Episodes

  • All About the Trade Shows - With Maddie Kertay

    All About the Trade Shows - With Maddie Kertay
    Mar 4 2026

    #070 - Maddie Kertay returns to the podcast for a discussion about trade shows. Hot on the heels of Quilts Inc shutting down the long-running Houston Quilt Market, H&H, which has been running a spring trade show for a couple of years, announced that they will add a Fall event in Houston to their line up.

    What does this mean for industry professionals? Strategy! Maddie and I discuss how to spend your money wisely to get the best out of going to one of these events.

    Show Notes

    Bad Ass Quilter - https://www.badassquilterssociety.com/

    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/BadAssQuiltersCommunity

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_badass_quilter/ @the_badass_quilter

    H&H Americas - https://hh-americas.com/

    Houston Quilt Show - https://www.quilts.com/

    Kim Kight - https://www.instagram.com/kmelkight/?hl=en

    True Up - https://www.trueup.net/

    QuiltCon - https://www.quiltcon.com/home

    Cherrywood Fabrics - https://cherrywoodfabrics.com/

    2026 Cherywood Fabric challenge - https://cherrywoodfabrics.com/pages/storytime-cherrywood-challenge

    Productive Flourishing -

    Robert Kaufman - https://www.robertkaufman.com/

    Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon

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    Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com

    Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com

    Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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    59 mins
  • To AI or Not - with Holly Marsh

    To AI or Not - with Holly Marsh
    Feb 18 2026

    #069 - Holly Marsh

    My friend and fellow biz owner and artist Holly Marsh returns to the podcast for a great discussion about using AI.

    There is no doubt that AI is here to stay, but how much of it is actually useful or time-saving in YOUR business. And given the planetary resource costs of keeping data centers running, not to mention the time to train AI to understand what you want, is it worth it for you.

    We both agree that there are a few things that might be worth it - for instance, writing SOPs (standard operating procedures and the like). But what do you do if you want to preserve your writing voice? And how can you make sure it’s giving you good information? (Hint: you can’t… you still need to think critically and do your own research).

    It’s a great discussion. We don’t necessarily reach an easy yes or no solution, but we came up with plenty of things to consider.

    Show Notes

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hollymarshmallow/ @hollymarshmallow

    Ecommerce Arcade - https://ecommercearcade.com/

    Illustration Business - https://hollymarshmallow.com/

    Fine Art Supply in Astoria - https://fineartsupplyastoria.com/

    Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/

    There’s a Reason Women Aren’t Swooning over AI Like Men are:

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    Where to find Sam Hunter:

    How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com

    Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com

    Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com

    Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • All Things Email - with Carolina Moore

    All Things Email - with Carolina Moore
    Feb 4 2026

    #068 - Carolina Moore comes back to the podcast to discuss all things having to do with email strategy. We cover email providers, lead magnets, how to interpret analytics, and what goes on under the hood of the internet with respect to deliverability, unsubscribes, and junk mail.

    We also talk about the bane of small businesses everywhere, the dreaded credit card charge-back, and why it’s ALWAYS kind to reach out to a small business to resolve an issue before you call the credit card co.

    Show Notes

    Website - https://alwaysexpectmoore.com/

    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/craftmoore

    Instagram - @craftmoore - https://www.instagram.com/craftmoore

    Facebook Group for Quilt Pattern Designers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/856309977824732

    Embroidered Journey - https://embroideredjourney.com/

    Back to Nature QAL - https://www.leilagardunia.com/back-to-nature-paper-piecing-quilt-along

    Flodesk - https://flodesk.com/

    Aweber - https://www.aweber.com/

    Mailchimp - https://mailchimp.com/

    Kit - https://kit.com/

    WooCommerce - https://woocommerce.com/

    Lego Sam Blanket Fort - https://www.instagram.com/huntersds/p/CEl84sQnNQs/

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    How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com

    Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com

    Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com

    Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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    57 mins
  • The Importance of Business Branding, and Form vs Function in Pattern Design - With Lindsie Bergevin

    The Importance of Business Branding, and Form vs Function in Pattern Design - With Lindsie Bergevin
    Jan 21 2026

    #067: Lindsie Bergevin joins us to talk about the Quilter’s Planner, and how it’s changed over the years based on both customer feedback and the ever-changing manufacturing landscape.

    We discuss how important good design is, and that it’s not always obvious because good design just really works.

