On today’s show I interview Karen Brown of Just Get it Done Quilts. Just that name alone makes me want to drop everything and get in front of my machine. Karen has exploded with popularity on her Youtube Channel since 2018 and now has about 250K followers. Her videos are bursting with her happy demeanour and she’s not afraid to tell it like it is. She loves to take on viewer questions, examine quilting problems, break it down and provide quality tips and tricks that will help quilters decipher all of those quilting rules into bite sized pieces. She helps quilters find their calm and destress with their hobby to recharge and empower them to be the best they can be. 

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TRAILER: https://youtu.be/4UCECr0CImA

LINK TO PODCAST GIVEAWAY: https://kingsumo.com/g/outbnk/qof-episode-29-giveaway
3 Fat Quarters from the Northcott Kyoto Garden Collection designed by Deborah Edwards. 

LINK TO Karen Brown on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt_y4kqMQlG1id0n975DVg

LINK TO Karen Brown's website: https://www.justgetitdonequilts.com/

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Whether you are just thinking about trying your first fibre art technique or you’ve been making art quilts for years, today’s topic will bring out your artsy side. Studio Art Quilt Associates, or SAQA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing art quilting as a fine art medium. Stay tuned to meet the Executive Director of SAQA - Martha Sielman and learn all about this creative organization.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TRAILER: https://youtu.be/mfyT5IESz-4

LINK TO PODCAST GIVEAWAY: https://kingsumo.com/g/axj6xx/qof-episode-28-giveaway
This week's giveaway is the book Exploring Art Quilts with SAQA and 2 lucky winners will each win a book. 

LINK TO SAQA ART ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/saqaart

LINK TO THE TEXTILE TALKS: https://www.saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

LINK TO BECOME A SAQA MEMBER: https://www.saqa.com/members
Coupon Code: TALKS

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Today’s episode is all about irons and we know that quilters love their irons! My guest is the Director of Content and Community Relations for Oliso and her name is Michele Muska. I ask her all of my ironing questions and she'll share the story about how that cool lifting technology for the Oliso iron was invented. Ironing is a great topic for quilters and I’m so thrilled I reached out to Michele because not only did I find an expert in the industry, but I also found a new friend.

LINK TO PODCAST TRAILER: https://youtu.be/8UWRUYgiRzI
LINK TO PODCAST GIVEAWAY: 
This week's giveaway is the BIGGEST GIVEAWAY YET!
1. Oliso Mini Project Iron - your choice of colour! 
2. Yazzi Bag for the Mini Iron
3. Michele's book Quilting the New Classics
LINK TO OLISO ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/olisohome/
LINK TO MICHELE MUSKA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/michelemuska/

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My guest for episode 26 is Valerie Wilson. I have known for over a decade and often been up to my elbows with fabric dyeing and flour resist paste in her studio. Oh, how she had the patience to put up with me I have no idea. I had the joy of working with Val on a Fibre Art Network challenge several years ago. We had to partner up and one quilter (Val) was to make a fabric portrait and her challenge partner (me) was to make an abstract version of that art piece. I was so impressed with the vibrant colour palette, intricate detail of the cut appliqué and the incredible stitching on her 1950s car portrait that it was easy to be inspired to create a partner piece. Working with her was a breeze and it was one of my favourite challenges to this day. So on this episode of the podcast we’ll be talking about photo to fibre art portraits and Val’s new book.

Link to the Podcast Trailer - https://youtu.be/Dw4WNEBxVV8
Link to the GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/4tympg/qof-episode-26-giveaway
Link to Val's Website - https://valeriewilsonartist.com/

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My guest for episode 25 is Elizabeth DeCrooz and she loves quilting, pojagi, embroidery and sewing in her studio. Her business is called Epida Studio and she has a super fun O Canada Sew Along happening right now just in time for Canada Day. She has a wonderful story about where she’s lived in the world and why she’s in love with Pojagi.

