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A podcast for quilters about quilters. It's been said that every quilt has a story and it's so true. I wanted to hear about the people behind these wonderful quilts and thought you'd enjoy hearing about their lives, also. Enjoy meandering through the episodes to find out about the very interesting people behind the quilts!
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As a modern quilter and founder of the Great British Quilter Challenge on Instagram, Sarah Ashford has spent the last 3 years galvanising and championing British quilters and the quilting industry. In this series, Sarah speaks to British quilt designers, fabric companies and shop owners, to share behind the scenes stories and to discuss what it means to be a part of the British quilting community today. Guests also share their top tips for quilting and social media, which we know you're goin ...
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Quilter Cheviot is one of the UK’s largest discretionary investment management firms offering bespoke investment management. Based in 13 locations across the UK and with an offshore presence in Jersey and Dubai, Quilter Cheviot offers a comprehensive range of investment services. Quilter Cheviot has developed investment solutions to meet the needs of more than 36,000 clients and designs portfolios which are tailored specifically to their requirements and risk profile. Transparency and trust ...
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Repetitive Strain Injury Help with Deborah Quilter
Deborah Quilter
Author and expert Deborah Quilter brings you the best news and information about repetitive strain injury (RSI) and technology-related problems. To see solutions, visit @DeborahQuilter on YouTube and RSIHelp.com. These episodes are not intended as medical advice; see your doctor. If you want personal advice, have a consultation with Deborah, http://www.rsihelp.com/talk-to-deborah1.html
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I invited Brandy Maslowski back onto A Quilter’s Life to share an update as to what she has been doing the last couple of years. If you missed her previous episode you’ll want to go back and listen. Brandy is not only a leader and teacher in the quilt industry, but also is the podcast host on The Quilter on Fire podcast where she and her guests go …
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Like so many of the guests sharing Thankful Notes this year mentioned the blessing of family, I am also very thankful for the family I have. People that are close to us tell us that they can’t imagine me without Guthrie or Guthrie without me. Maybe that’s why when one of our oldest nephews was little he called us GuPa. Just one word to describe us.…
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This is the 3rd and final episode of the 2023 Thankful Notes from guests on A Quilter’s Life this year. Plus a few that we recorded before November but won’t be published until later. Brandy Maslowski will be in December and the last three are guests that will be published in January of 2024. I am so thankful for each and every guest that has been …
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We continue listening to Thankful Notes of guests that were on A Quilter’s Life in 2023. I think many of us are thankful for many of the same things, but every once in a while we realize there is no way to relate. Yet, we too can be thankful for them that they have reached a place to be thankful. Did you play along in the last episode to try to rem…
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In the United States the months of November and December are very busy with holiday celebrations. So I decided to try something new this year. Almost all of 2023 I asked the guests that were interviewed on A Quilter’s Life to share something they were thankful for. Since this was also new for me, I did forget to ask a few of the guests and for that…
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Lynn Lancaster Gorges
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Lynn Lancaster Gorges is a lifelong quilter. She has a passion for combining fabric, color, and design to create unique, one-of-a-kind works of art. She draws inspiration from traditional quilting techniques, but also enjoys pushing the boundaries and exploring new methods and styles. Lynn is a textile conservation and restoration expert specializi…
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Sheila Drevna
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It was so much fun to realize that Sheila Drevna lives in the town where several of my children went to college. So I can easily picture the places she talked about. And since my mom was born and raised near there it was also fun hearing some of the names of places that my mom had talked about. After a serious illness, Sheila was so determined to g…
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Karin Soderholm
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Karin Soderholm is a teacher and artist whose love of education and textiles has led her on a wild adventure around the world. Her love of textiles is rooted in family tradition and the joy found in materials and process. Her artwork has been displayed in university and private galleries in the U.S., Korea, and China. A special thank you to my frie…
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If you had told Elizabeth Chappell back when she was 13 years old that she would become a quilter, she would have laughed in disbelief. Yet, a few years ago she discovered the world of quilting and fell in love. Elizabeth is a quilterpreneur, educator, and creator. She serves quilters who own or want to start a business in the quilting industry. Sh…
