American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast

You know you are going to find fun and whimsy when you learn a designer started her business on April fools day! Sue Marsh of Whistle Creek Pig Production is just that! As a fabric designer, author and creator of darling designs, she knows how to put a smile on your face when making her projects! Whistlepig Creek Productions ------------------ Artist and author Deborah Fisher’s book ‘Quilt Giving’ caught my eye. Quilters love to make for others and one of our greatest joys is giving a quilt. Debroah designed 19 quilts that let us make projects that are not super time consuming and are wonderful to look at. Many are a more modern flair and you can use your scraps, prints, and solids to create warm and cozy presents. She is also the founder of the Bright Hopes Collaborative Quilt Project and I’m excited to learn about why she created it.   Fishmuseumandcircus.com Brighthopes.org ---------------- Annette Plog is the Author of True Blue Quilts and loves reproducing antique quilts. She is part of a group of friends who call themselves the 19th Century Patchwork Divas group. I’m excited to talk reproduction quilts and the love and blue with Annette today! www.petitequilts.com/ --------------- I love creative people who jump in and do something new and fresh with things that have been around awhile. Add to that mix enthusiasm, endless energy, and a huge smile and you have Mathew Boudreaux, better known as Mr. Domestic. Since I’ve known Mathew I think I look at things a little differently. He has always been creative and we are lucky he now is hooked on quilting. I’m going to find out a bit about fabric weaving and English Paper Piecing today.. see.. lots of ideas! www.instagram.com/misterdomestic  -------- visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s always fun for me to be able to talk with future guest at a show where they have all their quilts for me to see.. well maybe not all but a group! I had seen Dora Cary of Orange Dot Quilts booth and knew I had to meet. I didn’t the first time, but after inviting her to the show, we had a chance to talk this past May at an event. I love all her work, it’s fresh, inspiring and something I’d like to make. She is from Romania, now a US Citizen, and had no knowledge of quilts, I think you will enjoy meeting her and her fun and different journey into making quilts! http://www.orangedotquilts.com/ ---------- Deb Grogan of the Quilt Factory is a very talented designer. With years of designing for other industries, she changed it up and moved into designing for quilter and we are lucky she did! I adore her whimsical style and very can do projects. Need a baby quilt? Deb has so many options you’ll be making her patterns for years to come! https://www.thequiltfactory.com/ --------------------------- UnFinished Object … better known to a quilter as a UFO. A project we got stuck on, got tired of, got filed and we forgot about it (yes… it happens!) … maybe even a project we no longer love like we used to. My buddy Jacquelynne Steves is back to chat UFO busting with me! PLUS she has a crazy great deal for my quilters, that’s you! If you want in one of the few kits for her FREE Block of the month, which by the way are awesome, use her exclusive to ME Coupon code PAT2017 Good through July 18, 2017 for $6 off kit https://jacquelynnesteves.com/ -------------------- visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s American Patchwork & Quilting podcast, editors Jody Sanders, Lisa Schumacher, Lindsay Mayland, and designer Elizabeth Stumbo discuss quilting instrutry trends from Quilt Market. From the new neutral color to the motif that's everywhere, the editors share what popular items they think will hit your local quilt shops soon. Then Lisa and Elizabeth discuss Quilt Sampler magazine. They share tips for applying to be featured and behind-the-scenes secrets of making the magazine. To close the show, Jody shares tips for working with precuts, the magic of mini quilts, and what projects you can find in the August issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first time I saw Alex Anderson was in my living room on my television for her HGTV show "Simply Quilts". Alex tells us how she really got that job, and how she moved from there into the first internet tv show at The Quilt Show. This is recorded live and I don't do any touch ups, so you find out we lost the connection but got her back! http://alexandersonquilts.com/ =------------- Chat with Pat ... I want to start a list of the Quilt Museums! So please leave me a comment giving me your favorite, or ones you know of, or even ones you WANT to visit! -------------- Moda fabrics has a new partnership with the Victoria & Albert museum to reproduce the designs of fabrics in the collection for quilters. They are starting with a collection by the famous William Morris. I was delighted to spend time talking with curator Jenny Lister about why William Morris is important and seems perfect as the first collection. Victoria & Albert Museum ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Schlosser found her calling as a teacher early on, and mixed with design background.. we are the lucky winners of her talent! We talk about home sewing, fabric content, and that trying something you think is 'hard' might not really be hard at all! http://www.schlosserdesigns.com/ --------------- Have you wondered what the difference is between types of quilt shows? Local guilds, Regional or National shows? Linda and I tell you what goes on at all of these types of shows and why they are all great to experience! Plus you can meet Linda and take a workshop from her in Grand Rapids in August! http://lindathielfoldtthequiltedgoose.blogspot.com/ -------------------- My friend Kim Niedzwiecki from GoGoKim has been fussy cutting fabrics for projects for a long time. We take the 2nd half of the show to talk about that process, I tell you about my biggest Fail at it (oi!) and she explains how starch IS your friend. http://www.gogokim.com/ ---------- visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love trying new things with fabric and thread. Joanne Sharpe combines