The Quilter on Fire Podcast

Join me for a chat with Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts. If you love the look of classic indigo and white geometrics, or the vividly bold florals and abstracts of Japanese fabrics, otherwise known as Yukata cottons, and you love curved piecing, a variety of facing techniques and other creative workshops, then you will enjoy today's show.

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This is the LONGEST episode ever on the Quilter on Fire Podcast! !

I was 1 hour and 20 minutes into the editing of Part 1 of the QuiltCon Recap last week and I h ad so much content left so I split it into 2 episodes. And THEN this week . . . Part 2 ended up being 2.5hours long! I really hope you enjoy this extra special extended version of the podcast and be sure to listen right to the end for a few winners stopping by the podcast lounge, a heartwarming story by Verushka Zarate and then two adorable kiddos, Henry and Adeline to close out the show.

This was so fun I don't even know how I can tell you the joy I had in meeting all of these incredible people except to just let you listen in.

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Well that didn't go as expected!

I was 1 hour and 20 minutes into the editing of this podcast and not even half way done. This week you'll hear wonderful things from so many vendors it will make your head spin. There are so many innovative things happening in the quiltiverse!

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NO GIVEAWAY TODAY. Stay tuned next week for PART 2 of the QuiltCon 2023 Recap. 

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Jane Sassaman is a world renowned artist, known for her expressive art, quilts and fabric designs. Her bold, colourful, abstracted from nature quilts are instantly recognizable, and her quilts have been shown in many national and international exhibits. She is the author of The Quilted Garden, which featured 20 years of her work and Patchwork Sassaman Style, which beautifully illustrates her fabric in action. And she also brings that joy to quilters and sewists worldwide with her fanciful fabric design with Free Spirit Fabrics.

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My guest today is Lilo Bowman, she is well known for her work as the Editor-in-Chief and Production Manager at the Quiltshow.com but she also has a life filled with accomplishments in other creative endeavours. She has written a book on the topics of Studio organization and offers half a dozen lectures with titles such as Tiny Studios and Love Where you Create which have such huge appeal. Her goals are to bring you solutions, purpose and get you to fall in love with your studio space and I can’t wait to share her story with you. 

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My guest today is a quilt designer, teacher and lecturer, and has taken the leap from quilting as a hobby/stress relief to being a sought after professional around the world. Adding challenges to her quilting and art making, and a consistent practice, plus a bit of rolling of the dice has really helped her thrive and inspire quilters everywhere. She has been heavily involved in the Global Quilt Connection founded by Lyric Kinard and Sue Bleiweiss and now sits as president of SAQA. Her popular blog filled with joy and inspiration is called Peace, love, and Happiness. Today I'll have a chat with Mel Beach.

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On Episode 104  Brandy interviews Pepper Corey. It's so nice to hear the story of a creator with a passion for quilting that has spanned the decades. The big takeaway is that Pepper takes the time to nurture and mentor upcoming creators in her workshops and in the field of quilting. Hers is a story filled with hard work, dedication, success, and appreciating the history and memories of incredible quilts and their makers.

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I was particularly delighted to have Laura Kemshall on the show because when I first mentioned it to her at Festival of Quilt last year in the summer, Frankly, she was horrified,  she didn't want to do it,  but I did convince her. So she doesn't do many interviews, so I was excited.

This mother and daughter team (Linda & Laura) has literally pioneered the online learning space in creative arts, and they've brought it to the world in a way that sings to the student and lifts them up, and it's perfectly affordable. It was so incredible just standing in front of Laura's work at the show, at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham.

I'd seen it for years in magazines online, in her courses on the computer screen, but it just, when you see it in person, in front of your face, it just takes you in, tells you a story, and spits you out, inspired to make art. So I loved sharing Laura's story with you.

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Laura's website: https://weprintyoupaint.co.uk/
The Madeira Sensa Green Thread we talked about: https://sewmadeira.com/product/madeira-sensa-green-smart-box

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My guest today is Gunnel Hag. Her work in clothing and interior fabrics has been represented at International Design Exhibitions. She has received grants and awards for her work, including Ontario Arts Council Grants, and a Ministry of Industry and Trade Award. When you take a look at the gallery on her website, you can see the colour and texture jumping off the screen. She is the author of the books Creating Texture and Creating Texture Soft Textures, and she has a unique history in textile design and printing in business as a college professor and lecturing worldwide. Today we will chat about colour and texture in fabric prints.

