Behind the Seams
In Behind the Seams, the podcast from C&T Publishing, Acquisitions Editor Roxane Cerda interviews some of the amazing quilting and sewing personalities who she's gotten to know through her 20 years in the industry. Download the latest episodes to meet great crafters, learn the backstories behind events and people, and hear funny stories from people living the crafty life.
Episodes
32 episodes
Finding creativity in quilting with Joyce Becker
Listen in as I chat with Joyce Becker, prize-winning quilter, author, and instructor. Joyce focuses her art, writing, teaching, and lecturing on creating beautiful landscape quilts. We talk about creativity, landscape quilts, and much more. To ...
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Making quality quilts with Judy Martin
Join me as I chat with Judy Martin, veteran quilt designer, author, and publisher. She spent time as an editor and principal pattern designer for Quilter’s Newsletter, went on to found her own publishing company, Crosley-Griffith in 1987, and i...
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Master your sewing machine with Deborah Louie
Sit back, grab a cuppa and relax while you listen in on my conversation with Deborah Louie. She’s a multiple-award-winning quilter, quilting magazine columnist, and author, but above all, Deborah is an instructor dedicated to teaching and shari...
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Creating mixed-media fiber art with Lynn Koolish
Today I’ll be talking with Lynn Koolish. Lynn is a fiber artist, teacher, and author. She is most well-known for her bright colors, hand-dyed fabrics, and creating mixed-media fiber art. She teaches locally in the San Francisco Bay Area, nation...
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Live creatively with Karoline Darhling Hughes
In today's episode I get to chat with Karoline Dahrling Hughes about living the creative life. Karoline is a designer, teacher, author, podcaster, and more! You may have seen her fabulous handmade clothing online or in popular sewing magazines ...
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Improv Art Quilting with Cindy Grisdela
Join me as I talk with Cindy Grisdela, veteran award-winning art quilter, teacher, and author. When not quarantining, Cindy travels extensively, teaching, exhibiting, and selling her work across the US. Her work can be most easily described as ...
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Cozy mysteries with novelist Ann Hazelwood
Today I am chatting with Ann Hazelwood, veteran shop owner, quilt appraiser, and novelist. Ann's quilt-laden cozy novels span 4 series containing 19 books - and counting! Get the scoop on how Ann approaches her writing, the series locations, an...
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Art Quilting with Meri Vahl
Listen in as I talk with Meri Vahl. Meri is a renowned quilt artist best known for her stunning and evocative landscape art quilts which have won numerous awards including Mancuso’s ‘Best Quilts of the World’ three times! Meri is also a prolifi...
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How to Sew Smart: Ergonomics and Wellness with Rose Parr
Have a listen as I chat with Rose Parr. Rose is a personal trainer, a nutritionist, an author, and a quilter. As a personal trainer specializing in older adults, she has worked with many arthritic individuals and, as a nutritionist, helped them...
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Organize your creative space & behind the scenes at The Quilt Show with Lilo Bowman
Join me as I talk with Lilo Bowman. If you already know Lilo you likely know her from her work as the editor-in-chief and production manager for TheQuiltShow.com. Through her earlier life, Lilo moved frequently, sometimes with nothing more than...
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Free-Motion Quilting & Women's Health with Christina Cameli
Tune in as I chat with Christina Cameli! Christina is a nurse-midwife, author, fabric designer, quilter, and free-motion quilting instructor. Christina and I talk about quilting, quarantine, and so much more. To check out her work, her fabric a...
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Fiber Arts with Catherine Redford
In this episode I talk with Catherine Redford, an award-winning fiber artist who still loves to learn and pass that knowledge on as she teaches quilting and embroidery around the United States and beyond. Catherine is an author and a prolific t...
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Hand Sewing and Staying Creative with Becky Goldsmith
Tune in as I talk with Becky Goldsmith, award-winning quilter and international instructor. We chat about handwork, thread, teaching online, the realities of staying sane and creative while at home, and much more! See more of Becky's work at
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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How to embrace your creativity with Jennifer Sampou
Join me as I talk with Jennifer Sampou, San Francisco-based designer, quilter and teacher. Jennifer and I talk about her experiences as a veteran textile designer, her passion for ombré fabrics, creativity and keeping her mojo fueled duri...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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Boro & Sashiko with Shibaguyz Designz
Shannon and Jason are the dynamic DIY duo known as the Shibaguyz, award-winning crochet, knit, and sewing designers, instructors, and authors. We talk through the realities of shifting to remote work, their journey into boro and sashiko handwor...
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Episode 6
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1:05:51
Scrap Fabric Project Ideas with Judy Gauthier
Judy Gauthier is a shop owner, fabric designer, quilt designer, instructor, and author. Tune in and listen as we chat about scrap quilts, PPE, quilting and sewing for the holidays, and much more. To learn more about the topics we discuss or to ...
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Episode 5
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Creating Abundance in the Crafting World with MJ Kinman
MJ Kinman is an art quilter, instructor, and author who is most well-known for her paper pieced quilts that depict close-ups of gemstones. Follow along as MJ and I discuss transitioning from artists to instructor; the value of mentoring and sha...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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The Calming Effects of Embroidery with Aimee Ray
Aimee Ray is an artist, graphic artist, embroidery designer, and authors. You are likely familiar with Aimee for her well-known Doodle Stitching books and her frequently woodland-inspired Little Dear embroidery patterns, projects, and kits. How...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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23:43
How to Get Started with Cosplay and What Makes a Good Costume with Jedimanda
Join me as I chat with Jedimanda, a.k.a. Amanda Haas, cosplayer, seamstress, author, and unapologetic fangirl. Cosplay is a new topic for Behind the Seams, so if you have never heard of cosplay and think it might not be for you, give this a lis...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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YouTube Personality Laura Coia on Her Brand, How to Air Sew & How to Get Started Sewing and Quilting
Click play and listen in as Laura Coia and I chat! Laura is the founder and celebrity host of the very successful and inspiring SewVeryEasy YouTube channel, Sew Very Easy. Laura is a freelance seamstress, educator, author, and registered ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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Season 2 Behind the Seams: Interview with Kathy Doughty
In this episode of Season 2, Roxane interviews Kathy Doughty, a quilting industry extraordinaire. Listen to Kathy explain the intricacies of running her own quilt shop, Material Obsession, her teaching stories, travel narratives, and how she st...
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Season 2
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29:43
Season 2 Behind the Seams: Interview with Paula Nadelstern
In the fifth episode of Season 2, Roxane interviews Paula Nadelstern. Paula is an American artist, quiltmaker, author and teacher known for her kaleidoscope-themed quilts. Listen to Paula detail how she got started quilting, how living in New Y...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:46
Season 2 Behind the Seams: Interview with Carol Dean Jones
In the fourth episode of Season 2, Roxane interviews Carol Dean Jones, author of the beloved Quilting Cozy series. Listen to Carol explain how she became a first-time author at age 75, what inspires her novels, and all about her latest release,...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:52
Season 2 Behind the Seams: Interview with Lori Lee Triplett
In the third episode of Season 2, Roxane interviews Lori Lee Triplett, an antique quilt expert who, along with her sister Kay, runs the Quilt & Textile Collections. Listen to Lori detail how she got interested in antique quilts, her r...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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Season 2 Behind the Seams: Interview with Bonnie Hunter
In the second episode of Season 2, Roxane interviews Bonnie Hunter, best-selling author of numerous quilting books & products, and self-described "Quiltaholic!" Listen to Bonnie detail how she got started in quilting, her busy travel life, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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