Welcome! We are multi-faceted. We began as a research podcast by Dr. Townsend Gard at Tulane University Law School.
We've grown into a community about quilting, crafting, entrepreneurship and intellectual property.
FTC Disclaimer: Sometimes Just Wanna Quilt is given free samples to understand the product in conjunction with the podcast. We always let the audience know when this is the case. We also purchase products, which we also let you know.
Welcome to Just Wanna Quilt
Just Wanna Quilt Podcast
Season 5 is starting Feb 6, 2023.
We done over 400 interviews over the last four years. Jump in anywhere! The interviews are recorded for research into quilting, crafts, and related legal issues that arise, and we share them with the public. There is little editing. We also tend to post in spurts, as I finish with the research. We also have a lot of fun and talk about all kinds of things. Learn more here
Pre-sales for
Just Wanna Trademark for Makers
By Sidne K. Gard and
Elizabeth Townsend Gard
C&T Publishing
September 2023
This hands-on DIY legal resource helps the creative entrepreneur through the steps of registering their trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, making accessible one of the cornerstones of starting a business.
This is an expanded and more detailed version of our original book, and includes many helpful tips.
Just Wanna Reverse Engineer:
Museums, Medallion Quilts and Copyright
By Willow Olson and
Elizabeth Townsend Gard
Creative Spark course
Summer 2023
Want to learn how to reverse engineer public domain quilts you see in museums and elsewhere? This class will teach you techniques using Electric Quilt 8 and AccuQuilt, along with of course, copyright.
Original Martha Washington Quilt, reversed engineered by Willow Olson, designed and pieced by Joel Sellersusing Tula Pink fabrics.
Just Wanna Quilt Podcast Begins 5th (but should be 6th) Season
Host
Elizabeth Townsend Gard
We are back! We somehow took off 2022. We're not sure how that happened. But stay tuned Mondays and Tuesday for new episodes.
We'll be chatting with old friends and meeting new ones. We talk about quilting, crafting, life, copyright, you know the basics.
And we will be having Bonus episodes too. Elizabeth will be reading Just Wanna Create: Copyright and Fair Use Strategies (2020). Purchase the book here, but also come along and listen.
Some photos from our adventures
Interested in legal issues in using social media?
We have a new law book!
Social media is now part of the workplace -- whatever kind of workplace that is -- crafters, K-12, manufacturing, corporations, consulting firms, everything.
This book takes you through many of the legal issues arising from website creation to hiring to NLRB and Section 7 to influencers.
A must have for any business.