A podcast for quilters about quilters. It's been said that every quilt has a story and it's so true. I wanted to hear about the people behind these wonderful ...
The work on Kim Brownell’s quilts gravitate towards animals, nature scenes, and bright colors. Her techniques include and blend: fabric collage, free form art quilts, raw-edge applique, as well as many others. Kim has a passion for entering quilt challenges which spark her imagination and inspire her. She says her dream is to also inspire you to have fun and to help you learn what you can create.
Here are a couple of Kim's quilts
Connect with Kim:
Website: The Wacky Doddle Quilter
Facebook: Kim Brownell
Instagram: the.wackydoodle.quilter
And Thanks to Mel Beach for sending Kim to A Quilter’s Life
Connect with Mel –
Website: Mel Beach Quilts
Facebook: Mel Beach Quilts
Instagram: melbeachquilts
Pinterest: Mel Beach
YouTube: Mel Beach Quilts Don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel
And Mel’s episode on A Quilter’s Life: Mel Beach
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Dana Jones
This remarkable interview with Dana Jones is a little longer than the average episode of A Quilter’s Life, but you know how it is when you get chatting with quilters. Dana loves teaching quilting from beginning classes to advanced techniques, from teaching her own designs to teaching quilts designed by others. And she shared with us many of her wonderful insights.
We talked about Dana's Peace Cranes Over Hiroshima
Here are her Warp Speed and Don't Call Me Girl quilts
Connect with Dana
Website: Dana Jones Quilts
Facebook: Dana Jones Quilts
And Thanks to Mel Beach for sending Dana to A Quilter's Life!
Mel's episode on A Quilter's Life: Mel Beach
Website: Mel Beach Quilts
Facebook: Mel Beach Quilts
Instagram: melbeachquilts
Pinterest: Mel Beach
YouTube: Mel Beach Quilts
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Christa Watson
Christa Watson is passionate about all things that have to do with domestic machine quilting. She is an award-winning quilter, pattern designer, author, and digital educator! After the interview I remembered I should have asked Christa about the sewing cabinet that she co-designed with Arrow. I’ve seen it demonstrated and it looks fabulous. Then a little later I received an email from her and she shared that her Colorful Chaos quilt that we talked about was juried into the quilt show in Paducah. I’m so happy for her! So if you’re able to get to that show make sure to look for it.
Here's Christa's Colorful Chaos quilt
I had the privilege to meet Christa in person at QuiltCon 2024
Connect with Christa
Website: Christa Quilts
Facebook: Christa Watson
Instagram: christaquilts
Pinterest: Christa Quilts
YouTube: Christa Quilts Don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel
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Bea Byrne
Bea Byrne is a quilter, artist and entrepreneur living in Oakland, California. She has a love of anything to do with textiles but her real passion is quilting. After a career in tech and events Bea realized that organizing and hosting an online conference would be the perfect way to merge the two worlds. She has created the Quilt n Learn events which include teachers from all over the world. And if you’ve been listening to A Quilter’s Life for a while you may even recognize some of the teachers at this event.
Here's Bea's quilt Self Portrait Triptych
To connect with Bea for the Quilt n Learn events
Website: Quilt n Learn
Facebook: Quilt n Learn
Instagram: quiltnlearn
YouTube: QuiltnLearn
To Connect with Bea about her teaching and lectures
Website: Bea Byrne
Facebook: Bea Byrne
Instagram: beabyrneartist
And Thanks to Mel Beach for sending Bea to A Quilter's Life
Connect with Mel –
Website: Mel Beach Quilts
Facebook: Mel Beach Quilts
Instagram: melbeachquilts
Pinterest: Mel Beach
YouTube: Mel Beach Quilts
And Mel's episode on A Quilter's Life: Mel Beach
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Theresa Benson
You'll probably noticed before you start listening, this episode with Theresa Benson is about twice as long as our average episode. Theresa has so much to offer! Her workshops are a fusion of art and technology, where quilters of all levels discover that color theory and AI can go hand in hand. Whether she’s unraveling the mysteries of tech for the quilting community or sharing her passion for fabrics and patterns, Theresa’s enthusiasm is infectious. It won’t take long for you to join in her enthusiasm on this episode too!
Theresa's portrait quilts
And some of her animal quilt designs
I just love Theresa's smile!
Connect with Theresa
Website: The AI Quilter
Facebook: The AI Quilter
Facebook Group: The AI Quilt Guild
Instagram: theaiquilter
YouTube: The AI Quilter
If you want to connect on her professional level
Linkedin: Theresa Benson
Website: Radiant Meatball
The podcast that Thresa and her friend, Amy Redbird host on the importance of laughter and strength in personal development and mental wellness: Healarious
A podcast for quilters about quilters. It's been said that every quilt has a story and it's so true. I wanted to hear about the people behind these wonderful quilts and thought you'd enjoy hearing about their lives, also. Enjoy meandering through the episodes to find out about the very interesting people behind the quilts!
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