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Sew Much More

Ceil DiGuglielmo

An interview style podcast with people in the Custom Home Furnishings industry.

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#74 - Maureen Singer - On Loss and Strength

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2017/12/17

Maureen Singer's childhood days were spent in Minnesota. The oldest of three girls, she was in a leadership role right out of the crib. Her mother loved to dress all three of them alike. One particular Sunday she said, “I just cannot go to church looking like the rest of you.” That comment took her and her mother to the fabric store where her passion for sewing was ignited. Uniqueness and perfecting the task at hand were always the underlying thread to all her mother taught her—along with basic

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#73 - Tammy Granger-Do You Have Joy In Your Heart At...

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2017/12/10

Tammy Granger is the owner of BG Custom Windows located in Cary, NC. She began her career in window coverings in 1989 after graduating from NC State University. Tammy is passionate about choosing the perfect fabric and meticulously creating one of a kind window coverings. She was voted Best of Houzz 2017 in the customer service category. After joining the Triangle chapter of the WCAA she served as Vice President and is currently serving as Past President. You can find Tammy on Facebook and

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#72- Laurel McGee - Being New In The Industry

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2017/12/03

Laurel McGee began sewing at her grandmother’s knee. However, her time spent working on a sewing machine was inconsistent until 12 years ago when she began making window treatments for her home. Her professional career began when an interior design student asked for her help in a home they were working on. After attending the Custom Workroom Weekend, she knew she had found her people. Laurel is a wife and the mother of two grade school children. She is a runner and has been very active in

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#71- Annie Davis Talks About Starting Over

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2017/11/26

Annie Davis is the owner of ALDesigns, originally founded in 2000 as a custom drapery workroom. She provides window treatments, bedding and other soft goods for interior designers. She is also an instructor, focusing on cornices, through venues such as Workroom Tech and The Workroom Channel. She has published articles in Drapery & Design Magazine, has recently done a webinar on pre-lining cornices and has a presence on a number of network forums. Annie's Method Share for routed cornices is on the

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#70 - Stacie Kennedy - I Took The Leap

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2017/11/19

In 2008, Stacie Kennedy created her home-based, full-service custom window treatment design and fabrication business serving the Metro Atlanta area and beyond. She is a former Commercial Real Estate Paralegal, who has always had a passion for design. Having learned how to sew from her mother as a teenager, Stacie took her sewing skills to the next level by opening her own creative design business. She has worked with or for several other design operations, including Atlanta Custom Interiors, to help

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#69 - LuAnn Nigara - You Can't Wish For Easy

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2017/11/12

LuAnn began her career more than thirty years ago as a co-owner of Window Works, an award-winning window treatment and awning retailer in Livingston, NJ. She’s also the host of the top-rated interior design podcast, A Well-Designed Business®, which airs 3x per week on iTunes, Stitcher and iHeart Radio. Her podcast is the definitive resource for interior design professionals interested in operating a profitable and productive business. LuAnn is a sought-after speaker on topic ranging from work-life

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#68 - Jean Lawes - One Stepping Stone Led to Another

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2017/11/05

Jean Lawes is the owner of HomeStyle, LLC, a Custom Workroom to the Trade that is dedicated to the fabrication of exceptional quality soft home furnishings. First class craftsmanship, careful attention to detail, personal integrity, and superior customer service are the cornerstone values of HomeStyle. Jean has a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from the University of Delaware, an Interior Design Certification from the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science, and has completed numerous

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#67- Ravi Pankhania - Part 2 - You Are A Special...

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2017/10/29

Ravi Pankhania started sewing in High School as a lark and the hopes of meeting more girls and an easy credit.... but little did he know his true calling lay within those folds of fabric and cheap Bernina Sewing machines. Ravi went on to study fashion and tailoring, learning as much as he could about clothing construction and design as he could. Looking to supplement his meager income as a Fashion Designer he started to take on small projects making pillows and tablecloths and slipcovers and

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#66 - Ravi Pankhania Part 1 - I Always Look For Ways...

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2017/10/22

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#65 Christina Price - The Pride In My Craft Made Me...

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2017/10/15

Christina Price, owner of Main Line Window Décor, has been fabricating window treatments since 2002 after earning a degree in mathematics from Penn State University. She learned the trade from her mother, Maggie. With 11 years of experience in manufacturing, measuring and consulting, Christina started and expanded her own business. Now Main Line Window Decor has an expert team working together to provide the very best to the Philadelphia and Delaware regions. In addition to creating beautiful,

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#64 - Susan Kostelecky - You Have to Set Expectations

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2017/10/08

In 1995 Susan Kostelecky began SK Designs, an award-winning custom window treatment design and fabricating company serving the greater Houston area. Susan has designed and fabricated hundreds of window treatments, including many featured in Houston area home tours. Susan has served as President of the Houston Area Custom Drapery Association, is a WFCP-Expert and often presents seminars to other workroom and design groups. skdesignscustom.blogspot.com In 2006 Susan founded The Custom Sewing

