Pat Sloan's Blog

Spread the Quilt Love

It is SO GREAT to spread Quilt Love.. Love of Quilting.. ANYTHING Quilting!

Denyse Schmidt has designed 2 quilts for Pottery Barn and they have an really neat video interview with her on their website.  Watch the whole thing.. when she gets to the lockers of fabric scraps I think the TRUE quilter in Denyse comes through... don't you think so?

A BUNCH of Pottery Barn Quilts... that is one big LADDER!.. ok... maybe it's not a ladder....

This is the 2nd quilt... i really like both.

CLICK HERE to watch the Pottery Barn video of Denyse

CLICK HERE to Denyse Schmidt's website

And Fellow HerInsight Radio Show host Lynn & Corey of "Celebrate Green" are hosting a giveaway!

What you see on the left is a Bobo Warp. A way of wrapping a gift with fabric. And the fabric can be reused! There are books on this and I'm sure tutorials on the web... I'm waiting for a gift to come MY Way wrapped in fabric!

CLICK HERE to enter the ContestCLICK HERE to listen to "Celebrate Green"

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Winners have been emailed for the giveaways at my Monday Radio show post!

CLICK HERE to the show blog page

Are you Caught up?

It seems the FUN is never ending... never ever.... and we want to make it ALL don't we?  Well sometimes there is a prize dangling out at the end... and sometimes we need a KICK IN THE BUTT to meet that deadline... here we go with a little Camp Sloanie Kick Ball!

Kick 1 - Have you made all your Season of Grace Stockings and put them in the Flickr folder? ONE LUCKY PERSON will win a Goodie bag next week.. yes.. the day is FINALLY HERE! And Lucky you.. you CAN catch up by Monday night.. I'm sure you can... they are so small and so easy....

CLICK HERE for the Season of Grace Patterns
CLICK HERE to get to the Flickr Group to load up your stockings!

Emilie and I will be sharing our setting patterns on Wednesday with the patterns being posted at Emilie's blog... get ready! ps.. that is a peek at my quilt above, full Reveal on Wed!

Kick 2 - The Meadow Breeze Blocks REALLY ARE EASY... but if you start to slide one month.. it can be a bear to catch up.. So Kick ball number 2 is to get your Meadow Breeze up to date! Oh.. remember to put your photos in the flickr folder too! (Link on the pattern page)

CLICK HERE for the Meadow Breeze Patterns

CLICK HERE for the Meadow Breeze Kits

Kick 3 - And Kick 3 is to get over to the Radio show, listen, leave a comment and let's see some of you win some prizes!! Yes YOU!

CLICK HERE to listen to the show

CLICK HERE to the blog post to leave a comment so you might win a prize!

Kick 4 -And JUST for the heck of it. I think I'm going to cut out fabric to make this bag.. just because I can!

CLICK HERE to pre-order YOUR copy of the French Market book...

where this awesome redwork pillow can also be found!

Oh La La!

Our Black and White in Paris Challenge was SO FUN!!

The quilts made were beyond awesome AND I was so jealous I was not working right along with them! 

We all loved every single challenge quilt!  Linda and Nancy of Great American Quilt Factory had a tough job  selecting just ONE quilt to win the prize... but they did!

Barbara's quilt won the Sweet Liberty FQ Bundle ... and we all know it is going to a good home!

Wendy's Chef

A peek at Rachel's Paris Story

And there is MORE.. MUCH MORE! You REALLY must go and see ALL the other FABULOUS quilts... the creativity of this group is outstanding and I want ALL the quilts... wouldn't they make a great showing together?

Click HERE to see all the quilts at Flickr

Click HERE to visit Linda and Nancy's website.. just because you can!

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So would you like to join in a challenge? I sell a kit that has to be used, you are given a theme and a due date. I'm thinking of giving you a block or applique shape to kick start it next time.

If YOU are interested leave me a comment and tell me WHEN is a good time for you...

• June/July
• July/Aug
• Aug/Sept
• Sept/Oct

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Betty and I started to chat about the Needl'Love book called "French Market Threads". I own this book and love it.. Betty wants it... and I thought some of you might too!! 

This bag in the book is TO DYE FOR.. really... I saw it in person and LOVE IT!

And how CAN you resist This Rose Trellis Quilt in the French Market? Can you see collecting red fabrics for it?

The Chickens.... you MUST love polka dot chickens..in the book too!

One of two sunflower projects in the book...

