This week's episode of the Homestyle podcast is inspired by a friend's wedding "scrapbook" that is actually a quilt of fabric pieces with handwritten notes on them. Co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham don't know much about quilting — if you do, please come on the show! — but they love the idea of turning memories into blankets and keepsakes.

In this episode you'll hear:

<< ideas for turning fabric you're no longer using (T-shirts, baby clothes, monogrammed burp rags) into a quilt;

<< about the impact quilting has had on Leigh and Joe's lives and families;

<< how keepsakes like these can make for great gifts.

Do you quilt? We'd love to interview you on the podcast. Reach out to us through The Homestyle Podcast Facebook group and or at @Homestylepod on Instagram and Twitter. 

Contact Leigh Guidry at [email protected] or on Twitter @LeighGGuidry. Follow Joe Cunningham at @JoePCunningham.

Homestyle is a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. A new episode is available each Tuesday on multiple podcast platforms — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify — and on The Daily Advertiser's website, www.theadvertiser.com. 

In each episode, co-hosts Leigh and Joe discuss cooking, crafting, and other hobbies as well as how to spend time with family despite how insanely busy life can be. The goal of the podcast has always been to take a moment to focus on what’s really important because, at the end of the day, family and life is more important than whatever distractions are going on in the world.