Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor
Host Stephanie Socha, a residential interior designer and maker presents a creative lifestyle podcast for those who love to sew, quilt, knit, decorate and make things for the home. This podcast is for the maker who loves to dabble in many types of hobbies, mainly sewing and quilting, but also knitting, paper crafts (Cricut) gardening and interior decorating.
There are a mix of guest interviews and solo episodes where I present an informative topic and/or educational "how to" on specific maker techniques.
Join my Patreon to get a bonus episode every month, year round (even during show hiatus).
Episodes
123 episodes
Guest Gail Yellen, Gail Patrice Design
On this episode, I chat with guest Gail Yellen from Gail Patrice Design.Gail is a sewing educator, pattern designer and specialized in serger artistry. We talk about her journey in sewing and ...
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Season 7
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Episode 120
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1:52:52
Ep 119: Guest Katrina Walker - Sewing, Quilting and Spoiled Sheep Yarn
Katrina Walker, an industry sewing educator, author, and designer, shares her journey into the home sewing industry. Katrina has worked with various brands, including Pfaff and
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Season 7
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Episode 119
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1:53:52
S7 E118: Guest Carina Gardner
On this episode, my guest is Carina Gardner, a successful designer and entrepreneur, shares her journey and insights on how to make money as a designer. She emphasizes the importance of being a multifaceted designer and knowing when to pivo...
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Season 7
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Episode 118
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1:15:46
S7 E117: Guest - Chris English Quilts
Guest Segment: Chris English QuiltsMy guest is Chris English, a quilter and fabric/textile designer in the UK. Chris is known for utilizing recycled fabrics in his...
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Season 7
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Episode 117
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1:16:10
Episode 116 has been fixed - no extra music during our chat! 😳
Apologies for the extra music drowning out almost 4 minutes of our chat! I forgot to remove that song from the music track last season! The old version of the episode is now taken down and a new and revised version of episod...
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Season 7
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1:09
Season 7 Premiere Episode! Guest Kristin Oldach, KraeO - Indie Hand Yarn Dyer
S7 Ep 116: Welcome Back! Season 7 of the Make and Decorate with Stephanie podcast is here!! If you are new to this podcast, you will hear any and everything about making, aka sewing, quilting crafting, knitting and i...
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Season 7
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Episode 116
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1:18:22
S6 E115: Jenni Grover, Wellness Coach
Hello and welcome everyone! If you are new, I am Stephanie and this podcast is a long conversational format with alternating solo and guest episodes. There is a chit chat segment that is after the guest segment where I chit and chat...
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Season 6
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Episode 1115
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1:23:36
Aims - Indy Bindy Fabrics
S6 Ep 114Guests segment: Aims, Indy Bindy Fabrics https://www.indybindy.com.au/shopAims is the owner of Indy Bindy Fabrics, an independent online fabric shop based in Australi...
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Season 6
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Episode 114
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57:25
S6 E113: Sewing Fashion and Quilting Trends 2024
The main topic for today’s episode is “Sewing Fashion and Quilting trends of 2024”. It was fun to research this topic and to present my thoughts on them as well as resources for you to check out to make some trendy fashion including patte...
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Season 6
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Episode 113
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1:01:15
S6E112: Christa Watson, Christa Quilts
Christa Watson is back to chat with us about none other than machine quilting, her new Dazzle Dots fabrics with Benartex, Sewing table with Arrow, quilting notions sold in quilt shops and her new book with C&T Publishing.Links:
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Season 6
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Episode 112
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1:16:58
Belle Brunner: Seams Sew Me | Chit Chat: Tips for Pattern Matching Seams
Patreon.com/makeanddecorate Patreon has recently added a free membership feature available where you can join in chats with me and everyone in the group. Paid subscribers receiv...
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Season 6
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Episode 111
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1:02:50
Naomi Fata, Love Stitches: Sewing, Alterations and Slip Covers
Welcome to the Make and Decorate Podcast, for makers who love to sew, quilt, knit and decorate....and do all the crafts!Today's guest is Naomi Fata from Love Stitches by Naomi at ...
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Season 6
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Episode 110
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1:39:06
Bag Making with Sara Lawson, Sew Sweetness
Season 6 Ep. 109Sara Lawson from Sew Sweetness is back to talk about making bags. Sara is a bag pattern designer and sells bag making supplies and beautiful cork fabrics at https://sewsweetness.com Sara also has a
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Season 6
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Episode 109
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1:04:37
Knitting with Willie Nillie Knits!
S6 E108: Knitting with Willie Nillie KnitsLinks: https://www.instagram.com/willienillieknits/Link Tree - all the links to f...
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Season 6
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Episode 108
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57:06
Quick and Easy Fall and Halloween Sewing, Crochet and Knitting Projects
S6 E107: Quick and Easy Fall and Halloween Sewing, Crochet and Knitting ProjectsMake and Decorate Patreon Group - Free membership option!! Patreon finally added free memberships to their platform. Head on over ...
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Season 6
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Episode 107
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1:23:51
MND 106: Season 6!! Karla Gerome, Grace Company; New Little Rebel Machine
Season 6 is here!!! Consider joining my Make and DecoratePatreon group for a new bonus episode every month.I did record a great interview with Karla Gerome from the Grace C...
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Season 6
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Episode 106
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57:16
New! Sew Tites and Off the Wall Quilt chats from H+H Americas
I am surprising you with a new episode in the middle of summer...yay! The main reason for this episode is to share a couple of chats I had with a couple of quilting companies I met with at the H+H Americas show in June.*Affiliate ...
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Season 5
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Episode 105
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39:26
Replay: Sewing with Liberty Fabrics, History of Tana Lawn & Lasenby Cotton
This episode is a replay of Season 4, Episode 84.In this episode I present a history of Liberty Fabrics. Find out how the fabrics are designed, and what makes Tana Lawn so special. I also give ideas and tips on sewing and qu...
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Season 5
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Episode 0
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1:10:40
S5 E104: Simple Summer Decor; Season 5 Finale
Simple Summer DecorBelow are the links to resources I talk about in this episode:Home Dec fabrics: Onlinefabricstore.com : Look for fabric lines like Premier Prints, P.Kaufma...
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Season 5
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Episode 104
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1:21:52
S5 E103: Minki Kim, Sewing Illustration
My guest on this episode is Minki Kim from Sewingillustration.com. In our chat, we learn about Minki’s passion for sewing, designing her patterns and her fabrics with
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Season 5
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Episode 103
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1:39:26
S5 E102: AI in our Maker World; ChatGPT, DALL-E
Artificial Intelligence, what exactly is it and how we can utilize generative ai in our maker lives? I will answer those questions and more in this episode. I will present two types of GAI (generative intelligence) programs; ChatGPT and DAL...
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Season 5
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Episode 102
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1:30:25
S5 E101: Jennifer Moore, Mona Luna
My guest on this episode is Jennifer Moore and her company is Mona Luna. Jennife...
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Season 5
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Episode 101
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1:13:04
S5 E100: Puff Quilts: Historic to Contemporary
100 Episodes!!! What a great milestone for the Make and Decorate with Stephanie podcast, and I couldn’t have done it without all of you listeners and Patreon patrons. Thank you!Chit Chat: I will chat about current sewing and...
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Season 5
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Episode 100
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48:26