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.comTODAY'S SHOW SPONSORS:Sew Yeah Quilting  (affiliate link to support this podcast)Angels Sewing and Quilting (20% off fabric, notions, and accessories with the code quilteronfire)Support the show by buying Brandy a virtual coffee. Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

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=enTODAY'S SHOW SPONSOR:Sew Yeah Quilting  (affiliate link to support this podcast)Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

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 SymondsTrixi'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... TODAY'S SHOW SPONSORS:Sew Yeah Quilting (affiliate link to support the podcast)Rosie Girl Quilting (Save 15% with checkout code FIRE15)Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

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 websiteYoutube Tips For CreativesBag Making TipsTODAY'S SHOW SPONSORS:1. Sew Yeah Quilting  (affiliate link to support this podcast)2. Kingfisher Craft Company (Use code FIRE at checkout for all in stock items until Sept. 30, 2023)Join me here for a textile inspired trip to Japan May 15-26, 2024Support the show by buying me a coffee!Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

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.Scott Culley's WEBSITETODAY'S SHOW SPONSORS:Sew Yeah Quilting  (affiliate link to support this podcast)Join me here for a textile inspired trip to Japan May 15-26, 2024Support the show by buying me a coffee!Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

My guest today is Rebecca Bryan, Author, Teacher and Founder of the Make Modern Triangles Quilt Club. She is a self-proclaimed freezer paper piecing evangelist. Her name has become synonymous with modern triangles and she has 2 modern books out to back it up called Modern Triangle Quilts and Modern Rainbow – 14 Imaginative Quilts that play with colour. She won an award at QuiltCon for minimalist design and with her students and her community she loves to take the time to celebrate all the quilty moments from start to finish.Rebecca's  Website - BryanHouseQuiltsTODAY'S SHOW SPONSORS:Sew Yeah QuiltingThe Crafty Nomad Join me here for a textile inspired trip to Japan May 15-26, 2024Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

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. TODAY'S SHOW SPONSORS:Sew Yeah QuiltingThe Crafty Nomad with her Geometree BOMSupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

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. Check out and support the IN CONVERSATION ExhibitStitch and Yarn WEBSITEStitch and Yarn on Etsy - PATTERNSTODAY'S SHOW SPONSORS:Sew Yeah QuiltingBrown Bird DesignsSupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

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 ProjectsSusan Hensel GallerySupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

 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 websiteThe Thread & Therapy PodcastSupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

My guest today is Shannon Fraser. She is known for her popular modern quilt alongs with three under her belt and more on the way. And having stumbled into quilting, she loves to prove to the newbies that quilting is not just for your grandmother.Her style is fresh, colorful, and modern, and her quilty goodness will make you wanna sign up for her newsletter so you don't miss a thing. The dozens of free tutorials on her website alone. We'll have you listening in this week to hear all about the story of a Montreal based color and textile lover. She has modern quilt patterns and clothing designs, quilt alongs, and more.Shannon's WEBSITE 30 days of IMROV Quilt AlongShannon Fraser Designs on INSTAGRAMSupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

My guest today is Jenni Grover. She is an Author, Quilter and Wellness Coach for Makers. She cares deeply about craft and health and how they intersect with each other. She is an Associate Certified Coach, has been a patient advocate and chronic illness coach and has designed a CREATIVE RESILIENCE wellness coaching approach that we are going to talk about in great detail today.  She is a sought after keynote speaker on the topic of living a healthy creative life with testimonials like “She’s a rock solid speaker and one of my fabourite people!” But most importantly, she has taken her own personal struggles and turned them into a passion to serve others. Jenni Grover's Website: COACHJENNIGROVERSupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

Interviewing Brody, Teancum and Zack from Sew Yeah Quilting last week was so fun. They have such a heartwarming story about how their quilting business started, how it has grown over the last 7 years and what they stand for. It's a purpose driven business that aims to educate and bring quilters together.  Sew Yeah Quilting WebsiteSew Yeah Quilting on YouTubeAlaska Quilt DriveSupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