those so well inher Whimsical Stitching, she even wrote a book about it! She has a great way of looking at fabric to create and tells us a bit about being fearless http://joannezsharpe.blogspot.com/ --------- Many of you have seen Koala Studios at your favorite quilt shows. You may even have them in our sewing studio or you are dreaming of them. I’m very excited to talk to Ed Moore who is the founder of Koala Studios. He shared with me how this beautiful furniture is made and a little about the company. Can you guess why it's named Koala? http://mykoalastudio.com/ -------------- Suzi Parron, in cooperation with Donna Sue Groves, documented the massive public art project known as the barn quilt trail in her 2012 book Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement.In Following the Barn Quilt Trail, Parron brings readers along as she, her husband Glen & their dog Gracie, follow the barn quilt trail through thirty states across thirteen thousand miles as Suzi collects the stories behind the brightly painted squares. This book has stories & beautiful color photographs. The blocks are more than just something to hang up, I love a great story! www.barnquiltinfo.com ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather Givans of CrimsonTATE has a fun loving style! Her latest fabric line is called Literary and I’m really interested in how she developed her patterns to showcase the fabric. She is also a shop owner and I really want to visit her store!www.crimsontate.com --------- If you have been quilting for awhile, you will recognize the brand name Thimbleberries and the designer behind that is Lynette Jensen. She was one of the first pattern designers to partner with a fabric company to build a distinctive look. When I first started quilting it was one of the first names I got to know. Lynette shows us how to use our quilts as part of our lifestyle, to incorporate them into our homes in all sorts of ways. We are going to have fun learning what Lynette is up to now! http://thimbleberries.com/blog/ ----- Q&A + a Bit More this week with Pat! ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many times I am introduced to a quilter’s work via a project they have shared that I run across. With Erin Davis of ‘Sew at home mummy’ that is the case. I love Mid Century Modern design and I ended up finding her articles about her love of that style, and finding out she quilts and does super great design! www.sewathomemummy.com -------------' The quilting industry is full of successful family businesses, and today we’ll meet one of the owners behind the adorable ‘Just Another Button Company’ Cecile McPeak who is the founder & creative director. She now run the company with her daughter Rachel Martin. They make buttons not only useful, but decorative & fun! www.JustAnotherButtonCompany.com -------------- I’m happy to chat podcasts today with Sandi Hazlewood, the creator of Crafty Planner sewing and quilting podcast! http://www.craftyplanner.com/ -------------- Roseann Kermes of Rosebud's cottage is back and we are talking about how to clean those most used tools. Have you ever thought about that? Me either! AND we'll talk about her darling book.. it's so cute! http://www.rosebudscottage.typepad.com/ ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Covey is an author with the most recent books an array of super useful machine quilting design books. She has been longarm quilting for longer than I’ve been quilting, when hardly anyone knew what a longarm was. mary’s going to share with me how to think about adding the quilt designs and a big more! www.marycoveydesigns.com. -------- When I found Jennifer Rossotti's site, Ginger Peach Studio, I loved her style! she takes amazing photos, creates gorgeous projects I want to make. Her sense of color and scales creates beautiful projects. Plus she love upsizing projects, my favorite thing! Listen in to find out how she is using glue in some unique ways for her projects! http://gingerpeachstudio.com/ ------------- I’m delighted that Linda Thielfoldt is my quilt expert joining me in 2017. She is an award winning quilter, a teacher, designer, author and she quilts for hire too. With Linda’s deep technical knowledge of the quilt making process we are picking a topic each month and digging deep on it. This month we’ll talk about a group charity project Linda did with some friends and how you can do the same. FULL of great tips on running a charity project. http://www.thequiltedgoose.com/ ---------------- So glad to have Joan Ford of Hummingbird Highway back on the show! She is the creator of 'Scaptherapy' concept and her newest book celebrates how interesting the 9patch can be. ‘The Versatile Nine Patch’ is overflowing with new ideas for using up your scraps! On the show today Joan shares tips for pressing directions and why that is super important. https://hummingbird-highway.com/ ------------- visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robin Vizzone primitive book http://www.briarrootprimitives.com/ ---------- Judy GAUTHIER C&T book author http://www.bungalowquilting.com/ ------------ Sharon Tucker http://grassrootsquiltstudio.com/ ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sharon Holland's fabric caught my eye. Then I was scrolling her website and instagram to look at all her beautiful photos. Sharon joins me to chat about fabric design and we’ll explore how one develops a style about their quilt patterns. https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/ --------------------- I love catching up with Terry Atkinson. She is always coming up with clever fun projects I want to make. Her newest book is ‘Simple, Fun & Quickly Done’. I love the citrus wedge mats.. adorable! I also want some tips for working with zippers, she has them for us! http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/ --------------- Author and Moda fabric designer Betsy Chutchian has been on to chat with me a few times. Today she and Carol Staehle are here to talk about their book ‘Treasury of Quilts’. 