Cindy Seitz Krug is known for her expertise in teaching domestic machine quilting. She's a multiple award winning quilter and an NACQJ Certified Quilt Judge. She already has a popular book under her belt called The Grid Design Workbook packed with loads of info on the basics of grid based quilting designs and in this episode we'll dive into her new book as well. She helps quilt makers to dive into quilting our own quilts with confidence on their own machines, without the fear of messing up an expensive project. Cindy is the expert to get you on your way, teaching dozens of lovely grid designs and how they are stitched out.

Cindy's website - QuintessentialQuilting.com

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My guest today is Roderick Kiracofe. He is the author of The American Quilt and Cloth and Comfort. He co-founded the Quilt Digest and has been actively involved in the creation of some of America's most important private and corporate quilt collections. He has curated exhibitions in the United States and overseas. I met Roderick last summer at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, where he had an incredible display of unconventional and unexpected quilts so we'll dive into the first and second editions of that book as well. I can't wait to share with you the life of a quilt curator, collector, and author.

Roderick's website: https://www.theamericanquilt.com/
Roderick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roderick752/?hl=en

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My guest today is Trixi Symonds, an author and softie designer who has been teaching sewing to children for over 30 years. She is the founder of Sew Your Own Softie on Etsy Australia, and the Global Kids Sewing Party every year in March to inspire adults around the world to sew with kids in their lives.

She has three wonderful books under her belt, including one that she coauthored with one of my past podcast guests, Deborah Fisher. Remember her adorable ceramics? That was Episode # 65.

Trixi has created a resource for teachers, librarians, parents, anyone in fact, who teaches kids.

Sew Your Own Softie Etsy Page by Trixi Symonds
Trixi's blog: https://www.sewasoftie.com/blog
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sewasoftie/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/15341...
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SewaSoftie/v...

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My guest today is Emma Brassfield of Studio 7t7, a maker based in Surrey, United Kingdom, who has made the transition from a unique creative career in costume design for movies to the world of sewing and patterns.

She is known, not only for her creative design in bag making and sewing, but also for how she brings people together online with her memberships and more. She goes live to challenge herself and her followers to new projects and push them in new directions.

I first met Emma on the Clubhouse app in the Quilty Biz Chat, and I was thrilled to turn that online connection into an actual meeting in the UK last summer when I went to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham. Tune in to hear her top tips for bag making and sew much more...

Emma Brassfield's website
Youtube Tips For Creatives
Bag Making Tips

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My guest today is Scott Culley. He is a quilt artist, upcycled architect, husband, and father of two who has become known on the quilting scene for his foundation paper pieced portraits and masks. He has brought to the world the incredible pictorial quilts you will see below.

This week on the podcast, we dive into a great conversation about the masks we use in our lives for many different reasons. Sometimes we hide behind a mask. Sometimes we realize we've been masking and strive to unpeel those layers to find ourselves. And other times we put on the show of a glorious mask in order to feel and reveal our true selves to the world.

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Rebecca's  Website - BryanHouseQuilts

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Today is the day! Registration OPENS (August 15th at 10am EST) for QuiltCon 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and we are keeping it current with the perfect episode for the occasion. Today, I'll have a chat about all things QuiltCon with the Director of Events at the MQG, Elizabeth Dackson. She is one of only eight staff who run the ever-growing phenomenon known as QuiltCon.

Today we're going to take a deep dive into this annual event. So grab a pen and paper if QuiltCon is on your bucket list, and hang on for the ride. I am so excited to do this episode because QuiltCon is one of my favourite quilting events.

The QuiltCon Event website.

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Today's guest is an Aussie creator, wildly popular on Instagram with her beautiful creative feed where she is known as @stitchandyarn. She creates bold, distinctive, modern quilts, and is a lover of all things up-cycled. Today I'll have a chat with Tara Glastonbury.

 She is known not only for her creative design in quilting, but also for how she brings people together from around the world for exhibitions to foster connection and challenge them in new design directions. She also leans forward in conversations about sustainability and continuous learning. I'm excited about this conversation and I hope you are too.

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Stitch and Yarn WEBSITE
Stitch and Yarn on Etsy - PATTERNS

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My guest today is contemporary fine artist, Susan Hensel. Her artwork is known and collected nationwide and represented in collecting libraries and museums. Her work has appeared in hundreds of exhibitions, including dozen of solo shows across a 50 year span with over 20 of those garnering awards.

She's also been the recipient of multiple grants and residencies. Susan has curated over 100 exhibitions and supporting events of emerging and mid-career artists from all over the United States and Canada.

Susan Hensel Projects
Susan Hensel Gallery

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 If you are obsessed with making stuff like most quilters are, and you love to take a step back in time for that vintage aesthetic, you are gonna love this podcast episode today. Maude MacDonald truly lives what she portrays in her business The Retro Quilter. In the last few years, she has gone from beginner quilter to pattern designer and she has nailed her retro niche, and now she has a great new podcast called Thread and Therapy.

I first found her on Instagram, and I was so thrilled to meet this Canadian creator at Quilt Con for the first time. Who'd have thought two Canadians would have to go to the States to meet each other, but she is a darling.

Since we met we've decided to do a podcast swap so you can hear her interview me and now I've interviewed her.  It' so fun you'll want to listen to both!

The Retro Quilter website
The Thread & Therapy Podcast

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