Quilting as Storytelling with Amanda Schoonover

Jocelyn Hallman is joined by theatre artist and TV/film actor Amanda Schoonover (Dispatches from Elsewhere) to talk about sewing. Amanda is an amazing quilter who specializes in piecework, and her quilts tend to feature a vibrant rainbow color palette combined with dark, gothy, witchy imagery. In this episode we discuss Amanda's early memories of learning to sew, the origins of her aesthetic and the fabrics and techniques she uses to realize it, some of the ways she uses quilts to tell stories, and how the pandemic has affected community and creativity among artists.

Photos of the quilts mentioned in this episode may be found on the Side Crafts Instagram @sidecraftspodcast!

Follow Amanda on Instagram @amandabethschoonover.

Patterns and fabrics mentioned in this episode:

Flock Together by Stacey Day
Nova and Supernova by Tula Pink
Nightshade, De La Luna, and Parisville by Tula Pink
Nebula by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts

Amanda's short film: In His Pocket