In this episode of Running Stitch, host Janneken Smucker sits down with Canadian quilt artist Libs Elliott to explore how technology is reshaping the way we design and make quilts. Known for her use of generative code and bold geometric style, Libs shares how she blends computer code with traditional quilt techniques like English paper piecing. They discuss the role of algorithms, the possibilities and pitfalls of AI, and how social media transformed her quilting journey. It’s a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, code, and the evolving tools of the quiltmaking trade.

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Visit Kristin online at www.libselliott.com

Running Stitch is back! We're bringing you a special bonus episode: Voices from QuiltCon, featuring mini-interviews from quilters just like you, collected at the Quilt Alliance's booth at QuiltCon 2024. We invited show attendees to stop by and randomly select a question chosen from our Quilters Save Our Stories oral history project.

Enjoy this mini-episode, and we'll be back in a week or two with three new episodes to close out our fourth season, focusing on the intersection of quilts and technology. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss these exciting episodes!

Other than the sewing machine, what tool has been the biggest innovation in quiltmaking? Yes, that’s right: in this episode of Running Stitch, we’re talking all about the rotary cutter.

Our guest is Kristin Barrus, a PhD candidate at University of Leicester and a quiltmaker. Kristin’s work explores 21st century quiltmaking through the lenses of women's studies, fan studies, and anthropology. We’ll talk with Kristin about the origins of the Modern Quilt movement, and she also shares with us the fascinating history of how quilters came to use--and love--the rotary cutter.

Learn more about Running Stitch at www.quiltalliance.org/runningstitch

Visit Kristin online at www.kristinbarrus.com