#070 - Maddie Kertay returns to the podcast for a discussion about trade shows. Hot on the heels of Quilts Inc shutting down the long-running Houston Quilt Market, H&H, which has been running a spring trade show for a couple of years, announced that they will add a Fall event in Houston to their line up.

What does this mean for industry professionals? Strategy! Maddie and I discuss how to spend your money wisely to get the best out of going to one of these events.

Show Notes

Bad Ass Quilter - https://www.badassquilterssociety.com/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/BadAssQuiltersCommunity

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_badass_quilter/ @the_badass_quilter

H&H Americas - https://hh-americas.com/

Houston Quilt Show - https://www.quilts.com/

Kim Kight - https://www.instagram.com/kmelkight/?hl=en

True Up - https://www.trueup.net/

QuiltCon - https://www.quiltcon.com/home

Cherrywood Fabrics - https://cherrywoodfabrics.com/

2026 Cherywood Fabric challenge - https://cherrywoodfabrics.com/pages/storytime-cherrywood-challenge

Productive Flourishing -

Robert Kaufman - https://www.robertkaufman.com/

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon

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#069 - Holly Marsh

My friend and fellow biz owner and artist Holly Marsh returns to the podcast for a great discussion about using AI.

There is no doubt that AI is here to stay, but how much of it is actually useful or time-saving in YOUR business. And given the planetary resource costs of keeping data centers running, not to mention the time to train AI to understand what you want, is it worth it for you.

We both agree that there are a few things that might be worth it - for instance, writing SOPs (standard operating procedures and the like). But what do you do if you want to preserve your writing voice? And how can you make sure it’s giving you good information? (Hint: you can’t… you still need to think critically and do your own research).

It’s a great discussion. We don’t necessarily reach an easy yes or no solution, but we came up with plenty of things to consider.

Show Notes

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hollymarshmallow/ @hollymarshmallow

Ecommerce Arcade - https://ecommercearcade.com/

Illustration Business - https://hollymarshmallow.com/

Fine Art Supply in Astoria - https://fineartsupplyastoria.com/

Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/

There’s a Reason Women Aren’t Swooning over AI Like Men are:

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Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com

Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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#068 - Carolina Moore comes back to the podcast to discuss all things having to do with email strategy. We cover email providers, lead magnets, how to interpret analytics, and what goes on under the hood of the internet with respect to deliverability, unsubscribes, and junk mail.

We also talk about the bane of small businesses everywhere, the dreaded credit card charge-back, and why it’s ALWAYS kind to reach out to a small business to resolve an issue before you call the credit card co.

Show Notes

Website - https://alwaysexpectmoore.com/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/craftmoore

Instagram - @craftmoore - https://www.instagram.com/craftmoore

Facebook Group for Quilt Pattern Designers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/856309977824732

Embroidered Journey - https://embroideredjourney.com/

Back to Nature QAL - https://www.leilagardunia.com/back-to-nature-paper-piecing-quilt-along

Flodesk - https://flodesk.com/

Aweber - https://www.aweber.com/

Mailchimp - https://mailchimp.com/

Kit - https://kit.com/

WooCommerce - https://woocommerce.com/

Lego Sam Blanket Fort - https://www.instagram.com/huntersds/p/CEl84sQnNQs/

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Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com

Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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#067: Lindsie Bergevin joins us to talk about the Quilter’s Planner, and how it’s changed over the years based on both customer feedback and the ever-changing manufacturing landscape.

We discuss how important good design is, and that it’s not always obvious because good design just really works.

We also talk about the difficulties of being charge of all the aspects of your business, and how self care - especially good sleep is critical to keeping up with all the tasks

Show Notes

QuiltCon - https://www.quiltcon.com/home

Website - https://lindsiebergevin.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lindsiebergevinstudios/?hl=en

Quilter’s Planner - https://forcreatives.pub/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thequiltersplanner/

Elizabeth Hartman - https://elizabethhartman.com/

Fancy Forest - https://elizabethhartman.com/pages/fancy-forest

Flyaway quilt pattern - https://www.heatherjonesstudio.com/fly-away/

Crio Bru - https://criobru.com/

We’ll post the videos from Halloween here by the end of the year:

https://www.youtube.com/@adventureswithskyandi

Juki TL-2010 - https://www.jukihome.com/products/sewing/tl-2010q.html

Featherweight - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Featherweight

The Freelance Mum book https://www.amazon.com/Freelance-Mum-Annie-Ridout/dp/0008352593

Clever Fox Weekly Planner - https://cleverfoxplanner.com/

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Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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Episode 066

It was great having Andi Barney on the pod to talk about turning her passion for vintage machines into one of the most unique businesses in our industry, that of teaching people sewing machine maintenance. Not only does she teach people how to take care of their own, but she now runs a program to train people as machine techs - something we’ll always need as long as we’re sewing!