Jacqueline Sava is the Founder and Director of Possibilities (I love that!) at Soak Wash Inc. She created Soak Wash in 2005 with better than necessary ingredients to bring something to market that was so good customers would try it once and never look back. Why not love your clothes, fabric and quilts as much as you love yourself? She strives to align her business practices with her environmental policies and serve her customers with a safe, eco-friendly product that makes your stuff look great and last longer. There are so many bits of this story that we explore on the podcast.BONUS 20% OFF CODE for listeners of this podcast! - Shop now at www.soakwash.com with the discount code FIRE. Disclaimer: There is one (or two) F-bombs in this episode but it's quite funny. Join Brandy for a tour of England & Wales ending with 2 full days at the Festival of Quilts Birmingham starting July 25th. Call Judy at Opulent Quilt Journeys 1 - 8 7 7 - 2 3 5 - 3 7 6 7Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

Today on the podcast I interview a quilter and scholar who is best known for her prolific and meaningful writing in the quilting world.She was recently a teacher and speaker at Quilt Con 2023. She has published five Quilt history textile books.  And we'll dive into the pages of her 2 brand new books as well. She has written for dozens of magazines and presented lectures all over the world. She has the honour of serving as board member of the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Scholar in Residence at the Visions Art Museum in San Diego, and Bybee Scholar at the Texas Quilt Museum and Bybee Foundation.In her fifth book, she co-authored Stitching Stolen Lives, the Social Justice Sewing Academy of Remembrance Project with Sarah Trail.Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

Today on the podcast I talk to organizers, volunteers, vendors, heritage actors and more at the Festival of Quilts in Heritage Park - Calgary. Now there are some really great reasons to consider attending this quilt show at heritage park next year. First your daily admission gets you everything except purchases in the stores. You can hop on the steam train, take a boat ride and visit the amusement park. It's a fun day for the whole family. Plus a quilt show, but get ready for next year because 2024 is the diamond Jubilee or 60th anniversary of heritage park. The 28th annual festival of quilts  will take part in the diamond Jubilee with some special displays, including one that features diamond quilts.Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

My guest today is Chris Marchini. He is a quiltmaker and pattern designer who started making original quilts because he wasn't finding patterns to match his ideas. He started to share his processes, his tips, tricks and inspiration online and his sometimes darkly themed quilting world blossomed. From there, with his business Rose City Originals, Chris has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram, and it's no surprise because when you sink into a comfy chair and scroll through his content, it's just him the real deal, putting his own fresh twist on things and doing what he loves.Find his website here: ROSE CITY ORIGINALSAnd you can find him on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube as Rose City Originals as well. Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

Karen King loves the modern quilt aesthetic and has a particular fondness for foundation paper piecing. She has had quilts juried into Quilt Con 2022 and 2023, the largest annual show of modern quilts in the world.Her studio has grown to include a long arm machine and two resident feline supervisors, plus occasional foster kittens. Just for fun, Karen's favorite color is all of them, but she admits to a smaller stash of yellow, which I couldn't believe when I read that because my favorite colour is yellow. But cooking and music, especially from the band U2, and travel everywhere, especially if U2 is playing there, are also a big part of her life. Beyond quilting, Karen enjoys sharing her knowledge and expertise with a number of different organizations on a volunteer basis. Currently she serves on the board of the Modern Quilt Guild, the Calgary Folk Festival, and the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew.Visiting Calgary for the Festival of Quilts at Heritage Park? Book your tickets to the quilt show, workshops and lectures for the weekend of May 25-28th, 2023.Support the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

My guest today is Chelsea O'Hare, the owner of Pink Door Fabrics. This shop is known for its curated collections of contemporary colorful fabrics, quilt and bag kits, block of the months that will knock your socks off and inspire you to get stitching. But the story behind the scenes is what we're after today.Chelsea has built her business from the ground up since 2011 to worldwide distribution. She has surrounded herself with incredible creators to serve her community well, and she hasn't looked back.The website: https://www.pinkdoorfabrics.com/Chelsea's favourite tool: The Lap App: https://www.lapappstore.net/collections/frontpage/products/the-lap-appSupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.

Join Brandy as she interviews Missie Carpenter. More info coming soon...I'm travelling so adding info in between flights! Missie Carpenter's Website: https://traditionalprimitives.com/LONDON IS CALLING! Join Brandy for a tour of England & Wales. https://opulentquiltjourneys.com/destinations/britain/item/textile-tour-of-wales-england-with-brandySupport the showThank you for listening to the Quilter on Fire Podcast.