Quilt Buzz

Quilt Buzz

From modern quilt pattern designs to web-based design software, from creating an exchange for unwanted fabric to “local” online fabric shops, the quilting community is a vibrant place of ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and incredible creativity. Quilt Buzz aims to create a platform to learn more about the “every” quilters’ stories from across the global quilting community, focusing on up-and-coming projects and people that are pushing the boundaries.

  1. 01/11/2024

    Episode 100: Amanda and Wendy of @quilt.buzz

    Show Notes: 00:50 - The Weekend Quilter 00:54 - Australia 00:55 and 1:18 - New York 02:05 - Cambridge, Massachusetts 03:05 - Canberra 04:41 and 4:42 - Australia 04:55 - New York 05:26 - Amy's Creative Side 06:04 - Upper West Side 6:21 and 6:25 - QuiltCon 06:40 - Central Park 07:22 - Anna of Wax and Wane Studio 09:32 - PreQuilt (Listen to episode 4 to learn more about Laura and PreQuilt) 09:39 - Aurifil Thread (Listen to episode 94 to learn more about the company) 10:18 - New York 13:13 - Quilt Buz Bingo 13:42 - Amanda and Wendy reading out the bingo numbers for Quilt Buzz Bingo 2021  16:20 - Wendy’s first book, Urban Quilting 21:59 - Bravo TV 22:00 - TLC 22:17 - Mozart operas 22:23 - Don Giovanni  22:24 - Marriage of Figaro 22:38 - Real Housewives of Salt Lake City 23:13 - Improv quilting 23:28 - Bias binding strips 23:42 - Pre created bias binding strips 24:07 and 24:11 - Log cabin 24:33 - Triangle Multiplier quilt pattern by The Weekend Quilter 25:10 - Foundation paper piecing 25:36 - Zirkel magnetic pin cushion 26:46 - Amanda’s 2023 30 days of Improv Quilt 27:12 - Sweet Notes block series for Valentine's Day by The Weekend Quilter 29:26 - Tipsy Tessie (@tipsytessie) 29:41 - Matchy Matchy Sewing Club (@matchymatchysewingclub) 30:11 - Jollie Ollie Designs (@jollieolliedesigns) 30:56 - Logo Archive (@logoarchive) 31:24 - Cooper Hewitt Museum (@cooperhewitt) 31:26 - New York 31:44 - Fab Scrap (@fab_scrap) Follow Us: Amanda: @broadclothstudio  https://broadclothstudio.com/ Wendy: @the.weekendquilter  https://the - weekendquilter.com/ Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzz https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/ Intro/Outro Music: Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

    33 min
  2. 12/28/2023

    Episode 099: Willie of @williequilts

    Show Notes: 00:57 - Brooklyn 00:59 - Florida 01:29 - Chicago 01:54 - The Tank 03:33 - Gee’s Bend Quilts 03:34 - The MET 05:00 - Hurricane Ian 05:05 - Habitat for Humanity 06:17 - Half square triangle 06:19 - Log Cabin quilt block 06:26 - Gee’s Bend Quilts 07:21 - Sawtooth star  07:27 - Malibu Barbie colors 09:05 and 9:23 - Willie’s take on Inward Stairs quilt by Roberta Jemison 10:20 - Sawtooth star quilt 10:25 - Massachusetts 10:31 and 10:45 - Sawtooth star  10:46 - Half square triangle 10:58 - Cherrywood Fabrics 11:42 - Double wedding ring quilt 12:52 - Cherrywood Fabrics 12:56 - Minnesota 18:00 and 18:09 - Joe Cunningham's quilt frame 19:06 and 19:08 - Gee’s Bend Quilts 19:27 - Joe Cunningham hand quilting 21:33 - Speak Low, Brooklyn 23:20 - WIllie’s “Eat Sh*t Ron” quilt  23:46 - Courthouse Steps quilt block 23:56, 24:18, 24:20 and 24:24 - Florida 25:05 - Harry Nilsson - Jump into the Fire 25:18 - Peanut M&Ms 25:18 - Half square triangle 25:30 - Baltimore album quilt 25:36 - Log Cabin quilt block 25:56 - Home Depot 27:18 - Emma Redmond  27:24 - Brooklyn 28:07 - New York 28:18 - New York Public Library picture collection (@nyplpicturecollection) 28:36 - Julie Silber (@juliesilberquilts) 28:39 - SF (San Francisco) 28:46 - Esprit collection 28:48 - Amish quilts 28:52 - Berkeley, California 28:58 - Joe Cunningham 29:06 - The Quilt Show 29:14 - Ricky Tims 29:15 - Alex Anderson 29:25 - Julie Silber (@juliesilberquilts) 29:38 - Woomin Kim (@woominpkim) Follow Willie: Instagram  -  @WillieQuilts https://www.williequilts.com/ Follow Us: Amanda: @broadclothstudio  https://broadclothstudio.com/ Wendy: @the.weekendquilter  https://the - weekendquilter.com/ Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzz https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/ Intro/Outro Music: Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