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I had the opportunity to interview Shirley Cox in her shop, Side Stitchin’, which is on the main street in Belpre, Ohio. Shirley said she was fine with the traffic and customers shopping in the background while we had the interview. After this interview I had the opportunity to shop at Side Stitchin’ and each time Shirley was so helpful so that I c…
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Beth Upstill is the owner of West Coast Wool. Who knew that dyed wool could be made with so many beautiful colors? She focuses on a brighter color palette which she offers on her website along with patterns, unique notions, and many other wonderful items. Besides dyeing wool, Beth teaches wool applique workshops at local shops. Thanks to Linda Will…
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I bet if you’ve been around quilting for the last few years you’ve probably seen the quilting themed comic By the Yard created by Jennifer Lopez. I know they always bring a smile to my face. Jennifer brings the silliness of our quilting lives out in her comics in a way that we can relate. And her humor is always good hearted and kind. She doesn’t j…
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Dawn Krier is the owner of the quilt shop, Chestnut Ridge Sewing, in Millersburg, Ohio. You can tell as we visit that Dawn loves her Chestnut Ridge family and enjoys seeing her customers’ creativity. I sew enjoyed taking a 3-day workshop with Krista Moser at Dawn’s shop and getting to experience first hand the warmth that Dawn and her staff shower …
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This interview with Carolina Moore is extra special because it’s A Quilter’s Life 200th episode! Although I have interviewed Carolina in the past I chose her specifically to be interviewed again for this special occasion. This episode is a little different since we have already talked about Carolina’s background in her previous interview. So our ch…
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When Star Goodhand first saw a longarm quilting machine at a quilt shop she knew she had to have one. It didn’t take long for her to find Stella. How interesting it was to find out the connection between Star and Stella! I loved finding out that Star also has been a listener of A Quilter’s Life! Here is the front and back of the One Two Tree quilt.…
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Amanda Oros is the daughter of the mother and daughter duo which is Sweet Pea Design Co. Their love of all things fabric and sewing has fueled their passion for creating beautiful quilts for their clients. Amanda is also a fellow quilting podcaster, so you’ll want to check out the Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show. Here's the Travaya quilt that we talke…
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I have the best sisters who encourage me in my podcasting and quilting. My sister saw a Facebook post that her friend Nancy had an aunt that was a quilter. I’m so happy that we all connected and I had the privilege to interview Joan Zackey Hornberger. Here's Joan working on a quilt and the self portrait she did. We talked about this quilt that she …
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It was fun to talk to Steven Cook just before Guthrie and I took a trip to Alaska since that is where Steven lives. I love the quilting tip that Steven shares. It’s one that I hadn’t heard before and can be so useful. Here are some of Steven's quilts and other projects that we talked aboutتوسط Paula Chamberlain
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Nancy Bordine brings together two of her creative outlets in her book What Do You See? Developing New Perspectives with Quilt Patterns. It’s a children’s book that features diverse children interacting with inspirations for traditional quilt patterns. Connect with Nancy Website: Nancy Bordine, Author Facebook: Nancy Bissonnette Bordine Instagram: n…
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I wish you could see the twinkle in Mavis Holt’s eyes and her beautiful smile as she chatted with me about her life and her quilting. She was a pioneer in her field of work. Life wasn’t easy, but she found satisfaction in what she accomplished. Here are some of Mavis' quilts we talked about. We also talked about her paintings. It was wonderful to i…
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Diane L Murtha
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Like many of us, Diane L Murtha started with mostly traditional quilting. Gradually she modified patterns more and more, making her quilts unique, as well as creating her own original designs. Over the last 8 years she has been participating in art quilt challenges. Diane has found the challenges are an excellent opportunity to get out of her comfo…
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Mary Mackenson Zesiger
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I had the opportunity to hear Mary Mackenson Zesiger speak locally at The Blennerhassett Museum. We were able to meet in person to record her story. If you have the opportunity to check out her episode page, also known as show notes, on A Quilter’s Life website, you’ll want to take a look at her quilts that she talked about during the interview. Ma…
