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American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast
by American Patchwork & Quilting
Welcome to the American Patchwork & Quilting podcast, a podcast aimed at making your quilting life more fun and creative, while connecting with quilters just like you. Join the staff of the magazines you love for a great episode filled with tips and tricks. Enjoy! Visit www.allpeoplequilt.com/podcast to see our complete podcast archives!
Episodes
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603: Interview with Kiley Ferons
Kiley talks about her journey from longarm quilter, to pattern designer, to magazine founder, to now quilting app developer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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602: Interview with Joanna Figueroa
Joanna shares how she got her start quilting, her favorite parts about quilting, how she decides what fabric scraps to keep, and discuss modern vs. traditional quilting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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601: Interview with Katie Nolan
Beth chats with Katie Nolan about how she has combined her love of two hobbies - quilting and cross-stitching by making the most adorable cross-stitch designs that look like quilts! Beth also shares a recent UFO finish and how she tackled it to get it done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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600: Tips for Setting up a Quilting Space
Beth shares tips and space-saving ideas for making the most of the storage in your quilting room and a recent quilting-related garage sale find! For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here:...
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599: Quilt Market 2023 Recap
Doris Brunnette and Beth Peterson both attended Quilt Market at the end of October. Beth shares what they spotted at the show and gives some trends they noticed. We also share gift ideas for quilters! For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here:...
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598: Interview with Ann Lauer
Ann Lauer is an award-winning fiber artist who has been professionally designing and creating quilts, quilt patterns and kits, and quilt fabric for more than twenty-five years. In 2021, Ann and her husband, Ron, were visiting Uganda to visit the Impenetrable Rainforest Gorilla Refuge. In addition...
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597: Interview with Kimberly Einmo
Kimberly Einmo shares about her life as a quilting nomad (she's moved 23 times) and how quilting allowed her to find her community in each new city! Her most recent stop was spending a year living in the Australian outback that inspired her new fabric line, Rooville by Benartex. For more…
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596: Fall Quilting Fun!
Beth invites you to join our free Happy Hues Block of the Month, which has instructions for both rotary cutting and AccuQuilt die cutting! She also shares information about our upcoming quilt-along for the quilt Cabin in the Woods featured in the December issue of American Patchwork & Quilting....
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595: Barn Quilts
Beth shares a brief history of Barn Quilt Trails. Elizabeth interviews Shelley Cavanna of Cora's Quilts and chats about her book, Barn Star Sampler, being re-released this spring. They also discuss her upcoming fabric line, Alpine Valley, and the inspiration behind it. For more resources from...
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594: Get Started Longarm Quilting
Beth interviews Karla Gerome, Director of Education for The Grace Company. We chat all about what you want to consider when purchasing a longarm, some tips for choosing designs, and her advice for getting started. Then we have some tips for preparing your quilt for quilting (whether you’re…
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593: Top Tips for Baby Quilts
We give our top tips for sewing baby quilts - from selecting the design to quilting ideas. Elizabeth shares a recent baby quilt she made and how she included the mother-to-be in the design process. The staff shares their spring sewing traditions. For more resources from today's show, visit the…
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592: Spring-Clean Your Quilts
This episode originally aired April 18, 2022. This time of year is a great time to wash and clean quilts in your home (especially since they've probably gotten a lot of use over the winter months) We share tips for spot-cleaning quilts, washing and drying quilts, and favorite products to prevent...
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591: QuiltCon Recap
Doris Brunnette and Beth Peterson attended QuiltCon in Atlanta at the end of February. They share some of the quilts they saw, the amazing fashions people were wearing, and chat about the challenge American Patchwork & Quilting sponsors. For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes...
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590: Curate Your Own Fabric Museum
We chat with Corinne Sovey of Corinne Sovey Design Studio. Corinne is a graphic designer by day and a pattern designer in her off hours. Her graphic design career inspires the bold, graphic shapes and bright colors she uses in her quilt patterns. Corinne likes to say she's not a fabric hoarder…
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589: Game-Changing Quilting Tips
Our staff shares tips that changed their quilting for the better! Plus, we share some great tips for storage from our readers and product picks from quilt designers. For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here:...
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588: Ask Us Anything!
On today's episode, our staff answers listener questions! We chat about product recommendations, binding preferences, how to clean quilts or deal with color migration, tips for squaring up a quilt, and more! For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here:...
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587. Cheers to 30 Years!
On this episode of the American Patchwork & Quilting podcast, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of our magazine! Staff members and past designers share their favorite moments of the magazine over the years. For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here:...
