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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 Creed The publication order is the same as the chronological order for this series Breaking Creed (#1), 2015Silent Creed (#2), 2015Reckless Creed (#3), 2016Lost Creed (#4), 2018Desperate Creed (#5), 2019Hidden Creed (#6), 2020Fallen Creed (#7), 2022Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

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 EtsyIdea: 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 debsdaysdesignsFall 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 TreasuresFat Quarter Shop: Witchy and Spooky fabrics to make your own panelNorthcott Fabrics: Black Cat Capers Panel and quilt patterns. Also like the matching kitchen apron and oven mitts. insert photoThanksgiving Panels: Moda:  Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

S6 E108: Knitting with Willie Nillie Knits Links: https://www.instagram.com/willienillieknits/ Link Tree - all the links to find Willie Nillie Knits Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

Season 6 Ep. 109 Sara Lawson from Sew Sweetness is back to talk about making bags.  Sara is a bag pattern designer and sells bag making supplies and beautiful cork fabrics at https://sewsweetness.com Sara also has a YouTube channel with tutorial videos on bag making techniques and her live Sewcial Sunday show where she gives information on new and upcoming patterns, book, fabric and notions reviews and answers viewer’s questions. This is a link to the recent pattern bundle releases Minikins 4 and a link to the Sew Sweetness Facebook Group IG link:  https://www.instagram.com/sewsweetness/ Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

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 Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

 Patreon.com/makeanddecorate  Patreon has recently added a free membership feature available where you can join in chats with me and everyone in the group.  Paid subscribers receive a new bonus podcast episode every month. Guest Segment:  Belle Brunner with Seams Sew Me Belle is a quilter, quilt pattern designer, quilt guild consultant and trainer.  Her popular quilt pattern, Winsome Windows, uses a technique where there is no curved piecing, but results in a cathedral window style quilt!  The links below are where you can find Belle: https://www.instagram.com/seams_sew_me/ https://www.seamssewme.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOCBni_WdGUYQn6YOIlTZQ Quilt Guild Training 2024 Events for Seams Sew Me: New Course: https://belle-s-site-1fac.thinkific.com/courses/quiltpatterntester101worksho Retreat Center: coming in Spring 2024 Guild Training and Consulting  Taught at Quilt Festival last fall: envelop method of cathedral window quilt - Winsome windows Lovely Pinwheels  Quilt Pattern:  “I designed this pattern in recognition of April’s National Child Abuse Prevention month and for the hundreds of thousands of survivors around the world. ” Belle Brunner Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

In this episode, I talk with Jennifer Tryon, with Homemade, an inspirational online crafting business.  Homemade hosts virtual retreats and workshops for quilting, sewing, cricut crafts and more.  The next event is a quilting retreat on Oct. 14th, 2022. Jennifer will show participants how to make the Stargazer quilt from start to finish.   Shownotes are on the Make and Decorate with Stephanie podcast blog:  https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate Make and Decorate Friends, Mighty Networks group - free to join! INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: http://stephaniesochadesign.com EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

On this episode, I talk with George Mendoza, a blind artist living in New Mexico.  George’s art has been printed on fabrics with Free Spirit Fabrics for years.  His art is abstract and full of color, movement and light.  You can find his newest fabric collection, Spirit Winds, in local quilt shops.  Here is a link to Free Spirit Fabrics to see his newest collection.  https://freespiritfabrics.com/fabric-lines/shipping-now/spirit-winds/ Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

The main topic of this episode is making a checklist for your fall and winter decorating for holidays and entertaining.  The time to start is early November or earlier if you are planning to do renovation projects. I also review a quilting book by Christa Watson, How Do I Quilty It? Modern Machine Quilting.  Plus, I announce the winner of the Free Spirit Fat Quarter bundle of Spirit Winds, by George Mendoza!!! Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

On this episode I welcome back Heidi Parkes to the show.   Heidi is known for hand quilting, art quilts and diary quilting as well as hand yoga.  If you missed Heidi on Episode 31, you can find it here.  We continue our conversation and catch up on all the fun and exciting things that Heidi has been working on since our last chat. Check out Heidi’s website at https://www.heidiparkes.com/. You will find her online shop with art quilts, fabric vases, online classes and more.  Also there is still time to sign up for Heidi’s Diary Quilting class starting in January 2023. In the Chit Chat segment, I recap my excursion to the Wool & Co yarn shop in Elgin, IL for the Meet and Greet with Arne & Carlos.  Spoiler alert…It was absolutely Fabulous!! Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

My guest today is Wendy Chow, the founder of The Weekend Quilter.  You may also know her from the podcast, Quilt Buzz,  https://the-weekendquilter.com/ Find more links and details at my podcast blog. https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design

This is the mid-season finale episode.  New episodes will resume in February 2023 My guest on this episode is Kristin Esser from the Simple Handmade Everyday podcast.  We talk about Kristin’s Master Bath Reno project she completed this year…with a little design help from me.  Of course we also chat about all the crafty things like quilting, knitting , cross stitch and our love for tea! In the Chit Chat segment I share a quick lighting 101 lesson and talk about the three main categories of lighting and how to achieve the best lighting for your home and work. Intro music:  Canon and Variation by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the showFor more show notes, links and photos, visit my podcast blog https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate INSTAGRAM: @stephanie.socha.design WEBSITE: https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate EMAIL: info@makeanddecorate.com YOUTUBE: Stephanie Socha Design