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Pat Sloan: Totally inspired wanna go

There is a quilt show called HMQS, Home Machine Quilting Show, that has blow your socks off quilts. They highlight the quilting of the 3 layers, you know the QUILTING... not the Quilting.. LOL! Don't you love we use the SAME WORD for several parts?

ok.. here is the real deal.. the quilting DOES take your top to another level when you approach it as designing the 'next level' on your piece. 

Karlee Porter, won third place in the Utah’s Own quilt category for her 'Shimmering Symphony quilt'. She quilted this on an HQ sit-down machine... which means you can quilt like this on your machine! It's all about the artistry, not necessarily the machine

I really want to go to this show http://www.hmqs.org/ and examine the quilts. See how each quilter takes the piece to the next level.  

I've been chatting with Leah Day each month on my Radio Podcasts about this..CLICK HERE to see which shows I had her on. http://www.creativetalknetwork.com/

I got the heads up to the following posts from my Internet group.. your ARE my quilt group... right? CLICK HERE to explore and learn!

CLICK HERE to the HandiQuilter Blog

CLICK HERE to see 3 blog posts by Christa Quilts .. she also entered the show

Pst sloan from quilt market

Some photos from quilt market! Day two starts soon!
Pat Sloan

Pat Sloan: MASSIVE Show and Tell

My friend Amy from "Amy's Creative Side" is running Blogger's Quilt Festival and today is the day to link up! I am hosting one of the giveaway slots.. yeah baby!

Amy started this event so that people not going to the trade show would 'celebrate' the twice a year 'Quilt Market' when all the people in the quilt industry are at the trade show with their 'new' things!

I interviewed Amy about this event on Oct 15, 2012 CLICK HERE to listen

And this is my prize!! 

• 8 pieces, 1/2 yard EACH of my Americana Fabrics
• A sampler of Aurifil Threads
• And an EXCLUSIVE pair of American Patchwork & Quilting Radio Earbuds! Which ONLY can be given to anyone from me!

CLICK HERE to get all the details of the giveaway!

But wait there's MORE!

 Leave ME a comment here in MY blog telling me "When and Why you made your first quilt" and you are entered to win this HUGE Tassle of my 'Bobbins and Bits' fabric, which is NOT in stors yet...

did I just hear you squeal??  of course I did! 

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This is my show and tell!

Now I'd love to see YOUR show and tell! Put a direct link to your latest blog post, your flickr folder (did you share something new?), your pinterest board, or how about your latest project loaded to craftsy?

Click the blue box and follow the directions..

let's have some fun!