Carina welcomes fellow Riley Blake designer Gracey Larson onto the show to talk about her new fabric line “Beneath the Western Skies.”
Category: Fabric Podcasts
Episode 66 Quilting Retreat Insider Scoop with Jill Finley
Today Carina is talking with fellow Riley Blake designer Jill Finley! Jill hosts wonderful quilting retreats for women.
Episode 62 The Crazy Way I got A Fabric Contract
Ever wondered how new designers typically get a contract with a fabric manufacturer? On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina tells the hilarious story of how she did everything wrong in getting her first fabric contract.
Episode 55 Primrose Hill with Melanie Collette
Episode 51 Get Your Holiday Crafting and Quilting Gifts Done Now
Do you like to give your friends and loved ones crafty creations for birthdays and holidays? On today’s episode of Make + Design,
Episode 50 Stardust and Christmas Fabric with Bev McCullough
Fellow Riley Blake designer Bev McCullough joins Carina for some insights on her recent fabric collection.
About Today’s Guest
Bev McCullough is an expert seamstress who began designing her own clothes as a teenager. She’s also a blogger who loves to share her work at https://flamingotoes.com/. Bev also designs fabric for Riley Blake Designs, has authored books on embroidery and jewelry making (available on Amazon) and can be found on instagram at flamingotoes.
Episode 48 How She Designs Fabric with Amanda Niederhauser
Have you ever wondered how a fabric designer approaches creating a new fabric collection? Today Carina talks with fellow Riley Blake designer Amanda Niederhauser about her process for designing a new line.
Her daughter Ella is involved in the process and they make a great team! Amanda also talks about her love of cats and cat fabric. Settle in for this fun and insightful conversation about fabric and cats!
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Download Carina’s free guide: The 7 Tips Nobody Will Tell You About Becoming a Surface Pattern Designer here: http://eepurl.com/dN2RcY
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About Carina Gardner:
Carina Gardner is a fabric designer, paper designer, and design educator who is passionate about helping other designers fulfill their creative dreams by teaching them her strategies for making money as a designer. She has a Ph.D. in Design and taught design at the University of Minnesota before starting Carina Gardner, Inc.
Carina Gardner, Inc design brand has been featured in dish ware, holiday decor, sewing patterns, and more. Her exclusive Design Suite Program helps creatives make money designing as they learn to design. Her programs include Illustrator and Photoshop training, surface pattern design, paper design, Silhouette & Cricut file design, and running a design business. She started the Make and Design Podcast so that she could share inspiration, stories, and experiences about design and life with crafters and designers.
Find out more at https://www.carinagardner.com
Check out her most popular program, Design Bootcamp, here: http://www.carinagardnercourses.com/designbootcamp
About Today’s Guest
Amanda Niederhauser is a quilter, a fabric designer for Riley Blake, and an author. You can find her work in the following places:
Instagram: jedicraftgirl
Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JediCraftGirl (patterns)
Episode 34 How Design Process Can Get You Through The Hard Times with Jeanie Dickinson
On today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast, Jeanie Dickinson returns as Carina’s guest star to talk to us about how process can get you through the hard times as a designer. Jeanie likes to think about art as creativity and creativity soothed her soul during various tough periods in her life. Jeanie tells us about a time that the scrapbooking she owned burned down.
About Today’s Guest
Jeanie Dickinson is an artist, a designer, and a businesswoman. You can find Jeanie’s blog (with links to all of her art!) here: https://jeaniesdesigns.blogspot.com/
Episode 30 How Long Does It Take To Design A Fabric Collection?
On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina answers a question that she gets a lot: “How long does it take to design a fabric collection?” Carina talks through the difference between fabric lines that take a long time and lines that come more quickly.
Episode 29 Building a Quilt Book Proposal with Amanda Niederhauser
Amanda Niederhauser returns as our guest star on today’s episode of the Make + Design Podcast. She and Carina take a look at Amanda’s quilting book, “Playful Precut Quilts,” and take a deep dive into what Amanda did to get the book published. Playful Precut Quilts is a “how to” book that gives step-by-step instructions on how to make quilts with pre-cut fabrics. You’ll want to check out the YouTube video on this one so that you can see Amanda’s beautiful book!
About Today’s Guest
Amanda Neiderhauser is a quilter, a fabric designer for Riley Blake, and an author. You can find her work in the following places:
Instagram: jedicraftgirl
Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JediCraftGirl (patterns)
Amanda’s book, “Playful Precut Quilts,” published by C&T Publishing, is available on Amazon, in quilt shops, and wherever books are sold.