Creative Talk Radio

Guest- Meet fabric designer and quilt/sewing book author Jennifer Paganelli and I'm so happy to say I meet her via Twitter!! She is always on and we've had great chats on twitter Website -http://www.sisboom.com Blog - http://SisBoom.com/Blog ============= Guest- Do you love a good mystery? I know many of you are doing my Happiness Key with Emilie Richards writing a novel week by week. Well there is another mystery out there that is a whole lotta fun... "Quilting Is Murder" and I have chief Inspector Jean here today to tell us about it Website - www.CleverQuilter.com www.cleverquilter.blogspot.com www.quiltingismurder.com ================= Guest- I was walking the Houston Quilt Festival and was stopped dead in my track by the Paradise Designs booth.. Lovely interesting and unique bags filled the booth! Designer Cheryl Kuczek was in her booth and we had a lovely chat about her designs.. and now you will learn about them too! Website -paradisodesigns.com paradisodesigns.blogspot.com

Guest - I've admired the work of designer Joanna Figueroa of "Fig Tree Quilts" for a long time, so it's a real pleasure to have her on the show today. Website -www.figtreequilts.com www.figtreequilts.typepad.com twitter: figtreeandco ********************************** Guest - Many of you learned to quilt with my next guest and lots of you enjoy her awesome books, classes, videos and tv show. I am happy to have here today the fabulous, the one and only Eleanor Burns. Website - http://quiltinaday.com/

Guest -Crafy sewer Lesley Chaisson of Candy Corner Quilting is here to tell us about her really fun and irrestiable projects Website: http://www.candycornerquilting.com/ Blog : http://www.candycornerquilting.com/blogs/news facebook is "CandyCornerQuilting" twitter "CandyCoQuilting" ****************************** Guest -I want us to have every minute availabe with my next guest Christine Barnes, author of the 'Quilters Color Club'.. I think we ALL need that club. Website - http://christinebarnes.com/ FB fan page: Christine Barnes Designs e-newsletter: "Christine's Color Connection" (sign up through my website) ******************************* Guest - Are you a fan of the blog "Posie Gets Cozy" Well I am! I've followed Alicia Paulson's blog since the about the first day I heard of blogs.. and this afternoon I get to chat with the multi-talented Alicia herself. Website -http://aliciapaulson.com/index.html http://www.rosylittlethings.com/index.html Blog - http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/

Guest - I have Judi Ketteler the author of *Sew Retro: A Stylish History of the Sewing Revolution + 25 Vintage-Inspired Projects for the Modern Girl* here to tell us all about her new 'hip' sewing book my main site: www.judiketteler.com my site for the book: www.sewretrothebook.com copywriting www.jkcopywriting.com FB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sew-Retro/123285144363195 Twitter: @sewretro **************************** APQ & Moda Bakeshop Designer Vickie Eapen Guest - You will recognize my next guest from her clean designs in the the magazines and at Moda Bakeshop. Vickie Eapen and I meet when she and her husband joined me on a quilting cruise! I have popped into her blog every so often over the years and I am delighted to have her join me Website http://www.spunsugarquilt.com www.modabakeshop.com twitter.com/#!/VickieEapen ************************* Guest - The Fabulous Roseann joins me to chat about the Red and White quilt exhibit (click here to my page about it).. and a whole lot more! Website htt

Guest - Darlene and I meet at an American Patchwork & Quilting Creativity Seminar. We were table mates and have been friends ever since! There is nothing like hanging with a new quilt friend for 3 days of creative explosion to make you BFF and Darlene and I are! I love finding her at the shows and it always seems like I just talke to her yesterday, even if it's been 6 months. Darlene is an incredible designers and you are going to be amazed at all she has done Website - www.feedsacklady.com ====================================== Guest - I just adore designer Lynette Anderson. Everytime I see her at quilt market I must run and hug her then make her talk with her lovely accent to me! Not only is Lynette a fabulous person, she is an amazing designer. Her combination of stitchery and patchwork wows audiences around the world. She comes to us from Australia blog: www.lynetteandersondesigns.typepad.com web: www.lynetteandersondesigns.com.au twitter: @lynettestitches

Guest - I am very excited to have Vanessa Christenson on the show today. You will recognize her style in the magazines, at Moda Bakeshop and on her fabulous website where she shares her life of making stuff with all of us! Website - http://www.vanessachristenson.com/ ==================== Guest -I have followed Kay MacKenzie's work for awhile and I had a chance upexpected 'dinner' with Kay when working a show! When we got introduced I realize Kay's dress was made with MY fabric.. it's been a love fest ever since... Kay appliques and I love her look. Website - http://www.kaymackenzie.com blog - http://www.allaboutapplique.net

