The Rev Craft Biz Podcast

085 In this episode, Diana Fitzgerald of Banjo Flannel talks to us about figuring out how to do things her own way, and not really paying attention to what other people are up to. We also talk about her brand new book featuring patchwork and sashiko. We talked about how having a scientific brain works well with pattern writing, and how it’s necessary to be interested in something to have a chance at being good at it. Show Notes Website - https://www.banjoflannel.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/banjoflannel Tula Pink - https://www.tulapink.com/ Alison Glass - https://alisonglass.com/ Giucy Giuce - https://www.giucygiuce.com/fabric Ruby Star Society - https://www.rubystarsociety.com/fabrics Project Hail Mary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary_(film) Suzy Quilts - https://suzyquilts.com/ Christa Quilts - https://christaquilts.com/ Patchwork Sashiko book - https://www.banjoflannel.com/patchworksashikobook Bernina - https://www.bernina.com/en-US/Home-United-States How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

084 In this episode, Mel Beach is back with us! Mel and I took on a convo about activism quilts, and how they appear out in the world – both throughout history, and in the current landscape of both artistic activism and politics. We talk all the facets of making this work, curating it, displaying it, and experiencing it as a viewer. And what to do when you come across work that isn’t your cup of tea. Mel has also been making up a storm of fun stuff on her IG feed, using watercolor instead of fabric for the moment. We talk about how making the ugly stuff helps you make the good stuff! Show Notes https://melbeachquilts.com/ Instagram: @melbeachquilts https://www.instagram.com/melbeachquilts/ Bisa Butler - https://www.instagram.com/bisabutler/?hl=en Timna Tarr - https://www.timnatarr.com/ Meg Cox - https://megcox.com/ SAQA - https://www.saqa.com/ Marianne Fons - https://www.mariannefons.com/ Social Justice Sewing Academy - https://www.sjsacademy.org/ Nancy Stovall - Just Quilting PDX - https://www.justquiltingpdx.com/ Heather Cox Richardson - Jennifer Wilken Penick - https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilkinpenick/?hl=en Playing with a Full Deck - https://vmota.org/playing-with-a-full-deck/ Fiber Fix Fam - https://www.thequiltcourse.com/offers/tqwzKvQN/checkout How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

Episode 083 In this episode I’m chatting with Rachel Allen about copywriting and marketing. She talks about finding a way to be human in your marketing communications without being performative, and about understanding what your customer is looking for first before you attempt to sell them anything! Show Notes Website - https://www.boltfromthebluecopywriting.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/boltfromthebluecopywriting Ellie Trier - https://zuzushausofcats.com/ Bon Bon Viviant - https://www.instagram.com/bonbonvivant/?hl=en Mary Williams - https://www.instagram.com/sensiblewoo/ Mad Priest Coffee - https://madpriestcoffee.com/ ReMarkable - https://remarkable.com/ *Indirect Work by Carol Sanford - https://amzn.to/4oaeZqN *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

Episode 082 In this episode I’m chatting with Jo Avery. We talk about her entrepreneurial journey from her early twenties, and how she has refined her businesses along the way to suit the stages of her life, including moving from in person teaching to online, and partnering with people who have other skill sets and compliment hers. Jo is also a maker of temperature quilts - a style of quilting that has fascinated me. She talks about developing them using improv techniques (her favorite way to work) and using these, and 100 Days projects, as playgrounds for her next big idea. Show Notes Website - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joaverystitch/ Bayeux Tapestry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry British Museum/Bayeux Tapestry - https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/bayeux-tapestry Lady and the Unicorn Tapestry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_and_the_Unicorn Festival of Quilts - https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/ Daisy Aschehoug - https://warmfolk.com/ Svalbard Retreat - https://warmfolk.com/products/svalbard-retreat-2026-deposit Thread House Academy - https://academy.thethreadhouse.co.uk/ Creative Spark - https://ctpub.com/ Cleopatra’s Needle Needlepoint - https://www.cleopatrasneedle.co.uk/ Jo’s Temperature quilt - https://joavery.co.uk/temperature-quilt-and-temperature-embroidery/ Temperature quilt archive - https://joavery.co.uk/category/temperature-quilt/ Karen Lewis - https://www.karenlewistextiles.com/ Nick Ball - https://www.instagram.com/quiltsfromtheattic/?hl=en Kelly Lautenbach - https://www.instagram.com/itsjustsew/ Exhausted Octopus - https://exhaustedoctopus.com/ *Dear Data: A Friendship in 52 Weeks of Postcards - https://amzn.to/4o7lpXU Jo’s patterns - https://store.stitchgathering.co.uk/collections/pdf-patterns Journey to the Centre of a Quilter Book - https://store.stitchgathering.co.uk/products/journey-to-the-centre-of-a-quilter-book Handiquilter Moxie - https://handiquilter.com/product/hq-moxie-15-quilt-machine/?srsltid=AfmBOop_zOlmMc1xxxky0-rIJoSdGN0hf3sWoyDbktMoBw3AsJKmMN3s Aurifil - https://www.aurifil.com/ Modern American Vintage - https://modernamericanvintage.com/ Poking tool - https://modernamericanvintage.com/collections/quilting-tools/products/pointturners Scorer - https://modernamericanvintage.com/collections/quilting-tools/products/heramarkers *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

Episode 081 In Part 2 of my convo with book artist and fabric designer e bond, we delved into where you look for inspiration. e brought a lot of her book making and painting skills to her first fabric designs, and subsequent lines relate back to this in an on-going story. We also talk about what can be inspiration, and it’s not necessarily other art. e is a huge reader, and many of the books she reads turn into art ideas. I loved the great sense of art being threaded through all aspects of her life, and honestly, find myself needing to do a bit more of that in mine! Show Notes Website - https://ebondwork.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eisroughdraft/ Creativebug classes - https://www.creativebug.com/instructors/e-bond Enid Blyton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton *The Notebook, The History of Thinking on Paper, by Roland Allen - https://amzn.to/4wZP09t Austin Kleon - https://austinkleon.com/ *Mick Herron Slough House - https://amzn.to/4u01MCd *Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit - https://amzn.to/4ecMOUL *The Art of Looking Sideways - Alan Fletcher - https://amzn.to/4vlRDB5 *Picturing and Poeting - https://amzn.to/3PQFnJu *Robin Wall Kimmerer - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robin-Wall-Kimmerer/author/B001KIHUZE?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=25143b97-e2d8-49ab-94ec-7cb6e815745f *Braiding Sweetgrass- https://amzn.to/4wZMU9y *Atomic Habits - https://amzn.to/4dF3jsH *The Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes - https://amzn.to/4uFAXo7 14-Pattern Series - https://huntersdesignstudio.com/shop/?swoof=1&product_cat=quilt-patterns&product_tag=fourteen-fqs The Slowdown Show - https://www.slowdownshow.org/ Tracy K. Smith - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/tracy-k-smith Tiger Melon, Tiger Moon blocks - https://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/tiger-moon-and-tiger-melon-quilt-block Singer sewing machines - https://www.singer.com/ *Bone Folder - https://amzn.to/4dGKhlD *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe