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Hidden Gems of Montgomery County: Special Guest, Belle Brunner

3/7/20261 hr 5 min

We just wrapped an incredible episode with the talented Belle Brunner (Seams Sew Me), and you won’t want to miss her inspiring journey from COVID-19 beginner to a professional fabric designer! She gave us the inside scoop on her debut collection, "Montgomery Mountain Charm," which is a beautiful tribute to her roots in Arkansas. We also dove deep into the world of sewing gear, comparing Juki and Bernina machines while uncovering the secret to adding knee lifts to almost any model. From vintage button collections to the decline of home economics, this conversation was packed with nostalgic stories an...

Clips

Belle’s unshared toile story
Turning drama into demand
From crisis to quilting
Release week, sick day hustle
The retro dress pattern
The safer rotary cutter

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Rochelle Rice· Host0:00

    here, which is a Jewish cookie that we do, which looks like a vagina. So if you look at it from there.

  2. Belle Brunner· Guest0:05

    Ah, yeah.

  3. Rochelle Rice· Host0:06

    I, I wouldn't have thought of it as a vagina, but it does look ... I mean, if you look here, it does- I- It, it, it's this ...

  4. Belle Brunner· Guest0:10

    I don't see the vagina.

  5. Rochelle Rice· Host0:12

    Okay. Okay. It's this. Look at this.

  6. Belle Brunner· Guest0:13

    Mm.

  7. Rochelle Rice· Host0:14

    I, with all the other stuff around that, I wouldn't, I would have never picked it out that way, but now that someone has pointed it out there. But I love the bunny above.

  8. Belle Brunner· Guest0:20

    Bell- Well, honestly- I love the, I love the bunny that's above it ...

  9. Leslie Bircher· Host0:23

    oh. Welcome to the Inappropriate Quilters podcast, where we talk about life, quilting, and we throw in a few inappropriate things. I'm your host, Leslie Bircher, along with my inappropriate friend and co-host, Rochelle Rice. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

  10. Rochelle Rice· Host0:39

    Okay. And, and that always comes out really, really super loud. It always scares the crap out of me- Ah. [laughs] ... when that part comes off.

  11. Leslie Bircher· Host0:54

    [laughs] And of, of course I've got- What, what are you drinking there, Bell? Oh, it looks like hot- Green tea.

  12. Rochelle Rice· Host1:00

    Ugh.

  13. Leslie Bircher· Host1:01

    Mm. I love green tea.

  14. Rochelle Rice· Host1:02

    I don't. It tastes like dirt to me. I do not like- Really? Yeah, I do not. You know, I am a tea drinker, but I am not a d- green tea drinker.

  15. Leslie Bircher· Host1:08

    Oh.

  16. Belle Brunner· Guest1:09

    Well, it depends. It depends. So some green teas are bitter to me. This one is a jasmine green tea.

  17. Leslie Bircher· Host1:15

    Uh-huh.

  18. Belle Brunner· Guest1:16

    Um, by Numi, N-U-M-I.

  19. Leslie Bircher· Host1:19

    Oh.

  20. Belle Brunner· Guest1:19

    But you can get blueberry flavor. Like, you can get flavored green teas. But it's supposed to be good when you're sick, so.

  21. Leslie Bircher· Host1:24

    Yeah.

  22. Rochelle Rice· Host1:24

    Oh. You know what also is supposed to be good when you're sick? Whiskey.

  23. Belle Brunner· Guest1:27

    [laughs] Garlic. [laughs] My husband has been bringing

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