Mickey Krueger's guest appearances

Mickey Krueger

Craft Industry Alliance

Jennifer Perkins

Jen Hewett

Liz Gipson

Heather Givans

Katarina Roccella

Amy Smart

Annabel Wrigley

Matt Reese

Jane Sassaman

Casey York

Melanie Ham

Erin Dollar

Mathew Boudreaux

Elise Blaha Cripe

Michael Miller

OwlTail

On today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast I'm talking with Mickey Krueger, the president of Windham Fabrics, one of the leading manufacturers of quilting cottons today. We recorded this show in front of a studio audience at Sew Pro, a sewing conference in Chicago in mid-September 2016. If you're interested designing fabric, or if you're just curious how this side of the quilting industry works, this episode is for you. Mickey explains how Windham chooses new designers and exactly what he's looking for. He takes us through the fabric manufacturing process from start to finish. We also talk about local quilt shops, Fabric.com, fabric sellers on Etsy, how Quilt Market has changed, and much more. Keep up with Windham on their website: http://www.windhamfabrics.com/ +++++ This episode is sponsored by pattern and book publisher, Indygo Junction Indygo Junction’s new brand Fabriflair offers kits and patterns for dimensional paper piecing. Watch this Radiant Star Fabriflair video to learn about the product and the process of making these functional and decorative objects. Showcase your favorites fabrics, embroidery or treasured textiles! Visit IndygoJunction.com and use this code for a 20% discount on your entire order: WSN20  +++++ Please note that this show used to be called the While She Naps podcast. The name has changed, but the content and host have stayed the same. To get the full show notes for this episode, visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Meet with show host, Abby Glassenberg, each month for our Craft Business Roundtable, get access to courses and webinars taught by industry leaders, and much more.

On today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast I'm talking with Mickey Krueger, the president of Windham Fabrics, one of the leading manufacturers of quilting cottons today. We recorded this show in front of a studio audience at Sew Pro, a sewing conference in Chicago in mid-September 2016. If you're interested designing fabric, or if you're just curious how this side of the quilting industry works, this episode is for you. Mickey explains how Windham chooses new designers and exactly what he's looking for. He takes us through the fabric manufacturing process from start to finish. We also talk about local quilt shops, <a href="http://Fabric.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fabric.com</a>, fabric sellers on Etsy, how Quilt Market has changed, and much more. Keep up with Windham on their website: <a href="http://www.windhamfabrics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.windhamfabrics.com/</a> +++++ This episode is sponsored by pattern and book publisher, Indygo Junction Indygo Junction’s new brand <a href="http://www.indygojunction.com/category-s/4061.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fabriflair</a> offers kits and patterns for dimensional paper piecing. Watch this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o-whHRDI2U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radiant Star Fabriflair video</a> to learn about the product and the process of making these functional and decorative objects. Showcase your favorites fabrics, embroidery or treasured textiles! Visit <a href="http://IndygoJunction.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IndygoJunction.com</a> and use this code for a 20% discount on your entire order: WSN20 +++++ Please note that this show used to be called the While She Naps podcast. The name has changed, but the content and host have stayed the same. To get the full show notes for this episode, visit<a href="https://www.craftindustryalliance.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Craft Industry Alliance</a> where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Meet with show host, Abby Glassenberg, each month for our Craft Business Roundtable, get access to courses and webinars taught by industry leaders, and much more.

Episode #82: Mickey Krueger, President of Windham Fabrics