Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit &amp; Home Decor

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In this episode, I chat with quilt podcaster, Emanuela Jeske. Her podcast is called Quilt Karussell and is currently the only German speaking podcast.
Emanuela shares her creative story from the time that she started quilting and what led her to start her podcast, Quilt Karussell. We also chat about everything quilting, from fabrics, to mid-arm and long arms to patchwork.
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M&D S2E52: Laurie Russman-Neon Kitty Quilts; Bluprint Shut Down; Knit Sewing

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

05/28/20 • 91 min

My guest on today’s episode is Laurie Russman from Neon Kitty Quilts. Laurie is a fiber artist and creates textile art inspired by photographs of animals, nature and travel. Laurie shares the appliqué and mixed media techniques she uses in her art quilts.

In my opening chat segment, I update on my container gardening project and my review/experience with sewing kids knit overalls. These knit overalls were served, and sewn with a double needle on the sewing machine.

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Naomi Fata, Love Stitches: Sewing, Alterations and Slip Covers

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

12/08/23 • 99 min

Welcome to the Make and Decorate Podcast, for makers who love to sew, quilt, knit and decorate....and do all the crafts!
Today's guest is Naomi Fata from Love Stitches by Naomi at naomifata.net. Naomi does bridal alterations and makes custom slip covers for upholstery furniture. She also does in person and virtual sewing classes. You can get 25% off of pdf tutorials and sewing lessons with promo code MAKEANDDECORATE.
Links to Naomi:
Website: Naomifata.com
YouTube: Sewing with Naomi Fata
IG: https://www.instagram.com/naomifata/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/naomifata/
The music between segments today is Silent Night by Cast of Characters begins at marker 12:34
The Guest segment begins at marker 16:15
Have comments or questions? email Stephanie at info@ makeanddecorate.com

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MND 106: Season 6!! Karla Gerome, Grace Company; New Little Rebel Machine

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

09/14/23 • 57 min

Season 6 is here!!!
Consider joining my Make and DecoratePatreon group for a new bonus episode every month.
I did record a great interview with Karla Gerome from the Grace Company, unfortunately you will not be able to listen to that conversation due to technical issues. I do, however have our recording notes that I share with you on this episode. Grace Company has a few new products coming out in late fall, and currently is running amazing promo pre-order deals that will end after September 30, 2023. This is the link to Grace Company so you can check out the Little Rebel machine and the new Cutie Breeze tabletop fabric frame.
Also, Karla hosts a weekly video series called “Tuesdays with Grace”. You can find it on the Grace YouTube Channel.
Chit Chat: The usual ramblings of gardening, quilting, knitting, sewing, paper crafting. Here are links to things I chat about:
Swaddle Blanket tutorial on my YouTube Channel
Amazon Jumbo Crayons 2 pack of 24 crayons
Introduction to Sashiko Stitching by Atsushi Futatsuya - Domestika
Purl Soho Prism Blanket Free Pattern
JoAnn decorative Halloween skeleton sewing machines
Books:
Nora Roberts: Identity, Awakenings
Ryder Creed Books in Order: I read Breaking Creed and currently reading Silent CreedThe publication order is the same as the chronological order for this series

Breaking Creed (#1), 2015
Silent Creed (#2), 2015
Reckless Creed (#3), 2016
Lost Creed (#4), 2018
Desperate Creed (#5), 2019
Hidden Creed (#6), 2020
Fallen Creed (#7), 2022

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Quick and Easy Fall and Halloween Sewing, Crochet and Knitting Projects

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

09/30/23 • 83 min

S6 E107: Quick and Easy Fall and Halloween Sewing, Crochet and Knitting Projects
Make and Decorate Patreon Group - Free membership option!! Patreon finally added free memberships to their platform. Head on over to Patreon.com/makeanddecorate and join free, and if at a later point you wish to upgrade to a paid tier you can easily do so. For the month of October, I will unlock a few of the premium level posts for the free members to try out.
Halloween:

Ghost coasters pattern by A spoonful of Sugar on Etsy
Idea: candy corn coasters - sew three fabric strips together. Make a triangle with rounded corners template coaster size ie 5” x 5”
Bat Coasters pattern on Etsy shop debsdaysdesigns

