Theresa Benson is a quiltmaker, pattern designer, author and heart-centered teacher who has combined her love for quilting with AI. With a background in Electrical Engineering and expertise in artificial intelligence, she’s created a unique niche—bringing the world of tech and quilting together. Her workshops cover everything from color theory to AI applications, helping quilters of all skill levels explore fresh ways to express themselves. And why do I say heart-centred teacher? She makes the sometimes scary or unknown topic of AI very approachable for quilters and explores ways we can use it to boost our own creative path.

You can find the AI quilter right here: https://theaiquilter.com/

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My guest today is Jane Haworth! Her journey is pretty amazing. She started off making heartwarming memory quilts turning people's T-shirts and special clothes into beautiful keepsakes. But over time, something shifted. Jane began creating art for herself, following her own creative path instead of only making custom quilts for others. Now she's known for her incredible pet portraits and fabric collage workshops and her quilts can be seen at major quilt shows across the country. She is an award-winning art quilter and she loves teaching, speaking, and traveling to share her creative process.

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My guest today is Adam Trest. He’s an artist, illustrator and storyteller. His work evokes the heart of Southern folklore and traditions. A New York Times bestselling illustrator, his work can be found in the illustrations of children’s books, hanging in the homes of his collectors worldwide, and in multiple home decor lines available nationwide. And he has been featured on the hit series Hometown again and again. Regardless of whether you find it in wallpaper, on tiles, or in a gorgeous line of fabric, Adam Trest’s work focuses on telling the story of life in the South. His latest book is called Azul: A story Told in blue.

Find him here: https://adamtrest.com/

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My guest today is Carolina Oneto, an internationally celebrated Chilean quilt artist. Her work blends bold colour, beautiful flowing design, and storytelling with every stitch. Carolina’s quilting journey has taken her across borders and cultures, sharing her artistry with quilters around the globe. Inspired by music, fine art, social issues, and the beauty of nature, she transforms fabric into a colourful story. Her quilts reflect both her strong technical skills and her deep creative spirit. She is known for her bright, bold colourful quilts and for teaching techniques every quilter can use like soft curves and so much more! Her passion for quilting has made her a sought-after teacher, speaker, and exhibitor, sparking inspiration wherever her work travels.

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My guest today is Todd Leavitt – if you are in love with the process, in love with the story, and in love with an authentic human being putting himself out there for all to see – even in his gitchies - this is your episode. He loves to share the good in his world and the struggle. He loves to have the conversations. He hangs out on TikTok LIVE in a safe way every weekend that he can to quilt and talk and share his process. He answers Qs that lift up the viewer and he’s building a quilting community around himself one TikTok LIVE at a time.

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My guest today is known as Quito Quilts on TikTok and Instagram! This longarm quilter has literally led a path of friends including me - dancing down the aisles of QuiltCon and a few other shows. She may be considered the dancing quilter on social media, but there are so many other wonderful things she brings to the table or should I say the quilt frame? Today I’ll have a chat with Amy Freyn of Quito Quilts.

You can find her right here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quitoquilts

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Clare Youngs is an artist, designer and maker working with paper collage. She is a graphic designer by trade with a lifelong interest in everything handmade. She has written 20+ gorgeous books, she has run workshops and she creates original artwork as well. Whether she is printing, cutting and folding paper, sewing or embroidering, she takes inspiration from all aspects of handicraft techniques, traditional and contemporary. And now she’s stepped into the world of fabric design with Free Spirit Fabrics.

GUEST WEBSITE: https://www.clareyoungs.co.uk/
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Megan Whitney and Meg Bulthaupt are the creative force behind Urban Sewciety, Studio M Squared, and Sewciety Kids. Each began with a passion for sewing and a strong entrepreneurial drive, launching their own sewing ventures independently. In 2016, their paths crossed, and they joined forces to build the thriving brands they run today.

Today, Meg and Megan share their patterns and curriculum for both kids and adult classes, empowering other businesses and individuals to replicate their winning formula.

You can find them on social media right here: @urbansewciety on Instagram

THEIR WEBSITES:

urbansewciety.com (brick&mortar)
Studiomsquared.shop (patterns)
Sewcietykids.com (kids’ curriculum)

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