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Second Star to the Right: Designing Neverland

4/4/202657 min

In this jam-packed session, we catch up with our friend, John MacPhail from Art East Quilting Co. and we’re dishing all the details on Art East’s stunning new Peter Pan quilt, 2nd Star to the Right. We talk all about the design hurdles of mixing character scales and those gorgeous dawn and blue colorways! We also hear about the incredible collaboration with Riley Blake, the secret behind those collector-quality book boxes, and why starting with the face of a block is a total game-changer for motivation. 

The inspiration doesn’t stop there as we look ahead t...

Clips

Designing Faces First
Three Big Peter Pan Challenges
No Filler Blocks, Just Finish
Clever Needle Minder Trick
Make It Double-Sided
Why Spiral Binding Matters
Retreat Dreams In Cape Breton
Night Flutter Takes Flight
Supersized Moth Moment
Embellishing The Puffin

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Rochelle Rice· Host0:00

    You know, 'cause that kind of be- Yeah ... you know, 'cause she's kind- Tinker Bell's kinda naughty, don't you think?

  2. John MacPhail· Guest0:04

    Oh, absolutely. [laughs] Absolutely.

  3. Rochelle Rice· Host0:07

    I mean, I mean, she's, she's not a nice little fairy.

  4. Leslie Bircher· Host0:10

    [laughs] I've never- She's not ... like the Tooth Fairy?

  5. Rochelle Rice· Host0:15

    Yeah, she's, she's not nice. [laughs] She, she, she would be considered a mean girl, I think, if she were human. Don't you?

  6. John MacPhail· Guest0:22

    I, I, I don't- Welcome to the Inappropriate Quilters Podcast, where we talk about life, quilting, and we throw in a few inappropriate things.

  7. Leslie Bircher· Host0:31

    I'm your host, Leslie Bircher, along with my inappropriate friend and co-host, Rochelle Rice. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

  8. Rochelle Rice· Host0:39

    [upbeat music] [laughs] [laughs] I don't know why we were doing that.

  9. Leslie Bircher· Host0:48

    I don't either.

  10. Rochelle Rice· Host0:48

    We could s- [laughs] I don't even know what prize we won. 'Cause we can't help ourselves.

  11. Leslie Bircher· Host0:52

    Yeah.

  12. Rochelle Rice· Host0:52

    We can't help- So- So we're sitting here waiting for our surprise guest.

  13. Leslie Bircher· Host0:55

    I have no idea who it is.

  14. Rochelle Rice· Host0:56

    I have a surprise guest for Ro today.

  15. Leslie Bircher· Host0:59

    Mm.

  16. Rochelle Rice· Host0:59

    And it was funny, because when I lined this up, I was like- I don't think it's my husband. Ah.

  17. Leslie Bircher· Host1:03

    [laughs] [laughs] Yay.

  18. Rochelle Rice· Host1:08

    [laughs] [laughs] Oh, my gosh, am I happy to see you, my friend.

  19. John MacPhail· Guest1:16

    Hello.

  20. Rochelle Rice· Host1:18

    Hello.

  21. Leslie Bircher· Host1:19

    Hi, John.

  22. Rochelle Rice· Host1:19

    This, this, this couldn't have made my day any better.

  23. John MacPhail· Guest1:24

    Aw.

  24. Leslie Bircher· Host1:25

    John, it's so hilarious because I was like, she goes, "Did you line up someone today?"

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