Make and Design with Carina Gardner

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…

On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina talks about the one thing you need to get started as a designer. Those missing this one ingredient will never get started, will never level up as a designe…

Carina talks with fellow RIley Blake designer Melanie Collette about her new fabric line Primrose Hill. Watch Carina’s youtube channel to see the fabric samples they discuss during their conversation…

Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed with all of the things on your to do list? Carina gets vulnerable in today’s episode to tell us about a recent experience she had that *really* stressed her …

Carina talks again with her friend Emily Taylor about her upcoming books, projects, and her 70-2-0-10 rule. Listen in to find out what 70-20-10 means and why Emily has become known for her beautiful…

Bonnie and Audrey talk with Carina about finding Creative Time as moms. Between the two of them, these women have 19 children so finding time is an impressive feat! Learn some tactical ways to find t…

Do you like to give your friends and loved ones crafty creations for birthdays and holidays? On today’s episode of Make + Design, originally published in October 2021, Carina talks about how to map o…

Fellow Riley Blake designer Bev McCullough joins Carina for some insights on her recent fabric collection. To see some of the samples Carina and Bev talk about in this episode, please visit Carina’s …

Do you love the idea of becoming a designer but worry that you don’t draw well enough to make it work? Listen in as Carina debunks some misconceptions about how good you have to be at illustrating in…

Have you ever wondered how a fabric designer approaches creating a new fabric collection? Today Carina talks with fellow Riley Blake designer Amanda Niederhauser about her process for designing a ne…

When was the last time someone told you how valuable you are? Carina gets real today about how important it is to feel valued. You probably don’t hear it often enough from the people in your life. Ca…

Every Halloween, Carina takes her kids trick or treating and then settles in to watch one movie as she hands out candy. Find out what Halloween movies Carina loves to watch! Traditions can be comfort…

Carina talks with fellow sewer April Cobb today! April has owned her own product based businesses including handmade goods and a digital fabric printing company. April shares the first steps you shou…

What does it take to become a great designer or to do something great in anything you do? Find out as Carina talks us through the kinds of sacrifices in time and money it takes to level up or do some…

Today Carina talks with fellow fabric designer and Design Suite Member Diane Rooney. Diane talks about all her experiences in the crafting and sewing world. Carina and Diane talk about life lessons a…

What are your favorite things to make with your Silhouette machine?  On today’s Make + Design, Carina walks us through her favorite things to cut on the machine. And what could be more fun than doing…

Have you ever wondered about the serendipitous ways that seemingly-unrelated things connect in a way that makes them both more meaningful? On today’s Make + Design Podcast, Carina is joined by free m…

Do you ever struggle with confidence? Whether we are well-trained and experienced or just starting out, a nagging lack of confidence can affect any of us. Today Carina gives us some tips on surroundi…

Have you ever wondered how to balance mental health with having a successful design career? Today, artist and calligraphy expert Melissa Esplin joins Carina to discuss some of the ways to approach ma…

On today’s episode of Make + Design, Carina delivers strategies on how to approach the last 90 days of a year. Even though it’s fun to start a new year with new goals, Carina finds a lot of power in …