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This is Suzy’s Guardian of the heart contribution to the full podcast episode that was published on 14 July 2026.

The Guardians of the Heart are Julie @the_seams_i_sew Suzy @sewing_in_spain Lindy @Stoxkpatterns Diane @StyleFalcon Helen @new_by_helen Nicole @nikheartandlight

The full episode details are below:

Today’s podcast is about the 100 plus hearts project. In July last year, Ronda Hazell came on the podcast to dis...

Sam and Ruan discuss how SewFrugal began in 2020.

The amazing discovery people experience when researching for free patterns when taking part in SewFrugal.

Then we discuss how when a pattern becomes a paid pattern how much people continue to support the pattern designer so they can continue to develop new patterns for the sewing community.

Searching for patterns has also affected the challenge and Ruan suggests people pop over to S...

M Elaine Mackay, author of 19th Century Patterns for the Modern Body, gives listeners insight into a world where historical dressmaking can be used for modern day clothes design.

In this episode, Elaine discusses the artistry, clothing features, and everyday practicality behind adapting 19th‑century pattern drafting for today’s bodies to create your own garments.

Elaine guides us through each decade in the 1800s with the tech...

Today’s podcast is about the 100 plus hearts project. In July last year, Ronda Hazell came on the podcast to discuss what she went through to diagnose her heart condition.

This diagnosis experience turned Ronda sewing efforts to create a quilt from now over 200 heart patches from around the world. These heart patches became a reality through the dedication and support of the Guardians of the Heart that you’ll hear from ...

Stash Hub has quickly become one of the most used sewing apps our sewing community — and at the heart of it is Yvette, a sewist who transformed her own organisational challenges into a powerful digital tool.

Her husband Doug, designed Stash Hub to help Yvette manage her fabrics and patterns so she could be happier to keep sewing. Together they listen to the needs of sewing people to continue to improve Stash Hub all the time!...

Tracey Clement is a sewist, an artist and a writer. An academic writer based in Sydney Australia.

Tracey is an academic and in her spare time, she creates textiles to reflect what she's thinking and feeling. On Instagram you'll see the development of the Old Birds exhibit she sewed some time ago. Tracey is currently exhibiting them since she's updated them as part of a regional exhibit.

Tracey Clement's "Impossible Numbers" em...

Maddie Ballard (she/her) is a writer of mixed Chinese heritage from Aotearoa New Zealand. Her debut essay collection was published as Bound: A Memoir of Making and Remaking(The Emma Press, 2024) in the UK and Patchwork: A Sewist’s Diary (Tin House, 2025) in the US. She co-edits Starling, a literary journal for emerging New Zealand writers, and writes a sporadic Substack. She currently lives in M...

This is not a medical episode — it’s an episode born from care. When Sheila’s daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, sewing became one of the ways she could offer comfort and dignity during treatment.

In this episode, Sheila of SheilaLovesFabric on Instagram, talks about what she discovered: the garments that helped, the adjustments that mattered, the fabrics she used, and the things she would have ...

Ruth Collins is back on the podcast and she's so insightful.

Ruth Collins is a researcher and creative thinker. As a biological scientist Ruth is interested in the challenges and transition between two-dimensional materials and three-dimensional structures.

Today Ruth discusses the work that’s gone into her new book, Body-Neutral Fitting: Pants.

The similarities between biological structures and clothing design inspired a rev...

Maria catches up with Gabby Brown, now an author. Gabby Brown wrote the technical articles for Sewcialists from 2020 and Gabby recorded 10 podcasts about fitting clothes with Maria in those early days.

Gabby and Leila Kelleher met through Sewcialists and this year sees them publishing their first pattern making reference for the fashion industry, design students and sewing people: Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear.

Bloomsbury ...

LilypaDesigns is run by Lily Fong—designer, pattern maker, and proud bra nerd with a master’s in education and over 30 years of sewing experience.

Her patterns are all about wearing comfy bras. LilypaDesigns

Once a middle school algebra teacher, Lily now helps people sew bras that actually fit—especially if you’ve got a full bust, a small band, or a body that’s never quite matched “standard&rdquo...

Leesa Simpson is a lifelong maker, business builder and a creative soul with fabric running through her veins.

Her current obsession of quilted sneakers started in 2025. It was love at first stitch! Fabric, colour, comfort, and creativity all rolled into one.

Sneaker Stitch was born.

Sneaker Stitch Australia | Sew Your Own Sneakers Kits + Classes

Any orders placed with Leesa from March 3 to March 10, use the Free Shipping Offer - u...

Ida Victoria is a Norwegian independent sewing‑pattern designer known for creating modern, easy‑to‑follow patterns for makers of all skill levels.

She's one of Norway's best designers and online retailers.

Based in Jessheim, Ida designs garments for children and adults, focusing on comfort, practicality and clean Scandinavian style.

Her patterns are available as both PDF and printed formats, with many translated into English for an...

Irina McKenzie is today's podcast guest. Irina and Erin are the fab faces behind Fabcycle!

The account FABCYCLE (@fabcyclevan) developed as a Vancouver-based social enterprise focused on reducing textile waste by connecting apparel industry deadstock with makers, creators, and people who sew.

Founded in February 2019, this initiative evolved from a waste reduction mission into a community hub for sustainable fashion.

FABCYCLE is a ...

Nicole Nehrig is a clinical and research psychologist based in Brooklyn, New York, with a deep passion for knitting and textile arts.

She holds a PhD in clinical psychology and is the author of the book With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories.

Her book explored how women through history overcame their life changes with their textile works.

You can follow her on Instagram at @nicolenehrig also on her website With Her Own Han...

Digital Pattern Library is Alexandra's sewing community resource for us to use.

Alexandra lives in Cardiff, Wales and she's trained in the fashion industry. Once she was working in couture designer houses, the amount of waste at that level and in high street brands made her rethink her priorities.

Thankfully she found us in the sewing community when she began to develop sewing patterns.

Now Alexandra mainly works with sewists in pr...

Jane Milburn OAM is TextileBeat on Instagram.

She's a sustainability consultant, Slow Clothing pioneer, TEDx speaker, Churchill Fellow, upcycler and agricultural scientist.

Jane has authored Slow Clothing and The Process of Mending - a recipe book.

Clothing accounts for up to 10 percent of our environmental footprint and everyday practices that extend the lifespan of clothes – caring, repairing, rewearing, restyling, upcyclin...

Amanda.Stitches on Instagram is both today's podcast guest and guest editor on SewOver50

Her standout roberts.woods drafters grid dress at Perth Frocktails this year took our breath away and we had to invite Amanda to tell us all about this dress.

As Amanda said 'the #draftersgriddress has been many months in the making, planning started early this year with the sourcing of vintage tablecloths - not just any cloths, but ones that h...