Creative Mojo

Liza Prior Lucy and Meg Cox discuss The Slow Stitching Movement; Meg Cox, President, and Amy Milne, Executive Director, of Quilt Alliance reveal the WINNER of the Quilt Alliance 2014 INSPIRED BY Contest, Exhibition and Auction. Sewing & Quilt Expo's Marlene Ingraham, and author of 'Essential Sewing Reference Tool" Carla Hegeman Crim.

Crazy Quilt Mixing with Traditional Patchwork with Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell! Two Color Quilts and Block of the Month Patterns with Canadian quilt shop owner, Bernadette Kent! Stack the Deck and Stack, Shuffle and Slide Your Fabric with Karla Alexander! Plus, how to get the most out of your mind and brain power to avoid dementia!

Setting a Goal and Following Your Creative Dreams! Simple Wrap Bracelets! Unexpected and Unconventional American Quilts! Modern Appliqué for Baby Quilts! 10 Things to Do Before You're 60!

Modern quilter, Kevin Kosbab, discusses quilter's appliqué for the modern quilt. Fiber artist, Ruth Chandler, talks about her modern hand stitching technique and her new book, Modern Hand Stitching. Sewist, Kerry Goulder explains sewing toys and her new book, Sewing Tales to Stitch and Love.

Surface Designer and author of the new book, "Intentional Printing: Simple Techniques for Inspired Fabric Art," Lynn Krawczyk joins the show. And "The Art of Whimsical Lettering" with mixed-media artist and teacher, Joanne Sharpe!

Mark has a lively talk with hosts of the weekly www.CraftDaily.com show, "The Mixed Media Workshop," artists, Jenn Mason and Julie Fei-Fan Balzer; Primitive designer, needleworker and prolific author, Maggie Bonanomi; Jewelry designer, Deryn Mentock, discusses her new work from "The Jewelry Maker's Design Book: An Alchemy of Objects." Also, Mark and Mr. Electric discuss reinventing yourself.

Mixed media artist Katie LaClair talks about her ideas and techniques behind collage and mixed media art, why it's important to stay true to your own creative process and not compare your work to that of other artists, are all untrained artists creating outsider art, why money is not the measure of success to an artist, and why an Etsy store? Australian blogger and Modern Quilt designer, Gemma Jackson discusses her visceral need to quilt, the process from patterns to designing your own quilt designs, the Australian quilting community and atmosphere, how a website can help your creative process and their importance in the global quilting community. We also discuss The Process Pledge . . . a new and fascinating idea that has come with the maturation of the Internet and the art/crafts community. Weavers Jane Patrick and Stephanie Flynn Sokolov chat about the rigid heddle looms and the best kind of looms to make scarves, the weaving community and how to find one, how to use their book to create beautiful scarves, what kinds of fibers work best for laptop weaving, and how the team gathered design inspiration for their projects (HINT: This inspiration process can help inspire you, too).

Mr. Electric joins Mark to talk about their visit with both Eleanor Burns in her Quilt in a Day studio, and the Machine Quilter's Exposition (MXQ) in Manchester, New Hampshire. Then Mark talks with Trisch Price, whose new book "Accentuate the Negative, Making the Most of Negative Space in Modern Quilts" which Mark found transforming! Next, Mark chats with Mother and Daughter-in-Law team, Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett and Maegan Jennett about all things cross stitch and their book, "A Schoolroom Alphabet, 12 Cross-Stitch Projects Based on an Antique Handkerchief." Last, Mark visits 'friend of Mojo', Janice Vaine, to discuss her fabulous new Landauer title, "Embroidery & Patchwork Revisited, An Illustrated Guide to Hand Stitching."

Shelby Allaho talks with Mark from the Middle East to promote her new book " Crocheting Clothes Kids Love." Next, Canadian designer, Geneviève Crabe, chats about her book, "How to Make 100 Bead Embroidery Motifs." Finally, quilter and designer, Gretchen Gibbons, visits with Mark to talk about 'mixed-fiber' quilting and her latest title, "My Enchanted Garden; Applique Quilts in Cotton and Wool." Mark opens the show with Renee for an update on how her Creative Goals have been moving in 2014.

