The Quilter on Fire Podcast

QOF Episode 166 - Chris Marchini

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Chris Marchini. He is a quiltmaker and pattern designer who started making original quilts because he wasn't finding patterns t...

QOF Episode 165 - Elizabeth Chappell

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Chappell of Quilter's Candy is a designer of quilt patterns and fabric and a teacher who helps aspiring designers translate their ideas...

QOF Episode 164 - Lina Owen

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lina Owen has burst onto the scene to open up the discovery of quilting in her native language of Spanish through teaching, her DISCOVER QUILTING comm...

QOF Episode 163 - Eddycrest Sewing Furniture with Adam Eddy

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Adam Eddy. He is an Engineer with a passion for woodworking and a family run business that blossomed from a small seed of an idea to...

QOF Episode 162 - Carolina Moore

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Carolina Moore. She is a talented quilt pattern designer, notion inventor and popular YouTuber. This is a follow up episode since I&...

QOF Episode 161 - Janine Lecour

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Janine Lecour. She is a talented surface pattern designer who has taken her first step into the world of quilting with the design of...

QOF Episode 160 - Tiffany Turner

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Tiffany Turner of Tipstitched. She is a talented sewist with a background in civil engineering. She has a step by step methodical na...

QOF Episode 159 - Gloria Loughman

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Gloria Loughman. This is one of those episodes where I can’t imagine how I’ll catch all of the best bits to share with you becau...

QOF Episode 158 - Wendy Liu

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Wendy Liu. She is a YouTube sensation on the do it yourself clothing scene, with videos ranging from the supplies you need to get st...

QOF Episode 157 - QuiltCon 2024 RECAP

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

FIND all of the wonderful people you listened to in this episode:@devoquilts on IGwww.grandothermadeit.comSewBecca on Youtube (She's about to int...

QOF Episode 156 - Kate of The Last Homely House

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Kate Jackson of The Last Homely House. Watching her videos on YouTube is like watching your homespun, talented, creative best friend...

QOF Episode 155 - Amy Barickman

23 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Amy Barickman. She is a creative arts entrepreneur, the author of Vintage Notions, creator of Treasured Threadz, and founder of the ...

QOF Episode 154 - Shannon Brinkley

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Shannon Brinkley. She is an American quilt and fabric designer, author, and national speaker and teacher. She is known for her scrap...

QOF Episode 153 - Erin Grogan

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Erin Grogan of Love Sew Modern. She is a pattern designer, sewing and quilting educator at guilds and quilt shows around the country...

QOF Episode 152 - Kimberbell with Kim Christopherson

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Christopherson is the founder of Kimberbell®, a trusted designer of machine embroidery, quilting, and sewing projects. With her passion and visio...

QOF Episode 151 - Sheila Christensen

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sheila Christensen's WEBSITE -  https://www.quiltwithsheila.com/PUZZLE MYSTERY QUILTUSA - Cotton Cuts  - https://www.cottoncuts.com/get-started...

QOF Episode 150 - Amy Butler

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I'm so excited to chat today with Amy Butler. She is known worldwide for her colour and design as a multi passionate creator. You can spot her de...

QOF Episode 149 - Paul Leger

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Paul Leger – He is known among his quilting peers as the hilarious, loving friend and quilter who puts his head down and does the ...

QOF Episode 148 - Angie Knowles

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Angie Knowles. She is a mixed media textile artist and online educator. I have been her friend for years online and had the chance t...

QOF Episode 147 - Amy Milne of the Quilt Alliance

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Amy Milne. She is the Executive Director of the Quilt Alliance. This organization cares so much about quilts. I don't even know...

QOF Episode 146 - Pat Sloan

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the podcast I have special guest Pat Sloan to kick off the first episode of 2024! I'm thrilled to share her story and I know you will lo...

QOF Episode 145 - Jacquie Gering

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jacquie Gering is a modern art quilter who likes to rethink quilting by listening and finding her own voice and translating that to textiles. She is k...

QOF Episode 144 - Jemima Flendt

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Jemima Flendt. She is known for her Equilateral Triangles patterns and templates and her love of teaching the beginner quilter. She ...

QOF Episode 143 - Luke Haynes

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Luke Haynes. You have heard mentions of him in past episodes with Zak, Heidi, and Joe the Quilter. I don't even have to use the...

QOF Episode 142 - Gudrun Erla of GE Designs

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gudrun Erla is a pattern designer, writer, and is famous for creating her stripology rulers, but something that really caught my eye was the explosion...

QOF Episode 141 - MadeTV with Monica Michelle & Jo Packham

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Monica Michelle has a passion for helping women share their brands with a wider audience. She is the CEO and co founder of Bloom TV, her first streami...

