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.​
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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.
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Schedule​
​Week Nineteen
Monday, June 18
Tara Miller, quilter
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Tuesday, June 19
Susan Ainsworth Smith, quilter and long-arm small business owner
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Wednesday, June 20
Jayna , The Pussy Hat Project and Comfort Blankets
Week Eighteen
Monday, June 11
Andrea Tsang Jackson
Wednesday, June 13
Theresa McFarling
Week Seventeen
Monday, June 4
Mary Lillico, quilter, talks about her dream of long-arm (and it's really funny)
Tuesday, June 5
Sara Trail, Social Justice Sewing Academy
Wednesday, June 6
Week Sixteen
Monday, May 28
Laura Oswald, Director of Marketing for Paducah
Tuesday, May 29
Shelly Ast, Havel's Sewing
Week Fifteen
Rebecca Tushnet, a Harvard Law Professor who talks about knitting and fair use. She's super smart and super cool.
Carolanne Donovan, quilter and digital marketer talks to us about her quilting life, being president of her quilt guild, and digital marketing. She's coming back to help us understand Facebook, Instagram and tips for the quilt entrepreneur.
Olivia Beatty, quilter, we talk about her favorite quilters, her thoughts on quilting and her feeligns about creating patterns on Etsy, Craftsy and in her life.
Week Fourteen: 4 Pattern Makers
Monday, May 14
Jo Westfoot of the Craft Nomad
Tuesday, May 15
Maria Shell, author of Improv Patchwork
Wednesday, May 16
Lee Monroe Chappell of May Chappell
Thursday, May 17
Shelly Weeks, Quilting Army
(We took a week off! No new episodes for the first week of May)
Week Thirteen
Monday, April 30
Melanie NcNeil, quilter and blogger www.catbirdquilts.wordpress.com
Tuesday, April 31 : Paducah Reports 1
Judy Walker reports on Paducah
Wednesdsay, May 1:
Gigi Baay reports on Paducah 2
Thursdsay, May 2
Mary Ellen Ramirez Leingang reports on Paducah 3
Friday, May 3
Edith Gross reports on Paducah 4
Week Twelve
(No recap! Sorry about that!)
Monday, April 23
Todd Purcell from Superior Threads talks to us about threads!
(See his original interview, if you haven't already, which was on Launch Day!)
Tuessday, April 24
Becky Hill, quilter and part of the Quilting Army
Wednesday, April 25
Virginia Postrel, author on glamour, style, and now textiles and technology
Friday, April 27
Law and Entrepreneurship law students reflect on their experiences
Week Eleven
Week Ten Recap
Monday, April 16
Jacquie Gering, famous quilter
Tuesday, April 17
Bumbletee Quilt Shop, Germantown, TN (on the Road to Paducah)
Wednesday, April 18
Chris Sprigman, law professor, New York University Law School
Thursday, April 19
Laura Bickford, Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Week Ten
Week Nine Recap
Monday, April 9
Tuesday, April 10
Wednesday, April 11
Amy Bradley, Purple Pineapple Studios
Friday, April 13
Podcast LIVE from Gulf Coast Quilt Guild Show (we're trying it)
Week Nine
Week Eight Recap
Monday: April 2
Bonnie Browning, American Quilter's Society talks about Paducah Spring Quilt Week
Tuesday, April 3
Julie Broderson, quilter of celebration quilts
Wednesday, April 4
Chawne Kimber, famous quilter and math professor
(Big conference at the law school this week. More podcasts lext week!)
Week Eight
Week Seven Recap
Monday, March 26
Episode 46: Hayley Foster Gray, Quiter
Bonus: The Giveaway Winner Announced! And Recap!
Wednesday, March 28
Episode 48: Janna Thomas, BlocLoc
Thursday, March 29
Episode 49: Raymond Houston , quilter
Friday, March 30
Episode 50: Ann Bartow , law professor
Week Seven
This week we have our first giveaway! The Stencil Company has donated $50 worth of stencils and pre-printed whole cloth. We will also discuss the legal issues surrounding giveaways. We also have others we chat with as well! Their story is an interesting example of a small quilt industry business over multiple generations. Note: The Stencil Company sent JWQ a research sample of a small pre-printed whole cloth and some stencils to better understand their products and to research the intellectual property aspects.