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#63 - Vita Vygovska - I Never Gave Myself Another Choice

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2017/10/01

Vitalia (Vita) Vygovska is the award-winning author, speaker, business coach, and window treatment specialist. Her company, Vitalia, Inc.- Fine Window Treatments & Interiors, is an all-encompassing fabrication, measurement, and installation service, servicing exclusively interior designers and architects. In business for almost 12 years, Vita and her team are proud to be experts in their niche field, providing their clients with superb quality product and excellent communication. You can find Vita

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#62 - Jann Newton - I Love Helping My Readers

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2017/09/24

Jann Newton is the owner of Newton Custom Interiors, which opened in 2000 and is located in Bloomington, IL. Newton Custom Interiors is an award-winning drapery workroom that offers custom window treatments, pillows and bedding. Jann is a former student of the Custom Home Furnishings Academy and has written articles for the Drapery & Design Magazine. In 2013, Jann started a blog where she shares home décor DIY tutorials with her readers. She has taught an online class for Craftsy (Custom Bedding:

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#61 Tammy Paradoski - I Believe Everyone Has A Purpose

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2017/09/17

Tammy Paradoski is the owner of Daisy Chain, a full-service retail drapery and slipcover studio created in 2000. She specializes in the high-quality craftsmanship of window treatments, bedding, and slipcovers with attention to detail. She is also the owner of Bespoke Soft Furnishings Magazine, the only multimedia publication in the industry. Her passions include teaching others and sharing the knowledge she has gained over the years. Tammy is a member of the WFCP Advisory Board and WCAA. You can

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#60 - Karen Barnes - I Was Like A Sponge

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2017/09/10

Karen Barnes is the owner of The Elegant Window, a to-the-trade custom drapery and soft goods workroom located in Gilbert Arizona. She is thrilled to be celebrating 20 years in business this year! Karen entered the custom drapery and soft furnishings business in 1997 working with both retail and with the design trade. Five years into the business, Karen realized that what she truly loved was working with talented interior designers and bringing their ideas and vision to fruition. Her reputation for

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#59 - Robin Matthews - I Didn't Know I Was A Workroom

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2017/09/03

Robin Matthews transformed her passion to create into her business "Seams Sew Right" in 2000. She offers high-end custom window treatments, bedding and slip covers to designers and retail clients. Robin is a member of the WCAA, WCAA Virtual Chapter and WCAA NJ Chapter where she served as secretary from 2011 to 2015. She has participated on the planning committee for Windows to Success the WCAA NJ Chapter's vendor show, volunteered her time to sew window treatments and install for Lin's Linens,

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#58 - Rose Mary LaBlanc - It Didn't Occur to Me To...

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2017/08/27

Rose Mary LeBlanc is the owner of RML Custom Home Creations LLC . Rose Mary began her business in 1992 fabricating pillows for a local fabric store in Mandeville, Louisiana. Finding that she both enjoyed fabrication and had exceptional skills, she quickly added slipcovers, window treatments, and bedding to her repertoire. Rose Mary worked for designers fabricating high-end custom window treatments and home furnishings for homes in Uptown New Orleans and on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain

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#57 The Best Advice Episode 1

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2017/08/20

In preparing for the Anniversary Podcasts, I realized just how much incredible advice all of my guests have generously offered the podcast listeners. I thought it might be fun to put it all together in one episode, but it would have been too long, so here is The Best Advice Episode 1 and sometime in the future, I'll add more! I hope you enjoy listening! Thanks again, to my incredible guests for their generosity! Sandra VanSickle Kim Chagnon Julie Wood Jeanelle Dech Terri Booser Minda Fernish

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#56 - Anniversary Podcast Part 2 with Donna Cash

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2017/08/13

Welcome to Part 2 of the Anniversary Podcast! Today I ask Donna Cash the questions I didn't ask the first time I interviewed her! Donna Cash owns Designs by Donna, a custom home goods design and fabrication studio, opened in 1989. The studio is located in Flowery Branch, Ga., and serves the Atlanta metro and surrounding area.In addition to working with wholesale and retail clients, Donna conducts private training on workroom fabrication techniques in her workroom or yours. She also presents

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#55 Happy 1 Year Anniversary to the Sew Much More...

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2017/08/06

I am so excited to share this episode with all of you! I have now been producing this podcast for one year! And 54 episodes and 52,000 downloads later, I'm still excited and happy to be bringing it to you every week. To celebrate, I asked my first three guests to come back on and answer some of the questions I added after I had interviewed them. To do this, I had to relisten to the first three episodes, and I enjoyed hearing from Susan Woodcock, Michele Williams, and Donna Cash. So listen in

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