Or PARIS!  Yes.. Paris in the French Market book... gotta love it!

***CLICK HERE to pre-order your book... I'll get them in a few days!***

A Paris Quote

"There is no woman who does not dream of being dressed in Paris"

-Anonymous
  Catalogue of the1925 Paris Exhibition. Quoted in Colin McDowell McDowell's Directory of  Twentieth Century Fashion (1984), ch.1.

Take a Spin around Blogdom!

I was catching up on blogs and just HAVE to share...

Had this VW sighting on several blogs.. but loved the OTHER stuff at the Kris's Color Stripes blog.. check out the other 'patchwork' things

CLICK HERE

Reading Cheryl's blog she said that quilts made a TV commercial.. woot woot for that!! this is a screen capture of the commercial which show one of Carrie Nelson's quilts from her new book "Miss Rosie's Spice of Life quilts" from Leisure Arts.

CLICK HERE to Read Cheryl's blog (my Leisure Arts Publisher)

CLICK HERE to listen to my interview with Carrie Nelson on March 1 and with Cheryl on Feb 8.. I do interview the BEST people.. maybe I need to watch this tv show???

So How DO I follow up this super cool info?  With this of course...

Download a set of FREE Mother's Day Crafts... including one of mine! List of the bloggers on this page... then click to the page with the booklet download.. then have FUN!

CLICK HERE to the Mother's day Blogger freebies

And one more for fun... found all KINDS of interesting things at the 'How About Orange' blog... who can't use a origami shirt to wow your coworkers, friends and family?? Give mom a whole PILE of them for Mother's day!

CLICK HERE to read her blog post and get the shirt making info!

And get in on the FUN with my Radio show!!!

CLICK HERE for the Monday show info and leave a comment.. YOU might  get an excellent mail day!

Pat Sloan's Creative Talk Radio - Show 14

 

Guest - Jo Ann Mullaly

Website -http://woolcrazy-jam.blogspot.com/

Come learn all about the NEWEST WOOL Craze with Jo Ann!!! She created, teaches and then wrote THE BOOK on Wool Crazy... super super fun and cute project! We are going to talk wool, crazies and tell you about our TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL project!

 

Guest - Brenda Mercado

Brenda is one of the CRAZIES who has Wool Crazy round robin tracking at her blog and she will join me, Jo Ann and Roseann Kermes in segment 3 to chat about our project!

Her Wool Crazy Blog - http://pumpkinpatchprimitiveswoolcrazy.blogspot.com/

website: http://www.pumpkinpatchprimitives.com/

Guest - Roseann Kermes

After you hear about our wool crazy project stay online for segment 4 where Roseann and I will share some hot quilting tips!

Roseann's Blog - http://www.rosebudscottage.typepad.com/
 

 

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CLICK HERE to my Creative Talk Radio Show Page

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*** And we have PRIZES!!! ***

How to Join in!

• Leave a message before the show with a question about wool.. we may not get to it but I'll forward them and get an answer for the blog.
• After the show tell me what you liked best about the show, one of the guests, what you want to learn.. you know the drill!
• You have until Friday at noon to leave a message. Remember you can listen RIGHT ON your computer!!! HOW GREAT IS THAT! Check email or facebook or your forums, listen to the show! OR download the show onto your player and listen while you do non computer things.. it's a GREAT deal!

LOTS of FABULOUS prizes this week!

 

Jo Ann is giving away one of her books!

 

Olfa is giving away a NEW 2pack of blades.. something we ALL can use!!

 

And Brenda has this COOL wooden sign to give away to a wool crazy.... hope you win!

 

  BUY Jo Ann's Wool Crazy book at my store ... Let the FUN begin!

http://patsloan.biz/woolcrazy-spiralbookbyjoannmullaly.aspx

I'm working on the radio page at my website...

CLICK HERE to see the radio show schedule!

AND CLICK HERE to Join me on Facebook!!

Join us! 

Pat Sloan, Quilters Just want to Have FUN!

Oui McDonalds!

I saw this photo and HAD To find out what it was all about!!

McDonalds in France is going to carry Macaron cookies.. and it seems this is just NOT a big hit with the people in France... or.. maybe that is just the press!! Are you French? In France? Do you like the MickieD cookies??? Do tell!

CLICK HERE to read an article about them!

“Part of the secret of success in life

is to eat what you like

and let the food fight it out inside.”

― Mark Twain