LINK TO THE PODCAST TRAILER - https://youtu.be/mXyaIEYsBgg
LINK TO THE GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/ubmon0/qof-episode-25-giveaway
LINK TO EPIDA STUDIO - https://www.epidastudio.com/
LINK TO THE O Canada Sew Along - https://www.epidastudio.com/o-canada-sew-along/

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Peter Byrne is an international award winning modern quilter, teacher and speaker with a passion for innovation and design. He went from beginner quilter in 2009 to winning “Best in Show” and “Best Machine Quilting Frameless” at QuiltCon 2020. Along his path he became a full time student of the craft and joined the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild in 2017 to further his quilting experience. He made numerous quilts in 2017 and 2018 to develop his skills, followed by sharing the spotlight at Quilts at the Creek! In 2019 he decided to start making quilts specifically for juried shows and has really found his passion. He shares all of this in his action packed Virtual Trunk Show called “Behind the Seams” with Peter Byrne. If you are a guild Program Coordinator and you are intrigued by his story you can book his trunk show at www.peterbquilts.com. 

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Laura Coia is the brains and the talent behind Sew Very Easy on youTube. If you are checking her channel out for the first time, the hours will slip by and you’ll have a dozen new projects on your UFO list! Whether you’re attempting your first projects or you are an experienced sewist or quilter, every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon Laura brings you education, entertainment and loads of tips and tricks. Her videos on quilting, sewing and crafting will inspire you to spend more time in your quilting studio.

LINK TO TRAILER: https://youtu.be/6-aGvfU5FMg
LINK TO CONTEST: https://kingsumo.com/g/wxqbzu/qof-episode-23-giveaway
LINK TO Sew Very Easy on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSrQrJOmfFjI6Jl_V3WiJw
LINK TO - The Travelling Quiltcase: https://travellingquiltcase.com/

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Felicity Ronaghan and Nadia Sokal take us through their process for what they call being "accountabilibuddies."  Whether they’d say so or not - they are excellent at keeping each other accountable. I know this because they are my friends from the Okanagan Modern Quilt Guild and at the monthly show and tell we see their projects unfold. I also follow them on Instagram and I’m consistently astonished at the sheer volume of piecing and quilting they do on a weekly basis. They build their weekly task lists and share them with each other and bit by bit they tackle their goals. Today's topic? ACCOUNTABILITY
 
LINK TO THE YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/IlkmK0uEhjo

The Episode 22 Podcast Giveaway is;
5 fat quarters of Northcott fabric from the Briarwood Collection by Michel Designworks 

LINK TO PRIZE DRAW - https://kingsumo.com/g/yf1pgs/qof-episode-22-giveaway

LINK to Felicity Ronaghan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felicityquilts/Link to Nadia Sokal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadialovesfabric/

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QOF Podcast Episode  21 with Dara Tomasson - longarm quilter, author of 2 quilting books, free motion quilting liberator and certified life coach at Love Yourself Thin. 

LINK TO YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/2ER1VkLNDXk
LINK TO GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/ncpxs5/qof-episode-21-giveaway
LINK TO Dara Tomasson on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daratomasson/?hl=en

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QOF Podcast Episode 20 is an interview with Wendy Zvara. I just had to have her on the show. You know how much I love and support Quilts of Valour and Wendy is a military mom of 3 raising a young family with her husband Michael. She is working, going to school and juggling it all while still finding a little bit of time for her love of quilting. Her heartwarming story caught my eye on social media when I saw a picture of her adorable daughter Calyla on Christmas morning wearing a gift that her mom had made for her. The joy on Calyla’s face had me scrambling to reach out to Wendy to get her on the show. This child is a huge Dolly Parton fan and in this episode we’ll be talking about Wendy’s quilting story and Calyla’s Coat of Many Colours. 

LINK TO YOUTUBE TRAILER - https://youtu.be/u2KNP9xCzA0
LINK TO CONTEST GIVEAWAY - https://kingsumo.com/g/cotpid/qof-episode-20-giveaway
LINK TO WENDY ZVARA ON FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/wendy.surak.9

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