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Lysa Flower is a modern sewist and surface pattern designer.  Her work is retro made modern, using cheeky cheerfulness with bright, graphic, optimistic colours and a whole lot of retro vibes and high fives! She has been featured in art shows, magazines, in artist spotlights, at QuiltCon and even by the Jealous Curator who lives right here in my home town of Summerland. There is so much more so we are going to get right into it…

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Sue Spargo is the founder of Sue Spargo Folk Art Quilts. Her creative passion for quilting, layering, and embroidering wool is at the hub of her family business which has grown from humble beginnings in her basement to an internationally recognized brand. She is an author dozens of times over and an international teacher and designer. Her travelling & teaching schedule is booked out years in advance and quilters worldwide line up to take in her content with joy 

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It's an extra special, short and sweet, in between the Tuesdays BONUS EPISODE airing at midnight on December 31st 2023! HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

It's just me chatting directly with you (no commercials or giveaways) and I'll explore the topic of New Year's Resolutions. Here's a run down of the ideas I mention on the podcast - ENJOY! 

1. Celebrate your accomplishments
2. Clear clutter
3. Book time to play
4. Set goals 
5. Learn something new
6. Avoid the cranks (miserable people)
7. Reign in social media
8. Wellness, wellness, wellness
9. Volunteer or donate to charity
10. Find your people (community)

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My guest today (and last week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with Aurifil, she's designed the front of several BERNINA sewing machines and she is one of their International Spokespeople. She has even created her own line of sewing tools called Tula Pink Hardware. We had so much to talk about and the episode was so great and so long that we split it in two! Be sure to listen in to last week's episode! A win win for everyone!

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My guest today (and next week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with Aurifil, she's designed the front of several BERNINA sewing machines and she is one of their International Spokespeople. She has created her own line of sewing tools called Tula Pink Hardware and that's just the tip of the iceberg. We had so much to talk about and the episode was so great and so long that we split it in two! Be sure to listen in TWO WEEKS IN A ROW! A win win for everyone!

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I first heard of the Canadian Modern Quilt Collective when their Instagram page came onto my feed one day. I was excited to hear about the great Canadian Shop Hop. I was very interested in the topic. As a Canadian myself I loved this idea of promoting local quilt shops across the nation.  Amanda Brown is the curator of that Instagram feed where she features Canadian modern quilters as well. I reached out to her to find out more and it went something like this…   

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My guest today is Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studio. Sheri is a graphic designer, quilt pattern publisher, award-winning quilter, educator, and creative entrepreneur. Her quilts have gained international recognition, including awards from Quilt Con, International Quilt Festival, Quilt Week Paducah, the Quilt Alliance, and the Modern Quilt Guild, and today we explore her story. Find her @wholecirclestudio on Instagram.

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Behind the scenes of the making of the 270 Colors quilt: https://www.wholecirclestudio.com/?p=792

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My guest today is Maureen Fiorellini of www.maureenmaker.com. She is an artist, design consultant and surface pattern designer with Studio E Fabrics who specializes in sweet, adorable nature themed art for the young and young at heart. Beyond her design expertise in business and products, she has a passion for all things handmade.
She creates patterns and blog hops and today on the podcast we explore her story.

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National Product Educator - BERNINA joins me - you won't believe the bloopers! 

Get ready for some sewing, machine tips,  maintenance talk, her top five favourite feet and more... AND LOOK AT THESE LINKS! Scroll through them all because we talked about so much and Adrienne had so much to offer!

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Love the professional look of longarm quilting but not willing to give up your entire sewing room for a quilt frame? BERNINA Educator Adrienne shows options to fit any space. Learn about frame sizes, table models, and even using your BERNINA embroidery machine to give you top-notch results.  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6263528943158213647 

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Sarah Ruiz is a quilter and aerospace engineer from Houston, Texas. Her creative and technical sides have always been intertwined from drawing Disney characters and memorizing constellations as a kid to taking humans back to the moon and dreaming up new quilts. Today, quilting perfectly combines her engineering and artistic mindsets, and she loves the puzzle solving required to turn an idea into reality.

You can check our her website to see everything we talked about on the podcast. RIGHT HERE
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Introducing 3 TIME Award Qinning Quilter at the 2022 CQA Show. Laura Gates is a Quiltmaker and Longarm Specialist and she is making waves with her wins with innovative stitching on the Canadian quilt scene.