Quilter Stephanie Dunphy gives tips for sewing with corduroy and discusses her work and designs from her new book "Uncommonly Corduroy: Quilt Patterns, Bags, and More." Sam Bennett, the creator of the Organized Artist Company, teaches us how to 'stop making excuses and start making projects' and chats about her book, " Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day." Illustrator, Lisa Congdon, explains how to incorporate the illustrations from her book, "20 Ways to Draw a Tulip," into the medium you work with!

Donna di Natale discusses, "Prized Quilts; The Omaha World-Herald Quilt Contests" and being an editor for Kansas City Star Books. Martingale/That Patchwork Place Acquisitions Editor, Karen Burns, gives details on how to submit a book proposal and how to get your foot in the door of publishing a quilting/crafting book. Susan Schwake talks about here book, "Art Lab for Little Kids."

Kathy Brown, John Sartin, Janet-Lee Santeusanio, co-host, Michelle Welsh.

Psychic-Medium, Silvai Rossi co-hosts. Guests include Marianne Fons, Cheryl Potter. Meg Cox, Frances Holliday Allford, Michelle Muska, Jodie Davis, Linda Lum DeBono.

Bobbi Finley & Carol Gilham Jones discuss "Fresh Perspectives: Reinventing 18 Classic Quilts from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum"; Cate Coulacos Prato from ClothPaperScissors.com discusses the causes and cure for the Self Doubt of Artists and Creative People; Amy Kopperude discusses her creative process and book, Bead Bugs; Janna Thomas creator of Bloc Loc rulers talks about creating quilting notions and starting your own business in the quilting world.

Riding Fury Home: A Memoir, author, Chana Wilson. Newly assigned host of PBS' Quilting Arts TV, Susan Brubaker Knapp. Artist, Helen Hiebert discusses her book, Playing with Paper. Mr. Electric joins Mark to discuss do if one has to prostitute themselves to sell their creativity and creative work.

Tricia Lynn Maloney and Mark have a fascinating discussion about her new book "A Russian Journey in Quilts: The Story of Nicholas and Nina Filatoff." Margaret Hubert, is Mark's guest. Margaret's new book is called, "Runway Crochet: High-Style Patterns from Top Designers' Hooks to Yours," published by Creative Publishing International. They talk about 22 exquisite, runway-inspired crochet projects. Artist, Timothy Callaghan, discusses his work and new Quarry publication, "One Painting a Day: A 6-Week Course in Observational Painting: Creating Extraordinary Paintings from Everyday Experiences."

Quilt and fabric designer, teacher and author, Debra Gabel (www.zebrapatterns.com) co-hosts along with here son, LGBTQ activist, Brooks Gabel (www.justlikeyou.org). We also talk with artist, Amy Rice, about her new book Playing with Stencils (Quarry), and explore the question -- Does spirituality play a role in your creativity?

How to reinvent yourself. Then a talk with Traci Suzanne Marvel and Sylvia Gauthier, co-owners of WoolinRouge.com. We talk about creating with wool, thread, embroidery and care. Next, a chat with author and quilt designer, Pat Wys, about her new book, Knockout Neutrals. Artist, publisher, professor and cartoonist, Robyn Chapman, stops by to talk about her book, Drawing Comics Lab, and how every crafter can benefit from her book. Last, Mark opens the phone lines and asks, "What's the best piece of creative advice were you ever given?

Mark's guests are: Designer, Jennifer Paganelli, discussing her Facebook Page, "Save Sis Boom's Pink Fancy Hotel by Jennifer Paganelli" and the movement to urge FreeSpirit reprint an out of print fabic line she designed. Author of "The Big Book of Nickel Quilts," Pat Speth. Live from Reykjavik,Hélène Magnússon, designer and author of, "Icelandic Knits: 25 Heirloom Techniques and Projects." Also, Creative goals for 2014

Author of "How to Create Your Own Gig Posters, Band T-Shirts, Album Covers, and Stickers: Screenprinting, Photocopy Art, Mixed Media Collage, and Other Guerrilla Poster Styles,”," Artist, Professor, Printmaker, Ruthann Godollei talks with Mark. Mark talks with author of "Big-City Bags:Sew Handbags with Style, Sass and Sophistication," Sara Lawson. www.sewsweetness.com