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Jessica Vandenburgh from Sew Many Creations and I have been friends for years and for years we have talked about doing a video together for the YouTube Channel.

We finally made it a reality this week to chat about the launch of her third fabric collection, Spectrum from Banyan Batiks, which is part of the Northcott family.

If you’ve been a longtime Stashin’ with Stephanie member, or have my book Fat Quarter Workshop, then you’ve seen her first two collections in my quilt patterns Stargazer and Twinkle.

You also may know her as the designer of all the ...

We’re rounding out our Stashin’ with Stephanie week with an interview with Homeward fabric designer Monika Forsberg.

Monika is an accomplish illustrator who was recruited by Anna Maria Horner to become a fabric designer when she was building her Conservatory Craft collective for FreeSpirit Fabrics.

We talk about the development of her career, how she made big changes when she became a mother, how she manages to stay diversified so she can make a living as an artist and how creating a fabric collection was a long-time dream since she sewed with her mother as a girl in Sweden ...

Today’s Designer Chat is super fun. We get to meet Tamara Kate who designed Aerial for Windham Fabrics which is featured in this month’s Stashin’ with Stephanie subscription club bundle.

Tamara’s fabric is a blend of the cultures and geographic regions she has spent her life. Born in Canada, raised in the Caribbean and then spending her adult life back in Canada, Tamara is always longing for the colors and warm weather of spring and summer. That love of warmth, foliage and the bright colors of her youth are on full display in Aerial.

Her career as ...