{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsewandso.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fbarbara-mccraw-living-my-dream-lkpwgBg1","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Barbara McCraw - Living My Dream","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3587b692-4073-433a-9e08-bb1208a331fe/ae297023-579e-48e4-9d04-d2e88173f0f7/thumbnail-3000.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/f228c612-fe8e-44c8-8a1c-dfa99840dbc0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Barbara McCraw - Living My Dream\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this episode of Sew & So, we welcome back quilt artist Barbara Ann McCraw, whose work continues to move and inspire. We first met Barbara at her Life Stories exhibit at the National Quilt Museum during Quilt Week 2024 in Paducah. That brief encounter left us wanting more—and today, we dive deeper into her incredible journey.\n\nBarbara shares how growing up on the south side of Chicago and her loud, loving family sparked her creativity. With degrees in English and medical technology, Barbara pursued a career in pathology before retiring in 2000 to focus on quilting full-time. Her award-winning quilts are now part of private collections, major exhibits, and have been featured in national media."}