Crafty Planner Podcast

I'm honored to introduce today's guest, Lisa Congdon. I had the privilege of hearing her keynote address at Craftcation a few years ago and wanted to share her wisdom on the podcast. Lisa is a surface designer, illustrator, author of seven books, speaker, teacher, wife and animal mom. During our conversation, we talk about her creative journey starting in the education field and how a chance art class led to her art career. She gives advice on how creative people can develop their own voice and the importance of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. As a proponent of integrating her experiences into her work, Lisa talk about how politics has changed her practice and the impact of judging Quilt Con on her work. After years of living in California, she and her partner recently moved to Portland, Oregon so we talk about the move and her feelings about her new neighborhood. We also touch on how daily/weekly projects motivate her along with the aftermath of the Cody Foster lawsuit. I hope you enjoy the episode. For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com. Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.

I'm honored to introduce today's guest, Lisa Congdon. I had the privilege of hearing her keynote address at Craftcation a few years ago and wanted to share her wisdom on the podcast. Lisa is a surface designer, illustrator, author of seven books, speaker, teacher, wife and animal mom. During our conversation, we talk about her creative journey starting in the education field and how a chance art class led to her art career. She gives advice on how creative people can develop their own voice and the importance of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. As a proponent of integrating her experiences into her work, Lisa talk about how politics has changed her practice and the impact of judging Quilt Con on her work. After years of living in California, she and her partner recently moved to Portland, Oregon so we talk about the move and her feelings about her new neighborhood. We also touch on how daily/weekly projects motivate her along with the aftermath of the Cody Foster lawsuit. I hope you enjoy the episode. For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com. Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.

Today's guest is Natalie Barnes of Beyond the Reef Patterns. Living in southern California, Natalie is a quilter, author of A Modern Twist, teacher, dog mom, pattern and fabric designer. During our conversation, we start out by talking about her creative journey as an interior designer and how she started Beyond the Reef after a relaxing morning in Hawaii. Exploring her organic design process, we also talk about how she records her inspiration and how her book came into fruition.  Known for her inclusiveness in the industry, she talks about the decision to work with "her nine" to produce pieces for her Windham Fabrics HandmakerQuilt Market booth along with why going to Quilt Market is important to her and the industry. She discusses what she included in her Quilty Box along with gives suggestions for those considering a career in design. I hope you enjoy the episode. For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.    Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.   Special thanks to Quilty Box for sponsoring this episode. 

Today's guest is Natalie Barnes of Beyond the Reef Patterns. Living in southern California, Natalie is a quilter, author of A Modern Twist, teacher, dog mom, pattern and fabric designer. During our conversation, we start out by talking about her creative journey as an interior designer and how she started Beyond the Reef after a relaxing morning in Hawaii. Exploring her organic design process, we also talk about how she records her inspiration and how her book came into fruition.  Known for her inclusiveness in the industry, she talks about the decision to work with "her nine" to produce pieces for her Windham Fabrics Handmaker Quilt Market booth along with why going to Quilt Market is important to her and the industry. She discusses what she included in her Quilty Box along with gives suggestions for those considering a career in design. I hope you enjoy the episode. For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.    Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.   Special thanks to Quilty Box for sponsoring this episode. 

Today's guest is Sam Hunter of Hunters Design Studio. Living in Portland, Oregon, Sam is a pattern designer, teacher and mother. She also wrote Quilt Talk, a paper piecing alphabet book for Stash Books. Passionate about the value of craft, she created the "We Are $ew Worth It" series. During our episode, we talk about how she integrates her personal beliefs in her work, her process designing patterns, thoughts about derivative work and more. As a warning, there are a few swear words so the episode has been marked explicit. I hope you enjoy our conversation. For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.    Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.   Special thanks to Fat Quarter Shop and Project 48 for sponsoring this episode. 