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586. Create Your Dream Sewing Space, Part 3
We share ideas for how to make your sewing space a place that makes your heart sing, that lets you relax or feel energized as you walk into, and that helps you focus and get creative. We walk you through an exercise to gauge the energy in your space, then how to use your five senses to help…
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585. Our Best Storage Hacks
January is all about organization, finding storage solutions that work for you, and refreshing our spaces! On this episode, we share creative storage ideas that are both functional and cost-effective! We also talk about the benefits of binding by hand and by machine, share listener sewing tips…
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584. Save and Organize Your Scraps
For something so small like scraps, storing them can actually be a big challenge if you don't have a method to organize them. And it's not a one-size-fits-all system. Scrap storage is very personal to the type of quilts you make, the space you have, and how you choose fabric. We share some basics...
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583. Balance Old and New Projects
Often times the beginning of the year feels like a tug and pull in your sewing room. On one hand, you may have made a resolution to finish some of your older projects finally! On the other hand, there are so many fun quilt patterns being released and you can't wait to dive into a new project. We...
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582. New Year, New Quilty Goals
Happy New Year! January is a time when many people set goals for the year. Our staff shares their big quilty goals for 2023, including some bucket list items, finishing UFOs, and more. We also chat with Cathy Habermann of Hands On Design about her 20+ years in the needlework business. She also...
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581. Reflect on a Year of Quilting
On this episode, we share ways to reflect on what you accomplished in your sewing space the past year. We also share details of our UFO Challenge, a story of a woman sewing blankets for others, and how handwork helps with stress. And we answer a listener question about fussy-cutting. For more...
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580. Happy Handmade Holidays!
Happy holidays to all our listeners! On this heartfelt episode, our staff shares their favorite handmade decor to display during the holidays, the handmade gifts they're giving (or hope to get) this year, a favorite holiday tradition, and how they make time to sew when things get busy. For more...
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579. Start a Quilty Holiday Tradition
Holiday traditions are so fulfilling. They bring family and friends together, connect us with the past, and provide a sense of security when things in our life seen unstable. We share some ideas for starting a quilty tradition that those around you will cherish for years to come. We also chat…
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578. Sew for a Picky Recipient
We've all been there: we offer to make a gift for a friend or family member. And what could be a simple act of love becomes a mess of opinions and frustrations. We share some solutions on how to work with a picky quilt recipient to make sure you both love the final quilt. And also, how to…
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577. A Few Of Our Favorite Things
It's officially full-swing holiday shopping season. Whether you're shopping for other quilters in your life or still adding things to your own wish list, we have some suggestions for gifts quilters will love. We also give a variety of listener tips, give details of a staff quilt retreat we took…
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576. Infuse Your Sewing Time with Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving week to those who celebrate it! Counting our blessings actually has great health benefits. Feeling grateful increases our dopamine and serotonin levels, which are the feel-good hormones, and reduces cortisol which causes stress. And it can also help us be more patient, sleep...
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575. Quilt Market Trends Recap
A few weeks ago, our staff travelled to Houston, Texas, for Quilt Market. Quilt Market is a show for people in the industry to gather, talk about the state of the industry, make connections, and find ways for us all to work together. We use the event specifically to find new products and fabrics…
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574. Our Best Cutting Tips
Accurate blocks comes from accurate cutting. On this episode, we share our best cutting tips for making the process easier, more accurate, and more efficient. We dive into cutting safety, rotary cutter care, cutting multiple pieces at once, faster trimming of units, fussy-cutting tips, and more.…
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573. Quilting Fails
Happy Halloween! We thought we'd get in the spirit by sharing spooky stories from our sewing rooms. Our staff and listeners are sharing some quilting fails, scary moments, or silly mistakes. We also share results of a poll we did on fabric shopping habits, details of a winter sew-along, the…
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572. How to Overcome Outer Judgement
This episode is Part 2 of 2 in a topic we're excited to explore. On this episode, we'll examine how to overcome outer judgement. (Last episode, we looked at how to deal with your inner critic). Whether comments about your quilts are well-meaning or not, having our quilting feel under attack is…
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571. How to Overcome Your Inner Critic
This episode is Part 1 of 2 in a topic we're excited to explore. On this episode, we'll examine how to overcome your inner critic. And next episode, we'll look at how to overcome outer judgement. The inner critic comes in the form of nagging and negative thoughts about ourselves. We share some…
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570. Quilting Your Life
We chat with Kitty Wilkin of Night Quilter. Kitty is a quilt designer, teacher, and photographer known for documenting her life through gorgeous quilts. Kitty shares info on her past projects and how they have motivated her in her goals and allowed her to focus on her own self-care, as well as…
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569. How We Started Sewing
Our staff shares how they started sewing. We love to hear how people got into the hobby, because it's so different for everyone. We also share ideas for quilt labels, wall organization ideas, and listener tips. For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here:...
