Discussions on quilting, fabric, inspiration, creativity and more. Hosted by mother and daughter Moda fabric designers Sherri McConnell and Chelsi Stratton, A Quilting Life Podcast with Sherri & Chelsi is a series of light-hearted and informative conversations that provide the listener with quilting industry news, quilting tips, and creative inspiration.
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss their new fabric collection, Strawberry Lemonade. They give some insights into the inspirations that went into designing this line. They share their favorit…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss how to go about surprising someone with a new quilt without them knowing. They give some ideas on determining the right color and size of the quilt you plan…
In this summer-themed episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss sewing tips while traveling or on vacation. They talk about past experiences while flying with sewing machines, fabric, quilt patterns, and no…
In this episode, Chelsi is back and feeling better than ever! Sherri and Chelsi first give some updates on their current, and upcoming, summer quilt alongs. They then answer some listener questions t…
In this episode, Sherri is joined by Billy as she answers a batch of listener questions. Sherri previews her upcoming Happy Go Lucky quilt along that starts on Thursday, June 1st, 2023. Billy also sh…
In this episode, Sherri welcomes Elizabeth Chappell of Quilters Candy and the Craft to Career Podcast to the show. Elizabeth is a quilter, a fabric designer, a pattern designer, an author, an entrepr…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss how the internet has changed the landscape of quilting. They share how quilting blogs, tutorial videos, online quilt shops, and other innovations have helpe…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi announce a fun giveaway sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop. We will select three lucky listeners that will receive a free Bliss quilt kit and pattern set. Be sure to le…
In this episode, Sherri tells how she received a notification of a package that was to be delivered to her home from Moda Fabrics. However, this package was not addressed to her or Chelsi, but rathe…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi recap their recent trip to the Beach Cities Quilt Guild in Orange County California. They share some beautiful quilts the women in the guild brought to show during …
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss their brand-new fabric collection, Bountiful Blooms. Chelsi gives her insights into what went into the design process of this collection and Sherri shares a…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi answer the remaining listener questions they had left in their queue. Topics discussed today include cutting accurate flying geese blocks, beginner tips for pressin…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi share some of their favorite Valentine's Day quilts, fabric, traditions, and decor. They then discuss, with Billy, how relevant a holiday Valentine's Day truly is a…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi answer a fun new batch of listener questions. Some of the topics discussed include future fabric lines in 2023 and 2024, curating fabrics for scrap quilts, quilt bo…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss what to do if you fall into a sewing funk. They share their past experiences dealing with sewing funks and talk about what some of the causes tend to be. Th…
In this episode, Sherri shares some of her favorite recent reads and previews this year's A Quilting Life mystery block of the month sew-along. Billy then shares a couple more quilted Hanukkah small …
Enjoy this compilation of outtakes from this year's podcast recordings. Not everything goes perfectly each time we record and not everything always makes it to the final cut. Thank you to everyone wh…
In this episode, Sherri, Chelsi, and Billy review some great listener feedback they received from the last episode. They then grade themselves on how they did with their 2022 goals and set some new g…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi share tips for building and managing fabric stashes at the end of the year. They also discuss who they would take a quilting class from if they could choose any qui…
In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi share tips on Holiday prep. They discuss how they manage their Holiday quilting projects and other business responsibilities. They then share some of their favorite…