Monday, March 19
Episode 40: Holice Turnbow, quilter, designer, quilt judge and stencil designer for The Stencil Company
Tuesday, March 20
Episode 41: Cynthia Turnbow, owner of the Stencil Company
Wednesday, March 21
Episode 43: Aasta Deth, daughter of Cynthia and granddaughter of Holice, part of the Stencil Company, and owner, Harrison House Designs
Thursday, March 22
Episdoe 44: Seth Helcker talks about the giveaway at FB Group Quilting on a Budget
Episdoe 45: Cheryl Sleboda talks about giveaways in general
Friday, March 23
Tulane Law School Students Roundtable discussion: legal aspects of giveaways and/or being an influencer
Week Six
This week, we're down two episodes, Monday and Wednesday. We're also doing a live event on Tuesday, and another one on St. Patrick's day on Saturday.
Monday, March 12
Episode 36: Nina Paley, famous artist and quilter
Episode 37: Megan Lundgren, quilter (Monday is her quilty day. So we thought we would post it now!)
JWQ Planning Session
2:15 @ Uptown Needle and Craftworks
Join us through Zoom: computer - https://zoom.us/j/7319562893
Or call in:
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656
Meeting ID: 731 956 2893
or we will be live on FB in our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/justwannaquilt
This will also be posted as a podcast! We're trying live podcasting!!!!
Wednesday, March 14
Episode 38: Dora Cary, Orange Dot Quilts
Episode 39: Pamela Johnson, quilter
Saturday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day and National Quilting Day
We'll be at Uptown Needle and Craftworks sewing! And then we'll walk a block to the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Napoleon. Stop by! Join us! It should be fun. I think there is cabbage-throwing involved someway.
Week Five
Monday, March 5
Episode 31: Scott Fortunoff, Jaftex (the company that just bought Free Spirit!)
What a month!!!! What a great episode. 31 episodes (plus bonus materials) for the first month!
Tuesday, March 6 - Our One Month Anniversary!!!!!!
Download, like, and watch all of the videos so far!!!! (There's more than 31 of them!!!)
Episode 32: Cheryl Sleboda (part 2) of Muppin.com and SewMuchCosplay talks to us about the quilting industry.
Wednesday, March 7
Episode 33: Emma Connolly of Uptown Needle and Craftworks
Thursday, March 8
Episode 34: Brian Frye, Law Professor, University of Kentucky College of Law
Friday, March 9
Episode 35: Liz Lesher, quilter
Week Four
This week we are going to try one episode a day, M-R to see what that brings.
Monday, Feb 26
Episode 27: QuiltCon 2018 Field Trip Report with Jeanette Floyd
Tuesday, Feb 27
Episode 28: Jill Repp from June Tailor, Part 2 - We talk about cool tools!
Wednesday, Feb 28
Episode 29: Amy Newbold, Sewtopia, a moving quilt retreat
Thursday: March 1
Episode 30: Lauren Anderson, quilter
Week 4 Recap (posted on Sunday, March 4)
Week Three
Ok. We're settling down into a routine. We're going to try two episodes on Monday and two on Wednesday.
Monday: Feb 19
Episode 24: Susan Blexrud, quilter and romance novelist
Episode 25: Seth Hackler from Quilting on a Budget FB Group
Wednesday: Feb 21
Episode 26: Rachel Bishop of Quilted Owl
Friday: Feb 23
Week 3 Recap
Week Two
We are through the launch! So, let's get into a routine. We're still working out whether we should do one episode each day, M-F or two on Monday and two on Wednesday. We're trying two/two plus short bonus materials. We'll begin our Core Copyright Concepts soon as well, and a few more surprises!
Bonus: Launch Week Recap (Elizabeth Townsend Gard)
Monday - Feb 12
Episode 19: Theresa Duryea Wong (quilter, author)
Episode 20: Jeanette Floyd (quilter)
Bonus: Julia's Fieldtrip: Pieces N' Patches Quilt Guild, Steger, Il
Wednesday - Feb 14
Episode 21: Jeanne Hewell-Chambers (It's her birthday!) (70,723 Project)
Episode 22: Sherry Songhurst (quilter, Piece Corp at Quilts, Inc and the International Quilt Festival)
Friday - Feb 15
Episode 23: Stephanie Kendron of Modern Sewciety (a famous quilter!!) stops by!
