Measure Twice, Cut Once

Susan Smith

....and other life and business lessons learned from quilting. Makers have stories! And crafters have skills!
In these casual chats and interviews, I (often with a guest) talk honestly about creativity. The joy, and hope, and even healing it can bring, and the businesses we can build doing the things we love.

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Tiny and Snail - Creating Cards With a Mission

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02/01/23 • 44 min

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Leah Nixon and Grace Nixon Peterson are a powerful duo - two sisters that create greeting cards rich with meaning. The word "card" seems too simple - their artwork, the thoughtfulness of every word, their passion about writing to each other by hand - all these come together to create one-of-a-kind snail mail.
We chat about the themes behind their annual collections, their personal stories that play hugely into their lives today, and the remarkable power of the written word.
Plus, we dip into creating a business around your passion, and how interests, mission, and joy all intersect to form the perfect business.
Grace and Leah can be found in these places:
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Jenny Kae Parks - Quilting in COLOR

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06/08/22 • 29 min

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Jenny Kae Parks came to this (audio only) interview in clothes coordinating with the quilt behind her. That's how passionate she is about color and its appeal!
Jenny Kae home-schooled for many years, and has honed those teaching skills to now teach quilters to develop their own eye for color and style. In Jenny Kae's words: "Don't stop until the combination is something you LOVE."
We chat about the difference between an OK quilt and one you LOVE, rhubarb pie and chutney, mountain retreats, and lots of things in between.
You can find Jenny Kae in all these places:
Website: here you'll find classes (Quilters' Color Course, Color Courage, stash goodies, and more
YouTube
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ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
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Jess Zeigler - Commish of the Longarm League

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11/10/21 • 46 min

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Jess Zeigler shares her quilting story with us. It's a journey from her grandmother's projects, through simple quilt making, longarm quilting for others, and finally her current business model of a membership geared toward teaching and nurturing other longarm quilters.
Jess is the creator behind the no-y-seam feathered star, designer of many quilt patterns, and more recently, has a growing portfolio of digital quilting designs. She has so much solid wisdom to share in this episode; about life and business and quilting, and her genuine care really shines through.
Find Jess in all these places:
longarmleague.com
Facebook and Instagram: @longarmleague #longarmleague
threadedquilting.com

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ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
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And here's where you can find more of my work:

Kim Soper - Intentional Creating

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06/16/21 • 25 min

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Kim Soper of Feel Good Fibers gives us some really good life lessons here! "It's about BETTER, not PERFECT".... and "if your space is small you have to have less stuff". Those are words to live by!
Kim has some really transformative thoughts about creating a crafting space that you love and that inspires you, plus she offers concrete help in this area to sewists. De-cluttering, self-care, using and re-using, studio re-sets....these are just a few of the super helpful topics she covers.
You really should check out the fabric shop on her website - it's unlike anything I've seen before. It's peer-to-peer fabric shopping, providing a place for sewists to pass on fabric they don't love any more, and find new enthusiasm in someone else's previously loved yardage.
Here's where you can find Kim:
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ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
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ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class

And here's where you can find more of my work:

Courtney Kimball - One Common Thread, Part 1

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08/03/22 • 41 min

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Courtney Kimball first learned to sew in special some one-on-one time with her grandmother, and she's been "making" ever since.
In 2017 she and her husband and family moved to Honduras to develop their existing business. And over time, Courtney became acquainted with the desperate needs in the slums right next to their apartment complex. It began by meeting and learning to know one woman, Jocelyn, and exploring her circumstances, her dwelling, and her struggles. Then came sisters...aunts...daughters...and the common threads were found. Courtney found herself in a place where she could use help prepping a hand-sewing project, and she was able to employ a young woman to do just that. That planted a seed of an idea for expanding this possibility to help MANY women earn for their families.
Courtney and her state-side sister set out to change the trajectory of the lives of these women and girls by providing a way for them to make a living - prepping quilt kits.
The story is ongoing...but if you'd like to meet some of the women of One Common Thread, check out Courtney's website. You'll be introduced to individuals, and see where they live and work. And of course you'll be able to see the beautiful hexie quilt kits they offer.
One of the simplest ways to help is to LIKE and FOLLOW and INTERACT on social media pages. This help raise visibility and awareness of the One Common Thread project.
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Facebook

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ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
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ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class

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Bethanne Nemesh - the Devil is in the Details

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06/29/22 • 61 min

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Bethanne Nemesh is a classically trained artist with degrees in art and art therapy. She's been mastering the art of machine quilting and creating for over 23 years. She has extensively shown her quilts and won many major awards at national and international levels. Her deepest love, though, is teaching. Bethanne has taught quilters all over the world to love quilting, and to find their own voice of creative expression through the stitched line.
Listen as she tells some stories of her creative life, and inspires you to find your own artistic voice.
You can find Bethanne in all these places:
the class we mentioned in the show: https://whitearborquilting.com/product/freehand-feather-fiesta-20-hour-online-class/
home page: https://whitearborquilting.com
portfolio of personal works:https://whitearborquilting.com/portfolio/
IG @Bethanne.Whitearbor
FB @White Arbor Quilting, Bethanne Nemesh

Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.

