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).
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 128
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
S4 E87 Decorating: Outdoor Living
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This is a decorating episode for Outdoor Living. This is the time of year most of the northern hemisphere is starting to enjoy more dining, entertaining and …
S4 E86: Rhonda Pierce, Schmetz Needles Spokesperson & VP Euro-Notions
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Rhonda Pierce is my guest on this episode. Rhonda is a spokesperson for Schmetz Needles and VP, Euro-Notions. If there is anything you ever wanted to know a…
S4 E85: Embroidery Threads Review
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In this episode I have a long chit chat segment where I talk about gardening progress, sewing fabrics, quilting BOM and Watch and Listen recommendations.
The …
S4 E84: Liberty Fabrics, History and Sewing with Tana Lawn and Lasenby Cotton
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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 ti…
S4 E83: Emanuela Jeske, Quilt Karussell Podcast
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New podcast feature! Record and send me any question you have about quilting, sewing, decorating and more. Is so easy, just click on the “send me a voice ma…
S4 E82: Textiles for Home Decor, How to use Quilting fabric for Home Decor
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In this episode, I chit chat about current projects and some clothing sewing projects I plan to fit in between everything else.
*** New podcast feature*** Sen…
MND S4E81: Christa Watson, Christa Quilts
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On this episode, I welcome returning guest, Christa Watson. Christa is an award winning quilter, teacher, fabric designer, book author and so much more. Sh…
S4E80: Quilt Fabrics, QuiltFolk BOM, Die Cutting, Quilt Coats and more
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I am back with new episodes for the 2nd half of Season 4! Today I chat about my crazy fun fabric acquisitions in January, including Liberty Tana Lawn. I als…
S4E79: Emma Jones, Vintage Sewing Box
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Happy Holidays! This episode is the mid season finale. Season 4 will continue in February 2022.
In the episode, I chat with Emma Jones, who has a YouTube ch…
S4 E78: History of the Sewing Pin
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Today is a solo episode and the main topic is the history of the sewing pin. I have several links on my podcast blog to my resources on the topic, as well as…
S4E77 REVISED: Making Quick Holiday Gifts; Electronic Cutting Machines
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THIS EPISODE IS THE REAL EPISODE 77. I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THE EP75 UPLOADED TO THIS ONE BY MISTAKE.
It is holiday crunch time. It can be so fun and fulfilling t…
S4E76: Jess Zeigler, Longarm League
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Today, I chat with Jess Zeigler, the founder of the Longarm League . Jess shares a wealth of information about Longarm quilting, how to prepare your quilt fo…
S4 E75: Decorating a Cozy Home, plus Sewing and Knitting updates
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With the cooler weather settling in, you may be thinking of the coziness of fall and winter indoors, and how you can achieve that for your home. In this epis…
S4 E74 Jennifer Swope, MFA Boston: Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories Exhibit
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Today my guest is Jennifer Swope, a David and Roberta Logie Associate Curator, Textiles and Fashion Arts Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. We ta…
S4 E73: Hardrock Woodworks; Tiny Piecing and Norwegian Knitting
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Hardrock Woodworks is a family run Etsy shop that sells handmade wood and 3D printed products. Wayne is a fine woodworker craftsman, and he makes beautiful q…
S4 E72: Season 4 Premiere; Melanio Gomez, Making It Finalist
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This is the Season 4 Premiere episode, and is hitting the ground running! I have a shiny new logo for the podcast, as you will notice with the updated podcas…
Favorite Replay: Kate - The Last Homely House
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My guest on this episode is Kate and her amazing YouTube channel is The Last Homely House. Kate lives alone in a little cottage on a hill farm in Northumberl…
Replay Favorite: Katarina Roccella, Art Gallery Fabrics
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Hello Everyone! today I am posting a favorite from 2019, episode 40 with Katarina Roccella. Katerina is an artist and textile designer for Art Gallery Fabric…
S3 E71: Product Reviews & Season 3 Finale
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This is the Season 3 finale episode, and although the show will be on summer hiatus, I will be re-posting some of the older episodes.
Some of the chit chat …
M&D S3E70: Jenni Grover, Creative Resilience: Quilting and Gardening
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Welcome to Episode 70!
This is a super sized, super exciting episode with my guest, Jenni Grover with the School of Creative Resilience. Jenni just finished …