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Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show

A slightly chaotic podcast about all things quilting. Join Amanda as she discusses the ups and downs of quilting, interviews famous and not-so-famous quilters, and navigates life as a modern millennial maker. Trust us, this is not your granny’s quilt show. Follow Amanda on Instagram at @notyourgrannysquiltshow

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02:34:37

Meet Tara Evans of Taralee Quiltery! - Ep. 95

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2024/02/12

Tara Evans is the owner/artist/designer behind Taralee Quiltery. As a student, Tara thrived in math, science and the arts. Her main focus was to take as many classes in the arts as she could. Amanda and Tara attended rival high schools in Boise, but the two ended up in their respective schools' choir programs. Painting was Tara's original outlet, which ultimately led her to study Fine Art in college. Before graduating, she got married and soon after becoming a mother, she started sewing for them

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01:04:49

Meet Ben Millett! - Ep. 94

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2024/02/05

Quilting is Ben Millett's creative outlet outside his work at an agriculture company in Des Moines, Iowa. Ben explores color and shape by applying contemporary color palettes to traditional quilt blocks, turning digital concepts into a physical reality with fabric and thread. He creates to play, to communicate ideas, to further the gay agenda, to make what he wants to see.Ben dives in a bit with Amanda about the process of entering quilts into a quilt show (and specifically QuiltCon). Ben talks

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01:47:03

Meet Ann Skaehill of Crafty Moose Quilts! Ep. 93

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2024/01/29

Ann Skaehill is the quilter/designer behind Crafty Moose Quilts. She started sewing in 2011 when she was gifted the use of her grandmother's sewing machine. Ann has built her brand and business around making t-shirt quilts, designing quilt patterns and loving her inventory of fat quarters. Ann is one of the Nine Patch Quilt Collective, whose launch of the Sweater Weather Sampler was a huge hit! Ann's block, Warm Woodlands is a fun patchwork twist on fall foliage. Among her traditionally-pieced

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00:54:37

Meet Amanda Loewen of Prairie Quilt Co.! - Ep. 92

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2024/01/22

Amanda Loewen is a quilt pattern designer in Canada. She has been knitting and sewing for much of her life but started sharing her quilting online about 5 years ago. She started designing and selling patterns in 2021 after taking a course to learn how. Amanda is still a full-time teacher and a mom of two young children. Although she designs beautiful quilt patterns with bright happy colors in mind, she still views quilting and pattern design as a hobby. Look for Amanda's newest releases in her shop,

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00:50:29

Meet Barbie Mills!- Ep. 91

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2024/01/15

Barbie Mills is a modern digital pantograph designer and long-arm quilter based in Utah. Barbie has been sewing for pretty much her whole life. She started quilting in high school and began her longarm business in 2012. Barbie was doing custom free-motion long-arming before she decided to go digital and leave the custom quilting behind. As her skills grew, so did her design portfolio, and now she has an Etsy shop full of hundreds of digital pantograph designs. Barbie also teaches a pantograph design

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01:00:26

Meet April Singleton of Made In The Shed Quilts! -...

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2024/01/08

April Singleton is the owner and designer behind Made In The Shed Quilts. She didn't start quilting until she was gifted her grandmother's sewing machine in 2014, and she hasn't stopped since! In 2019, as the space in her house was now filled with kids, April built a shed in her backyard. This is where all the magic happens! In addition to designing and selling some beautiful quilt patterns, she also carries fabric! April hosted her first-ever Quilt Along with the launch of her most recent pattern

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00:23:09

Happy Holidays and Thank you! - Ep. 89

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/12/18

Amanda is solo in this episode. She wants to thank all of you for being here with her this year, and can't wait to see what 2024 holds. Please be kind to yourself this holiday season. We love you and we are so excited to bring you new and exciting content in the new year! Cheers! This episode was supported by www.cristinabonnet.com/UNFOLD Check out the site and sign up to receive a FREE 30-minute coaching session. Mention Not Your Granny's Quilt Show and receive 10% off your program! Want to see

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01:10:36

Meet Christina West of Kindred Quilt Co.! - Ep. 88

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/12/11

Christina West is the color-obsessed owner and face behind Kindred Quilt Co. From making crib sheets and baby bedding, Christina has grown her love of fabric, color, and design through her over 9 years of sewing and quilting. Christina's first business venture of making and selling crib sheets came to a close and opened the door for quilting. In 2020 she started designing her own quilts, and in 2022 published her first pattern to share with the world. This year - 2023 - Christina has been an Art

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00:53:09

Meet Christina Miller of Fabric Pop! - Ep. 87

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/12/04

Christina Miller is the owner and happy face behind Fabric Pop - an online quilt shop for modern quilters. As a lifelong crafter, Christina has always loved fabric. Even in her first business endeavor - making and selling bags - Christina found the most joy in talking to her customers and other vendors about the fabric. When the business of bags had run its course, Christina took time to sew projects just for herself, using the fabrics she loved most. This inspired her to move into her next phase -

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01:02:06

Meet Chris Marchini of Rose City Originals! - Ep. 86

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/11/27

Chris Marchini is a sewist and quilter based in Portland, Oregon. He is the brains and personality behind Rose City Originals. With his unique style brought to life in his quilting patterns and the content in his socials, Chris is speaking to tens of thousands of quilters who resonate with him. From showing his "Randomly Generated Quilt" series to making perfectly pattern-matched dress shirts, Chris's twist on quilting draws a crowd. In 2023, Chris has been working on a year-long Community Quilt,

