I have been bitten by the bug! Millefiore, La Passacaglia, The New Hexagon… they all had me at ‘hexo’. I talked about trying to use my silhouette to cut the shapes, having a hard time, and then buying the paper pieces. Of course I find […]

Episode 90:: #QuiltconReject - Within A Quarter Inch

Feb 26th, 2015 56m 12s

This, the 90th episode of Within A Quarter Inch, examines what it means that my quilts were rejected from QuiltCon… There is also talk of preparing to teach and then teaching classes, contributing a quilt to a book compilation, and of course, t

Bonus Episode No. 89 Chatting with a beginner quilter! - Within A Quarter Inch

Oct 10th, 2014 1h 23m

A listener of Within A Quarter Inch emailed me and asked ‘Hey, can I be a guest on your show? I want to ask you some questions because I am a beginner and I think it would be fun!’ Sounded great to me! I had […]

Episode 88 Quilting for a Living with Cristy Fincher - Within A Quarter Inch

Sep 18th, 2014 1h 35m

I am so pleased to present another great episode in the Quilting for a Living Series! Cristy Fincher is the owner of Purple Daisies and the daughter of quilt legend Sharon Schamber. Cristy has ‘never known not sewing’ and has amazing tips and t

Episode 87 Quilting for a living with Abby Glassenberg - Within A Quarter Inch

Sep 9th, 2014 1h 51m

I have been enjoying Abby Glassenberg’s While She Naps podcast and blog quite a bit lately, I love her podcast format where she and her guests discuss a predetermined list of items that make their lives/businesses/brands/homes happier and strea

Episode 86 How to Destash on Instagram - Within A Quarter Inch

Aug 26th, 2014 1h 23m

I recently did a major fabric destash on instagram. I shipped 178 packages from my home within 30 days. And I net over $3,700 dollars. This episode details how I did it. From determining your goals, finding the fabric to sell, setting prices, t

Episode 85 Quilting for a living with Sara Lawson - Within A Quarter Inch

Jul 17th, 2014 1h 2m

In a recent podcast, I declared my intention to find out more about what it means to quilt for living through a series of chats (the tone is more conversational than ‘interview-y’) on the show. In this episode of the podcast, I have a great […]

Episode 84 Destashing, Quilting, and Controlling - Within A Quarter Inch

Jul 8th, 2014 1h 18m

This episode finds me destashing fabrics, searching for (even more) answers about quilting for a living, a new venture I have going (the Crafty Controller — an affordable accounting service for indie crafters!), an update on my sweeties, and sn

Episode 83 Quilting for a Living with Jacquie Gering - Within A Quarter Inch

Jun 3rd, 2014 56m 3s

Wow. What a lady. A straight talking shooter with a heart of gold. I first discovered her awesomeness in the Free QuiltCon Lectures series on Craftsy. If you haven’t watched this series before, what a treat! I have been asking everyone who stan

Episode 82 Quilt Show a Comin’ - Within A Quarter Inch

May 21st, 2014 1h 14m

I recorded this episode a month ago! gah! I used my phone which worked really well expect for the fact that it saved it in a format only a MAC can read… So I had to find a MAC to get it on (and how […]

Episode 81 Finishing - Within A Quarter Inch

Apr 2nd, 2014 55m 52s

Hola! I am finishing up a bunch of quilts over here and I couldn’t be happier about it. A question I posed in the show to you was whether or not your red fabric changes colors when you iron it? Does it get darker? It […]

Episode 80 Flying Solo - Within A Quarter Inch

Mar 20th, 2014 59m 35s

Wow – it has been a long time since I’ve recorded a podcast without a co-host of some sort! I feel like I fell right back into the saddle but you guys will be the judge! I know I veered in and out of topics […]

