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045: Sylvia Schaefer: Flying Parrot Quilts

May 5, 2015 by Tsoniki 1 Comment

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Welcome to episode 045 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.

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In this episode I talk to Sylvia Schaefer of Flying Parrot Quilts. We had a fun visit about how she got started quilting, her process for designing, and thoughts on making quilts specifically for shows.

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I found Sylvia thanks to her Insane Artichoke Quilt – take a look at it, insane may be a funny title, but it’s a crazy quilt for sure. I love this design! Thanks again for being on the show Sylvia!

Sylvia has a page for her Science Quilts as well as for her non-science quilts. We talk about her growth in quilting, and even a cursory glance at the thumbnails of the quilts on these pages this growth is evident and easily seen. I am always happy to see people pushing themselves, trying something new, figuring out something new. Sylvia said something that really clicked and that is that there are enough simple patterns out there. That is something that makes a person pause. At some point, I think everyone that sews or quilts starts working on their own designs. We change a pattern here or there, that feels comfortable, and we move on to designing a quilt. And Sylvia is right, there are a lot of easy patterns out there. The great thing is that there is room for all of these patterns. There are people who want to push the boundaries and want an advanced pattern to help them get there. The patterns that Sylvia is creating and selling are not crazy difficult, but they are also not on the simple side of things.

We also talk about the process for making a quilt and how a quilt you are interested in entering in a quilt show is made differently than a quilt you are giving to a baby. She’s so right, isn’t she? I mean, a baby quilt is going to be loved and chewed on and dragged around and washed regularly. No one is going to critique your stitches or binding, but a quilt show doesn’t have babies for judges. So there are definite differences that exist depending on why you are making a quilt.

Click for the Insane Artichoke Quilt pattern and the Paper Crane Quilt pattern, both available in Sylvia’s Flying Parrot Quilts Craftsy store. Here is her binding curves tutorial as well.

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Where you can find Sylvia – Sylvia on instagram – Sylvia on pinterest – Flying Parrot Quilts on Craftsy

Listen to episode 045 and let me know how you make a quilt differently when thinking about the future of the quilt.

Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m quilting a starquilt!

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044: Tsoniki Crazy Bull: 100 Days Plus Making

April 28, 2015 by Tsoniki Leave a Comment

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Welcome to episode 044 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.

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In this episode I am talking about my experience with the 100 Days project and I am finding that this length of time – which is both very little bit also significant – has opened my eyes to what can be accomplished when you focus on a specific task.

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I found the 100 Day Project through Meighan O’Toole, the host of the podcast What’s Your Story. She is always sharing really great artistic and creative things so I am glad I caught this one and was able to join in!

Here is the link to my 100 Days of Starquilts

A link to the 100 Day project (people are also tagging 100 Day project – no ‘the’)

The Year of Making – I have fallen off of taking an posting a picture every day, but I talk about thinking about this year of making every time I cook. Maybe for me it’s translated into a food thing? HHmmm, interesting.

A reminder of where you can find me – Tsoniki on Instagram – Tsoniki on Twitter – Me Being Crafty facebook page

Listen to episode 044 and let me know if you have ever participated in a challenge, I know a lot of people out there are working on a year of making!

Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m working quickly to finish the starquilt I am making for my niece!

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043: Tsoniki Crazy Bull: An Interview with Crafty Planner

April 21, 2015 by Tsoniki 1 Comment

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Welcome to episode 043 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.

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In this episode I am directing you to an interview that I did with Sandi Sawa Hazlewood, of the Crafty Planner website.

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Sandi was my guest on episode 012 and she mentions that I am one inspiration for her starting her own podcast. She is currently exploring diversity in the quilting and creative community and I am happy to be a part of that. We visited about my quilting journey as well as being Native American in the quilting and creative community.

Diversity in the artist community certainly exists so it’s great to have this conversation. One of the biggest issues that I have, and I am sure that others feel this way too, is we as Native people being the ones to tell our own stories. It does no one any good when we sit back and be quiet about the stereotypes that are out there. We need to argue back when pan-Indianism and that mish mash of icons on fabric is what people see and believe that is who we are or in some way represents our lives.

You can find my interview on the Crafty Planner website and I encourage you to share your thoughts, comments, or questions you may have with me! Please end an email to tsoniki at gmail dot com

A reminder of where you can find me – Tsoniki on Instagram – Tsoniki on Twitter – Me Being Crafty facebook page

Listen to episode 043 and let me know your thoughts. In upcoming episodes I will be talking about this a bit more, I’m reaching out to friends and other Native artists to hear their thoughts as well.

Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m working hard on bee blocks and starquilts. I have a lot of deadlines coming up!

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042: Terri Ann Swallow: Childlike Fascination

April 14, 2015 by Tsoniki 2 Comments

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Welcome to episode 042 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.

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In this episode I talk to Terri Ann Swallow of Childlike Fascination. She is also the founder of QuiltAlong.net, a website that shares block of the month and quilt alongs.

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I found the QuiltAlong website recently and love it. Thanks again for being on the podcast Terri Ann!

I love being able to participate in a quilt along, but like Terri Ann, I often find them after they are over. I’ve completed a few quilts on my own, after the initial quilt along was started and finished, and I like the breakdown of the pattern that the person puts forward. It gives a nice stopping point for you, the quilter, as you are creating your next favorite quilt.

Terri Ann’s site, Quilt Along, has a wide variety of bom’s and qa’s for you to pick from. I found the Super Mario Brothers and the Legend of Zelda to add to my list, and I recognized a few that I’ve completed over the past few years. I hope you are able to find something you love and that you join in!

Where you can find Terri Ann – Childlike Fascination on facebook – Terri Ann on instagram – Terri Ann on pinterest – Terri Ann on twitter

Listen to episode 042 and let me know the latest block of the month or quilt along you participated in.

Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m finishing another baby quilt and working on starquilts.

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041: Debbie Jeske: A Quilter’s Table

April 7, 2015 by Tsoniki 1 Comment

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Welcome to episode 041 of the Me Being Crafty podcast, where we explore creativity in your life.

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In this episode I talk with Debbie Jeske, of A Quilter’s Table, about learning to sew as a young girl and the wide variety of sewing projects she makes now.

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I met Debbie at the second sewing summit and I’ve been a huge fan of her website ever since! Thanks again for being on the show Debbie!

After learning to sew to earn a sewing badge in Girl Scounts, Debbie went on to major in Home Economics in college. She didn’t use the sewing part of her degree immediately, but she did work as a pastry chef for several years. The Tuesday’s at the Table is a great feature on her website, definitely stop by for some new recipes for you to try. I love finding new recipes so this is a favorite part of mine.

Debbie mentioned that her triple zip tutorial is one of her favorites, I’ve made this and it’s easy so if you need an easy gift for someone this is a good one to make.

Where you can find Debbie – Debbie on flickr – Debbie on instagram – Debbie on pinterest – A Quilter’s Table on facebook

Listen to episode 041 and let me know when you learned to sew.

Leave me a comment and let me know how you were creative today. Me, I’m working on awesome me!

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