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Teresa Coates is nationally known sewing educator for Shannon Fabrics, also an accomplished quilt maker, travel writer, pattern designer and a relentless adventurer. She wants you to fall in love with sewing. As the national educator for Shannon Fabrics, Teresa created “Sew Together Tuesday™” in 2020. She plans, produces, and hosts every episode, i…
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Bridget O'Flaherty, also known as The Sustainable Quilter, is inspired by nature. She is passionate about our environment and feels an intimate connection to the landscape and wildlife of Canada. Bridget has worked in textile arts for over 25 years and is drawn to fibre for the tactile nature and connection it has to the land. She is an amazing thr…
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I’m so excited to talk to Kathryn LeBlanc again of Dragonfly’s Quilting Design Studio. She writes her quilting cozy mysteries under her pen name Kathryn Mykel. These are really great books. This is the third episode I have the privilege of interviewing Katheryn, so if you want to know more of her story check out her two previous episodes. In this e…
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I met Manon Hunt over a year ago in a Clubhouse chat about quilting. I was thrilled to finally get to chat with her. Manon is grateful to have the opportunity to do something that she’s passionate about, to share that passion with the amazing people she has met along the way and honored to quilt for them and to be part of their journey. Here is Man…
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Alycia Maurer has had some interesting jobs. The ones she enjoyed the most were at Sprint in the fraud department and KC Maker Studio and Fabric. Yes, I said fraud. Alycia had this important job to keep us safe from those that would take advantage of us. Now she works at KC Maker Studio and Fabric where she welcomes customers and helps them find wh…
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Creativity is an integral part of Carina Gardner’s life! She has always loved working with my hands to create beautiful objects. She also tries very hard to include beauty in her life whether with her three children, in her designs, or home. As we visited, Carina mentioned that she is sharing stories that she hasn’t shared before and she is excited…
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Jess Cottrell is creating a whimsical world with hand quilting. Her goal is to pass on the knowledge and love of hand quilting through her quilt patterns and the Modern Hand Quilting Collective. Although we didn’t talk about it in the interview, we as quilters know that the amount of orphan blocks laying around is sometimes comical! Jess has an eas…
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Belinda Adams has such an inspiring story of giving even while going through a hard time. Even though she has just gone through a rough diagnosis and surgery she continues to do for others as much as she can. Thank you Jane Mitchell for introducing me to Belinda. Here are a couple of Belinda's quilts: And she shared a look at her Featherweight coll…
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Claudia Porter is a self-taught quilter who has been quilting for over 30 years. She has been writing online tutorials and creating YouTube videos for about 10 years. Then 4 years ago she decided to make her passion for quilting and fabric crafts a full-time job and started Create with Claudia. In addition to all that, she has been a social media i…
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Amber Elliot has been sewing since her grandmother gave her a needle, thread, and some of her old clothes. She spent her childhood frankenstein-ing cast offs and ‘making’ new ensembles. She made her first quilt as a teenager, and was hooked. Not only is Amber designing patterns now, but also helping other quilt pattern designers learn how to write …
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Sonia Spence is passionate about quilting and is inspired by colours, shapes or ideas that pop into her head. She loves making her designs a reality and believes that nothing is impossible. I loved when she told me she didn’t know she couldn’t do it. What a great perspective. Here's some of Sonia's quilts. Find out more about Sonia Website: Fabric …
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Meg of Pola Quilting had the idea and mission to teach others how to create beautiful things using fabrics which would otherwise be discarded. And so she began her Pola Quilting YouTube channel with easy to follow tutorials without rules and stress. Now, she is ready to spread the love of upcycling by selling unique and crafted with love pieces. Go…
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Most days you can find Roni Neer in her sewing loft with multiple projects going on at once. After she kept getting asked about having a quilting class, she finally decided that there would be enough interest to try it and fell in love with teaching. I love the quote from her grandmother who said, “Want to is 90% of anything you do.” And Roni added…
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Karen Bolan is a quilt teacher, lecturer, and pattern designer. She’s drawn to the layers of design and expression possible in quilting, and loves the learning that comes from experimenting. Her designs are out of the box, and integrate a love of geometry, experimentation, interconnection, depth, and texture. Karen teaches and writes quilting patte…
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Sandy Saengsuk started quilting out of curiosity and fell in love with every process of making snuggly heirloom quilts. With all that she does I’d be surprised if she got any sleep. She is making a unique contribution to the quilting world. Along with her other services she makes the cover quilts for other quilt designers giving them the needed ext…
