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Latifah Saafir of Latifah Saafir Studios
Interviewed by Elizabeth Townsend Gard
Date March 2019
We met Latifah at Quilt Market in November 2018, and I am thrilled that she is willing to chat with us.
We wanted to know about her business and creation of tools, being an author, and creating YouTube videos. Today we talk to her about the mechanics of being a professional pattern designer.
Topics
Houston Quilt Market
The Clammy and the Glam Clam Quilt
How do you make your videos?
Template: designing and getting it produced
Grafic Fabric Line
Being part of a book: The Applique Book
Martelli cutting board (moves)
Stack and Cut
Printed versus digital patterns
How do you make printed patterns?
Distribution of you work
Marketing permissions (on subscription email)
Making videos
