Quilter on Fire is the quilting podcast for makers ready to move from technically capable to creatively confident. Award-winning host Brandy Maslowski sits down with quilters, designers, textile artists, and industry voices from around the world for honest conversations about craft, creativity, and building a life around what you love to make. Brandy is an NACQJ-certified quilt judge, teacher, speaker, textile artist, author, and quilt travel tour host who traded a firefighting career for a life in quilting.

Latest episodes

QOF Episode 280 - Sarah Hibbert

October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

Today I'm sitting down with a quilter whose journey has taken her from traditional patterns learned decades ago, to a bold, modern design practice worked out of a tiny studio outside London that's floor to ceiling in fabric. We're talking…
QOF Episode 279 - Vendulka Battais - Award Winning Quilter

September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

Today's guest is Vendulka Battais — I had the joy of judging alongside her at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham this summer, and let me tell you, she taught me so much and made the whole experience an absolute blast. She's a textile…
QOF Episode 278 - Karen Bolan

September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

Karen Bolan is a teacher, lecturer, pattern designer and traveller. She's an artist who loves sharing her joy and her process and bringing people along with her. Quilting started as a quiet counterbalance to her career as an Engineer…
QOF Episode 277 Aline Bugarin of Orbital Quilting

September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 45 min

My guest today is Aline Bugarin, she is half of the Brazilian duo that also includes Natasha Bugarin and their quilty biz is called Orbital Quilting. Natasha came to quilting from architecture, while Aline 's background is in character…
QOF Episode 276 - Eva Saunders

September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

My guest today is Eva Saunders, the designer, teacher, and creative mind behind Gingerly Quilt Co. With a background in visual arts, design, teaching, and filmmaking, Eva brings a fresh perspective to quilting. She's known for creating…
QOF Episode 275 - Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic

September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

Today I’m chatting with Brigitte Heitland, a quilt and fabric designer from Germany known for her modern quilting style through Zen Chic Studio. She has one of the most recognizable brands in the quilting world and when you scroll her…
QOF Episode 274 - Gail Heller of Erie Quilt Art

August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

My guest today is is Gail Heller, the owner of Erie Quilt Art Inc. based in Calgary, Alberta. Gail spent years working as an intensive care nurse and then a manager in the medical industry before shifting her focus to the quilting world…
QOF Episode 273 - David Taylor

August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

My guest today is David Taylor. He's known around the world for his stunning pictorial appliqué quilts featuring birds, animals, and nature. The closer you look, the more incredible they become. Every feather, every shadow, every detail is…