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568. Ask Us Anything!
We're answering listener questions! We tackle questions about everything from binding and machine-quilting to buying fabrics and packing for a retreat, and more! For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here:...
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567. Master Tiny Pieces in Quilts
Small pieces look great in quilts, but can be hard to work with. We share tips for choosing fabrics, cutting, piecing, and quilting tiny blocks. We also share the next 10 quilt shops in Quilt Sampler magazine, stories of quilters making a difference in their communities, products we love, and the...
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566. Solve Machine Tension Issues
There is no worse feeling than sewing along on a project and suddenly realizing your stitches are inconsistent. We share easy ways to solve uneven or skipped stitches. We also chat with Scott Brodsky of Country Heritage Tours. Country Heritage Tours leads 7-14 day land tours that explore quilt...
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565. We're So Obsessed With...
Our staff shares the quilting products they love right now! We also give details of a scrappy quilt-along, share our listeners' best tips, and plan a fall trip to see a barn quilt trail. For more resources from today's show, visit the show notes here:...
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564. Pick the Perfect Quilt Pattern
Make your quilt pattern work for you with these tips for choosing one that fits your lifestyle, your needs, or even the fabric you want to showcase. We also share tips for overcoming the halfway slump some quilters experience on longterm projects, products we love, and our favorite tools for hand...
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563. Plan Your Best Quilt Retreat Yet!
Quilt retreats are a great way to connect with other quilters while making process on your projects! We share tips for planning a retreat everyone will love, including finding a location, questions to ask the host, choosing dates, and making time for food and fun. We also share ideas for using...
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562. Tips for Sewing T-Shirt Quilts
T-shirt quilts are a popular gift to give and a great way to create a quilted keepsake. We share tips for sewing T-shirt quilts, including those for planning, stabilizing, cutting, ironing, and quilting. We also chat with Natalie Pratt of The Ginger Quilter about sewing mojo, making time to sew,...
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561. Unpopular Quilty Opinions: Part 2
We're spilling unpopular quilty opinions from both our staff and our listeners. Some will make you laugh out loud, some you'll relate to, and some will really make you think. We also share tips for quilting with metallic thread, stories of quilters making a difference in their community, and…
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560. Make Scraptacular Quilts
Love scraps? We do, too! On this show, we share tips for making beautiful scrap quilts, including how to choose fabrics, finding a pattern to show off your scraps, how to grow your collection of scraps, and more. We also chat with designer, teacher, and scrap expert Diane Harris of Stash Bandit....
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559. How to Work with Solid Fabrics
Solid fabrics in quilts date back to the late 1800s, but also continue to be popular today. And there's now a large variety of colors to choose from. We share tips for working with solid fabrics, including shopping for them, pressing them, machine-quilting them, and more. We also share products…
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558. Tips for Strip-Piecing
Strip-piecing is a huge time-saver! We share tips for sewing, pressing, and cutting strip sets, as well as the math for how to make this technique work for any pattern. We also chat with Tighe Flanagan, a quilt designer known for his precise and complex patchwork. Tighe shares how his travels and...
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557. Quilty Goals Check-In
We're halfway through the year! Back in January 2022, our staff made quilty goals for the year. We decided to do an update episode--both as a way to keep ourselves accountable, but also as a way to get back on track. So now 6 months later, we're all checking in to share our progress! We also…
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556. Creative Burn Out (and How to Solve It)
"Creative burnout" is the feeling that you've drained all of your creativity, and there is nothing left. You feel like you don't have the ability to create something for yourself or the world anymore. We share 7 signs that you may be experiencing creative burnout, and gives tips for how to…
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555. Quilty Fan-Girl Moments
We're so lucky on this podcast to be able to chat with designers and quilt shop owners, and even to feature listener tips and questions! There are so, so many talented quilters in the world who inspire us, and we're honored to share their stories and knowledge on this show. But – we have too many...
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554. Spring-Clean Your Quilts
This time of year is a great time to wash and clean quilts in your home (especially since they've probably gotten a lot of use over the winter months) We share tips for spot-cleaning quilts, washing and drying quilts, and favorite products to prevent damage to your quilts during the cleaning...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the American Patchwork & Quilting podcast, a podcast aimed at making your quilting life more fun and creative, while connecting with quilters just like you. Join the staff of the magazines you love for a great episode filled with tips and tricks. Enjoy! Visit www.allpeoplequilt.com/podcast to see our complete podcast archives!
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