    31 min
  3. 12/14/2023

    Episode 098: Pat of @hawaiianquiltsbypat

    Show Notes: 00:37 and 0:41 - Big Island 00:42 - Hawaii island 00:45 - Hilo 00:52 - Oahu 01:28 - Hawaiian pattern folded into eighths demo (fast forward to approx. 2:21 min) 01:47 - Echo lines 03:08 - Hawaiian flag quilt 03:24 - Breadfruit (ulu) traditional quilt block  03:58 - Hibiscus traditional block 04:00 - Monstera traditional block 04:03 - Anthurium plumeria traditional block 04:11 and 4:27- Breadfruit (ulu) traditional quilt block  05:44 - Mainland 05:45 - Texas 09:16 - John Serrao 13:36 - Texas 13:40 - Batting loft 19:13 - Piko 20:18 - Poakalani quilt group 20:28 - Serrao family 20:32 and 20:43 - John Serrao 20:45 - Hawaiian Quilting by Elizabeth Root 20:54 - Pacific Rim Quilting 21:01 - Poakalani Hawaiian Quilts YouTube Channel with Sissy’s videos 21:38 - Poakalani quilt group 22:02 and 22:38 - Mainland 23:24 - Oxford, England 23:49 - Pitt Rivers Museum  23:54 - Oxford University 23:57 - Poakalani quilt group 24:06 - Cissy Serrao 24:33 - John Serrao 25:12 - New York 25:50 - Boston Museum of Fine Arts 26:19 - John Serraro's ulu design 26:44 - Cissy Serrao 27:00 - Maui rose  27:03 - Lei Pua Blossom for the Big island 27:40 - John Serrao 28:10 - Boston Museum of Fine Arts 28:12 - Jennifer Swope (listen to episode 40 to learn more about her and her work) 28:20 - Cissy Serrao 28:23 and 29:55 - Boston Museum of Fine Arts 31:18 - Michael Jackson 31:29 - Monstera traditional block 32:26 - Poakalani Quilts website 32:33 - John Serrao 32:35 - Cissy Serrao 33:32 - I Love Hawaiian Quilts Facebook page 33:56 - Poakalani Quilts website 34:01 - Queen Emma Summer Palace 34:10 - Hawaii Quilt Guild Follow Pat: Instagram  -  @HawaiianQuiltsByPat Follow Us: Amanda: @broadclothstudio  https://broadclothstudio.com/ Wendy: @the.weekendquilter  https://the - weekendquilter.com/ Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzz https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/ Intro/Outro Music: Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

