Episode 47: Houston Quilt Festival 2022 - Down the aisles, in the gallery and behind the scenes

Experience the Houston Quilt Festival through this episode chock full of personal and informative conversations.

We meet BERNINA educators from the exhibit hall stage – Connie Fanders, Amanda Murphy, and Sylvain Bergeron.

Show prize winners Angela Petrocelli (grand prize winner), Debbie Corbett, Sue Sherman and Kestral Michaud describe in detail their award-winning quilts.

Listen to class instructors Gail Yellen and Pam Mahshie as they talk about the classes they conducted.

Then, Bob Reggiero, VP of Communications for Quilts, Inc. takes you behind the scenes for an intimate and revealing description of just what it takes to make Quilt Festival happen.

And finally, we catch-up with some old friends who have been guests on this podcast. Kaffe Fassett/Brandon Mably (July 2022), Margaret Jankowski/The Sewing Machine Project (April 2021), Shelancia Daniel (Creativity Shell) (August 2021), Bill Schroeder III/Paducah Quilt Week (June 2022), Joe Vecchiarelli/Dancing With the Stars (March 2022).

Christy Burcham Director of Training and Education at BERNINA checks in with us as well to sum up the overall experience.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience Quilt Festival for yourself

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