Guest - So happy to have you meet my friend designer Susan Guzman. I think I meet Susan right after I started my facebook pages and we have chatted back and forth ever since. So happy to have her here with me to so we can hear about her quilt work and she is going to tell me about using Electric Quilt today. Website -www.SuzGuzDesigns.com www.SuzGuzDesigns.blogspot.com My Facebook page: “Susan Guzman” and Fan Page: “SuzGuz Designs” and sign up for her email newsletter at her website. ******************* Guest - My next guest is a 'new' best friend... I meet Sharon Pederson when Aurifil thread and I started the process of asking designers to join us for the year long Designer of the month event. Sharon has such as sparkling personality and incredible wit... I imagine if you have taken a workshop with her you had the BEST time. Website - www.sharonpederson.com www.ninepatchmedia.com www.facebook.com/people/Sharon-Pederson

Guest -I started to follow Sue Spargo's work when she first had her quilts published in some primitive folk art books featuring multiple artists. I have always been drawn to her asymmetrical projects and her lovely shapes. Sue and I meet when we both taught at a retreat in ohio and have been friends since! Sue's work has such incredible detail and I'm excited to have her here to chat with us Website :http://www.suespargo.com/ http://suespargo.blogspot.com/ =================================== Guest -I have been following Victoria Findlay Wolfe's blog for awhile.. then I started to leave her comments about how much I love her work.. then we became friends! I LOVE the internet! I want you to get to know Victoria and her work at BumbleBeans because it is so amazing. She is what I can an improvisational quilter.. and comes from an art background to the world of quilts WEBSITE: http://www.bumblebeansinc.com/ BLOGS: http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/ http://www.15minutesplay.com/ CHARITY PROJECT: http://www.bum

Guest - I'm so delighted to have Allie Aller on the first segment. She is the Auther of "Allie Aller's Crazy Quilting' and confesses she has been a fiber girl all her life. But after 20 years as a "sane quilter," crazy quilting took over her life in 2001, I love that!! Website http://alliesinstitches.blogspot.com/ FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/Allie ============================ Guest -I have quilt designer and new book author Emily Cier with me now. I have loved Emily's style since I first saw her quilts at quilt market. My favorite is another brick on the wall.. that quilt has my name on it.. Website carolinapatchworks.com :twitter - @cpatchworks shop - shop.carolinapatchworks.com =============================== Guest -I'm over the moon to have my next guest here on skype from England, Aneela Hoey. She is a textile designer by trade and has recently join the Moda team with her first line of fabric called 'Pips'. I'm IN love with Pips and Aneela's style Website:http://comfortstitching.typepad.co.uk/ htt

Guest Very happy to have the founders of the Quilt Album with me, Laura Fiedler and Stuart Lynn. They started this company that gives you a super easy quilt tracking software that ANYONE can use!.... So let's learn all about it!! Website http://www.quiltalbum.com Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/QuiltAlbum/113277842023369 ********************* Guest I am sure you recognize master quilter Paula Reid from her many appearance on Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson! I'm delighted to have her on my show to chat about machine quilting on a domestic machine and she shares some behind the scenes at the tv show with us too! Website http://www.battsintheattic.com Blog http://battsintheattic.blogspot.com

Guest Very happy to have the founders of the Spoonflower site with me, Stephen and Kim Fraser. They started this company that allows you to have your designs printed on fabric. So let's learn all about it!! Website http://www.spoonflower.com Videos http://www.youtube.com/user/spoonflowerfabric ***************** Guest Roseann is HOT On the trail of the new and NECESSARY for quilters.. and she is going to tell us what she found at CHA ... plus we are chatting about the excitement of visiting different quilt shops.. tune in! Website http://www.rosebuds-cottage.com/ Blog http://www.rosebudscottage.typepad.com/ ************************ Guest - Let's find out what is going on in the land of Lizzie B.. I have my buddies the design team of Liz Hawkins and Beth Hawkins on the show to give us an update! Website http://www.lizziebcre8ive.com/ Blog: http://dreamlaughcreate.blogspot.com

Guest - Author, teacher and fabulous 'behind the scenes woman' Stevii Graves is with me here this morning. Stevii and have known each other through the business side of the quilt world for years, but last year we really started to hang out when I joined the board of IQA the International Quilt Association. One of her many hats is as a quilt judge at shows and she also works with a few groups to help select quilts for the show. I want to talk with her all about that process as we only can have great quilt shows if you submit your work. Website - http://www.steviigraves.com/ and http://myneedlesandnotions.com/ IQA - http://www.quilts.org/home.html Road to CA - http://www.road2ca.com/ ********************* Guest - I'm delighted to have the amazing Kaye England on next. You know her patterns, her rulers, her book and her fabric. You may have taken workshops with her, traveled the globe with Kaye or shopped the store she used to have.. I can't wait to find out what Kaye is doing now! Website - http://www.kaye

Guest - I had the great pleasure to meet and chat with designer Kate Spain at the trade show in Houston this past October. Kate is know in the quilting world for her fabric lines with Moda. But if you were in a Target this past Holiday you saw her fabulous designs gracing holiday paper products. And do you know that Kate makes everyone feel like you are her best friend.. even when she JUST meets you! Seriously.. let's add all of you to Kate's BFF list today. Website - www.katespain.com twitter: @katespaindesign blog: katespaindesigns.blogspot.com ************************** Guest -I love chatting with my good friend Kathy Peterson! You know her best from her totally creative TV shows, her books and seeing her writing all over the place! Today Kathy is here to share some amazing things in the creative world.. like Zantangles (sounds like a dance!), scanners and her new addiction to making fabric flowers.. Website - http://kathypeterson.com blog - http://kathypeterson.com/wordpress/

