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Today I’ll be talking with Lynn Koolish. Lynn is a fiber artist, teacher, and author. She is most well-known for her bright colors, hand-dyed fabrics, and creating mixed-media fiber art. She teaches locally in the San Francisco Bay Area, nationally at quilt shows, and online. She’s written or co-written 5 books all on color and fun with fabric. She’s also a former co-worker of mine, having spent a couple of decades editing books at C&T.

In today's episode I get to chat with Karoline Dahrling Hughes about living the creative life. Karoline is a designer, teacher, author, podcaster, and more! You may have seen her fabulous handmade clothing online or in popular sewing magazines or in her recently-released Stylehacking book. Karoline explores her creative side in her studio in Northern Denmark. She blogs and shares her creative work on her website, Skandimama. If you want to listen to her thoughts on living creatively you can tune in to her podcast, The Popcorn Brain Creative Podcast. We talk about keeping your creative work moving forward, staying motivated, and the fun you can have along the way.

Join me as I talk with Cindy Grisdela, veteran award-winning art quilter, teacher, and author. When not quarantining, Cindy travels extensively, teaching, exhibiting, and selling her work across the US. Her work can be most easily described as improv art quilting and much of her teaching focuses on giving quilters the tools and techniques they need to express themselves in their own art quilts. Listen in as we talk about creating improvisational quilts, Cindy's approach to creativity, and much more. To catch up with Cindy and see what she's doing now or where you can see her next, hop on over to her website. To see more of Cindy's work, check her out on Instagram @cindygrisdelaquilts

Today I am chatting with Ann Hazelwood, veteran shop owner, quilt appraiser, and novelist. Ann's quilt-laden cozy novels span 4 series containing 19 books - and counting! Get the scoop on how Ann approaches her writing, the series locations, and much more. You can follow Ann on Facebook at facebook.com/booksonthings or learn more about the books and series on her website at booksonthings.com. - C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com

Listen in as I talk with Meri Vahl. Meri is a renowned quilt artist best known for her stunning and evocative landscape art quilts which have won numerous awards including Mancuso’s ‘Best Quilts of the World’ three times! Meri is also a prolific teacher and when not on lockdown travels the world sharing her art quilt techniques. Meri shares about her art, art quilting, why having a fabric stash is a good thing, and her experience living in the first integrated dormitory at Indiana University. You can learn more about her art quilts at meriartquilts.com and you can learn more about her experience at Indiana University in her book Hoosier Hysteria: A Fateful Year in the Crosshairs of Race in America. - C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com

Have a listen as I chat with Rose Parr. Rose is a personal trainer, a nutritionist, an author, and a quilter. As a personal trainer specializing in older adults, she has worked with many arthritic individuals and, as a nutritionist, helped them choose foods to feel better. In the corporate world, she consulted with organizations to implement office ergonomics and taught staff to stretch at work. She has combined her studies in home economics with her certifications in ergonomics, fitness, wellness, and nutrition to teach others how to sew smart. Learn a bit about how you can make simple changes to quilt and sew pain-free and keep sewing through later life. Find out more about Rose and what she is up to at healthyquilting.com or check in with her on Instagram and Facebook @healthyquilting. - C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com

Join me as I talk with Lilo Bowman. If you already know Lilo you likely know her from her work as the editor-in-chief and production manager for TheQuiltShow.com. Through her earlier life, Lilo moved frequently, sometimes with nothing more than a closet and dining room table for her creative space. She shares what she learned from that experience about organizing your creative space so it is comfortable, functional, and inspiring. Listen in as we talk about working on The Quilt Show, organizing your studio, and lots more. Find out what Lilo is up to at www.lilobowman.com or check out www.thequiltshow.com to see some of her work with The Quilt Show. Find out more about her favorite organizing products at Command Hooks command.com and Kit Exchange kitxchange.com. - C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com

Tune in as I chat with Christina Cameli! Christina is a nurse-midwife, author, fabric designer, quilter, and free-motion quilting instructor. Christina and I talk about quilting, quarantine, and so much more. To check out her work, her fabric and books and follow her teaching visit her website at www.christinacameli.com. To get a glimpse at her other world visit her menopause and perimenopause blog at www.menopausenw.com.  - C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode I talk with Catherine Redford, an award-winning fiber artist who still loves to learn and pass that knowledge on as she teaches quilting and embroidery around the United States and beyond. Catherine is an author and a prolific teacher and designer, and we discuss how inspiration, curiosity, and trying new things drives her work as an artist and has helped her work her way through the pandemic. Join us as we discuss these topics and many more!  To check out Catherine's class schedule or see her work visit catherineredford.com. - C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com

Tune in as I talk with Becky Goldsmith, award-winning quilter and international instructor. We chat about handwork, thread, teaching online, the realities of staying sane and creative while at home, and much more! See more of Becky's work at https://pieceocake.com/ - C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com

Join me as I talk with Jennifer Sampou, San Francisco-based designer, quilter and teacher. Jennifer and I talk about her experiences as a veteran textile designer, her passion for ombré fabrics, creativity and keeping her  mojo fueled during chaos, and much more! Learn a bit more about the topics we discuss in this episode by checking out her episode on The Quilt Show, her classes on Creative Spark , Create and Sustain or get a peek at everything Jennifer Sampou at jennifersampou.com - C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com

Shannon and Jason are the dynamic DIY duo known as the Shibaguyz, award-winning crochet, knit, and sewing designers, instructors, and authors. We talk through the realities of shifting to remote work, their journey into boro and sashiko handwork, supporting the creative industry and a whole lot more. Along the way you will likely want to take short visits to the Amuse Museum of Japan,  the Seattle Asian Art Museum and Ancient Grounds. To see more of their work visit Shibaguyz.com and for a list of classes visit Shibaguyz Classes. C&T's website and blog Visit us on Facebook • YouTube • Pinterest • Instagram • Twitter Music: www.bensound.com