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Marlene (Baerg) Oddie is an engineer by education, a financial services systems professional by experience, a project manager by profession, and a quilter by passion. She believes in the KISS method and has incorporated this into her company name. I think Marlene was so wise when she first started quilting on her new longarm. She made quilts for ch…
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Jo Westfoot is the owner of The Crafty Nomad. She loves to sew and quilt and generally 'make stuff'! She has a passion for free motion quilting and loves to share her skills with other quilters to help them improve their patchwork and to learn the joy of free motion. Jo has been told that she’s good at breaking things down into manageable pieces th…
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Michelle Freedman
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How many quilt brains do you have? Michelle Freedman describes her 3 quilt brains during our chat. I found it interesting that even after working all day for Maywood Studio as a quilt designer and a few other responsibilities, she is not ready to stop working on quilts when she goes home. Quilting is also her hobby and passion. So additionally she’…
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Staci Wendland has been a maker for as long as she can remember. If there’s a technique she hasn’t tried, it’s probably on her to-do list. Staci started a blog, Crafty Staci, to share her crafting adventures. She finds that people who haven’t tried it before are occasionally hesitant to take that first step into making things. Her goal is to guide …
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Nic Vaughan is a quilt pattern designer from Perth, Australia, with a passion for hand piecing and vintage quilt blocks. She discovered her life’s passion “late’ in life. That hasn’t kept her from stepping out and putting her designs out there with a good dash of shyness and trepidation but also a dollop of courage! Nic’s business has quite the cat…
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Growing up with such a beloved quilt made by her grandmother, Beth Gude also wanted to make quilts for her children when they came along. She’s been able to take her Instagram handle Gude Goods and keep that for her business name as she offers several quilting services to the quilting community. Here's the Birds for Beth quilt that her grandmother …
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Although Amanda Bauer’s mother dragged her into quilting, she is now so happy that she did. Amanda designs beautiful quilts. Amanda’s brand Quilt It List is all about exploring the world of quilting, learning something new and creating things. She believes we are happiest when we are creating, as opposed to simply consuming. Here's Amanda's favorit…
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Sarah Vedeler
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Creating is so much bigger than switching on a machine and picking out some fabrics and thread. It’s life changing. The joy. The love. The inspiration. The nourishment. The healing magic of creating. This is the vision behind Meaning of Life Designs. It’s why Sarah Vedeler is always thinking of new patterns or techniques to keep the love and magic …
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Sheena Roberts has that wonderful English humor which makes life enjoyable. I love that she takes it seriously to make sure you’re having a good time. Her passion is teaching, and she loves working with people to support their learning, to challenge them, and to extend their reach so that they can create the quilt of their dreams. Here are a couple…
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Lori DeJarnatt loves the way quiltmakers made do with what they had. They didn't use fancy tools or the latest gadgets, but boy could they create treasures! She says even when the points were chopped off and the borders didn't meet exactly where they hoped they would, these quilts have stood the test of time for being practical and beautiful. Lori …
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Julie Luoma is helping people to make their dreams come true through the company she and her husband own, Off the Wall Quilt. I meant to ask her about the video that her family made to advertise Off the Wall Quilt, but we got busy talking about so many other things. So you’ll have to go on her website and check that out. I enjoyed it so much! Not o…
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Tânia Mogari
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As Tânia Mogari and I enjoyed making this episode of A Quilter’s Life, I was a bit chilly in the cold winter of North America and she was enjoying the sunshine of South America. Tânia is a Brazilian quilter that found me through a Facebook post that Belle Brunner of Seams Sew Me had posted. Tânia has been quilting for about 12 years and has had the…
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Here's a list of 20 favorite quilting tools from the first 18 months of A Quilter’s Life podcast. 20 - Quick Clip is the tool that helps put the safety pins in when you're sandwiching quilts 19 - Applique press sheet 18 - Amity Quilting Gloves 17 - Quilter Select Rulers 16 - 2.5x12.5 ruler with a rotating cutting mat also 1x6 ruler 15 - five and di…
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