Not Your Granny's Quilt Show ·Oct 5, 2026 ·1h 46m

Sara Washington Goggin: Quilts, Community & Reproductive Justice - Ep, 218

Evaluation and Summary

6.6/10

Not Your Granny's Quilt Show hosts a conversation with Sara Washington Goggin, a video producer turned quilter and textile artist who is the 2026/2027 Create Change resident at The Laundromat Project in Brooklyn. The episode explores Sara's creative journey, which began during COVID lockdowns when quilting became both a therapeutic outlet and a way to maintain connection with loved ones. What started as personal creative expression shared on Instagram evolved into recognized textile art and, more significantly, into activism. The core of the conversation centers on Sara's philosophy of creating for pleasure, connection, and purpose rather than productivity—a distinction the host emphasizes as central to her practice. A major focus is Quilts for Reproductive Justice, a community-driven project born from Sara's own traumatic birth experience. This initiative brings together quilters and non-quilters in sewing groups to create quilts that are raffled to raise funds supporting reproductive justice causes. The episode discusses how creative practice can simultaneously serve personal healing, community building, and social advocacy. Topics covered include the role of Instagram in building creative connection, the importance of creating spaces for safety and belonging, and how quilting transcends traditional craft to become a vehicle for activism and social change. The conversation also touches on Sara's residency work and her efforts to build inclusive communities around textile arts. The episode concludes with practical information about supporting Sara's work, including accepting donations of quilting supplies and sewing machines. The host frames the episode as an invitation for listeners to reflect on what creativity means in their own lives—whether as art, activism, community building, or personal happiness—suggesting these categories need not be mutually exclusive.

Verdict: A substantive, well-focused episode that delivers on its promise with meaningful content about creativity, community, and activism, though limited source material prevents full assessment of conversational quality and pacing.

Leisure rubric

Enthusiast depth 3/5 29%

Guest is a practicing quilter and textile artist with a residency, but show notes focus more on activism and community than quilting technique or craft expertise
Useful tips or discoveries 3/5 29%

Episode provides concrete actionable information: Quilts for Reproductive Justice website, donation opportunities for supplies/machines, and The Laundromat Project residency details
Fun to listen to n/a

No information about host chemistry, tone, pacing, or conversational energy in the source material
Substance 4/5 21%

Rich thematic content spanning personal narrative, creative philosophy, community building, and activism with clear through-lines; 1h 46m suggests substantial conversation depth
Delivers on its title 5/5 21%

Title promises a quilter interview; episode delivers exactly that plus the promised themes of community and reproductive justice activism
Value for time n/a

Cannot assess pacing, tangents, or structural efficiency from show notes alone

How we score Leisure

Worth it if you're interested in how creative practice intersects with activism, community building, or reproductive justice advocacy, or if you want to explore quilting beyond traditional craft.

#quilting #activism #reproductive justice #community building #textile art #creative practice

Based on the episode description. AI-generated; it can be wrong.

Show notes

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show , I’m talking with quilter and textile artist Sara Washington Goggin, the 2026/2027 Create Change resident at The Laundromat Project in Brooklyn, New York. Sara is a video producer by day, but during the COVID shutdowns, quilting became a creative outlet and a way to stay connected with the people she loved. She began sharing pieces of her life on Instagram, and eventually her quilts started making their way into the feed. Somewhere along the way, people started calling what she was making “art.” But Sara doesn't approach her creative practice as a productivity metric. She creates for pleasure, for connection, and for activism. Through her residency, Sara is building a community of quilters and non-quilters who are looking for something many of us crave: a sense of belonging and safety. Her work has also become a way to respond to her own experiences and advocate for others. After experiencing a traumatic birth, Sara knew she needed to do something. That realization led to Quilts for Reproductive Justice , a project bringing people together through sewing groups to create quilts that will be raffled to raise money in support of reproductive justice. In this conversation, Sara and I talk about finding creativity during isolation, the difference between creating for pleasure and creating for productivity, building community through making, and what can happen when our creative practices become a way to support the causes and people we care about. Sara is also accepting donations of clean, good-quality quilting supplies and sewing machines to support her work. I hope this conversation encourages you to think about what creativity means in your own life. Maybe it's art. Maybe it's activism. Maybe it's community. Maybe it's simply something that makes you happy. Maybe it can be all of those things at once. Please enjoy this conversation with Sara Washington Goggin. In this episode: • Sara's journey from video producer to quilter and textile artist • Discovering quilting during the COVID shutdowns • Creating for pleasure instead of productivity • The role of Instagram in building creative connection • Sara's Create Change residency with The Laundromat Project • Building community through sewing and quilting • Creativity, belonging, and creating spaces for safety • Quilts for Reproductive Justice • Using quilting and community to support reproductive justice Support Sara's work: Visit quiltsforreprojustice.org to learn more about the project, donate, or find out how you can contribute supplies and sewing machines. Please enjoy Sara Washington Goggin! Episodes are recorded, edited and produced by Amanda Oros. Logo art by Myranda Mondry. Want to see more? You can find it here: Find Podcast Merch here! nygqs.printify.me Follow along on Instagram: Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Long-arming - https://www.instagram.com/sweetpeadesigncompany Subscribe to YouTube: https://youtube.com/@notyourgrannysquiltshow Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/notyourgrannysquiltshow Want to be on the show? Send us a message

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