From Accidental Pattern Designer to Subscription Box Creator with Monika Henry

From Accidental Pattern Designer to Subscription Box Creator with Monika Henry

April 7, 2026 · 38 min · Season 6 · Episode 13

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Monika Henry shares her unexpected journey from a novice quilter to a successful pattern designer and subscription box creator.

Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to build a quilting business almost by accident? In this episode, Tori and Andi sit down with Monika Henry of Penny Spool Quilts to talk about her journey from a six-year first quilt (cut with cardboard templates and scissors) to running a pattern design business, teaching an improv quilting workshop, and launching a Canadian quilt subscription box that took off faster than she expected. Monika shares the behind-the-scenes reality of creating Quilt the ...

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