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Podcast Episode #133: The State of the Quilting Industry, Fall Quilt Market 2018

November 19, 2018

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about the quilting industry. I recorded this episode at Fall Quilt Market in Houston, Texas on Friday, November 2,  and it was a neat experience! Quilt Market is the trade show for the sewing industry. It takes place twice a year, once in late… 

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Community Episode

It’s Your Turn to Be on the Podcast

November 13, 2018

The end of 2018 is just around the corner and I’m excited to be producing the third annual Community Episode of the While She Naps podcast. If you listen to the podcast you know that towards the end of every episode I ask my guest to recommend great stuff they’re enjoying right now. I always… 

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Podcast Episode #132: Creativebug

November 5, 2018

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about online learning with my guests Ursula Morgan and Julie Roehm. Ursula is the CEO of Creativebug, the award-winning DIY art and craft instruction site with 1,000+ videos for all skill levels. For $9.95/month, consumers have an all-access, no boundaries pass to all their… 

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Podcast Episode #131: Molli Sparkles

October 15, 2018

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a career as a quilter with my guest, Molli Sparkles. Molli Sparkles is a multi-award-winning quilt maker who describes himself as a quiltmaker to the stars, fearless leader of the Glitterati, and spiller of truth tea. He blogs at MolliSparkles.com, and is a… 

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Podcast Episode #130: Anne Weil

October 1, 2018

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about going from blogger to author and teacher with my guest, Anne Weil. Anne is the creator of the blog Flax & Twine and a designer of patterns and projects that have been published by Martha Stewart, Design*Sponge, Elle Decor, Real Simple, and the Huffington Post. The author of Weaving… 

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Podcast Episode #129: CourtneyCourtney

September 17, 2018

  On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a handmade clothing brand with my guest, Courtney Chu, of the handmade clothing brand CourtneyCourtney. Courtney Chu was trained as an industrial designer and worked as a children’s fashion designer.  She’s obsessed with transforming and saving clothing from landfills through children’s… 

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Podcast Episode #128: Ebony Love

September 3, 2018

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a career in as an expert in the quilting industry with my guest, Ebony Love. An award-winning author and quilter Ebony is recognized as one of the leading experts in fabric die-cutting techniques. She’s best known as the author of The Big… 

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Podcast Episode #127: Matt Reese of Road to California

August 13, 2018

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about creating a quilt show with my guest, Matt Reese. Matt is the owner of Road to California, the premier consumer quilt show west of the Rocky Mountains. Road to California features over 1,000 antique, traditional, art, and modern quilts and awards over $92,000 in prizes… 

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Podcast Episode #126: Kelly Stevens of Superbuzzy

July 30, 2018

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about running an online and brick-and-mortar fabric shop with my guest, Kelly Stevens of Superbuzzy. After finishing graduate school and some years working in higher education administration, Kelly rediscovered an early love of textiles and design in the late 1990’s. Upon discovering Japanese craft… 

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Podcast Episode #125: Merchant & Mills

July 16, 2018

*Note that the sound quality is not as crisp as usual in this interview. Carolyn is a fantastic guest and I hope you’ll stick with it nonetheless. On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about elevating haberdashery with my guest, Carolyn Denham. Together, Carolyn and her husband Roderick Field are the… 

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