Bonus: Week Two Recap
Week One
In our first week, we want to introduce you to all of the kinds of interviews we've been conducting -- quilters, entrepreneurs, charities, industry, tool-makers, and sew much more. We'll be posting the rest of the schedule shortly!
Monday
Preview: Introduction/Preview: What is "Just Wanna Quilt"? - Feb 5, 2018
Episode 1: Bob Ruggiero, Quilts, Inc, (Quilt Market and Quilt Festival), Industry - February 5, 2018
Tuesday
Episode 2: Cheryl Sleboda , Muppin.com, SewMuchCosplay and Quilt Influencer - February 6, 2018
Episode 3: Todd Purcell, Superior Thread - Feb 6, 2018
Episode 4: Sherri Ashford, Copper Canyon Quilts - February 6, 2018
Episode 5: Maureen Colleens, Quilter and Law Professor - February 6, 2018
Episode 6: Edith Gross , Quilter - February 6, 2018
Episode 7: Vanessa Vargas Wilson, Crafty Gemini, Part 1, February 6, 2018
Episode 8: Mattie Rhodes Haines, Quiltsmart, February 6, 2018
Episode 9: Judy Walker and Jill Elliot , a family of quilters, February 6, 2018
Episode 10: Tsoniki Crazy Bull, quilter and podcaster - February 6, 2018
Episode 11: Janice Peachey, quilter, February 6, 2018
Episode 12: Heather Kubiak , quilter and attorney, Feb 6, 2018
Bonus: Patty and Elizabeth talk about the Quilt Festival
Facebook live: Uptown Needle and Craftworks, 10 am
Wednesday
Episode 13: Vanessa Vargas Wilson, Part 2, Crafty Gemini - Feb 7, 2018
Episode 14: Julia Driscoll, quilter - Feb 7, 2018
Thursday
Episode 15: Leah Day, Hello My Quilting Friends - Feb 8, 2018
Episode 16: Amy Milne, Quilt Alliance, Feb 8, 2018
Facebook live: Mes Amis Quilt Shop, 10:30 am
Friday
Episode 17: Jill Repp, June Tailor - Feb 9, 2018
Episode 18: Gigi Baay, Quilter - Feb 9, 2018
Other Future Guests (already recorded):
Carla Triemer, Quilt Without Borders
Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr, famous quilters, designers and authors
Susan Blexrud, quilter
Jeff Caplan, Craftoptics
Amy Newbold, Sewtopia
Leonie and Bill West, inventors, Sew Steady
Cindy Turnbow, The Stencil Company
Holice Turnbow, Famous Quilter and Designer
Mary Mata, Mi Mundo En Telas YouTube channel
Emma Connolly, Uptown Needle and Craftworks
Dora Cary, Orange Dot Quilts
Cely Pedescleaux, quilter and local New Orleans influencer
Tsoniki Crazy Bull, quilter and podcaster
Jeanne Hewell-Chambers, The 70273 Project
Pam Weeks, Curator, New England Quilt Museum
Mattie Rhodes Haines, Quiltsmart
Pam Johnson, art quilter
Theresa Duryea Wong, author and Third Floor Quilts
Judel Niemeyer, Quiltworxs
Nina Paley, artist and quilter
Chris Sprigman, law professor
Joan Murphy, quilter
Helen Bowler quilter
Xenia Cord, quilter, collector, quilt dealer, Quilt Hall of Fame
Barbara Brackman, author, quilter
Stephanie Kendron, Modern Sewciety
Helen Bowler, quilter
Yvonne Wilson, quilter
Victoria Pastrell, author
Dave Fugundes, law professor, University of Houston
Brian Frye, law professor, University of Kentucky
Lorrie Craner, quilter and computer science professor, Carnegie Mellon
Michael Madison, law professor, University of Pittsburgh
Jack Kleiner, Paper Pieces, Inc.
Sherry Songhurst, quilter and Piece Corps for Quilts, Inc.
Amy Bradley, Purple Pineapple Studios
Laura Bickford, Souls Grown Deep Foundation (Gee's Bend)
Victoria Philips, law professor, American University
Chris Hoover, Whirli
Betty Ariel, quilter
And more surprises along the way!!! Bonus material! And of course, Copyright Lessons coming soon.