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Patterns we talked about:
Blossoming Gardens by Carolyn Murfitt
Swallow Medallion by Berene Campbell

And be sure to check out the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild to check out info coming soon on their upcoming Quilt Show in May 2023. 

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Meet the three Canadian quilters who won awards at the upcoming International Quilt Festival, Houston 2022. My guests today are Joanne Love from White Horse Yukon, Roxanne Nelson from Calgary, Alberta, and Sue Sherman from York, Ontario. I reached out to each of them after I heard about their wins at the I Q F Houston and asked them each a few questions.

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Tula Pink has endorsed a brand new Block of the Month in conjunction with Free Spirit Fabrics, Pink Door Fabrics and Paper Pieces. And today on the podcast I'm bringing in the BIGGEST TULA FAN I KNOW - Tracy Brittain Loyek from Purple KATZ Quilting.

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David Owen Hastings works with paper fabric, print, and stitch in his fine art,  modern quilts and textile designs, and it all comes together with a clean, modern aesthetic. Think gorgeous indigo linens with acrylic texture and a masterful use of colour, all coming together with stitch. To quilters and to art collectors it's all pleasing to the eye. After today's episode you just might be inspired to try some mini modern creative play.

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Meet Founder of Quiltfolk Magazine Michael McCormick. From Professional Baseball Player to Quilt Magazine Publisher, his team continues to travel America state by state, meeting quilters of all backgrounds and sharing their incredible stories.

Today on the podcast we talk all about how Quiltfolk magazine came to be, the recent acquisition of Fiber Art Now magazine, their other published books, the virtual retreats around the globe, and Michael's latest product with his brother, the quilt ladder.

The Podcast Giveaway - Michael McCormick of Quiltfolk Magazine is giving away a 1 year subscription to the magazine (4 issues) plus a ticket to their next Virtual Adventure Workshop to the French Countryside - with Jenni Smith and Kay Walsh.

Michael's website www.quiltfolk.com

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Meet Crafty TV Personality Jennifer Tryon. She made a bold transition from high powered TV career to doing what she loves and taking you along with her every step of the way.  On her website, you'll find loads of crafting, sewing and quilting inspiration and see the latest announcements to register for her upcoming HomeMade Virtual Quilting Retreat in October. She also has a Cricut Event and a Christmas event coming soon.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS AMAZING! Jennifer Tryon is giving away a spot at her HomeMade Virtual Quilting Retreat which starts October 14th for seven weeks. She will be shipping the prize ASAP. This is a $350 value and includes the supply box. This is full of everything you need to make the quilt project, including the batting. Entries close Oct. 7th at 9am PST (Noon EST) so she can mail the box in time. ENTER RIGHT HERE.

If you want to sign up for this event now go to www.homemade.ca and click on the event. Sign up with the code PODCAST to get $5.00 off.

Link to the Facebook Group HomeMade with Jennifer Tryon.

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Join me as I interview Susan Smith, an award winning quilt maker who has created a quilty business with loads of educational content. Her free motion course is packed with fundamentals and great bonuses. She has a podcast called Measure Twice Cut once and a YouTube channel called Stitched by Susan offering longarm quilting tutorials and even live unscripted videos that show you how to fix common mistakes and quilt problems as they arise.

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Carolina Moore is an award-winning quilt maker and pattern designer who has created a really great business, a blog, YouTube channel and website with loads of educational content. One thing that really stands out is that she writes her patterns fully illustrated to support different learning modalities.

I love that. And many of the tools used in her patterns have full instructional videos on her YouTube channel. She is the full meal deal when it comes to bringing value to her community.

Podcast giveaway HERE: https://kingsumo.com/g/4zpugq/qof-episode-84-giveaway
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Find her BLOG Always Expect Moore HERE: https://alwaysexpectmoore.com/
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Join me as I interview Lorinda Davis, Owner of the Quilter's Planner, helping quilters organize their days and get their projects done one beautiful page at a time.

She inspires quilters worldwide to achieve their goals and to  plan sketch, dream, and be inspired with the Quilter's Planner. But she also reminds us to pauses for rest and reflection throughout the year. Be sure to listen in to this great episode of the Quilter on Fire Podcast!

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Join me as I interview Maggie Vanderweit, an award-winning fibre artist with a free flowing, intuitive design style that makes you want to look deep into the fabric and stitch and never  walk away. Maggie has a happy demeanour and straight talk way of thinking. She is a true leader in Canadian textile art pushing forward the conversation about fibre art as a fine art through her volunteer work as an international member of the SAQA board.