    36 min
  4. 11/30/2023

    Episode 097: Deidre of @lilabeanquilts

    Show Notes: 00:36 - Charlotte, North Carolina 01:26 and 1:33 - Labrador 01:26 and 1:35 - Doberman 01:35 - Dachshund 02:31 - Emily Dennis of Quilty Love 02:33 - Suzy Quilts 04:20 and 4:24 - Joann’s 05:54 - Emily Dennis of Quilty Love 06:08 - Alderwood Studio’s pattern writing academy class 07:14 - ADHD 10:42 - Starch 10:50 - Half square triangle 10:54 - Starch 10:59 and 11:02 - Tailor’s clapper 11:11 - Starch 11:17 - Soak Wash Flatter Spray 11:20 and 11:25 - Starch 15:35 and 15:42 - EQ8  15:45 - Affinity 15:47 - EQ8  15:52 - Affinity 16:00 - EQ8  16:09 and 16:14 - Affinity 16:13 16:17, 16:37, 16:50 and 16:52 - Adobe 16:58 and 16:59 - Affinity 17:07 and 17:26 - Adobe 17:32 - Affinity Designer  17:32 and 17:37 - Affinity Publisher 17:39 - InDesign Adobe 22:50, 22:54 and 22:59 - Crocs 23:27 - Foundation paper piecing 23:57 - LASIK eye surgery  24:36 - Sharon Holland 24:41 - Handcraft Happy Hour 25:24 - Vickeidy of @Sewspicious (Listen to episode 82 to learn more about her and her work) 26:30 - ADHD 26:49 - Vickeidy of @Sewspicious (Listen to episode 82 to learn more about her and her work) 27:01 - Mary of Mary Go Round Quilts @MaryGoRoundQuilts (Listen to episode 25 to learn more about her and her work) 27:12 - Lynett of Lyn's Avenue @LynsAvenue Follow Deidre: Instagram - @LilaBeanQuilts https://www.lilabeanquilts.com/ Follow Us: Amanda: @broadclothstudio  https://broadclothstudio.com/ Wendy: @the.weekendquilter  https://the-weekendquilter.com/ Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzz https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/ Intro/Outro Music: Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

    29 min
  5. 11/16/2023

    Episode 096: Daisi of @daisitoegel

    Show Notes: 00:38 - New Jersey 02:11 and 3:16 - Brazil 03:21 - Jenny Doan from Missouri Star Quilt Co. 14:11 - Sawtooth star  15:01 - D sessions [rings] 15:15 - Charm Mini Bag pattern by Daisi 15:18 - Daisi’s Etsy store 16:00 - Melanie Ham’s YouTube Channel 16:28 - QuiltCon 18:39 - New Jersey 18:40 - QuiltFolk 20:41 - Pandora 20:50 - P!nk 21:50 - English paper piecing  21:54 - Hexies 22:25 - Tile mini quilt series by Daisi 22:37 - 1000 Blocks: A Collection of Quilt Blocks from Today's Top Designers by Quiltmaker’s Magazine 22:53 and - 501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks by Judy Hopkins  23:01 - Correction: Wendy was supposed to refer to the same book as Amanda (link above)  23:32 - Lori Holt (@beelori1) 23:37 - Wonder clips 24:26 - Lori Holt (@beelori1) 25:01 - Loom knitting 25:11 - Carpal tone  25:12 - Loom knitting 25:47 - Foundation paper piecing 25:49 - Gaby Sartori from Tomte Studio (@tomte.studio) 25:55 - Lori Holt (@beelori1) 26:06 - Lesley Storts (@LesleyStorts) 26:13 - English paper piecing  26:26 - Gaby Sartori from Tomte Studio (@tomte.studio) 26:28 - Foundation paper piecing [FPP] 26:39 - Zirkel magnetic pin organiser Follow Daisi: Instagram - @daisitoegel https://flowersew.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/daisiflowersew?ref=seller-platform-mcnav Follow Us: Amanda: @broadclothstudio  https://broadclothstudio.com/ Wendy: @the.weekendquilter  https://the-weekendquilter.com/ Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzz https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/ Intro/Outro Music: Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

