The Quilter on Fire Podcast
Quilting is the best hobby on earth! It includes everything from quilts and fibre art to wearables and bags. It brings you immense joy and it's a great stress reliever, but there is so much to learn. Join Brandy Maslowski, the Quilter on Fire, as she tackles the latest quilting topics and interviews guests from all over the world. If you want to hear the latest quilting tips and tricks, listen to the experts and become a better quilter, then this show's for you.
Episodes
258 episodes
QOF Episode 258 - Ursula McClintock
My guest today is Ursula McClintock. She is half of the team also comprised of Roy Zhao the owners of LDH Scissors in Toronto, Canada. Their scissors are designed for makers—quilters, sewists, textile artists—anyone who appreciates a tool that ...
QOF Episode 257 - Carson Converse
My guest today is Carson Converse, an artist and designer whose work lives right at the intersection of dynamic modern sensibility and grounded in tradition. Carson originally studied sculpture at Boston University before going on to earn a mas...
QOF Episode 256 - Monika Henry
Today I’m chatting with Monika Henry from Penny Spool Quilts, where bright colours, bold shapes, and simple, fuss-free patterns help you build confidence—one block at a time. Today we’ll talk about her Quilt the North Boxes, which...
QOF Episode 255 - Jenni Smith & Kay Walsh
Jenni Smith and Kay Walsh are thriving creative quilters each to their own but put them together and some kind of magic happens. I think it’s called friendship and when you bring that to an event, a workshop, or any kind of experience it become...
QOF Episode 254 - Tania Tanti
My guest today is Tania Tanti, a Melbourne-based art quilter who loves screen printed fabric paint and embroidery thread! She uses painting and stitch to create bold, expressive art pieces. Her work often lands somewhere between abstract landsc...
QOF Episode 253 - QuiltCon 2026
It’s the QuiltCon Episode! So many sweet people came into the Oliso Story Space to say hello and be on the podcast! Watch this full video on YouTube or listen in to the podcast - it’s your choice.🎧 Episode NOW LIVE - listen in!&n...
QOF Episode 251 - Lisa Solomon All About Colour
Lisa Solomon is an accomplished mixed media artist and teacher whose previous books include A Field Guide to Color, The Color Meditation Deck, Crayola: a Visual Biography, and 20 Ways to Draw a Chair. Colour is her kryptonite in the best way ev...
QOF Episode 250 - Lorena Uriarte
My guest today is Lorena Uriarte. She is an internationally recognized, Sydney-based textile artist, a modern quilter, and educator known for her vibrant designs, intricate handwork, and innovative use of repurposed fabrics, often creating uniq...
QOF Episode 249 - Leanne Parsons
If you love scrappy goodness, and lots of tiny pieces… you’re going to love this episode. My guest today is Leanne Parsons – the Devoted Quilter. She’s a Canadian pattern designer with over 40 patterns in her shop, a quilt teacher, and free-mot...
QOF Episode 248 - Mike O'Dell
My guest today is Mike O’Dell of Legit Kits! With a full time job as a nurse anesthetist, Mike had the luxury of trying out a side hustle that didn’t need to put food on the table. He’s been sewing for decades so his newfound joy with the FPP p...
QOF Episode 247 - Sara Buscaglia
Sara Larson Buscaglia is a self-taught organic farmer, natural dyer, quiltmaker and founder of Farm & Folk. She has amassed 100K followers on social media attracting an audience that is joyfully invested in hand-stitched quilting, na...
QOF Episode 246 - Hillary Goodwin - Featured Speaker - QuiltCon 2026
Hillary Goodwin has been a modern quilter from the early days of the establishment of the Modern Quilter Guild and has had at least one and often several quilts juried into every Quiltcon since 2015 (minus Quiltcon away when she was busy ER doc...
QOF Episode 245 - Kim Jamieson-Hirst
Kim Jamieson-Hirst is the founder of Chatterbox Quilts — a quilter, teacher, pattern-designer, vintage-machine lover, and — let’s face it — delightful human being. She’s the voice behind hundreds of YouTube videos, thoughtful blog posts,...
QOF Episode 244 - Jo Avery
Today, I’ll have a chat with special guest Jo Avery. From intricate handwork and appliqué in cotton and wool threads to bold improv quilts inspired by the woods around her Scottish home, my guest today shows us that quilting is more than techni...
QOF Episode 243 - Tori and Andi
PODCAST SWAP! This time we recorded together and it was so much fun! — Tori McElwain and Andi Stanfield — the co-hosts of the Quilting on the Side podcast joined me for a candid conversation about all kinds of quilty topics including the ...
QOF Episode 242 - Lynne Goldsworthy
Lynne Goldsworthy has been making quilts for over 2 decades, and she’s the mastermind behind the idea of Thread House Academy with her good friends Jo Avery and Karen Lewis. She has designed for numerous companies, magazines, and for television...
QOF Episode 241 - Sue Sherman
Sue Sherman is a national and international award-winning quilt artist who transforms white cotton into breathtaking wildlife portraits. Through precise painting with dyes and thread, Sue gives voice to the animal kingdom, creating lifelike ima...
QOF Episode 240 - Katie Pasquini Masopust
Katie Pasquini was inducted into the Quilter's Hall of Fame in 2024. She is a trailblazer, an artist, author, teacher and speaker who has spent over forty years turning fabric into breathtaking works of art. Katie began as a painter, but somewh...
QOF Episode 239 - Dr. Karen Nyberg
My guest today is Dr. Karen Nyberg! She is an Astronaut, Earth Ambassador, and Artist. Have you ever spoken to a person who has literally left this earth and been to outer space? I haven’t…until now! My guest on the podcast today stitched...
QOF Episode 238 - Fiber Fix Fam Launch with Mel Beach
JOIN THE FIBER FIX for 2026! We'll be making fiber art postcards together all year long! It's a chance to stretch your skills—one small, joyful project at a time with 12 fiber art challenges, monthly LIVES with Brandy & Mel and a com...
QOF Episode 237 - Maria Shell
From her studio in Alaska (or sometimes Kansas), my guest today transforms scraps into vibrant improvisational art quilts that have earned national recognition. Her fearless approach to color and pattern will leave you inspired to create your o...
QOF Episode 236 - 5 Year Anniversary!
Welcome to a very special celebration—the 5th Anniversary Episode of the Quilter on Fire Podcast. I can hardly believe it! Five years of stories, stitches, laughter, tears, inspiration, and those little moments where something someone says just...
QOF Episode 235 - Artist e bond
Today on the Quilter on Fire Podcast we're diving into the creative world of artist, educator, graphic designer, and printmaker e bond. Her work has been published in numerous books including 500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations...
QOF Episode 234 - Lorelai Kueker
My guest today is Lorelai Keeker a 16 year old quilter and garment maker who is taking the industry by storm. At her young age she has already won numerous awards including Viewer’s Choice awards AQS Branson and Paducah, Best of division for a ...
QOF Episode 233 - Karen Lewis
My guest today is Karen Lewis — printmaker, fabric and pattern designer, author, and the creative force behind Karen Lewis Textiles. You might know her from her fabric lines with Robert Kaufman or her books Screen Printing at Home and Wabi-Sabi...