Episode 79 Pattern Writing - Within A Quarter Inch

Mar 11th, 2014 1h 29m

This episode of the Within A Quarter Inch welcomes back Brye Lynn, who you met during podcast no. 78. We talked a lot about approaches to pattern writing.. As I start on this new endeavor, it seems I have more questions than answers, but that [

Episode 78 an Interview with Brye Lynn - Within A Quarter Inch

Feb 20th, 2014 53m 54s

Wow – it’s great to be back at the microphone again! I did not intend for such a long space between episodes – but fear not, Within A Quarter Inch isn’t going any where! However – Kristyne is not going to be my co-host anymore. […]

Episode 77 Needles and Threads: Friends Forever! - Within A Quarter Inch

Dec 31st, 2013 1h 56m

This episode is dedicated to thread. But you really can’t talk about thread without talking about needles. That would be like talking about peanut butter and leaving out the jelly. I mean, PB&J, right? Of course the conversation dabbles about a

Episode 76 Making a Quilt Sandwich - Within A Quarter Inch

Dec 22nd, 2013 1h 40m

Episode 76, Making a Quilt Sandwich starts off with a life update from Allison – a surprising and unfortunately kinda crappy one… but life goes on. I have had opportunity lately to make a few quilt sandwiches… but I was curious about how others

Episode 75 Picking Fabrics - Within A Quarter Inch

Dec 19th, 2013 1h 39m

Join Kristyne and I as we talk about choosing fabrics for the quilt on the cover of the book with a pink quilt on the cover. That sentence does make sense, I promise! Should I go with the selection above, based on Alison Glass’s SunPrint […]

Episode 74 Craftsy Class Reviews! - Within A Quarter Inch

Dec 11th, 2013 2h 6m

A while ago – I asked if any of you would be interested in my opinions regarding Craftsy and its classes. This episode goes into detail about why I like Craftsy so much and of course, my favorites (and not so favorites because you know […]

Episode 73 The Way You Store Your Fabric… Is the Way You Sew Your Fabric - Within A Quarter Inch

Dec 7th, 2013 1h 49m

In this Episode of Within A Quarter Inch, Kristyne and I discuss the different ways we have stored/organized/coveted our fabric over the years and how those different methods have translated into the way we select fabric for our projects. We ar

Episode 72 The Pursuit of Perfection - Within A Quarter Inch

Nov 27th, 2013 1h 28m

While Kristyne and I had planned on talking about ‘stash effects’ – we were caught up in other conversations about perfection. A listener (hi Kaye!) sent an email to Kristyne that stemmed from Episode 71, where we chatted about the Japanese qui

Episode 71 Under The Influence - Within A Quarter Inch

Nov 16th, 2013 2h 6m

Some serious podcast overload happening this week folks! You see, I had arranged with the family that I would record the podcast on Thursday nights—so before they forgot, I had to start! In the future, the shows should be weekly (!) and post o

Episode 70 The One With Kristyne! - Within A Quarter Inch

Nov 14th, 2013 1h 17m

I have a pretty major announcement to make guys… I have a co-host! As I say in the beginning of this episode, I have secretly wanted a co-host for a long time. What’s better than gabbing with a girlfriend about quilting? The co-host is none […]

Episode 69 Quilt Market! - Within A Quarter Inch

Nov 3rd, 2013 2h 27m

Hello! I went to Quilt Market in Houston for the first time ever in my whole life! So exciting, exhausting, and revealing of my character… More shownotes to come!

Episode 68 A Side Order of Tears - Within A Quarter Inch

Oct 17th, 2013

This show is a little different guys… I recorded it on Wednesday, October 11th – over a week ago. I couldn’t post it until I listened to it because I kind of totally had a break down while recording. A lot of listeners have been […]

Episode 67 QuiltCon ReDux - Within A Quarter Inch

Sep 21st, 2013 1h 55m

This episode is all about my experience at QuiltCon~I had a blast! I go on at length in the show, so I won’t say much about it here. I’m not going to link to the story of the F**K quilt, nor the folks who spoke […]

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