Crafty Planner Podcast

Today's podcast guest is Jeni Baker of In Color Order. Jeni is a pattern and fabric designer along with wife and mom to George, the bunny. During our podcast, we talk about her creative journey, why she is no longer designing fabric and her love of color.

Music by Mekanism Sound. 

This episode is sponsored by QuiltyBox (quiltybox.com) 

You can find the show notes on my website (craftyplanner.com)

Today's podcast guest is Jen Beeman of Grainline Studio. Living in Chicago, Illinois, Jen is garment pattern designer, maker, knitter, and wife. During our podcast, Jen and I talk about her journey to today, her advice for new designers and why being an entrepreneur is a perfect fit for her.

This episode is sponsored by A Gathering of Stitches retreat, Creativebug and Fat Quarter Shop. 

You can find notes from this episode at craftyplanner.com/podcast.

Today's podcast guest is Alison Glass. Living in Virigina, Alison is a wife, mother, author, fabric and pattern designer. During our podcast, we talk about her motto to "live in the new", how she design fabric and why sewing is important to her. I hope you enjoy the episode.

This episode is sponsored by Lucky Spool Media, A Gathering of Stitches retreat and Fat Quarter Shop. 

You can find the show notes here (craftyplanner.com/podcast).

Today's podcast guest is Brandon Mably of Kaffe Fassett Studio. Living in London, England, Brandon is a knitwear designer for Rowan Yarns and Vogue Knitting. He also designs fabric for the Kaffe Fassett Collective. During our podcast, we talk about his instinctive use of color, how he never stops learning and his positive and inspiring perspective on life.

This episode is sponsored by Creativebug and Fat Quarter Shop. 

You can hear the show notes at craftyplanner.com/podcast.

*Please note that the previous version omitted ten minutes at the end of the interview. This is the latest version. Thank you!*

Today's podcast guest is Valori Wells. Living in Sisters, Oregon, Valori is a fabric and pattern designer along with the daughter of Jean Wells. During our podcast, Valori talks about the day to day life of a fabric designer, working with her mother, the challenges of living in the moment when you are self employed and how traveling has changed her perspective. 

*This episode has been labeled explicit due to language.*

This episode is sponsored by Creativebug and Fat Quarter Shop. 

You can find the show notes at craftyplanner.com/podcast.

Today's podcast guest is London Kaye. She is a New York based street artist and yarn bomber. During our podcast, London and I talk about how she went from a full dance scholarship at New York University to a street artist/yarn bomber, the story behind her past projects and the passion she brings to her work. 

Music by Mekanism Sound. 

This episode is sponsored by Creativebug. 

You can find the show notes on my website: (craftyplanner.com/podcast).

Today's podcast guest is Violet Craft (violetcraft.com). Living in Portland, Oregon, Violet is a wife, mother, fabric and pattern designer. During our podcast, we talk about growing up with crafty grandparents, the inspiration behind her fabric and pattern collections and the importance of doing what you love.

Music by Mekanism Sound. 

This episode is sponsored by Creativebug, Fat Quarter Shop and Sewtopia. 

You can find the show notes at craftyplanner.com/podcast.

As part of my continuing series of the Mighty Lucky Quilting Club, today's guest is Rossie Hutchinson. Living outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rossie is an improv quilter, wife and mother to many animals. For this month, she is teaching "One Wrong Color" about using color in your work. During our podcast, we talk about crafts of self sufficiency, love of color and the importance of credit and respect in the community.

This episode is sponsored by Lucky Spool Media (luckyspool.com), Fat Quarter Shop (fatquartershop.com) and Sewtopia (gosewtopia.com) 

Music by Mekanism Sound. 

You can find show notes on my website (craftyplanner.com)

Today's podcast is different than any of the other episodes. It is a recording of the Diversity in the Quilting World panel discussion from Quilt Con West. Since we stripped the audio from a periscope recording, I apologize in advance for it not being the best. I still hope you will be able to enjoy the discussion. Thank you for listening.

Today's podcast guest is Drew Steinbrecher. Living in Cincinnati, Ohio, he is a graphic designer, knitter and quilter. During our conversation, we talk about his crafty history, the inclusion of his Letting Go quilt in Sherri Lynn Wood's Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters and what he is working on now.Music by Mekanism Sound. This episode is sponsored by Creativebug, the Precut Store and Sewtopia. You can find the show notes at craftyplanner.com/podcast.