PODCAST LINKS:
Maggie on Quilt Stories with Lisa Walton: https://youtu.be/xSZQ95Z4M5U
Gunnel Hags Colour Vie paints - Maggie will put music on and paint all day.
Maggie really admires Sandra Meech's sketchbooks
Nancy Crow Timber Frame Barn Retreats
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Maggie's website: http://www.stonethreads.ca/

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Join me as I roll out a full RECAP of my tour of England & Wales and of course the Festival of Quilts Birmingham with Opulent Quilt Journeys. I give a full review of the trip with interviews of my favourite vendors, influencers, show winners and more...

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He's the man of colour that you don't really have to introduce because he's known worldwide and his vibrant designs are a staple in quilt shops with the vendors at quilt shows everywhere.

Kaffe Fassett has spent five decades of his life, sharing his passion for colour through knitting needlepoint, and patchwork. He creates original works of art and inspires others to create their own. He has over 60 book titles to his name and tours internationally giving workshops, lectures, and museum exhibitions. Listen in as he shares his story.

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Today I'm talking to Brandon Mably of the Kaffe Fassett Collective. After a chance meeting with Kaffe Fassett in the late eighties, Brandon made a radical career change from cooking to knitting and began a mentorship under Kaffe that led him to running the Kaffe Fassett Studio and carving out his own creative career that has lasted decades. We'll chat about his story and what continues to inspire his work.

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Philip has been an artist and fabric designer for over four decades since he graduated from the Hornsby college of art and design with a degree in textiles and fashion. Over his incredible career, he has designed fabric and wallpaper for the world's great fabric houses.

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Join me as I interview Liza Prior Lucy of the Kaffe Fassett Collective to find out how she came to be friends with Kaffe as we dive into best bits of her story.

Liza Prior Lucy is a traditional quilt maker with a contemporary sense of colour and design. She is known worldwide for her work in collaboration with Kaffe Fassett in dozens of quilting and patchwork books since 1993.

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Join me as I interview Vanessa Genier the founder of Quilts for Survivors, a simple project to make 18 quilts that blossomed into a non-profit organization.

The survivors are profoundly affected by these quilts. Vanessa mentions in the podcast how one survivor who received a quilt said, "To be honoured and respected for something I've been ashamed of my whole life means a lot."

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Jacquelynne Steves is an artist and illustrator who designs quilting and sewing patterns. She writes and illustrates books, featuring creative ideas, like quilt patterns, craft projects, and recipes. She has a popular club called Art of Home and is just an all around lover and designer of handmade things.

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Kestrel Michaud is a classically trained and award-winning fine artist. She's a graphic designer and illustrator with a passion for creating imaginative realism, art quilts.

From winning her first art show as a nine year old through discovering fabric in high school rediscovering fabric in college, and finally transitioning to fine art quilting. Today's guest might just leave you inspired to try some sketch to fiber art, creative play. Welcome to the quilter on fire podcast.

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Brandon Wolf is a commercial quilter who works with interior designers and decorators to create unique pieces for gorgeously designed homes and he happens to be autistic. Join me as I interview this great Canadian quiltmaker, researcher and  advocate for people with autism.

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Have you ever been to quilt Canada? Well, I just attended this Canadian quilt show last week. And I've got a recap episode in store for you today. I'm Brandy. Maslowski also known as the quilter on fire today. I'll share some stories of my trip to Vancouver for quilt Canada, 2022. I had so much fun from staying with friends on a boat and taking in the show to meeting past podcast guests for the first time and about to share it all with you.

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There is so much to learn about quilt history, curation of shows, care of quilts and preservation. And I love the topics and guests that the six know-it-alls have on their show.

These talks just work because these six knowledgeable women come at the topics from all different angles. It is important to them to bring the viewer along to learn quilt history. They want to bring about an understanding. They want to let quilt makers know how much value they can get by looking at older quilts.

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This week's guest is the owner and founder of eQuilter.com Luana Rubin. She has been a designer in the quilt, textile and garment industries since 1980. She's a BERNINA Ambassador,  and a Chair Holder in the Color Marketing Group and International Color Forecasting Association. She is a Textile Design Consultant and has designed for Robert Kaufman, Timeless Treasures, and many other quilt fabric companies for well over two decades in the quilting industry, and eQuilter.com has their own exclusive line of digital printed fabrics. Luana is an  industry expert on digital textile design. She has her finger on the pulse of the quilting world from quilt travel and quilt activism to the latest trends. She has a strong voice for our earth and on this episode we're going to dive right into her story.