    28 min
  6. 11/02/2023

    Episode 095: Stephanie of @prettyplease.mx

    Show Notes: 00:44 - Andover Fabrics 00:45 - Mexico City 00:52 - New York City 04:34 - QuiltCon 04:37 - Los Angeles  04:38 - QuiltCon 04:40 - Pasadena 04:54 - QuilteArte 05:18 - Mexico City 06:16 and 6:25 - Wandering quilt pattern by Stephanie 06:39 - QuiltCon 06:47 - Austin 08:14 - Spoonflower  11:12 and 11:32 - Mexico 12:48 - Two fabric collections by Stephanie: Enchanted Bloom and Wandering  12:50 - Andover Fabrics 16:05 - Procreate 16:15 - Adobe Illustrator  16:25 and 16:27 - Procreate 16:37 - Vectorize  16:59 - Spoonflower  17:33 - Paper Pieces (listen to Episode 036: Jess of @stitches_be_crazy and @paperpiecesepp to learn more about Paper Pieces) 17:35 and 18:09 - Wander Blooms quilt by Stephanie 18:11 - Paper Pieces (listen to Episode 036: Jess of @stitches_be_crazy and @paperpiecesepp to learn more about Paper Pieces) 18:16 - EPP (English paper piecing) 19:19 - Enchanted Bloom fabric collection by Stephanie 19:32 - New York 19:33 - Andover Fabrics 20:49 - Mexico 21:14 - Mexico City 21:23 - Mexico Modern Quilt Guild 21:35, 21:43 and 22:04 - Mexico 22:08 and 22:16 - Mexico Modern Quilt Guild 22:36 - Enchanted Bloom fabric collection by Stephanie 22:59 - Wandering fabric collection by Stephanie 24:23 - EPP (English paper piecing) 24:36 - Ohio Star quilt block 24:42 - Mexico City 24:47 - QuilteArte 24:52 - Needle threader by Clover 25:27 - Mexico City 25:42 - Kaffe Fassett 25:50 - Wandering quilt pattern by Stephanie 26:24 and 26:28 - Quilter’s Candy, Elizabeth Chappell - @quilters_candy (listen to episode 24 to learn more about Elizabeth) 26:30 - Wild Boho, Nichole Vogelsinger - @WildBoho 26:39 - David Owen Hastings - @davidowenhastings Follow Stephanie: Instagram - @prettyplease.mx https://www.stephanieorganes.com/ Follow Us: Amanda: @broadclothstudio  https://broadclothstudio.com/ Wendy: @the.weekendquilter  https://the-weekendquilter.com/ Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzz https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/ Intro/Outro Music: Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

    28 min
  7. 10/19/2023

    Episode 094: Karen of @aurifilthread

    Show Notes: 00:42 - Upstate New York 00:47 - Finger Lakes 00:49 - Cayuga Lake 00:58 and 1:15 - Thangles block of the month 01:26 - Applique 01:27 - Free motion quilting  01:49 - Aurifilosophy program 02:22 and 2:25 - Studio Auriga 02:53 - Angelo Gregotti 02:34, 2:36 - Elena Gregotti 02:42 - Studio Auriga 02:53 - Angelo Gregotti 02:56 - Alex Veronelli 05:18 - Egypt 07:53 - Thread skeins 09:17 -  Egypt 09:22 - Cotton bolls  10:12 - Chicago 10:16 - Aurifil Thread production process video  10:28 and 10:54 - Aurifil Thread YouTube Channel 10:25 and 10:31 - Aurifil ‘Made in Italy’ video  12:12, 12:23, 12:24, 12:27 and 12:33 - Thread skeins 13:31: 13:35, 13:4,13:59, 14:19 - Aurifilosophy 14:36 - Aurifilosophers 14:59 - International Quilt Festival 15:01 - QuiltCon 15:06 - Aurifilosophy 15:42 and 16:05 - Aurifilosophers 17:17 -  Egypt 17:35, 17:40, 18:22, 18:40, 18:50- Aurifil 50 weight 19:15 - Foundation paper piece 19:17 - English paper piece  19:26 - Blanket stitch  19:27 - Machine applique 19:52 and 20:01 - Aurifil 80 Weight 20:02 - Aurifil 50 weight 20:12 - Aurifil 28 weight  20:19 - Aurifil 50 weight 20:25 - Aurifilosophers 21:52 - Aurifil 12 weight  21:56 - Hand embroidery 22:15 - Free motion quilting  22:36, 23:01, 23:05, 23:17, 23:19, 23:30, 23:51- Fabric panels 23:23 - Tula Pink 23:24 - Moda Fabrics 24:42 - Redbird Quilt Co 24:46 - Redbird Quilt Co YouTube channel 24:53 - Redbird Quilt Co 25:00 - Free motion quilting  25:03 - Hand applique 25:05 - Wool applique 25:09 - Redbird Quilt Co 25:27 - Creative Chaos 25:35 - Fat quarter  25:44 - Creative Chaos 26:01 - Aurifil subscription program, Thread Labs 26:12 and 26:16 - Aurifil 40 weight  26:47 - International Quilt Festival  26:48 - International Quilt Market 27:45, 27:50, 28:00 - Aurifil 28 weight  28:07, 28:10, 28:11 28:22 - Clover hera marker 28:35 - Free motion quilting  29:01 - Foundation paper piecing 29:13 - Half square triangles  30:32 - Bisa Butler @bisabutler 30:34 - Luke Haynes @entropies 30:36 - Alli Koch @AlliKDesign Follow Karen: Instagram - @AurifilThread @RedbirdQuiltCo https://www.aurifil.com/ https://redbirdquiltco.com/ Follow Us: Amanda: @broadclothstudio  https://broadclothstudio.com/ Wendy: @the.weekendquilter  https://the-weekendquilter.com/ Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzz https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/ Intro/Outro Music: Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