Today's podcast guest is Carolyn Friedlander. Living in Florida, Carolyn is an author, teacher, fabric and pattern designer. During our podcast, we talk about her design process, the Mighty Lucky Quilting Club challenge about project overwhelm and her advice on developing your own advice. I hope you love the episode!   For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.    Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.   Special thanks to Lucky Spool Media, Fat Quarter Shop and Sewtopia for sponsoring this episode. 

For today's episode, my guest is Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis. With over twenty years of sewing experience, Tammy is a pattern and fabric designer, wife and mother. Tammy talks about her love for batik fabrics and her upcoming line with Island Batiks along with her tips for a successful sewing project and what she included in her Quilty Box. I hope you enjoy the episode.  For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.    Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.   Special thanks to Quilty Box for sponsoring this episode. 

Today's podcast guest is Brenda Ratliff. Brenda is one of the most prolific producers in the industry between owning Pink Castle Fabrics, designing fabric for RJR Fabrics, hosting Glamp Stitchalot, co-organizing Sew Pro, and being a wife and a mother. We talk about how she balances her family and work, designing her fabric lines, and her advice for someone starting out in the industry. You wouldn't want to miss this episode. For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.  Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.

As part of my continuing series with the designers of the Mighty Lucky Quilting Club, today's guest is Amanda Jean Nyberg. Also known as Crazy Mom Quilts, Amanda is hands down one of the queens of scraps. She is a pattern designer, has a fabric collection called Good Neighbors with Connecting Threads, co-wrote Sunday Morning Quilts and is a wife and mother. For this month, she is teaching color for her design challenge. During our podcast, we talk about her scrap collection, designing fabric and the importance of good friends. I hope you enjoy the episode. 

Today's guest is Patrick Lose. Living in Arizona, Patrick is a quilter, pattern designer, fabric designer and teacher. During our podcast, we talk about his twenty years of experience in the sewing industry, how traditional and modern quilting interact along with why he is starting his own fabric company. Patrick and I barely scratched the surface with this conversation and hope for a part two in 2017.  For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.  Podcast music by Mekanism Sound. Special thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring this episode. 

Today's podcast guest is Sarah Thomas of Sariditty. Living in northwest United States, Sarah is a quilter, pattern designer, Handiquilter instructor, wife and animal mother. During our podcast, we talk about her creative journey, designing quilts and what she included in her Quilty Box. I hope you love the episode.  For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.  Podcast music by Mekanism Sound. Special thanks to Quilty Box for sponsoring this episode. 

Today's podcast guest is Sarah Nishiura. Living in Chicago, Illinois,  Sarah is quilter, teacher, wife and mother. During our podcast, we talk about how she integrated thrifted pieces into her quilts, her love for math and how she teaches others to quilt. I hope you love the episode.  Special thank you to Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring today's episode. 

As part of my series on the Mighty Lucky Quilting Club, today's guest is Nichole Vogelsinger of Wild Boho. Living in Pennsylvania, Nichole is a pattern designer, author, wife and mother. For this month, she is teaching us how to create your own embroidery pattern!  During our podcast, we talk about her challenge, including two different ways to make the pattern, along with her tools and techniques for making hoop art. I hope you enjoy the episode. 

Today's podcast guest is Diane Gilleland. Living in Oregon, Diane is the genius behind Crafty Pod who has written three books, taught all over the country and for Creative Live along with being an early craft blogger and Podcaster. During our podcast, we have a thoughtful and deep conversation about the ever changing craft industry and why she decided to leave. This is a raw and emotional episode meant to be thought provoking so if there is a need to respond to it, I would appreciate a kind one. Thank you.

Today's podcast guest is Liesl Gibson. Living in Madrid, Spain, Liesl is the owner of Liesl & Co whose pattern companies include Straight Stitch Society, Lisette, Oliver & S and Liesl & Co. She also designs fabrics and writes books along with being a wife and a mother. During our podcast, we talk about working with her husband, the importance of living genuinely and why you could buy and make what you love.  For more information about this episode (including show notes), please check out my website craftyplanner.com.  Podcast music by Mekanism Sound.