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The Straight Stitch: A Podcast About Sewing and Other Fiber Arts

Janet Szabo, Sewing and Quilting Expert

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Arts

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 146

Hosted by Janet Szabo, The Straight Stitch explores sewing, quilting, and related fiber arts. Weekly episodes feature interviews with makers, highlight what is new and noteworthy in the world of sewing, and delve into what's on Janet's cutting table and under the needle.

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🇨🇦 Canada - Crafts
10/11/2026
#5
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Crafts
10/11/2026
#19
🇩🇪 Germany - Crafts
10/11/2026
#6
🇺🇸 USA - Crafts
10/11/2026
#5
🇫🇷 France - Crafts
10/11/2026
#15
🇨🇦 Canada - Crafts
09/11/2026
#4
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Crafts
09/11/2026
#14
🇩🇪 Germany - Crafts
09/11/2026
#6
🇺🇸 USA - Crafts
09/11/2026
#4
🇫🇷 France - Crafts
09/11/2026
#9

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Life Needs Laughter (and Fabric)

Season 4 · Episode 40

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 • Duration 34:27

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Amy Jackson, the designing force behind Salty Hippo Studio, joins us today for a conversation about the importance of laughter and the delight to be found in the creative journey. From a stuffed rabbit made in a Home Ec class to designing for Free Spirit Fabrics—with a life-changing trip to Africa along the way—Amy’s journey has provided a rich background of experiences on which to draw. She revels in making things by hand and wants every maker to put a bit of themselves in everything they create. You’ll come away from this interview inspired and uplifted in your own creative journey.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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Real-World Pattern Adjustments

Season 4 · Episode 39

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 • Duration 31:48

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Have you ever sewn the size the chart recommended and still ended up with something that didn’t fit? Many designers draft their size ranges from different blocks, so moving from one range to the next can change far more than the measurements. Join Janet for some real-world pattern adjustments, a look at what changes between size ranges, and grading a pattern when your size isn’t on the envelope.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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Giving Our Supplies a Second Life

Season 4 · Episode 38

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 • Duration 49:17

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What happens to the fabric, notions, and patterns we never get around to using? In this episode, Emily Yost and Ariel Riccardi of Creative Reuse Montana share about this innovative, volunteer-run nonprofit in Livingston, Montana. The organization collects unused creative supplies and puts them back into the hands of makers, teachers, and community groups instead of landfills. Emily and Ariel share how the organization grew from a single craft supply swap into a downtown shop that runs free community swaps, workshops, and wishlists for classrooms, youth programs, and senior centers. We talk about how reuse centers around the country are helping sewists find affordable materials and community after Joann Fabrics closed. Learn how you can find or start a creative reuse effort wherever you live.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Season 4 · Episode 37

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 28:06

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This week I’m turning the mic on myself. I spent most of this past summer planning for a new business. A few weeks ago, I launched Sew Something Studio, a new in-person sewing school in Kalispell, Montana.

In this episode I walk through what it actually took to get it off the ground: why I decided now was the time; building the website; finding a location (and what makes a space work for sewing classes); getting machines and tables in place; and getting the word out locally. Whether you’ve dreamed of teaching sewing yourself or you’re just curious what goes on behind the scenes of a new sewing business, pull up a chair and listen while you sew.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts

Season 4 · Episode 36

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • Duration 41:09

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Every T-shirt quilt you've ever seen owes something to this week's guest. Andrea Funk invented the puzzle-style T-shirt quilt back in 1992 — ditching the uniform square block in favor of variable-sized pieces that let every graphic, logo, and collar print stay whole and uncropped. In this conversation, Andrea walks through how she landed on the puzzle-piece layout, the practical realities of working with knits, stretch, and graphics, and the details involved in running a business. If you’ve ever been curious about making a T-shirt quilt, you won’t want to miss this episode.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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Telling the Untold Stories

Season 4 · Episode 35

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 36:21

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T Carter's quilts don't just tell stories—they tell the stories history books leave out. As a trained historian and a national award-winning fiber artist, T pairs research with quilting to spotlight voices of women, people of color, and indigenous communities, from forgotten tribes to a small-town gas station's bootlegger legend. Join Janet as T shares how quilts bring those stories to life through fabric.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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What's New in Machines

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 28:30

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Every sewing machine brand seems to be releasing something new this year—but is any of it actually new, or just a new box for the same machine? We round up what's genuinely changed across sewing machines, sergers, and coverstitch machines from every major brand, brand by brand, so you can hear what's real without wading through marketing copy yourself.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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Making Peace with Your Stash

Season 4 · Episode 33

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • Duration 35:13

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Do you know exactly how much fabric you own? Would you tell anyone if you did? Between the guest-room closet, the bins under the bed, and "the good stuff" you're saving for someday, most of us carry more fabric guilt than we admit. Let's unpack where that guilt actually comes from, practical ways to organize a stash that's gotten out of hand, and how to let fabric go without feeling like a failure. Your stash should be a resource, not a regret.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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Three States, Ten Stores

Season 4 · Episode 32

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 38:27

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Janet scratched her itchy traveling foot recently with a twelve-day trip from Montana to Seattle to Cleveland and back, with a stop on the Olympic Peninsula and a teaching stint at a quilt store along the way. Curious to see how fabric and quilt shops around the country are faring in the wake of Joann's 2025 closure, she ducked into ten different stores across three states and taught four classes at Quilting Mayhem in Snohomish, WA. Come along as she recaps the trip, the shops, and what she heard and saw.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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Life After Joann Fabrics: Where Do We Shop Now?

Season 4 · Episode 31

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 • Duration 45:30

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When JOANN Fabrics closed its doors, sewists lost more than a convenient place to buy fabric. We also lost easy access to patterns, thread, zippers, buttons, interfacing and all the other essentials needed to complete a project. In the 18 months since the closures began, the sewing-supply landscape has changed considerably. In this episode, we look at what disappeared with JOANN, which retailers and independent businesses are stepping in to fill the gaps, and where sewists can now find fabric, patterns, notions, machines, education and community. Life after JOANN may require us to shop differently, plan ahead and explore unfamiliar resources, but it may also create new opportunities for local quilt shops, online retailers and sewing communities to thrive.

Show notes for each episode: www.thestraightstitchpodcast.com
My website: www.janetszabo.com
See my sewing projects at: www.janetszabo.com/blog
E-mail me! janet@janetszabo.com

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