Our conversation also got into the changing needs of the sewing public. While there are many of us taught to sew either in school or by our grandmothers - and in formal ways to make clothes, quilts, and other household items, Andi is seeing a huge trend of younger sewists interested in defeating fast fashion through making their own quality clothing, and lots of recycling and upcycling what we already have to keep it going longer.

Show Notes

Website - https://www.andibarney.com/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SewingDocAcademy

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/asbarney

Ted Lasso - ‎Watch Ted Lasso - Show - Apple TV+‎Apple TV+https://tv.apple.com › show › ted-lasso

Vintage Elna Grasshopper - https://elnagrasshopper.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/an-introduction-to-a-grasshopper-part-1/

Janome Jem Gold - https://www.janome.com/product/jem-gold-660/

Libby Lehman - https://thequiltshow.com/quiltipedia/who-is-libby-lehman

Innova - https://innovalongarm.com/

Necchi - https://www.mynecchi.com/

Sewing Doc Academy - https://www.sewingdocacademy.com/

Portland Modern Quilt Guild - https://portlandmodernquiltguild.com/

The Powermind System: Twelve Lessons on the Psychology of Success by Michael Monroe Kiefer - https://amzn.to/48w6e4z

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Episode 065

Heather Givans runs Crimson Tate, a quilt store, but it’s really a supportive community that lives inside a building. Heather brings her former high school art teacher and camp counsellor chops to the community she serves at the store.

Heather is a life-long learner and I love her endless curiosity about things (listen to the pod to hear about how studying languages led her to teaching art in a roundabout way). When she talks about all the things she’s gotten herself into (and out of!) there is such an undercurrent of joy in how she approaches things, and I find it so infectious. It shows up in her fabric design, and honestly, in every hug and laugh I’ve ever shared with her. (She gives the BEST hugs)

SHOW NOTES

Website - https://heathergivans.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heathergivans/

Crimson Tate - https://www.crimsontate.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/crimsontate

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimsontate/

Fabric Design - https://heathergivans.com/fabric-design/

Literary fabric line - https://heathergivans.com/fabric-design/literary/

Indiana Pillow - https://www.crimsontate.com/shop/c/p/Hello-Indiana-Pillow-Pattern-x90378571.htm?srsltid=AfmBOopox7aj3gxYpuPRo3T5vMJd0AWB7TbYUY4LpSEJpX5lksH1pxW4

Other state pattern pillows - https://www.crimsontate.com/shop/Patterns/Craft-Patterns.htm

*Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer- https://amzn.to/4nbaP0s

Pantone color of the year, Mocha Mousse - https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2025?srsltid=AfmBOoqVV9D4-cKFNmODEGdyzrcvxl8Bh5ats2aIonxM_xLYGvM8XH7C

*Creating Magic by Lee Cockerell- https://amzn.to/47RFOdq

Harriet Headband - https://www.harrietheadband.com

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Episode 064

Libs and I fired up this conversation a few weeks before we hung out in person at the European Patchwork Meeting in September. She was just finishing up the work that she exhibited (what a WOW show) and we talked a lot about managing the balance between the art we make for the soul, and art we make for the biz.

I can tell you that after hanging out in person for a week, I’ve added Libs to my list of fave peeps in the biz. She is thoughtful and generous, and really cares about taking care of the community she has created (the Sew Squad!). I enjoy her perspectives on things (see also our bonus recording with Daisy Aschehoug from EPM!) and honestly can’t wait to have another good gab with her… right after we both hit some deadlines!