Fall Coasters:

Pumpkin Coasters pattern by Minki KIm. Also free pumpkin pot holder pattern and oven mitt pattern free.
Purl Soho free pattern: Fall Leaves Coasters. Made from felt

Halloween Panels:

Shabby Fabrics: Glow -o- ween panel by Kanvas Studios. Don’t forget glow in the dark thread - any brand but I have an amazon link to wonderfil glow in the dark thread. This wonderfil is 40 wt which is a nice thick top stitch weight that will produce a nice visible glow. There is even hand embroidery glow in the dark thread by DMC sold at JoAnn. Note - the glow in the dark thread lasts about 15 minutes and will reactivate when exposed to light. It will last a lot longer under black light. Or - use wearable rope light that can be stitched or glued onto fabric items and costumes. These lights will last a long time with the AA batteries.
Missouri Star: Wicked eve haunted house - Timeless Treasures
Fat Quarter Shop: Witchy and Spooky fabrics to make your own panel
Northcott Fabrics:

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S7 E118: Guest Carina Gardner

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

10/25/24 • 75 min

University of Arts & Design

On this episode, my guest is Carina Gardner, a successful designer and entrepreneur, shares her journey and insights on how to make money as a designer. She emphasizes the importance of being a multifaceted designer and knowing when to pivot into different industries. Karina discusses her Design Suite program, which teaches designers how to make their design businesses profitable by offering a range of courses in various design areas. Carina highlights the misconceptions around building a brand and the importance of understanding distribution channels. Carina just launched her online University of Arts & Design. Online Courses for budding designers and artists that are flexible, fulfilling, and transformative.

Links:

Carinagarnder.com

Carina Gardiner Shop

Design Bootcamp : Intro to Design Suite

Design Suite

Stephanie's Guest appearance on Carina's Make and Design Podcast

Chit Chat:

Finishing an improv quilt project with my niece
I bought the Addi FlexiFiips DPN w/cables from Amazon (note link is my affiliate Amazon link)
I also bought the Addi Rocket2 Squared Circular Knitting Needles - 16 inch, US 7 (4.5mm) (note link is my affiliate Amazon link)
My Patreon group patreon.com/makeanddecorate - I will unlock a paid level bonus episode for a limited time. Check it out!

Special Halloween Outro Music: Trick or Treat Written by Dean Palya, performed and produced by PALA

Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

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M&D S2E42: Juliet Van der Heijden, The Tartan Kiwi

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

01/23/20 • 76 min

Today's episode focuses on foundation paper piecing (FPP), with my guest, Juliet Van der Heijden, The Tartan Kiwi. Juliet designs and sells foundation paper piecing patterns. Juliet is also the author of the book Animal Quilts, which has many foundation paper pieced patterns designed by Juliet. You can find Juliet's patterns at http://thetartankiwi.com

In the lifestyle segment, I share new Netflix, Hulu and YouTube shows I am watching. I also do a quick review of the Instant Pot Zest, a rice and grain cooker. This can help speed meal preparation when you need to make rice or grain side dishes to your instant pot main dish meal, at an affordable price point.

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M&D 20: Minisode - Current WIPs update and new Quilting notions

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

02/07/19 • 20 min

Happy February!! Here we go - this new year has taken off at breakneck speed. In this minisode, I talk about current projects in my studio, and happy to report that the king size butterfly quilt is now at the longarm quilter - yay!
I have some new to me quilting notions to share with you: Clearly Perfect Angles, mini wonder clips, Olfa endurance blades, Clover marble glass head pins and more.
Be sure to listen to the very end...I reveal the guest that will be on next week's episode!
Don't be shy...comment in show notes or email me if you have questions or just want to say hi!
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Ep. 11 Mini-sode: Rotary cutter reviews, tools for cutting circles, YouTube

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

11/15/18 • 20 min

Another mini-sode this week - yay! Just a little chit chat, I have a new podcast email [email protected] in addition to my main email [email protected]
I review rotary cutters from Clover, Olfa, Fiskars, Gingher and Tula Pink.
What am I watching on YouTube? I talk about three channels that I subscribe to and watch on YouTube.
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