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Today's guest is Abby Glassenberg president and co-founder of the Craft Industry Alliance. I started following Abby's blog While She Naps well over a decade ago while I was fumbling away in my tiny studio in Manitoba.

And I was dreaming of doing my passion full-time she has since co-founded Craft Industry Alliance, and now serves as the President, she's a sewing pattern designer, teacher and journalist. She's dedicated to creating an outstanding trade association for the crafts industry. And I'm so happy to share her story with you.

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Christa Watson is award-winning quilt maker, pattern and fabric designer, teacher and speaker who has created a really great business and website with loads of educational content.
Christa will fill your toolbox with an abundance of great new quilting skills. She has an ask me anything approach, which really tackles current problems where quilters are stuck and helps her students and followers grow. Be sure to join her on Facebook, YouTube and check out her website at Christaquilts.com.

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My special guest is Alex Anderson! Laughter is plentiful in this in-depth interview with the one and only Sweetheart of Quilting.

OK yes, there are many sweethearts in the quilting world, but Alex has risen to the top for decades with her caring, happy demeanour and this interview "simply" makes my heart sing. That's an old school pun on her first show.

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This week's guest is Mary Fons, famous for learning to quilt from scratch on a public stage, bringing new quilters into their comfort zone, and pushing the boundaries of how quilting is taught with her engaging, delightful personality. Her quirky demeanour takes a front stage in her content again and again. She has been a TV host, a writer, magazine editor, a lecturer, and has a passion for quilt history research.

She creates original, raw engaging content across all media, which is astonishing because social media changes every single day and on the podcast I share the best bits of her story with you.

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Deborah Fisher is the docent and ringmaster of a crazy mixed up cabinet of curiosities, the circus juggler and the museum curator. And it's the perfect description of herself. Actually, her lines of fabric, quilt patterns and handcrafted items create the perfect menagerie of joy that just makes you want to collect it all.

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Bridget O'Flaherty is an award-winning textile artist and all around creative inspiration who specializes in thread painting. Bridget has a Bachelor of Arts with an Environmental Studies Major and she just graduated with Honours.

This is such a valuable conversation to have, and she really has her toes in the water when it comes to the topic of sustainability and she carries that expertise into quilting.  She brings the conversation forward, not to say that we should never buy fabric again, but with the notion that we can have a good conversation about how we can take little steps to start making a difference.

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Anna Maria Horner is best known for her unique fabric designs. She uses bold colours and a gorgeous, vibrant mix of designs and patterns to create instantly recognizable fabric. Her pattern designs are bold and beautiful and her trunk show  was just filled with eye candy and very inspiring. This is the story of a mom of seven with a passion for fabric design, quilt, pattern design, and an entrepreneur with a thriving quilt shop. And on top of all that goodness, she takes the time to nurture and mentor upcoming designers in her field. I love it when it quilter's story is filled with hard work well-deserved success and a mindset of abundance. 

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My special guest today is Stephanie Hackney Director of Sales and Marketing for Hobbs Bonded Fibers. She is a brand professional known for her expertise on batting. She has lectured at many major quilt shows such as Quilt Market, Quilt Festival, Road to California, AQS Paducah and many more. She also delivers this great content to guilds and retail stores all over North America. She really has a passion for providing quilters with the info they need to choose the best batting for their quilted, sewn and crafted projects. I have invited her twice to be a part of my recent lecture series - once in December featuring holiday projects and once in January featuring everything you could every want to know about batting and I just can’t get enough of this information, so I had to have her on the podcast. 

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This week my special guest is Tracy Mooney. When I first met her recently at quilt festival in Houston, I learned first hand that it is very cool to meet a podcast personality and hear their voice in person for the first time. I'd been listening to the Quilt'n'Tell Podcast for a while. I started to feel like I was getting to know her and her fellow hosts.  It's kind of hard to believe you're meeting that person behind the voice on the podcast. Tracy Mooney is the Editor of Quiltmaker Magazine and Fons and Porter's Quick and Easy Quilts. She is Producer and one of the three hosts of the Quilt & Tell podcast with Lori Baker and Ginger Sheehy-Tatic.

She thrives in her roles because she is a deadline driven writer and journalist with over a decade of experience. So let's take a listen to her story...

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