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ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class

And here's where you can find more of my work:

Tammy Thielman - Therapy Based in Nature

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04/27/22 • 29 min

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Tammy Thielman has a remarkable clinical practice - she offers counselling on her farm in southern British Columbia, Canada. Animals...corrals...forest trails...toy herds...quilts...cabins...fireside armchairs...all these are part of her multi-faceted approach to therapy.
Tammy and I chat about these points of connection, and also about how quilting and creating helps fill up HER mental cup. It's so true, the value in creating has nothing to do with skill level, and everything to do with the heart that goes into it.
If you'd like to see a little of the beautiful environment Tammy's created, check out her website here.
And Tammy shares some of her littlest makes on Instagram here: @little_cabin_quilts

Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.

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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:

ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class

And here's where you can find more of my work:

Shereece Spain - @sewhookedontreasures

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04/06/22 • 30 min

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Shereece Spain combines her love of sewing, crocheting, and pirates in her business name - such an impressive play on words!
We talk about all these loves, and how they've grown to provide a source of income for Shereece's family, allowing her to stay closely involved in her kids' lives, and to have them involved in her business too. Her upcoming pattern release was in fact inspired by a Shrek marathon with the kids. What's not to love?
Shereece recently designed and donated the pattern for the 2022 Stronger Together quilt along, which raised funds to help underrepresented students earn a college education. This project celebrated Black History month. You can still take part in this fund raiser! Find the pattern at the Fat Quarter Shop. It's FREE, but you'll be offered a chance to donate to this excellent cause.
Clearly, she has a huge heart, plus some great encouragement for finding and expressing your creative side.
Shereece can be found in these places:
Website
Instagram @sewhookedontreasures
2022 Stronger Together (FREE pattern by Shereece, and a chance to donate)

Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.

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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:

ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class

And here's where you can find more of my work:

Dee Bradford - Finding freedom in freehand quilting

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10/26/22 • 61 min

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Dee Bradford is a student in my Freehand Quilting Masterclass. In this episode she shares her quilting journey, and highlights how becoming proficient at freehand work has both brought personal enjoyment, and opened creative doors of opportunity.

Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.

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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.
Resources:

ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership
FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course
ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class

And here's where you can find more of my work:

Sam Alberts - building and pivoting a crafting business

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02/15/23 • 27 min

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Sam Alberts was one of my very first podcast guests - see Episode #4. Now she's back to give us an update on her Quilting Curve Studio.
Sam's been (of course!) quilting, lo, these many months. But also, she's made significant pivots in her business. She was finding that
a) there are only so many hours a body can quilt, and that translates into a ceiling on income
b) she has a wealth of experience to share with other quilters who are earlier in their journey
c) she missed the companionship of other quilters
So! Sam's quilting has entered the digital world. She's launched a YouTube channel, as well as several on-demand courses, and also been traveling to local and national quilt shows.
Listen in as Sam lets us see behind the shiny bits - the new skills that have to be learned (video editing!)...the prioritizing that takes place (fewer customer quilts)...and ultimately the reward of seeing her quilting business grow, and her students flourish.
You can find Sam in all these places:
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Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going.

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How many episodes does Measure Twice, Cut Once have?

Measure Twice, Cut Once currently has 110 episodes available.

What topics does Measure Twice, Cut Once cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Quilting, Hobbies, Craft, Podcasts and Crafts.

What is the most popular episode on Measure Twice, Cut Once?

The episode title 'Dee Bradford - Finding freedom in freehand quilting' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Measure Twice, Cut Once?

The average episode length on Measure Twice, Cut Once is 33 minutes.

How often are episodes of Measure Twice, Cut Once released?

Episodes of Measure Twice, Cut Once are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Measure Twice, Cut Once?

The first episode of Measure Twice, Cut Once was released on Apr 6, 2021.

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Measure Twice, Cut Once

Susan Smith

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