The Art of Creative Gatherings: How the 'Retreat Queen' is Stitching Together Community

15/01/2025 33 min Temporada 5 Episodio 92
The Art of Creative Gatherings: How the 'Retreat Queen' is Stitching Together Community

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Send us a textExploring Creative Entrepreneurship and Quilting with Tabatha SmithIn this episode of 'Measure Twice, Cut Once,' I welcome Tabatha Smith, also known as the Quilt Retreat Queen.  Tabatha discusses her journey of building a successful quilting business and the upcoming Quilted! Summit, a virtual event featuring 25 speakers sharing insights about quilting and creative business endeavors. The episode delves into her retreat center, Camellia Palms, her Quilt Queens Membership how it helps quilters finish their UFOs (unfinished objects), alongside discussing trends in the quilting industry.Be sure to grab your FREE ticket to Quilted! The Virtual SummitYazzii Bags - https://yazzii.com/Quilt Retreat Queen's Instagram Feed Camellia Palms Instagram Feed00:00 Welcome to the New Season01:29 Introducing Tabitha Smith: The Quilt Retreat Queen02:50 Exciting Events and Summits06:13 The Joy of Hosting Retreats09:09 Quilt Retreat Center Features13:39 Memberships and UFO Challenges18:10 Creative Freedom and Letting Go22:50 Business Partnership and Social Media25:02 Trends in Quilting28:23 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsWant to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going. Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills?Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation.For more information and to sign up, visit our website.  Support the show------------------------If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here.Resources: ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membershipFREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive courseALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class And here's where you can find more of my work: YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodesWebsite - for more information on classes and quilting servicesFacebook - current projects and photosInstagram - current projects and photosPinterest - photo galleries and tutorials