Ep 105: Karlee Porter - Free Motion Quilter and Inventor of Graffiti Quilting

Karlee Porter is a creative quilter who loves everything about what is possible with this art form. In addition to valuing traditional approaches, Karlee has also developed brand new techniques and shares her skills and talents through workshops, online classes, quilting patterns, and her own book series.

She invented graffiti quilting, a free motion quilting method where you take many different elements and motifs and combine them together into one unified quilt. This year is the 10th anniversary of her first Graffiti Quilting book being published and she’s celebrating by creating a new, expanded edition to share her latest ideas and designs.

Karlee also founded Honest Fabric, a printing collective that specializes in custom printed, large format quilt tops. It was created based on three core principles regarding how they work with designers, methods of sourcing and environmental responsibility.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Karlee about how her creative fire for quilting was ignited, how her unique graffiti quilting technique was developed, the experience of writing and publishing her book series, and the inspiration that led her to create the Honest Fabric printing collective.

Say hi to Karlee:
  Website - karleeporter.com
  Instagram - @karleeporterdesign and @honestfabric
  Facebook - /karleeporterquilts

Show mentions:
  The Creative Process - Ira Glass
  Disparity Quilt by Karlee Porter

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