Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Carina meets up again with fellow Riley Blake designer Bev McCullough about her embroidery business. Bev shows some of her work (see more at www.youtube.com/carinagarder) and talks about the art of e…

While most of the time Carina is talking about design on this podcast, she also likes to MAKE the things she designs. Here are 3 fun crafts that will be fun for you over the holiday season! I hope yo…

Aha moments are important moments in time where if you implement the idea, you can completely change the trajectory of your life. Carina tells you a simple story of when a simple aha moment changed s…

Carina talks with Elizabeth Chappell who is the owner of a membership program for quilters. Get the inside scoop as Carina and Elizabeth dig deep about creative businesses and memberships. Elizabeth …

It’s Carina’s birthday, and Carina is celebrating by giving you permission to celebrate the way you need to in this season. It is the opening of the holiday season and many of us put a lot of pressur…

Carina welcomes fellow Riley Blake designer Gracey Larson onto the show to talk about her new fabric line “Beneath the Western Skies.” Carina and Gracey talk about the creation of the line and the pa…

Carina talks about how gratitude changed her attitude about life. Filling your heart with an abundance mentality can do wonders for your design work and daily life. Learn more about how gratitude can…

It’s Thanksgiving and Carina takes a short break from talking about design in favor of Thanksgiving Tradition. Join her for this lighthearted episode about gratitude and an American traditional holid…

Design isn’t just about knowing the software. So much of design is about how efficient you are as a designer. In this episode, Carina helps you think about creating tactical ways to create a better w…

Burnout is a real thing in today’s design world. Especially as markets FEEL more competitive, designers find it difficult to be creative under pressure. If you have been feeling burned out, it can be…

Today Carina is talking with fellow Riley Blake designer Jill Finley! Jill hosts wonderful quilting retreats for women. Jill talks about these events, sewing, and the details of her wonderful retreat…

In a world where there are so many designers and everything seems so saturated, you may wonder if the world needs your designs or even your style. Carina talks about how the niches and markets DO nee…

The Holidays can be a busy time and sometimes it helps to put some thought into how we’ll show up for them to make sure that we’re there for the important things. In today’s episode, Carina shares he…

Today’s episode of Make + Design features guest star Christopher Thompson, an amazing fabric designer who works as the Director of Product Marketing at Riley Blake Designs. Christopher and Carina sha…

Ever wondered how new designers typically get a contract with a fabric manufacturer? On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina tells the hilarious story of how she did everything wrong in getting h…

Do you ever wonder if your niche–the stuff that you like–is too narrow to be commercially viable for design? Carina is joined by seamstress and expert designer April Cobb on today’s episode of Make +…

By now you’ve probably heard of Carina’s Design Boot Camp and Design Suite programs. On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina peels back a few layers of the onion to give us some insight into why …

What’s more effective? Planning daily or planning weekly? Time Management expert Megan Summrell joins Carina on today’s episode to give you some surprising answers to those questions. Megan walks thr…

Have you ever wondered whether you’re a “creative”? Carina gets right to the question she always asks to find out if someone is a creative. Find out what Carina’s magical question is and how the answ…

Design Suite Member Diane Rooney has had an amazing transformation in the Design Suite program. She has opened multiple shops and is working towards creating a full time income as a designer. Learn m…