Episode 63: Cookie Washington – The Divine Feminine
Cookie Washington is a fourth-generation needle worker, award winning textile artist and guest curator of the African American Fiber Arts Exhibit which is part of the North Charleston Arts Festival. Join us for this forthcoming and insightful conversation!
Episode 62: Amanda Carye - Quilting Since Forever
Amanda Carye, the owner of Broadcloth Studio and the co-host of Quilt Buzz has been quilting “since forever”. On this episode she shares her journey outside her comfort zone and shares her adventures in starting both her business and podcast
Episode 61: Alex Anderson/thequiltshow.com – Claim Your Space!
Alex Anderson takes us through her 40 year “quilt life”. Host of HGTV’s Simply Quilts and thequiltshow.com, at her core she is a teacher at heart. Hear her amazing story of her sewing, her health and her life!
Episode 60: Jedimanda – My Life in Cosplay
Join us for this intimate, in-person conversation with renown cosplayer Jedimanda. Hear her tell in her own words about her passion for cosplay, what she does when NOT doing cosplay and how she feels about the cosplay community. She is confident, talented, and deeply committed to the cosplay culture!
Episode 59: C2E2 Chicago - 2023
Sew & So is recorded live from C2E2 Chicago 2023 talking to cosplayers, vendors, fabricators, throwing in a special interview or two along the way.
Episode 58: Meeting Black Sewists Where They Are
Six amazing black sewists join us for this open conversation about where they’ve come from, their work today and their hopes for tomorrow. Recorded in-person at QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta, this episode will give you never before shared insight into the lives of women who are committed to a better future for all. These women are mothers, professionals, quilters, sewists, activists…and each has a part and voice in the furthering of their community. Their experiences are vast, as are their stories, their opinions and their work.
Episode 57: Nick Verreos - From the little boy sketching under the tree to Project Runway
Join us for this intimate, in-person conversation with Nick Verreos – featured on Project Runway and designer to the stars. Hear how it all started for him, what he’s doing today and what the future holds for him and his amazing creations.
Episode 56: SewExpo 2023 – A Gathering of Friends in the Pacific Northwest
Join us for as we travel to the beautiful Pacific Northwest for this perennially favorite Sewing and Stitchery Expo. We meet Nick Verreos from Project Runway, attendees, vendors, catch-up with previous Sew & So guests and have a front row seat to an exclusive fashion show hosted by Nick himself.
Episode 55: QuiltCon – Atlanta 2023 – In the Aisles and Behind the Scenes
Join us for an exclusive, behind the scenes adventure at QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta. We’ll talk to show organizers, featured artists, notable Black Sewists, activists, vendors and attendees with a few surprises thrown in as well!
Episode 54: Sarah Joiner - Make What You Want!!
Our guest today is Sarah Joiner, a sewist, knitter, blogger at The Lilac Elk and teacher from Pennsylvania, where she teaches college students chemistry by day and sews all night.
Episode 53: Sarah Ramberg - Everything Old is New Again
Sarah Ramberg is the owner of the upcycling website, Sadie Seasongoods, and author of the book Crafting with Flannel, which was released in 2021. She has been featured on hgtv.com, Huff Po, BuzzFeed, Country Sampler Farmhouse Style magazine, and Goodhousekeeping.com.
Episode 52: Brooks Ann Camper - A Wrinkled Dress
Owner of Brooks Ann Bespoke, LLC. Brooks Ann Camper is a former professional costumer on Broadway. Today, she has her own couturier bridal wear business, and blogs about her behind-the-scenes process as well as how to create custom designs for the at-home sewists. Her blogs have been featured in Seamwork, Threads magazine, Huffington Post, and People Magazine.
Episode 51: Carina Gardner - The Art of Dreaming Big
Founder of Carina Gardner, Inc, Carina has an MA and PhD in Design from the University of Minnesota, where she also taught design for four years. She designs fabrics for Riley Blake and has several digital shops for her circuit silhouette and sublimation crafters. Her brand can be found on everything from dishware, home décor and wallpaper to jewelry and sewing patterns.
Episode 50: Sue O’Very - Living the Dream
Owner of Sookie Sews and founder of Sookie B Academy, Sue O'Very-Pruitt, aka Sookie, has been in the sewing industry her entire career. She is also a twice-published author, notion inventor, a BERNINA and bernette Ambassador and the Embroidery Software v9 expert for BERNINA.
Episode 49: Carson Converse - Catch Your Breath
Carson Converse is an artist, designer and quilter who has been quilting more than 20 years. Currently working on her second collection with the luxury design house Hermes, her award-winning work has been shown at venues around the world.
Episode 48: Sew Much Giving – Sewing and quilting as service for a greater good
Intimate conversations with 7 special organizations we met at the Houston Festival 2022. Each of these groups uses sewing or quilting to care for people who are struggling because of where they live, the health burdens they carry or from injuries they sustained in service to our country.
Episode 47: Houston Quilt Festival 2022 - Down the aisles, in the gallery and behind the scenes
Whether you attended or not, join us for a comprehensive journey through the Houston Quilt Festival 2022. Relive your adventures or experience them for the first time in this informative and revealing episode.
Episode 46: Linnca Stevens & The Sewing Labs- Sewing for a Better Tomorrow
Join us in this episode to meet Linnca Stevens co-founder of The Sewing Labs – a non-profit in Kansas City, MO whose mission is to create a community and teach sewing toward employment, entrepreneurship, and enrichment.
Episode 45: Tula Pink - Being Tula Pink
Join us in this episode to meet internationally renowned Tula Pink - an illustrator, fabric designer, quilter, author, maker, and an eponymous brand. Hear her candid story as only she can tell it!
Episode 44: Leanne Pressly - Stitchcraft Marketing and The Colorado Mama
Maker, quilter, knitter, spinner, and painter, Leanne Pressly is the founder and CEO of Stitchcraft Marketing, which she launched in 2009. Leanne also hosts the podcast, Business of Craft. She is a certified consultant with a Colorado Small Business Development Center, where she consults with new entrepreneurs in a variety of businesses.