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01:07:45

Meet Whitney of French Fry Quilt Co.! - Ep. 85

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/11/20

Whitney is the owner and quilter behind French Fry Quilt Company. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two cats. She is a yoga instructor and running coach. She held a job as an non-fiction editor then moved into retail management. When the opportunity came up for Whitney to pursue her vision for starting a quilt/fabric shop, she jumped! As a quilter, Whitney enjoys using fun fabrics with bright colors. Her shop reflects the fun! Whitney hopes to expand one day, but for now is

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00:54:57

Meet Mike O'Dell of Legit Kits! - Ep. 84

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/11/13

Mike O'Dell is an entrepreneur at heart, so when he started planning, designing and making his own foundation paper piecing patterns, he knew he had something special. That's when Legit Kits was born. Mike loves coming up with ideas that make people say "that's legit!". As he built his team, he worked to find people who are just as passionate about making cool quilts and art as he is. The company just launched their 50th design, the Kraken, and have ideas for many more to come. Mike loves to see

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01:04:40

Meet Erin Grogan of Love Sew Modern! - Ep. 83

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/11/06

Erin Grogan is the pattern designer and founder of Love Sew Modern. She was introduced to sewing by her grandmother, a professional seamstress. As a child, Erin would fill a notebook with fashion designs and dream of growing up to become a clothing designer. On her many summer visits, Erin and her grandmother would go to Hancock Fabrics to get material and together they would sew her school wardrobe for the next year. These precious moments sparked her love for design. In 2017 Erin took her first

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01:11:33

Let's Talk Quilt Shows! - Ep. 82

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/10/30

This episode is a little different than the usual! Amanda does chat with Vicki Francis, and the focus of their conversation is Quilt Show judging. Amanda also shares her perspective on what it was like to be in the judging room, scribing for the NACQJ judges. Vicki is the 2023 Vice President of the Boise Basin Quilters guild. She was formerly a teacher, and now repairs and quilts vintage quilt tops. She is also working toward her international quilt judging certification. If the thought of entering

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01:09:35

Meet Belle Brunner of Seams Sew Me! - Ep. 81

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/10/23

In this episode, Amanda chats with Belle Brunner, the lovely owner of @SeamsSewMe She is a pattern designer and a guild consultant and educator. Belle recently moved back to her home state of Arkansas to be close to her father and help run an Airbnb/Quilt Retreat on his property. You can usually find her on her YouTube channel, or working up another beautiful quilt. Belle, like a lot of us, found quilting later in her journey but has taken to it like a fish in water. She has found her niche in

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00:53:27

Meet Abby Luchsinger of Abby Maed! - Ep. 80

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/10/16

In this episode Amanda chats with Abby of Abby Maed Studio. Abby is a third generation quilter (her mom quilts too!) and has been quilting and sewing as long as she can remember. She learned to quilt from her grandma who shares the same middle name, Mae, which was inspiration for the name of her business. Abby had a career in politics as a policy analyst, and as things became remote, and her work decreased, she began her journey into the world of pattern design. Abby is not only an Art Gallery

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01:02:20

Meet Rachel of Sew Joyful Studio! - Ep. 79

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/10/09

In this episode, Amanda chats with Rachel, the face behind Sew Joyful Studio. She is a pattern designer, quilter, sewist, and outdoors-woman. She lives in Minneapolis, MN with her husband, and brand new baby boy! When she's not sitting at her sewing machine, you can usually find her on a bike or in the kitchen. Up until the end of 2021, she worked as a Civil Engineer. Leaving that career behind and pursuing a joy-filled life was one of the best decisions she ever made, and Sew Joyful Studio was born

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01:18:41

Meet Christina Lee of Sweet Potato Quilts! - Ep. 78

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/10/02

This week Amanda chats with Christina Lee of Sweet Potato Quilts. Christina is a music educator and is a musician in the Boise Philharmonic. Christina began her quilting journey in 2018 and now is a spokesperson for Art Gallery Fabrics as one of their Sewcialites. Amanda and Christina dive into the parallels of teaching and quilting, and the mindsets that they find to be helpful in both. As an educator, Christina understands the importance of evoking curiosity, and has tapped into that understanding

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01:56:03

Meet Kelsey of White Rose Designs! - Ep. 77

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/09/25

Here is the next episode! In this one Kelsey talks about her early introduction to sewing and quilting. She has been quilting off and on most of her life and found pattern design as a creative outlet for marrying traditional aesthetics and modern piecing. She is an Art Gallery Fabrics Sewcialite for 2023 and curated her bundle based on her romantic, picnic-in-the-garden, sunny spring day feeling designs. So while you go check out Kelsey's designs and fabric bundle, give her a listen! Find Kelsey

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01:34:09

Meet Victoria! The Midlife Quilter - Ep. 76

Not Your Granny"s Quilt Show ·

2023/09/18

Amanda chats with Victoria Newmeyer, the lovely lady behind Midlife Quilter. Victoria started her quilting journey at 40 years old and hasn't looked back. She is now a pattern designer, an Art Gallery Fabrics Sewcialite and has so many fun things up her sleeve. Check out her instagram and website to see all of her recent makes and patterns!Instagram: www.instagram.com/midlife_quilter/Website: www.midlifequilter.shop Want to see more? You can find it here: MERCH!!!! : nygqs.printify.me Patreon:

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