We hope you enjoy episode 2! We begin as Jodie shares the quilt she just finished to enter in the Crazy for Quilts! contest to benefit the Alliance for American Quilts. She also surprises Mark with his new line of fabric, Oakdale, that he designed for Northcott Fabrics. Then, Mark shows Jodie how to turn plain cupcakes into cute quilt blocks using colored icing and a pastry bag. It's fun, quick, and easy and your quilting friends will get a kick out of them! Later, Debbie Kalenty from Quilters Obsession, Patsy Thompson who has developed a line of videos on free motion work, and fabric designer and author Linda Lum DeBono join Mark & Jodie to discuss how they started their home businesses from their basements, and have grown them. Topics include, branding your business, using technology as tools to promote yourself and your business and connect with others in the industry, and how a home business impacts the family. The panel offers advice for getting started on your own dream business. Then, Mark travels to Suburban Philadelphia to knock on Liza Lucy's door in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Meet Liza's daughters and dogs, and see the quilt her daughter Alex is working on, hanging on the design wall. Find out how Liza designs. Plus, see a stunning quilt by Australian quilter Kim McLean that just arrived. Learn Liza's story of how she met Kaffe Fassett and starting designing quilts with him. Take a tour of her house which displays Kaffe's designs in everything from table covers to upholstered chairs to his originals paintings. Then tour the addition to her house that houses her business, Glorious Color. Join Jodie in Sherry Cowley's adorable sewing room to stitch up a snuggly quilt. Made from the Chapel Hill flannel collection by Ro Gregg for Northcott Fabrics, Gentle Spring is pieced with mix-and-match florals and the handle is easy appliqué. Find the pattern for Gentle Spring in the Summer 2009 issue of Easy Quilts magazine. Lastly, Mark and Jodie review their favorite new books on machine quilting. From technique to design, these titles guide you through the ins and outs of machine quilting.
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