Guest - I'm joined this first half by author Elizabeth Hartman from the blog Oh Fransson!. I've been following Elizabeths blog for a long time. I love her sense of color and she has some some very fun tutoriasl. We are going to find out about her work, her new book and her Tokoyo subway quilt design.... that several of my own sewing group has made!. Website -http://www.ohfransson.com/ *************** Guest -Next we are going to chat with Designer, author, and founder of Indygo Junction Pattern company, Amy Barickman. I personally have known Amy for many years as her company published my early line of patterns. I'm exicted to have you meet her and we are going to find out about the different creative things Amy does AND learn all about her new book that is totally amazing! Website -http://www.indygojunctioninc.com/store/ blog - https://amybarickman.com/

Guest - I meet Alison awhile back.. I think around the time this show started. She does twitter and a podcast... I chatted a bit with her on twitter and checked out her websites to see what fun things she was up to! Then Alison announced a brand new site she is rolling out called "SeamedUP". We are lucky to have her join us! Websites - WWW.WITHINAQUARTERINCH.WORDPRESS.COM WWW.SEAMEDUP.COM ************************** Guest - Now we are going to chat with Heather Bostic of { House } of A La Mode ... I think I first meet Heather through some Flickr groups where she was sharing her quilts.. So I clicked on over to her blog.. and my oh my! Heather is spunky.... and a bit crazy ... and shares herself, her work, her MANY thoughts on quilting and life. Heather is also waiting on her new quilt book to come out ... so I hope she can give us a tiny hint about it! Website - //alamodefabric.blogspot.com/

Today we are going to meet the woman who invented the "Yellow Brick Road" quilt pattern and totally revolutionized how we look at fabric! Terry Atkinson's quilt designs are fabulous, people adore they way she lays out her patterns for cutting and heck.. her work is always the first people look for! Website http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/, blog: http://www.terryatkinson.typepad.com/ ***************** Guest - I'm very happy to have the author of "Color Mastery" here today. Maria Peagler has written this book who's tag line is "10 Principles for Creating Stunning Quilts". Maria is going to share top secrets with us and tell us some exciting news as well LINKS http://www.colormastery.com http://quiltsandcreativity.com http://www.facebook.com/mariapeagler *** FREE from Maria! *** Sign up for Maria's newsletter and she will send you her top color links on the web for quilters, including a free color wheel chart they can complete using their own stash fabrics.

Guest -I'm very excited to have designer Linda Lum deBono on the show today! Linda and I have know each other for many years.. I think we may have meet when we both started to design! Linda is not only into quilting, but she designs for other industries and is an amazing photographer... Website -http://www.lindalumdebono.com/ Facebook -http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/lindalumdebono ******************* Guest - Artist Toni Whitney joins me next. Her work is primarily animals, wild and wonderful animals. She paints them and for us quilters, she has translated them into quilt patterns which as so fabulous you can not believe it! I've had the pleasure of meeting Toni at Houston and of course seeing her work up close is an amazing retreat! Website -http://www.toniwhitney.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/toni.whitney

Guest Hosts Liz and Beth of Lizzie B Creative Guest -I've known Amanda Herring for awhile and see her at all the trade shows. This is a picture I snapped of her with her fabric line at Riley Blake... she is so sassy and cute! Check out what her "About Me" page says/...you know she is fun! *Creative pattern designer seeks quilting friends. Loves long nights with a sewing machine, laptop or embroidery hoop. Looking for others who share a love of fabric, quilting, and creating. Must be willing to laugh, share and have fun. Owning a sewing machine is a plus. * Turn ons: Fat quarters, Honey buns and Jelly rolls * Turn offs: Unpicking, winding bobbins, and corners that just won't match up Website -http://www.thequiltedfishpatterns.com / ********************* Guest - Another totally outrageous friend is Gina Halladay of the Threaded Pear. I snapped this photo of Gina hamming it up in her booth at the Houston Festival.. her booth was ROCKIN the entire time! Tune in to learn what makes Gina tick a

Guest hosts Liz and Beth from Lizzie B Creative! They chatted with multi talented Bari Ackerman of Bari J Designs. Bari is a pattern designer, fabric designer and makes finished goods as well. Let's learn more about her work today! Website - http://barij.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Guest -Jo Morton is an incredible quilter who's love of vintage she crafts into every one of her quilts. Not only does she recreate vintage designs in her own signature style, but she designs fabrics to use in them. I wan to welcome my good friend Jo to chat with us! Website - http://www.jomortonquilts.com *********** Guest - This guest is a quilt author and teacher... is is also another example of an internet sensation! Judy Laquidara is a prolific quilter and mom to a flock of chickens.. let's find out more today! Website -http://www.sunshinequilts.com blog http://www.patchworktimes.com blog http://web.me.com/jomorton/Jo_Blog/Jos_Journal/Jos_Journal.html