Show Notes

Website - https://libselliott.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/libselliott

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/libselliott

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/libselliott

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/libselliott

Sneaky Dee’s Bar in Toronto, Canada - https://www.sneakydees.com/

Cliff’s PDX - https://www.cliffspdx.com/

Lib’s Textile Tour in Japan - https://kyotokimono.com/pages/trips-to-kyoto

Nancy McDonough - https://kyotokimono.com/pages/who-we-are

Sew Squad - https://sewsquad.libselliott.com/

European Patchwork Meeting - https://patchwork-europe.eu/en/home/

Luke Haynes - https://www.luke.art/

Zak Foster - https://www.zakfoster.com/

Productive Flourishing -

Start Finishing - https://www.productiveflourishing.com/p/start-finishing

Team Habits - https://www.productiveflourishing.com/p/team-habits

Heidi Parkes - https://www.heidiparkes.com/

Tara Faughnan - https://tarafaughnan.com/

QuiltCon - https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/quiltcon/quiltcon-home

Soak Wash - https://soakwash.com/

Jacqueline Sava - https://soakwash.com/blogs/soak-stories/soak-story-1

Andover Fabrics - https://www.andoverfabrics.com/

Libs Fabric Collections - https://www.andoverfabrics.com/SingleDesignerNew.php?Designer=Libs%20Elliott

Tula Pink - https://www.tulapink.com/

Alison Glass - https://alisonglass.com/

Juki TL-18 QVP - https://jukiquilting.com/products/haruka-tl-18qvp.html

Pfaff Passport - https://www.singer.com/products/pfaff-passport-2-0-sewing-machine?srsltid=AfmBOopr79ehdR__jUhybwXPK_qaO2AoyDcwS4nR6crultIls32aHa9A&variant=47703999086871

Pfaff expressions - https://www.singer.com/collections/all-pfaff-machines?srsltid=AfmBOopCnN1nVb7VdJN0s-TvVPtt9N2kp29_Xq_TzT3QtF_vQw3P6QQF

Daisy Ashehoug - https://daisyaschehoug.com/

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Episode 063

It was SO great to sit down with Chawne Kimber and talk about her quilts. I was a huge fan of her work before I met her, and through the years of our friendship, my appreciation for both her and the work she makes has only deepened.

Much of her work has a deep intentionality in the materials and their origin, and Chawne integrates that with the meaning of the pieces. She’s also got the best sense of humor and play too, and I love it when she lets that loose.

Our convo covers a lot of her thoughts about making. She talks about rules - the ones that make sense to follow (like those that create integrity in construction) and those that should be heartily ignored. She speaks of having a machine set up with a small pile of fabric next to it to just sit and doodle - and by doodle she means sew the small pieces to just see what happens. Nothing like my process, but I’m planning to try the similar doodling (tho perhaps with other media) to just see what happens.

Getting a peek into another’s artistic process is such a treat, and a privilege too. I really hope you enjoy this one.

Show Notes:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cauchycomplete/?hl=en

Quilting for Dummies - https://amzn.to/3HA5EHU

Tonya Ricucci - http://lazygalquilting.blogspot.com/

Word Play Quilts - https://amzn.to/4fA8Akm

Bonnie Hunter’s Blog - https://quiltville.blogspot.com/

Cotton Sophisticate, 2015 (I’m Just a Sophisticated Cotton Picker) - https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/quilt/20210500002

The One for Eric - https://www.saqa.com/art/browse-collection/one-eric-g

Samantha Hoyt - https://www.agatheringofstitches.com/

Gather Here - https://gatherhereonline.com/

QuiltCon - https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/quiltcon/quiltcon-home

Tara Faughnan - https://tarafaughnan.com/

Slow Poetry #1 - https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/slow-poetry-1-120751

Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California - https://bampfa.org/event/exhibition-tour-routed-west-twentieth-century-african-american-quilts-california

Of Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South - Curated by Dr. Sharbreon Plummer - https://www.msmuseumart.org/exhibition/of-salt-spirit/

Unconventional & Unexpected By Roderick Kiracofe - https://www.quiltfolk.com/product/unconventional-unexpected/

Tracey Emin - https://www.instagram.com/traceyeminstudio/?hl=en

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I first met Latifah as she helmed the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild about 15 years ago, and it’s been an honor to remain connected over the years, and to see her business and statute in the industry develop.

We talk about how being a traveling educator gave her an inside look at so many quilts shops, and how that information formed her pattern + ruler/template strategy. Latifah used her background in engineering to create the Clammy™ and HuRTy™ rulers and the patterns that use them.

We talk about choosing when and where to grow a business, and also when and where to scale back as circumstances demand (Latifah cared for her elderly grandfather until he passed), a tango of experimentation and refinement as circumstances dictate or allow.

Finally, we talk about the importance of speaking up for each other within our industry, making safe spaces for our colleagues that have historically not been safe, and creating broader communities that are inviting and inclusive.