QOF Episode 140 - Heidi Parkes

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Heidi Parkes. She is a quilter, textile artist, and yoga therapist. She is a sought after teacher and speaker on the quilting scene ...

QOF Episode 139 - Zak Foster

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Zak Foster. He is a quilt maker who loves working with repurposed materials like old clothes, worn out linens, leftover shirting mat...

QOF Episode 138 - Kimberlee & Mr. Bones

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It's another great spooky themed episode with my guest Kimberly Peers-Moore. She is a quilt maker, a social media influencer, an...

QOF Episode 137 - Samantha Krebsbach

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Samantha Krebsbach. I first met Samantha at QuiltCon last year when I stopped her in her tracks to ask her about her quilted runners...

QOF Episode 136 - Joe the Quilter Cunningham

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Joe Cunningham, also known as Joe the Quilter. He is known for his raw, edgy approach to quilting, tackling a topic that means a lot...

QOF Episode 135 - Sarah Ashford

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest  today is Sarah Ashford, founder and host of the Great British Quilter Podcast. She is known for shining the spotlight on British quilters o...

QOF Episode 134 - Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Doan is a sewlebrity who has grown a YouTube presence with educational quilting goodness to over half a million subscribers. She is known for he...

QOF Episode 133 - Cindy Seitz-Krug

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cindy Seitz Krug is known for her expertise in teaching domestic machine quilting. She's a multiple award winning quilter and an NACQJ Certified ...

QOF Episode 132 - Roderick Kiracofe

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Roderick Kiracofe. He is the author of The American Quilt and Cloth and Comfort. He co-founded the Quilt Digest and has been activel...

QOF Episode 131 - Trixi Symonds of Sew Your Own Softie

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Trixi Symonds, an author and softie designer who has been teaching sewing to children for over 30 years. She is the founder of Sew Y...

QOF Episode 130 - Emma Brassfield of Studio 7t7

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Emma Brassfield of Studio 7t7, a maker based in Surrey, United Kingdom, who has made the transition from a unique creative career in...

QOF Episode 129 - Scott Culley

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Scott Culley. He is a quilt artist, upcycled architect, husband, and father of two who has become known on the quilting scene for hi...

QOF Episode 128 - Rebecca Bryan

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Rebecca Bryan, Author, Teacher and Founder of the Make Modern Triangles Quilt Club. She is a self-proclaimed freezer paper piecing e...

QOF Episode 127 - QuiltCon 2024

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the day! Registration OPENS (August 15th at 10am EST) for QuiltCon 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and we are keeping it current with the pe...

QOF Episode 126 - Tara Glastonbury

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is an Aussie creator, wildly popular on Instagram with her beautiful creative feed where she is known as @stitchandyarn. She create...

QOF Episode 125 - Susan Hensel - Fine Artist

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is contemporary fine artist, Susan Hensel. Her artwork is known and collected nationwide and represented in collecting libraries and mu...

QOF Episode 124 - Maude The Retro Quilter

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 If you are obsessed with making stuff like most quilters are, and you love to take a step back in time for that vintage aesthetic, you are gonna lov...

QOF Episode 123 - Shannon Fraser

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Shannon Fraser. She is known for her popular modern quilt alongs with three under her belt and more on the way. And having stumbled ...

QOF Episode 122 - Jenni Grover - Wellness Coach for Makers

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Jenni Grover. She is an Author, Quilter and Wellness Coach for Makers. She cares deeply about craft and health and how they intersec...

QOF Episode 121 - Sew Yeah Quilting

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Interviewing Brody, Teancum and Zack from Sew Yeah Quilting last week was so fun. They have such a heartwarming story about how their quilting busines...

QOF Episode 120 - Soak Wash with Jacqueline Sava

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqueline Sava is the Founder and Director of Possibilities (I love that!) at Soak Wash Inc. She created Soak Wash in 2005 with better than necessary...

QOF Episode 119 - Teresa Duryea Wong

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the podcast I interview a quilter and scholar who is best known for her prolific and meaningful writing in the quilting world.She was recentl...

QOF Episode 118 - Festival of Quilts Heritage Park, Calgary

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the podcast I talk to organizers, volunteers, vendors, heritage actors and more at the Festival of Quilts in Heritage Park - Calgary. Now th...

QOF Episode 117 - Chris Marchini of Rose City Originals

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Chris Marchini. He is a quiltmaker and pattern designer who started making original quilts because he wasn't finding patterns t...

QOF Episode 116 - Karin King

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Karen King loves the modern quilt aesthetic and has a particular fondness for foundation paper piecing. She has had quilts juried into Quilt Con 2022 ...

