Just Wanna Quilt

Judy, my dear neighbor, talks to us about masks making, the city of New Orleans, Katrina and more.

Kim joins us again to talk to us about a new Project Quilting: Quarantine 2020 edition on Sunday, March 29, 2020. For more go to https://kimlapacek.com. These are really fun.

Tammy, one of our featured designers in our Inventory Quilt project, joins us to talk about #StayHomeandHop, which is going on now, and soon a virtual trunk show. More information for both of these events can be found at her website, www.tamarinis.com. We also talk about Just Wanna Trademark, which is our book that can be found at https://payhip.com/b/zLKX. We've added a 50% coupon if you share on social media!

Jayna talks to us about her new project, Masks4Humanity. We've talked to her previously about the Pussy Hat Project, and Welcome Blankets. She takes her network into homemade masks. For more, go http://www.masks4humanity.com. #masks4humanity

Pam Heller and Joy Banfield come chat with us about AccuQuilt's efforts in helping us cut homemade masks faster. https://learn.accuquilt.com/quarantine-quilting. They also have the ability to create custom dies for your organization's specific needs, including a Olson mask die that the public can purchase as well. If you are interested, email Joy at masks@accuquilt.com.

Scott Jones, up in Washington state, talks to us about his latest free pattern for making homemade facemasks. It is a design that tries to protect like a N95, as opposed to a surgical mask, and he’s hoping us sewist will adopt it, along with hospitals. For more information, the pattern, and an instructional video, go to: https://frontlinemasks.com There is also a Facebook group, Front Line Masks. If you make one, or if you have questions, go to their Facebook page.

Janice and Joyce, a powerhouse sister duo, join us to talk about their efforts to pair sewists and need around the country, along with their research with hospitals and doctors as to what they need. Visit http://www.weneedmasks.org for more information

Ricardo, author of Just Wanna Patent, and Editor-in-Chief of our Just Wanna series joins us to talk about patenting things. He was also a trained virologist/biologist. I ask him questions about the homemade facemasks and a little bit of the science. See http:://www.justwannaquilt.com for more on the patent book.

Seth Hackler of Quilting on a Budget and I made a plan on Friday: to start a FB group to keep track of and understand the homemade mask phenomenon during COVID-19. We also made a website. We talk about what has happened in the last five days.

Alexa Magyari, a Ph.D. student in health economics at U.C. Berkeley's School of Public Health, and also a craft blogger, @The Wannabe Grandma, is putting her two worlds together to create a list of hospitals that need homemade facemasks. She needs our help in 5 ways. Her email: we.need.handmade.masks@gmail.com. Here is the google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12a5YO0Z9RpHZk9Zkzl4NOj9CbjzhFfoKjPLFFC-21LU/edit?fbclid=IwAR2vxIAt7ZsVQL6LjtWviY7aXpBd4xGBhzlh0AfSKw0XG6hP9IPKhX22UmU@wannabegrandma #wannabegrandma

MaryAnn talks to us about her quilting life. You might remember Mike? He talked to us about their couple quilting life. Now we get MaryAnn, and we talk a lot about machine embroidery. It's a lot of fun.

Andi Sanfield of www.truebluequilts.com comes to chat with us. She is one of our Featured Designers in our Inventory Quilt project (which you can join at our Facebook group - Just Wanna Quilt- Inventory Quilt project).

Jo Westfoot from the Crafty Nomad joins us to talk about her process of creating patterns, and our inventory quilt project. She is one of our featured designers, and we are so glad to chat with her again. For more go to https://www.thecraftynomad.co.uk.

Sara Benson, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the iSchool at Illinois joins us to talk about her new book, Copyright Conversations, https://amzn.to/32pEhHq.

Reed Johnson is one of our Inventory Quilt Featured Pattern designers, and he talks to us about his quilting life. For more, go to www.bluebearquilts.com.

Veronica has a business that focuses on accounting with the creative. She also is the author of https://5minutebookkeeping.com, which is awesome. For more information, go to https://vmwasek.com

In the sixth lecture, we discuss the options of whether to hire an attorney, go with an Internet service, or DIY. Our book helps you get prepared for any of the three scenarios. We're working through the early chapters of the book, Just Wanna Trademark, a book that helps you register your mark at the USPTO. To purchase a copy, go to https://justwannaquilt.bigcartel.com/product/just-wanna-trademark

In the fifth lecture, we learn about the difference between local, state, and federal trademarks, and I advocate for federal protection. We're working through the early chapters of the book, Just Wanna Trademark, a book that helps you register your mark at the USPTO. To purchase a copy, go to https://justwannaquilt.bigcartel.com/product/just-wanna-trademark

Candy Cobb Grisham's new book, Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined: Sew Your Own Playful Plates; 25 Elements to Mix & Match (available at https://amzn.to/2RQ7Le3) teaches us all about creating the Dresden Plate block, and a little bit about her author's journey.

Bobbi Gentilli of the Geeky Bobbin, www.geekybobbin.com, joins us to talk about her challenging quilt designs, and her recent (easier) Progress Pride quilt, where she negotiated and learned about Creative Commons licenses. She also has a great Tetris quilt, which I adore. She is one of our featured Inventory Quilt designers for February.