Show Notes

Website - https://www.latifahsaafirstudios.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/latifahsaafirstudios/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/latifahsaafirstudios

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@LatifahSaafirStudios

Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild - https://lamqg.org/

Jacquie Gering - https://www.jacquiegering.com/

Alissa Haight Carlton - https://www.alissahaightcarlton.com/

The Modern Quilt Guild - https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/home

The Clammy™ - https://shop.latifahsaafirstudios.com/collections/clammy-patterns

Glam Clam Quilt - https://shop.latifahsaafirstudios.com/collections/pdf-patterns/products/glam-clam-quilt-pdf

Jaybird Quilts - https://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

HuRTy™ Rulers -  https://shop.latifahsaafirstudios.com/collections/the-hurty

Quilt Market - https://www.quilts.com/quilt-market/

Janome M7 - https://www.janome.com/product/continental-m7-professional/

Carolyn Friedlander - https://carolynfriedlander.com/

Giucy Giuce - https://www.giucygiuce.com/

Ruby Star Society - https://www.rubystarsociety.com/

Sarah Watts - https://www.sarahwatts.com/

Rashida Coleman-Hale - https://www.rashidacolemanhale.com/

Linear by Rashida Coleman-Hale - rashida coleman hale linear

*Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://amzn.to/47fypUE

Pine Meadows Ranch - https://roundhousefoundation.org/pine-meadow-ranch/

Allie of Exhausted Octopus - https://exhaustedoctopus.com/

Michelle Wilkie - https://www.mlwilkie.com/ 

National Quilt Museum - https://quiltmuseum.org/

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Stephanie Rohr first crossed my radar a few years ago, when a NY Times article detailed that her first book, Feminist Cross Stitch, got pulled from Michaels for having profanity in its pages. I immediately bought the book (solidarity!) and thought what a cool woman, I hope to meet her some day!

Well friends, that day happened and it was such a great convo. We talk about both the support and reactions to her books (the second one has lovely messages of self care - and a relatively equal ratio of cuss words, all supported by her publisher)

We talk about the political aspects of stitching, but also the practical, financial, accessible, and ergonomic aspects of it too. Being in any creative field that calls upon your body demands that you figure out how to do it without hurting yourself!

Stephanie’s theater background has inspired and informed some of the words she stitches, but stitching was also a way to busy her hands while calming her mind in theater productions and rehearsals. All that stitching eventually turned into a business.

She loves to teach - but even more than that, She’s a huge proponent of just stitching any way that works for YOU. No perfect backs, unless you want them to be - just have fun doing it!

Show Notes

Website - https://stephxstitch.myshopify.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stephxstitch

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/stephxstitch

Stephanie’s first book, Feminist Cross Stitch - https://stephxstitch.myshopify.com/collections/feminist-cross-stitch-book/products/signed-feminist-cross-stitch-hardcover-book

New York Times on Feminist Cross Stitch Book - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/feminist-cross-stitch.html

Second Book, Self Care Cross Stitch - https://stephxstitch.myshopify.com/collections/feminist-cross-stitch-book/products/signed-self-care-cross-stitch-hardcover-book

Kay’s Creation stands - http://www.kscreations.com/floorframes.htm

*Ball Tip Needle for Cross Stitch - https://amzn.to/452WsoA

Subversive Cross Stitch - Julie Jackson - https://subversivecrossstitch.com/

One of the best sellers - C-word kit - https://stephxstitch.myshopify.com/collections/cross-stitch-kits/products/kit-c-unt-c-word-funny-feminist-subversive-cross-stitch-supplies-diy-kit-supplies

C-word pattern - https://stephxstitch.myshopify.com/products/pattern-mature-c-nt-floral-cross-stitch?_pos=5&_sid=7aeb910d3&_ss=r

Behold the field kit - https://stephxstitch.myshopify.com/products/behold-the-field-in-which-i-grow-my-fucks-cross-stitch-kit?_pos=1&_sid=308e029b4&_ss=r

And pattern - https://stephxstitch.myshopify.com/products/copy-of-behold-the-barren-field-in-which-i-grow-my-fucks-cross-stitch-art?_pos=2&_sid=308e029b4&_ss=r

Moo Deng pattern - https://stephxstitch.myshopify.com/products/moo-deng-become-ungovernable-pdf-cross-stitch-patern?_pos=2&_sid=709972434&_ss=r

*Let’s Move the Needle - by Shannon Downey - https://amzn.to/4olIs0w

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