QOF Episode 115 - Chelsea O'Hayre of Pink Door Fabrics

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Chelsea O'Hare, the owner of Pink Door Fabrics. This shop is known for its curated collections of contemporary colorful fabrics...

QOF Episode 114 - Missie Carpenter

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Brandy as she interviews Missie Carpenter. More info coming soon...I'm travelling so adding info in between flights! Missie Carpenter'...

QOF Episode 113 - The Quilt Buzz Podcast with Amanda & Wendy

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

IT'S A PODCAST SWAP for double the listening pleasure! I interview these 2 podcasters on Tuesday and they interview me on Thursday.Get ready for ...

QOF Episode 112 - Belle Brunner of Seams Sew Me

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for the story of a quilter whose career is dedicated to serving others with coaching and training. But when she started quilting in 2020 dur...

QOF Episode 111 - The Whole Country Caboodle

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Leanne and Kaytlyn are a mother-daughter team from The Whole Country Caboodle. They love creating whimsical lines of fabric for Henry Glass Fabrics, m...

QOF Episode 110 - Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for a chat with Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts. If you love the look of classic indigo and white geometrics, or the vividly bold florals and abs...

QOF Episode 109 - QuiltCon 2023 Recap Part 2

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the LONGEST episode ever on the Quilter on Fire Podcast! !I was 1 hour and 20 minutes into the editing of Part 1 of the QuiltCon Recap last we...

QOF Episode 108 - QuiltCon 2023 Recap PART 1

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well that didn't go as expected! I was 1 hour and 20 minutes into the editing of this podcast and not even half way done. This week you'll h...

QOF Episode 107 - Jane Sassaman

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Sassaman is a world renowned artist, known for her expressive art, quilts and fabric designs. Her bold, colourful, abstracted from nature quilts ...

QOF Episode 106 - Lilo Bowman

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I'm at QuiltCon and recuperating from over 8 hours of airplane travel! This podcast episode is up and I'll add a few more details here late...

QOF Episode 105 - Mel Beach

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is a quilt designer, teacher and lecturer, and has taken the leap from quilting as a hobby/stress relief to being a sought after profes...

QOF Episode 104 - Pepper Cory

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 104  Brandy interviews Pepper Corey. It's so nice to hear the story of a creator with a passion for quilting that has spanned the dec...

QOF Episode 103 - Laura Kemshall

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I was particularly delighted to have Laura Kemshall on the show because when I first mentioned it to her at Festival of Quilt last year in the summer,...

QOF Episode 102 - Surface Designer Gunnel Hag

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Gunnel Hag. Her work in clothing and interior fabrics has been represented at International Design Exhibitions. She has received gra...

QOF Episode 101 - Lysa Flower

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lysa Flower is a modern sewist and surface pattern designer.  Her work is retro made modern, using cheeky cheerfulness with bright, graphic, optimist...

QOF Episode 100 - Sue Spargo

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sue Spargo is the founder of Sue Spargo Folk Art Quilts. Her creative passion for quilting, layering, and embroidering wool is at the hub of her famil...

QOF Episode 99 - Happy New Year with the Quilter on Fire!

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's an extra special, short and sweet, in between the Tuesdays BONUS EPISODE airing at midnight on December 31st 2023! HAPPY NEW YEAR! It'...

QOF Episode 98 - Tula Pink - PART 2

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today (and last week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with...

QOF Episode 97 - Tula Pink - PART 1

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today (and next week!) is an icon in the quilting world. She has over 40 fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics, thread collections with...

QOF Episode 96 - CDN Modern Quilt Collective with Amanda Brown

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I first heard of the Canadian Modern Quilt Collective when their Instagram page came onto my feed one day. I was excited to hear about the great Canad...

QOF Episode 95 - Award Winning Quiltmaker Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studio. Sheri is a graphic designer, quilt pattern publisher, award-winning quilter, educator,...

QOF Episode 94 - Surface Pattern Design with Maureen Fiorellini

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Maureen Fiorellini of www.maureenmaker.com. She is an artist, design consultant and surface pattern designer with Studio E Fabrics w...

QOF Episode 93 - Sewing Machine Everything with Adrienne Gallagher

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

National Product Educator - BERNINA joins me - you won't believe the bloopers!  Get ready for some sewing, machine tips,  maintenance talk, her...

QOF Episode 92 - QuiltCon Award Winner Sarah Ruiz

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Ruiz is a quilter and aerospace engineer from Houston, Texas. Her creative and technical sides have always been intertwined from drawing Disney ...

QOF Episode 91 - Award Winning Quilter Laura Gates

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Introducing 3 TIME Award Qinning Quilter at the 2022 CQA Show. Laura Gates is a Quiltmaker and Longarm Specialist and she is making waves with her win...