    We also talk about the difficulties of being charge of all the aspects of your business, and how self care - especially good sleep is critical to keeping up with all the tasks

    Show Notes

    QuiltCon - https://www.quiltcon.com/home

    Website - https://lindsiebergevin.com/

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lindsiebergevinstudios/?hl=en

    Quilter’s Planner - https://forcreatives.pub/

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thequiltersplanner/

    Elizabeth Hartman - https://elizabethhartman.com/

    Fancy Forest - https://elizabethhartman.com/pages/fancy-forest

    Flyaway quilt pattern - https://www.heatherjonesstudio.com/fly-away/

    Crio Bru - https://criobru.com/

    We’ll post the videos from Halloween here by the end of the year:

    https://www.youtube.com/@adventureswithskyandi

    Juki TL-2010 - https://www.jukihome.com/products/sewing/tl-2010q.html

    Featherweight - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Featherweight

    The Freelance Mum book https://www.amazon.com/Freelance-Mum-Annie-Ridout/dp/0008352593

    Clever Fox Weekly Planner - https://cleverfoxplanner.com/

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    How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com

    Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com

    Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com

    Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • From Doubt to 2000 Students - with Andi Barney

    From Doubt to 2000 Students - with Andi Barney
    Jan 7 2026

    Episode 066

    It was great having Andi Barney on the pod to talk about turning her passion for vintage machines into one of the most unique businesses in our industry, that of teaching people sewing machine maintenance. Not only does she teach people how to take care of their own, but she now runs a program to train people as machine techs - something we’ll always need as long as we’re sewing!

    Our conversation also got into the changing needs of the sewing public. While there are many of us taught to sew either in school or by our grandmothers - and in formal ways to make clothes, quilts, and other household items, Andi is seeing a huge trend of younger sewists interested in defeating fast fashion through making their own quality clothing, and lots of recycling and upcycling what we already have to keep it going longer.

    Show Notes

    Website - https://www.andibarney.com/

    Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SewingDocAcademy

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/asbarney

    Ted Lasso - ‎Watch Ted Lasso - Show - Apple TV+‎Apple TV+https://tv.apple.com › show › ted-lasso

    Vintage Elna Grasshopper - https://elnagrasshopper.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/an-introduction-to-a-grasshopper-part-1/

    Janome Jem Gold - https://www.janome.com/product/jem-gold-660/

    Libby Lehman - https://thequiltshow.com/quiltipedia/who-is-libby-lehman

    Innova - https://innovalongarm.com/

    Necchi - https://www.mynecchi.com/

    Sewing Doc Academy - https://www.sewingdocacademy.com/

    Portland Modern Quilt Guild - https://portlandmodernquiltguild.com/

    The Powermind System: Twelve Lessons on the Psychology of Success by Michael Monroe Kiefer - https://amzn.to/48w6e4z

    *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more

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    Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com

    Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Cheerleading People's Creative Expression - with Heather Givans

    Cheerleading People's Creative Expression - with Heather Givans
    Dec 10 2025

    Episode 065

    Heather Givans runs Crimson Tate, a quilt store, but it’s really a supportive community that lives inside a building. Heather brings her former high school art teacher and camp counsellor chops to the community she serves at the store.

    Heather is a life-long learner and I love her endless curiosity about things (listen to the pod to hear about how studying languages led her to teaching art in a roundabout way). When she talks about all the things she’s gotten herself into (and out of!) there is such an undercurrent of joy in how she approaches things, and I find it so infectious. It shows up in her fabric design, and honestly, in every hug and laugh I’ve ever shared with her. (She gives the BEST hugs)

    SHOW NOTES

    Website - https://heathergivans.com/

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heathergivans/

    Crimson Tate - https://www.crimsontate.com/

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/crimsontate

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimsontate/

    Fabric Design - https://heathergivans.com/fabric-design/

    Literary fabric line - https://heathergivans.com/fabric-design/literary/

    Indiana Pillow - https://www.crimsontate.com/shop/c/p/Hello-Indiana-Pillow-Pattern-x90378571.htm?srsltid=AfmBOopox7aj3gxYpuPRo3T5vMJd0AWB7TbYUY4LpSEJpX5lksH1pxW4

    Other state pattern pillows - https://www.crimsontate.com/shop/Patterns/Craft-Patterns.htm

    *Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer- https://amzn.to/4nbaP0s

    Pantone color of the year, Mocha Mousse - https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2025?srsltid=AfmBOoqVV9D4-cKFNmODEGdyzrcvxl8Bh5ats2aIonxM_xLYGvM8XH7C

    *Creating Magic by Lee Cockerell- https://amzn.to/47RFOdq

    Harriet Headband - https://www.harrietheadband.com

    *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more

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    How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com

    Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com

    Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com

    Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • The Balance of Passion and Business - With Libs Elliott

