Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Episode 591 How To Become An Untouchable Designer

Carina started thinking about how to make herself “untouchable” as she started her design business. In this episode, she talks about how she is thinking about it now and

Episode 590 Makeshift Crafters with Brittany Naylor

Carina talks to Brittany Naylor who owns Makeshift Crafts in Colorado. Her cozy crafting center blew up the first year it was in business. Between workshops and her retai

Episode 589 Ten UnHinged Things I Did at the University of Arts and Design

Carina talks about the ten UnHinged things she implemented when she started the University of Arts & Design. Determined to do online school differently, these things are

Episode 588 The Craft Industry Revolution with Darrin Stern

Carina talks to Darrin Stern about H + H Americas and the craft industry. Learn more about how tradeshows are changing in the craft and quilting industry in today’s episo

Episode 587 Seven UnHinged Things I Did To Start A Design Business

Ready to start your design business? Carina talks about the seven unhinged things she did to get started and helped her win. Learn more about course, degrees, and our ne

Episode 586 Foundational Paper Piecing and Fabric with Liza Taylor

Carina talks to fellow Riley Blake designer Liza Taylor about her membership, books, and foundational paper piecing blocks. Her sweet style and quilt block design will de

Episode 585 The Homemade Rebellion

The Etsy states from 2025 and 2026 will tell you a lot of about the state of the crafting industry and it’s not what you think. Carina shares the data and what it means f

Episode 584 Laser Machines and Quilting with Melodie Harding

Carina talks to Melodie Harding about her innovative stencils. Learn more about a business owner who is making her own designs, how she markets them, and what it takes to

Episode 583 From Doodles To Design with Amy Latta

Carina talks to Andover designer Amy Latta about her doodles, books, and more recent fabric collections. This is a cut from an hour-long interview Carina did with Amy fo

Episode 582 Taste Is The Product

Today it’s about dishing the tea on Figma and the 18% Lie. Everyone assumes that AI is eating design jobs, but the data says otherwise. Learn more in today’s episode. Le

Episode 581 Fresh Starts

Carina talks about the power of creating your own fresh start. Jumping into something new requires several “new” things including environment, objects, and people. Learn

Episode 580 Collaborative Design with Brooke Shankland

Carina talks to Art Gallery Fabric designer Brooke Shankland about her collaborative design group, quilt design, and so much more. This is a cut from an hour-long interv

Episode 579 Your Blue Bowl

What is your ‘blue bowl’? The thing that makes your design or art business unique and memorable? Carina talks about how you should be creating your ‘blue bowl’ business s

Episode 578 Founding the Craft Industry Alliance with Abby Glassenberg

Carina talks to Craft Alliance Industry Founder Abby Glassenberg about starting an association, the benefits it offers, and business advice to new business owners. This

Episode 577 The Most Unglamorous Part of Sewing

Carina has been quilting a lot recently and has been reflecting on the parts of sewing she doesn’t really love and how it relates to the parts of a design business that a

Episode 576 Charm Bracelet Reflections

Have you ever made a charm bracelet too fill, too big, or too tight? Carina talks about how building a charm bracelet is a lot like building your art or design business.

Episode 575 Layers to a Fabric Business with Jill Finley

Carina talks to fellow Riley Blake fabric designer Jill Finely. Learn how Jill works in fabric, retreats, notions, and so much more! This is a cut from an hour long inter

Episode 574 Being Brave with Amy Smart From UAD's DES 610 Course

Carina hosts Amy Smart for an indepth interview on starting and running a business for her DES 610 Creative Perspectives Course. This is a 15 minute cut from that intervi

Episode 573 Learning By Doing

Carina has never believed in waiting until you feel ready. In this episode she talks about learning by doing, and why the creatives who just start making things beat the

Episode 572 The Old Trout, The Young Trout, and the Salmon

There's an old Aesop fable about an old trout, a young trout, and a salmon. In this episode Carina connects it to where designers really are with AI right now, and w