QOF Episode 90 - 3 Canadian Winners at IQF Houston 2022

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the three Canadian quilters who won awards at the upcoming International Quilt Festival, Houston 2022. My guests today are Joanne Love from White...

QOF Episode 89 - Talking Tula Pink with Purple KATZ Quiltng

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tula Pink has endorsed a brand new Block of the Month in conjunction with Free Spirit Fabrics, Pink Door Fabrics and Paper Pieces. And today on the po...

QOF Episode 88 - David Owen Hastings

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Owen Hastings works with paper fabric, print, and stitch in his fine art,  modern quilts and textile designs, and it all comes together with a ...

QOF Episode 87 - Quiltfolk with Michael McCormick

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Founder of Quiltfolk Magazine Michael McCormick. From Professional Baseball Player to Quilt Magazine Publisher, his team continues to travel Amer...

QOF Episode 86 - Crafty TV Personality Jennifer Tryon

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Crafty TV Personality Jennifer Tryon. She made a bold transition from high powered TV career to doing what she loves and taking you along with he...

QOF Episode 85 - Measure Twice Cut Once with Susan Smith

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I interview Susan Smith, an award winning quilt maker who has created a quilty business with loads of educational content. Her free motion ...

QOF Episode 84 - Carolina Moore

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Carolina Moore is an award-winning quilt maker and pattern designer who has created a really great business, a blog, YouTube channel and website with ...

QOF Episode 83 - The Quilter's Planner with Lorinda Davis

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I interview Lorinda Davis, Owner of the Quilter's Planner, helping quilters organize their days and get their projects done one beauti...

QOF Episode 82 - Maggie Vanderweit, Fibre Artist

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I interview Maggie Vanderweit, an award-winning fibre artist with a free flowing, intuitive design style that makes you want to look deep i...

QOF EP 81 - Festival of Quilts RECAP with a tour of England & Wales

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I roll out a full RECAP of my tour of England & Wales and of course the Festival of Quilts Birmingham with Opulent Quilt Journeys. I gi...

QOF Episode 80 - Kaffe Fassett - Kaffe Fassett Collective

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He's the man of colour that you don't really have to introduce because he's known worldwide and his vibrant designs are a staple in qui...

QOF Episode 79 - Brandon Mably - Kaffe Fassett Collective

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm talking to Brandon Mably of the Kaffe Fassett Collective. After a chance meeting with Kaffe Fassett in the late eighties, Brandon made ...

QOF Episode 78 - Philip Jacobs - Kaffe Fassett Collective

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Philip has been an artist and fabric designer for over four decades since he graduated from the Hornsby college of art and design with a degree in tex...

QOF Episode 77 - Liza Lucy - Kaffe Fassett Collective

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I interview Liza Prior Lucy of the Kaffe Fassett Collective to find out how she came to be friends with Kaffe as we dive into best bits of ...

QOF Episode 76 - Vanessa Genier of Quilts for Survivors

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I interview Vanessa Genier the founder of Quilts for Survivors, a simple project to make 18 quilts that blossomed into a non-profit organiz...

QOF Episode 75 - Jacquelynne Steves

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jacquelynne Steves is an artist and illustrator who designs quilting and sewing patterns. She writes and illustrates books, featuring creative ideas, ...

QOF Episode 74 - Kestrel Michaud

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kestrel Michaud is a classically trained and award-winning fine artist. She's a graphic designer and illustrator with a passion for creating imag...

QOF Episode 73 - Brandon Wulff

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brandon Wolf is a commercial quilter who works with interior designers and decorators to create unique pieces for gorgeously designed homes and he hap...

QOF Episode 72 - Quilt Canada 2022 Recap

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been to quilt Canada? Well, I just attended this Canadian quilt show last week. And I've got a recap episode in store for you today...

QOF Episode 71 - The Six Know-It-Alls

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is so much to learn about quilt history, curation of shows, care of quilts and preservation. And I love the topics and guests that the six know-...

QOF Episode 70 - Luana Rubin Founder of eQuilter.com

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest is the owner and founder of eQuilter.com Luana Rubin. She has been a designer in the quilt, textile and garment industries sinc...

QOF Episode 69 - Abby Glassenberg

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Abby Glassenberg president and co-founder of the Craft Industry Alliance. I started following Abby's blog While She Naps we...

QOF Episode 68 - Christa Watson

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Christa Watson is award-winning quilt maker, pattern and fabric designer, teacher and speaker who has created a really great business and website with...

QOF Episode 67 - Alex Anderson

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My special guest is Alex Anderson! Laughter is plentiful in this in-depth interview with the one and only Sweetheart of Quilting.OK yes, there are man...