A podcast about what inspires the sewing and quilting community.

Join us for our first episode direct from Australia as Robyn Cuthbertson from Robyn J Designs shares her inspirational story of adventure, bravery, and tenacity in living her best life. Her moving journey is nothing less than uplifting and her venture into where she is now…beyond serendipitous!

The Sallie Tomato company has been making a name for itself for years. Join us to meet its founder Jessica Barrera in the episode of Sew & So. Learn how she began to sew, why she named her company Sallie Tomato, how she has exponentially grown this business and her love for her hometown Fox Lake, WI!

Join us as we reunite with one of our guests from Season 1, or to be more specific…70 episodes ago. We catch up with Dr. Karen Nyberg a retired astronaut who is currently pursuing interests in textile art and design - and the areas of conservation and sustainability.

As a reminder, Karen received her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota and graduate degrees, also in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. She was selected as a member of the NASA Astronaut Corps in 2000 and as the 50th woman in space made her first trip to space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 2008, during the height of International Space Station (ISS) construction. On her second spaceflight in 2013, Karen launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and lived and worked at ISS for 166 days.

During this time, she became the first person to create with sewing in space!

Cristina Arcenegui Bono began quilting in 1999 after watching the movie “How to make an American quilt”. Her initial background is in travel and tourism, but today her true passion is quilting, especially by machine, either on her long arm or her domestic sewing machine. She has grown her passion into an international business and has won myriad quilting awards. Join us for her remarkable story

“The Handbag Fairy Godmother” Emily Blumenthal joins us on this episode to talk about her amazing journey to turn handbag design into a full-time international business. Seeing content opportunities for product extensions, Emily founded the Handbag Awards, and Handbag Designer 101 the podcast, the book, and the Masterclass.

Our guest today is Linda Diak of Linda Diak Quilts in quintessential Vermont. Leading a life of resilience and resolve, Linda along with her husband Tom have weathered some notable challenges. Join us for this incredible conversation full of ups, downs and ultimate joys as Linda takes us from how she learned to sew, to becoming a recipient of the WomensNet Amber Grant…and more!

What’s a “fully lit-up life?! Well, you’ll have to join us for this special conversation with Tina VanDenburg to find out. Her amazing journey is one of taking risks, lessons learned, and freedom found. Her travels took her from Michigan to Alaska and back before she found her passions and settled into a life she cherishes.

We once again cross the pond for this episode and go a little different direction. Sure, our guest is a sewist, but her specialty is more focused on helping other sewists organize their sewing lives. Join us for this wonderful opportunity to get to know Yvette Todd and the terrific work she and her husband do with their creation Stash Hub.

It’s our 75th episode…settle in with us for a special conversation with the amazing Susan Khalje – of Susan Khalje Couture and the longest contributing author to Threads Magazine. She is well-known for her wedding gown and evening wear couture as well as being the founder of the Couture Sewing School in 1993. Join us for this provocative journey into the world of couture sewing.

Enjoy this personal conversation with Sarah Veblen who owns and runs Sarah Veblen Clothing Originals just outside Baltimore MD.

Sarah began sewing as a teenager with the dream of having a sewing business…that dream came true when she started her business in 1985.

Sarah has a Certificate in Fashion Design from Baltimore City Community College and a BA in German Literature from Stanford University. She is an active member of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals, the American Sewing Guild, and the Haute Couture Club of Chicago.