Special Guest: Jenelle Abbott, Foxy's Kits & Quilts
3/21/20261 hr 9 min
Hi everyone! In this episode, we’re diving stitch-first into the vibrant world of modern quilting with the fabulous Jenelle Abbott, founder of Foxy's Kits and Quilts. We track Janelle’s inspiring journey from Etsy hobbyist to a burgeoning business owner, including the scoop on her highly anticipated "Son of a Nutcracker" block-of-the-month project. Between technical mic checks and hair transformation tales, the gang swaps stories about the magic of QuiltCon, the addictive fun of sticker trading, and why SewTite magnets are an absolute total game-changer for your longarm setup.
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First 90 secondsLeslie Bircher· Host0:00
It's the shopping, it's the picking out the colors- Yes ... but it's also the excitement of unboxing it- Oh ... and seeing the next thing.
Rochelle Rice· Host0:06
I had so much fun.
Leslie Bircher· Host0:07
And then the dread after you get it unboxed.
Rochelle Rice· Host0:08
And then you're like, whoa- Yeah ... now I gotta quilt this.
Leslie Bircher· Host0:10
I, I don't. It d- hasn't when you had to, when you start and you're thinking, "I've gotta cut 93 of these?" No. [laughs] I have not. And I, that, I think that's the most surprising thing about this. Yeah. I just put on a good book on Audible- Yep ... or I put on some- 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.
Rochelle Rice· Host0:39
[upbeat music] Okay, we're starting. Okay, so knot up.
Leslie Bircher· Host0:46
[laughs] And I'm so, we are all, like, jumbled up today cute and close.
Rochelle Rice· Host0:50
It's like, we are- But this is- Nothing wrong with that ...
Leslie Bircher· Host0:52
this is the way it is. Th- this- Janelle, how are you? Good, good. I'm so glad you're here. I'm happy to be here. Thank you for asking me. Janelle's my, Janelle's my mystery, um, she's my mystery person that drops things at my door all the time, Rochelle. Yeah, I do.
Rochelle Rice· Host1:05
I do.
Leslie Bircher· Host1:05
It's so great. And I'm, I've already got my, um, next row around my- Excellent ... I, I, I am loving this Ramble. I am, too. I am, too. It's cool. It's my first big one to do. Yeah. It's, it's a great big one that is, uh, um, it's something I probably would have not thought of or picked out on my own- Yeah ... to do this without it being a block of the month. And, um, the fact