In episode #20 of the podcast, my guests are Rachael Gander and Kim Werker.
Rachael is a sewist, mom, wife, designer, blogger, and fabric enthusiast who learned to sew alongside her mom, but lost interest in the craft until her early twenties. She has spent the last fifteen years making up for lost time, experimenting with modern quilting, accessories and garment sewing, pattern design, hand-printed fabric, and textile design. Rachael’s original patterns feature classic silhouettes with a modern twist that incorporate clever details and practical techniques and blogs at imaginegnats.com.
Kim Werker is an editor and speaker who tries to make something every day, and sometimes that something is ugly, on purpose. Through Mighty Ugly, she helps people confront their creative demons so they can make more stuff, or even make great stuff. Her new book, Make It Mighty Ugly, will come out this fall. Day to day, Kim is a freelance editor, working with self-publishers to make their ebooks or craft patterns better organized, more clearly written, and generally polished. This spring, she’s been revisiting a long-dormant part of her career – crochet. Her new crochet class with Craftsy will launch in the early summer. Never content – obviously – to do only one kind of thing, Kim has worked hard to accept that she just needs to do a bunch of different things, all while working from home in Vancouver, Canada, with an aging mutt asleep in the next room.
We chat about our current projects and then Rachael, Kim, and I recommend great stuff we’re loving right now.
Rachael recommends:
- Cannoli chips from Piada Italian Street Food
- Denise Holmes illustrations
Kim recommends:
- The tiny Gorillapod tripod for mobile phones
- #yearofmaking on Instagram
I recommend:
- Timeline the game
- Oh She Glows the cookbook and the blog (raw beet salad recipe)
You can listen to the show right here by clicking on the arrow below or download it on iTunes or on Stitcher. Enjoy!
I work from home and love listening to podcasts while I work. I often listen to the Nerdist podcasts (the ones with Chris Hardwick as host), but I was looking for a change from that genre and your podcast fit the bill quite nicely. I’ll definitely be listening to past podcasts =).
I’m so glad you mentioned Timeline!! Some homeschooling friends had recommended this game last year and I’d completely forgotten about the game by the time we got back from that trip. I just ordered a couple different versions of it today. (Personally, I’m itching to try the Cinema & Movies version!)
I enjoyed Rachael and Kim as guests, and look forward to checking out their sites. As someone who used to love to cook and bake but doesn’t love it anymore, I liked Kim’s idea of including cooking in her #yearofmaking!
Hi Glenda,
Thank you so much for listening. I’m so glad to hear you like the podcast! Timeline is a pretty awesome game. Wishing you all the best!
Abby
Hi Abby! I had to comment to let you know that I’ve been listening to your podcasts while I work out. They are super and have even made me work out longer so I can finish them! I popped by to get a link to one of the recommendations and thought I’d say Hi too. Such great topics and guests. Thanks!