashelyn of Urban Dwell Studio - @UrbanDwellStudio
 
urbandwellstudio.com
 
Lacie of Messy Quilts - @MessyQuilts
 
messyquilts.com

Episode 33: The Longarming One

Pop in for a quick cut of fabric or spend the afternoon perusing the color-sorted modern collections as you're greeted by the friendliest cut counter people you've EVER met!
Sewtopia is a place that makes you feel like you're on an episode of Cheers and we think this is as good of a time as ever to start petitioning Amy and Megan for some barstools at the cut counter at the new location!
Learn about Sewtopia's humble beginnings and about how to check them out virtually and in-person at their incredible quilting retreats!
So, pull up a seat, because you can always sit with us!
Find the show notes:
thegratefulthreadpodcast.com
Find us on Instagram:
@TheGratefulThreadPodcast
And find our guests, @Sewtopia
Sewtopia.com
We're your hosts..
Ashelyn of Urban Dwell Studio - @UrbanDwellStudio
urbandwellstudio.com
Lacie of Messy Quilts - @MessyQuilts
messyquilts.com

Episode 15: Community Over Competition

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