10 Stunning Patterns, 30 striking options. I love the concept of this book where we can use it to either follow the pattern or jumpstart to something else.These two have years of quilt making with groups and I hope to learn how Betsy deals with making 3” quilt blocks! http://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/ -------------- visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cindy Grisdela is a talented designer and focuses on Improvisational work, she is also a member of my local quilt guild! She has a book called Artful Improv and I am happy to be able to learn some insider tips from her today. https://cindygrisdela.com/ ----------------- Kelly Bowser of KelbySews shares all types of techniques and I love her tutorials with step outs that make is the projects fun and easy to do. She is active on Instagram so we are going to talk a bit about how to get involved there with group projects since sewing with others online is fun! And she has some tips for working with zippers, can’t wait! http://www.kelbysews.com/ ------------- It’s always fun to catchup with Darlene Zimmerman of Feedsack Lady. She is a prolific designer of quilts, fabric and tools. Plus she has a quilt in both the spring Quilts & More issue and the June issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. I hope to get a few tips on her Hummingbird Nine-Patch quilt! http://feedsacklady.com/ -------------------- Stephanie Kendron is the voice of the Modernsewciety Podcast and website. She interviews quilters and garment makers about the work they do. She has a fun style and I’m looking forward to getting to know more about her. http://www.modernsewciety.com/ --------------- visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love chatting with fabric and quilt designer Emily Herrick of Crazy old Ladies, she is creative and always has fun projects! When I saw her Picnic baskets for the June 2017 American Patchwork & Quilting issue I get hold of Emily to visit with me again! https://www.instagram.com/crazyoldladies/ ------------- Jackie White wrote me a great note telling me about the project Canadian Quilter’s Association is running in support of the Ronald McDonald Houses across Canada. They are making 1,000 quilt to be delivered in 2017 for the children in care that the homes. Each quilt will have a piece of the Canada 150th anniversary fabric in it. https://www.canadianquilter.com ------------------------------ It's Fun to have Blair Stocker of WiseCraft Handmade back today to talk about using special fabrics in projects. She teaches workshops with this focus and her newest book is Wise Craft quilts which is filled to the brim with tips on how to use those fabric and project ideas too! http://wisecrafthandmade.com -------------------- I'm talking Creativity today... with a few inspirations I read from others then I'm answering creativity questions from Facebook... they are really good questions! http://blog.patsloan.com ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I learned about the ‘Love’ quilt that the Floyd Quilt Guild, of Floyd VA, created I had to know more. The VA tourism board has used ‘Love’ many ways over the years from VA is for lovers to the new “LOVE’ with a heart logo. Many of the rest stops have giant letters in front. Being that I live in VA this makes it even more special to see this amazing quilt and hear it's story. Sallie McCauley and Gwen Goepel were the organizers of having the quilt made, I love hearing the story! floydquiltguild.com --------------- I’m a big fan of Kitty Wilkin’s work. She writes at Night Quilter about her own patterns, but also about quilt making she encounters along the way. She shares tutorials and this year is doing a ‘Year of Stitches’.. which is hand embroidery. I really love the idea of a ‘year of’ something and can’t wait to learn more! https://nightquilter.com/ =============== It is always great to have Kimberly Einmo on my show! She is such a talented designer and is full of great ways to do thing. We are going to talk about her latest book and how to achieve spectacular quilts without a lot of work! Then I asked Kimberly is she would talk about having quilts judged in a show. She is a quilt show judge and I'm personally fascinated by the judging process.. I have entered quilts years ago, and I’m thinking of doing that again. Because people don’t see my work in person if I don’t take the time to enter them. You will love this episode! http://www.kimberlyeinmo.com/ ============== isit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love when I get a note about a quilt project that is unique. Julie Brown Neu collaborated with her sister Karen H. Brown on a children’s book. Julie did the illustrations which are quilts! I love collaborations and the story behind them. Julie is also a talented quilt maker that brings her love of detail into her other work. We’ll hear how the book came about and she has some great tips for us on using Y Seams. http://julieneu.com/ ------------ We are so lucky in the quilting world when great designers do quilting fabric collections. Robin Pickens is a Moda designer, and you will find her art of many different products. I had so much fun chatting with her at the show and today she is going to give us a look at how she works with designs and colors. http://www.robinpickens.com ---------------- I’m delighted that Linda Thielfoldt is my quilt expert joining me every month in 2017. She is an award winning quilter, a teacher, designer, author and she quilts for hire too. With Linda’s deep technical knowledge of the quilt making process we are picking a topic each month and digging deep on it. This month we’ll give you all the tips and tricks for getting your quilt ready to quilt. http://www.thequiltedgoose.com/ ------------- My Q&A today is about your workspace and things you need in it. I am doing a studio make over with new furniture and new workflow .. so i have a LOT of ideas for those asking! And you can get some great projects & challenges from the Moda Designers at the Moda Cutting Table blog. Sew alongs and inspiration! http://www.patsloan.com ================ visit American Patchwork & Quilting at http://allpeoplequilt.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apqmagazine Visit host Pat Sloan at http://www.patsloan.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices