Sew & So... Flint Rock LLC, BERNINA
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Sew & So is a casual conversation with a special member of the sewist and quilting community. A casual conversation about how they got started, what inspires them and what excites them. Sew & So is brought to you by BERNINA - Made To Create.
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Amanda Richline - Unshattered
Join us for this amazing episode which takes us into through the life experiences of Amanda Richline their Product Manager & Creative Lead at Unshattered. Amanda shares her deeply personal story of addiction, recovery and building an amazing future for herself, her children and the women she works with at Unshattered. This organization is dedicated to working with women to end the addiction relapse cycle by providing pathways toward economic independence and sustained sobriety.
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Bonnie Browning – Stories of My Life and Adventures at AQS. (Bonnie Retired after 40 years at AQS following Quilt Week 2024 where this interview was recorded)
Make yourself comfortable and join us for this in-person, up close and personal conversation with Bonnie Browning – Executive Show Director at the American Quilt Society. Learn of her childhood, how she began to quilt, her world travels and her journeys and adventures at the AQS executive director. This is a very special conversation as after we recorded this episode at 2024 Quilt Week, Bonnie retired.
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AQS Quilt Week 2024 Live from Paducah, KY- Celebrating 40 years of AQS
This is an episode you won’t want to miss as we go behind the scenes at the 40th Anniversary celebration of the American Quilter’s Society at Quilt Week Paducah 2024. Hear conversations with members of the Schroeder Family, founders of AQS. Hear updates with Amanda Murphy, Alex Anderson, and Ricky Tims. Meet astronaut Dr. Karen Nyberg, Barbara McCraw and Karen K. Stone as they describe their exhibits at the National Quilt Museum. We visit with Becky Glasby of the museum as she shares this year’s contest, then meet two of the winning creators. Learn about quilt appraisals with Vickie Coleman. And finally, as Executive Show Director Bonnie Browning retires – we learn first-hand from her how quilting has changed over the years and meet Michelle Renee Hiatt who will be stepping into Bonnie’s shoes. There can be only one 40th anniversary celebration for AQS and to experience it for yourself…this is THE podcast to listen to!
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George Kalajian - Standing Next to My Father
Enjoy this marvelous conversation with George Kalajian, a world renown couture master craftsman located in New York’s Garment District. George is the owner/operator of Tom’s Sons International Pleating which was founded more than 50 years ago by his grandfather.
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Robyn J. Cuthbertson - I feel SO lucky
Join us for our first episode direct from Australia as Robyn Cuthbertson from Robyn J Designs shares her inspirational story of adventure, bravery, and tenacity in living her best life. Her moving journey is nothing less than uplifting and her venture into where she is now…beyond serendipitous!
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Jessica Barrera - Sallie Tomato
The Sallie Tomato company has been making a name for itself for years. Join us to meet its founder Jessica Barrera in the episode of Sew & So. Learn how she began to sew, why she named her company Sallie Tomato, how she has exponentially grown this business and her love for her hometown Fox Lake, WI!
Show Notes:
Designer, author, educator, and entrepreneur Jessica Barrera is our guest in this episode of Sew & So. Born and raised in Wisconsin, she learned to sew at an early age. She studied entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater.
When not running her growing company, she enjoys coffee, being a mom, coffee, home decorating, travelling and black and white movies!