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The First Stitch: Every Quilter Has a Story
Discover the shared experiences that connect all quilters. The First Stitch is the podcast dedicated to celebrating the journeys of the craft's most passionate members: YOU! Host Lisa Donnelly of Wild Plum Lane brings you short, impactful episodes that prove we are all more alike than we are different, no matter where or when we picked up our first set of needle and thread.
Every week, you'll hear:
-A Quilter’s Story: Hear the unique, personal accounts of how quilters began to quilt, overcome creative blocks, and found purpose in piecing. These are your stories, read aloud, emphasizing the universal themes of creativity, challenge, and community.
-Finishing Focus: Practical, no-nonsense tips and actionable strategies for completing your quilt projects (WIPs/UFOs). It's gentle motivation to finish those beautiful quilts!
-Quilting Tidbits: Essential, quick-hit information on tools, new fabric lines, techniques, and the latest happenings in the world of quilting.
Join us to recognize your own journey in the stories of others, gain practical quilt project planning and organization skills, and feel more connected to the quilting community as a whole.
New episodes are released every Wednesday morning.
The First Stitch: Every Quilter Has a Story
Latest Episodes
Nina's First Stitch Story + Breaking Big Projects Into Small Bites EP 20
FIRST STITCH STORY: MEET NINAIn this episode, we meet Nina from Sweden, whose quilting story starts at age three, sewing on paper! Decades later, she's still going strong, and her favorite quilt has a worldwide friendship story st...
19: Jeanne's First Stitch Story + Staying Organized With Multiple WIPs
Today's quilter learned to sew from her grandma and mother, just like so many of us, and her story includes one of my favorite quilt stories yet…listen in to see what it is!. She's also juggling more WIPs than she can count, so this episode is ...
18: Jay's First Stitch Story + Taming the Fabric Stash
I love hearing from quilters who found their way into this hobby sort of by accident, and Jay's story is exactly that kind of delight! From cereal box templates in a hand piecing class to a fabric collection that makes Jay equal parts proud and...
17: Mona's First Stitch Story + Batch-Sewing Your Way to Finished Quilts
First Stitch Story: Meet MonaIn this episode, we meet Mona, who learned to quilt from her grandmother when she was just eleven years old. From her first hand stitched quilts to falling in love with machine quilting, Mona's journey...
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16: DB's First Stitch Story + A Speedy Scrappy Shortcut
First Stitch Story: Meet DBIn this episode, we meet DB, who grew up surrounded by sewing, knitting, and crochet thanks to her mom and grandmother. Life (and raising her daughters) put her sewing machine on pause for years, until a...