    32 min
  8. 10/05/2023

    Episode 093: Vasudha of @storiedquilts314

    Show Notes: 1:00 - Houston, Texas 1:54 & 1:58 - Number pi 3:59, 4:38 and 5:24 - Silk sarees 5:55 - Sari 7:48, 7:49 and 7:52 - Flickr 10:37 and 10:42 - Number pi 10:48 - Bisection algorithm 12:18 and 12:33 - QuiltCon 13:01 - Buzzing Geese quilt by Vasudha  13:06 - QuiltCon 13:24 and 13:42 - Optical illusion puzzles 13:48 - Theory of projections 18:28 - Hogwarts Crossing quilt by Vasudha 18:51 - EQ8 19:11 - QuiltCon 20:01 - Foundation paper piecing 20:03, 20:07 and 20:15 - Y seams 21:13 and 21:17 - Distorted parallelogram 21:18 - Foundation paper piecing 21:22 - Hogwarts Crossing quilt by Vasudha 23:02 - Vasudha’s QuiltCon 2023 quilt entries: Piecewise Spiral and Hogwarts Crossing 23:06 - Vasudha’s Paducah quilt show 2022 quilt entry, Hexagon Rising 23:43 and 23:56 - QuiltCon 24:05 - Log Cabin quilt block 24:19, 24:21 and 24:37 - QuiltCon 24:47 - Example of Vasudha’s fabric strip weaving project 24:52 - Example of Vasudha’s quilted postcards 25:19 - #ProjectQuilting hosted by Persimmon Dreams 25:23 - Persimmon Dreams 25:35 and 24:45 - Project Runway 26:30 - Example of Vasudha’s quilted postcards 27:21 - Winding River quilt 27:25 - Log Cabin quilt block 27:28 - Winding River quilt 28:21, 28:31, 28:48, and 29:09 - QuiltCon 30:30 - Log Cabin quilt block 30:49 - Free motion quilting 31:16 - Houston, Texas 31:26 - It Seams to Be Sew 31:28 - Sugar Land, Texas 31:31 - Sew Special Quilts 31:32 - Katy, Texas 31:45 - Wonder clips 32:40 - Preeti Harris of Sew Preeti Quilts (@sewpreetiquilts) 32:45 - Latifah Saafir 33:30 - Sujata Shah of The Root Connection (@therootconnection) 33:36 - California  33:47 - Anitha Reddy (@anithanreddy) 33:54 - Bangalore, India 34:00 - Kawandi quilting 34:05 and 34:06 - Siddi community 34:34 - Ahmedabad, India 34:38 - Raas Leela Textile (@raasleelatextile) 34:46 - Ahmedabad, India Follow Vasudha: Instagram - @StoriedQuilts314 https://storiedquilts.com/ Follow Us: Amanda: @broadclothstudio  https://broadclothstudio.com/ Wendy: @the.weekendquilter  https://the-weekendquilter.com/ Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzz https://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/ Intro/Outro Music: Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

    36 min
4.8
out of 5
171 Ratings

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From modern quilt pattern designs to web-based design software, from creating an exchange for unwanted fabric to “local” online fabric shops, the quilting community is a vibrant place of ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and incredible creativity. Quilt Buzz aims to create a platform to learn more about the “every” quilters’ stories from across the global quilting community, focusing on up-and-coming projects and people that are pushing the boundaries.

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