    The Balance of Passion and Business - With Libs Elliott
    Nov 26 2025
    Episode 064Libs and I fired up this conversation a few weeks before we hung out in person at the European Patchwork Meeting in September. She was just finishing up the work that she exhibited (what a WOW show) and we talked a lot about managing the balance between the art we make for the soul, and art we make for the biz. I can tell you that after hanging out in person for a week, I’ve added Libs to my list of fave peeps in the biz. She is thoughtful and generous, and really cares about taking care of the community she has created (the Sew Squad!). I enjoy her perspectives on things (see also our bonus recording with Daisy Aschehoug from EPM!) and honestly can’t wait to have another good gab with her… right after we both hit some deadlines!Show NotesWebsite - https://libselliott.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/libselliottYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/libselliottFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/libselliottPatreon - https://www.patreon.com/libselliottSneaky Dee’s Bar in Toronto, Canada - https://www.sneakydees.com/Cliff’s PDX - https://www.cliffspdx.com/Lib’s Textile Tour in Japan - https://kyotokimono.com/pages/trips-to-kyotoNancy McDonough - https://kyotokimono.com/pages/who-we-areSew Squad - https://sewsquad.libselliott.com/European Patchwork Meeting - https://patchwork-europe.eu/en/home/Luke Haynes - https://www.luke.art/Zak Foster - https://www.zakfoster.com/Productive Flourishing - Start Finishing - https://www.productiveflourishing.com/p/start-finishingTeam Habits - https://www.productiveflourishing.com/p/team-habitsHeidi Parkes - https://www.heidiparkes.com/Tara Faughnan - https://tarafaughnan.com/QuiltCon - https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/quiltcon/quiltcon-homeSoak Wash - https://soakwash.com/Jacqueline Sava - https://soakwash.com/blogs/soak-stories/soak-story-1Andover Fabrics - https://www.andoverfabrics.com/Libs Fabric Collections - https://www.andoverfabrics.com/SingleDesignerNew.php?Designer=Libs%20ElliottTula Pink - https://www.tulapink.com/Alison Glass - https://alisonglass.com/Juki TL-18 QVP - https://jukiquilting.com/products/haruka-tl-18qvp.htmlPfaff Passport - https://www.singer.com/products/pfaff-passport-2-0-sewing-machine?srsltid=AfmBOopr79ehdR__jUhybwXPK_qaO2AoyDcwS4nR6crultIls32aHa9A&variant=47703999086871Pfaff expressions - https://www.singer.com/collections/all-pfaff-machines?srsltid=AfmBOopCnN1nVb7VdJN0s-TvVPtt9N2kp29_Xq_TzT3QtF_vQw3P6QQFDaisy Ashehoug - https://daisyaschehoug.com/How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Where to find Sam Hunter:How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.comHunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.comEmbroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.comSam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.comThe RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ productThanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Choosing the Rules to Follow - with Chawne Kimber

    Choosing the Rules to Follow - with Chawne Kimber
    Nov 12 2025
    Episode 063It was SO great to sit down with Chawne Kimber and talk about her quilts. I was a huge fan of her work before I met her, and through the years of our friendship, my appreciation for both her and the work she makes has only deepened. Much of her work has a deep intentionality in the materials and their origin, and Chawne integrates that with the meaning of the pieces. She’s also got the best sense of humor and play too, and I love it when she lets that loose.Our convo covers a lot of her thoughts about making. She talks about rules - the ones that make sense to follow (like those that create integrity in construction) and those that should be heartily ignored. She speaks of having a machine set up with a small pile of fabric next to it to just sit and doodle - and by doodle she means sew the small pieces to just see what happens. Nothing like my process, but I’m planning to try the similar doodling (tho perhaps with other media) to just see what happens. Getting a peek into another’s artistic process is such a treat, and a privilege too. I really hope you enjoy this one.Show Notes:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cauchycomplete/?hl=enQuilting for Dummies - https://amzn.to/3HA5EHUTonya Ricucci - http://lazygalquilting.blogspot.com/Word Play Quilts - https://amzn.to/4fA8AkmBonnie Hunter’s Blog - https://quiltville.blogspot.com/Cotton Sophisticate, 2015 (I’m Just a Sophisticated Cotton Picker) - https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/quilt/20210500002The One for Eric - https://www.saqa.com/art/browse-collection/one-eric-gSamantha Hoyt - https://www.agatheringofstitches.com/Gather Here - https://gatherhereonline.com/QuiltCon - https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/quiltcon/quiltcon-homeTara Faughnan - https://tarafaughnan.com/Slow Poetry #1 - https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/slow-poetry-1-120751Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California - https://bampfa.org/event/exhibition-tour-routed-west-twentieth-century-african-american-quilts-californiaOf Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South - Curated by Dr. Sharbreon Plummer - https://www.msmuseumart.org/exhibition/of-salt-spirit/Unconventional & Unexpected By Roderick Kiracofe - https://www.quiltfolk.com/product/unconventional-unexpected/Tracey Emin - https://www.instagram.com/traceyeminstudio/?hl=en*Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay moreHow to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Where to find Sam Hunter:How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.comHunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.comEmbroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.comSam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.comThe RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ productThanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe
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    1 hr and 13 mins