The Straight Stitch: A Podcast About Sewing and Other Fiber Arts

Weekly interviews and discussions on sewing, quilting and fiber arts AI summary

Janet Szabo, Sewing and Quilting Expert Visit website › Leisure · EN · 146 episodes · latest 2026-11-03

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Hosted by Janet Szabo, The Straight Stitch explores sewing, quilting, and related fiber arts. Weekly episodes feature interviews with makers, highlight what is new and noteworthy in the world of sewing, and delve into what's on Janet's cutting table and under the needle.

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Life Needs Laughter (and Fabric)

2026-11-03 · 34 min · Season 4, episode 40

Send us feedback about this episode! Amy Jackson, the designing force behind Salty Hippo Studio, joins us today for a conversation about the importance of laughter and the delight to be found in the creative journey.…
Real-World Pattern Adjustments

2026-10-27 · 32 min · Season 4, episode 39

Send us feedback about this episode! Have you ever sewn the size the chart recommended and still ended up with something that didn’t fit? Many designers draft their size ranges from different blocks, so moving from one…
Giving Our Supplies a Second Life

2026-10-20 · 49 min · Season 4, episode 38

Send us feedback about this episode! What happens to the fabric, notions, and patterns we never get around to using? In this episode, Emily Yost and Ariel Riccardi of Creative Reuse Montana share about this innovative,…
What I Did on My Summer Vacation

2026-10-13 · 28 min · Season 4, episode 37

Send us feedback about this episode! This week I’m turning the mic on myself. I spent most of this past summer planning for a new business. A few weeks ago, I launched Sew Something Studio, a new in-person sewing school…
Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts

2026-10-06 · 41 min · Season 4, episode 36

Send us feedback about this episode! Every T-shirt quilt you've ever seen owes something to this week's guest. Andrea Funk invented the puzzle-style T-shirt quilt back in 1992 — ditching the uniform square block in…
Telling the Untold Stories

2026-09-29 · 36 min · Season 4, episode 35

Send us feedback about this episode! T Carter's quilts don't just tell stories—they tell the stories history books leave out. As a trained historian and a national award-winning fiber artist, T pairs research with…
What's New in Machines

2026-09-22 · 29 min

Send us feedback about this episode! Every sewing machine brand seems to be releasing something new this year—but is any of it actually new, or just a new box for the same machine? We round up what's genuinely changed…
Making Peace with Your Stash

2026-09-15 · 35 min · Season 4, episode 33

Send us feedback about this episode! Do you know exactly how much fabric you own? Would you tell anyone if you did? Between the guest-room closet, the bins under the bed, and "the good stuff" you're saving for someday,…
Three States, Ten Stores

2026-09-08 · 38 min · Season 4, episode 32

Send us feedback about this episode! Janet scratched her itchy traveling foot recently with a twelve-day trip from Montana to Seattle to Cleveland and back, with a stop on the Olympic Peninsula and a teaching stint at a…
Life After Joann Fabrics: Where Do We Shop Now?

2026-08-25 · 46 min · Season 4, episode 31

Send us feedback about this episode! When JOANN Fabrics closed its doors, sewists lost more than a convenient place to buy fabric. We also lost easy access to patterns, thread, zippers, buttons, interfacing and all the…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2023 · over 3 years
Typical length: 38 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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