Thomas has a new, most magnificent book out, Quilt Out Loud: Activism, Language and the Art of Quilting (C&T Publishing, 2023), available at https://amzn.to/3KkTDVP.The last time we spoke to Thomas in 2019, he was discussing his previous book, Why We Quilt. Listen to that podcast at, https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19599876. He discusses the process of writing this book, his life during the Pandemic, and his thoughts on the beauty he makes with activism messaging. He also talks about the influence of punk on his thoughts and process, and even the look of the book!

Thomas Knauer holds Masters of Fine Art from both Ohio University and the Cranbrook Academy of art. Before he started designing fabric and quilts he was a professor of art and design at Drake University and the State University of New York. He began sewing in 2010 after leaving academia due to health concerns, and soon thereafter sat down at a sewing machine for the first time to make his wee daughter a dress. Since then he has designed six fabric collections for Andover Fabrics, writes an ongoing column for Quilters Newsletter, has published quilts in numerous magazines, and is exhibiting in quilt shows and museums. But in the end he loves making things for his daughter and new son the best. For more about Thomas, go to https://www.thomasknauersews.com/.

Cheryl talks to us about the process of moving to Paducah and opening Mupping Quilt Emporium. We’ve talked with Cheryl many times, about the business of quilting. See Epsiodes in 2018: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14357737, https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14198528, https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13965326, and one episode in 2019: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/20463047.

We catch up with her on her new marriage, her new shop, and her big move to Paducah. (Paducah is one of the key quilting cities in the country, in the world, with the National Quilt Museum and a town that supports artists and quilters). For more on the shop, go to the Facebook grou, Muppin’s Sewing Emporium, https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=229544981867030, and to her website, https://muppin.com/. She has a new book, Smock it to Me: The History and Technique of Canadian Smocking, available at https://amzn.to/3xAA7NG.

Cheryl is a quilt and sewing entrepreneur, who focuses on texture, technology and textiles. She loves heirloom sewing techniques and fabric manipulation. She teaches and lectures across the country. She is also known for her iconic sewing skull branding.



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Muppin’s Sewing Emporium 117 N 4th street Paducah KY 42001

Elizabeth Townsend Gard reads her book, Just Wanna Create: Copyright and Fair Use Strategies. In this episode, she reads, Chapter 3 Basics of Intellectual Property. This goes over the basic concepts of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, right of publicity and a little bit of copyright.

The book is based on research, including research from our interviews on Just Wanna Quilt. Many of our listeners contributed both their thoughts and their quilts to the making of this book. For more information about Just Wanna Quilt, go to http://www.justwannaquilt.com. To purchase a digital copy, go to https://payhip.com/b/N7fy.

Brandon Butler is a rockstar in the copyright world, focusing on libraries and fair use. He has now opened a law firm that focuses on documentary films and fair use, among other subjects. He joins us for an hour. The law firm, Jaszi Butler, can be found at https://www.usefairuse.com/.

We talk about the state of fair use, and in particular the current case at the U.S. Supreme Court about an Andy Warhol painting of Prince. We also discuss whether fair use applies to people taking pictures of patterns in quilt shops. (Towards the end of the interviews)

Here is his bio: Brandon Butler is a copyright lawyer and expert on the lawful use of archival materials. Brandon is currently the Director of Information Policy at the University of Virginia Library. Previously, he was the Practitioner-in-Residence at the American University Washington College of Law’s Samuelson-Glushko Intellectual Property Clinic, where he taught courses on copyright and fair use, and supervised student attorneys in the representation of artists, filmmakers, publishers, authors, and entrepreneurs in a variety of intellectual property matters. Brandon was also the Director of Public Policy at the Association of Research Libraries, where he advocated for fair copyright and intellectual freedom on behalf of the nation’s most prominent academic and research libraries. Brandon graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law and was an associate at Dow Lohnes LLP (later merged with Cooley LLP), in Washington, D.C. Brandon is the Law and Policy Advisor to the Software Preservation Network, and is an Advisor to the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law, Copyright. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Copyright in Education and Libraries and is the author of a variety of journal articles and book chapters about copyright and fair use. In college, Brandon was the local music reporter for Athens, GA alt-weekly The Flagpole, and he took a semester off to tour the country as a substitute guitarist in his friends’ punk band.Brandon is admitted to the bar in Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Townsend Gard reads her book, Just Wanna Create: Copyright and Fair Use Strategies. In this episdoe, she reads, Chapter 2: Why We Create, which focuses on describing the quilting community from many angles, and starts to ask questions about the intersection of quilting and creativity.

The book is based on research, including research from our interviews on Just Wanna Quilt. Many of our listeners contributed both their thoughts and their quilts to the making of this book. For more information about Just Wanna Quilt, go to http://www.justwannaquilt.com. To purchase a digital copy, go to https://payhip.com/b/N7fy.

Andi Barney from the Sewing Doc Academy joins us to talk about life during COVID and the new pivot in her business. We've checked in with Andi through the years, and we are thrilled to chat with her again. For more on the Sewing Doc Academy, go to https://www.sewingdocacademy.com/workshops. For more on Andi, see our previou conversations at https://www.spreaker.com/episode/15593151.

Elizabeth Townsend Gard will be reading her book, Just Wanna Create: Copyright and Fair Use Strategies, which is a book about the relationship of quilting and copyright, and teaches the quilter and crafter all about the ins and outs of copyright. It is a story, it is law, and it is really looking at the cases and law behind copyright. Many of our listeners contributed both their thoughts and their quilts to the making of this book. For more information about Just Wanna Quilt, go to http://www.justwannaquilt.com. To purchase a digital copy, go to https://payhip.com/b/N7fy.

Elizabeth Townsend Gard welcomes us to the new season of Just Wanna Quilt. She catches up, talks about the upcoming year, and apologizes for the lost years 2022.

Anna Maria Horner, fabric designer of FreeSpririt, and owner of Craft South in Nashville, NT https://www.craft-south.com/ joins us to talk about her life, owning a business during COVID-19, and a little bit of copyright too.

Mary Elizabeth Kinch is a quilter and written. See https://www.maryelizabethkinch.com/. She also knew well Gwen Marston, who was a famous quilter, known for Liberated Quilting, and who passed away in April 2019.