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Sometimes a shape catches my attention and if you are a quilter, the flags for the next winter Olympics are well... QUILTS! 1000 Pyramid Quilts to be exact. I post twice a month at the Fifthroom living lifestyle blog... today...1000 Pyramids CLICK HERE to see what I found have you done a 1,000 Pyramid? Was it hard? Fun? I found this link with more photos about the 2014 Sochi Russia Winter Olympics banners http://creativeroots.org/2011/05/sochi-olympic-winter-games/ Read more →

Pat Sloan Quilt A Long at the Learning center - Block 3

Block #3 is called "Time for Icecream" in our Easy Peasy Summer Breezy quilt along at the Learning Center! Michele is hosting all the tutorial and she ROCKS the information! CLICK HERE for the tutorial Mine in the blue/Yellow colorway... rocking the summer heat.. bring on the ice cream! How about my low contrast version Orange and Green... and oh so summery! How are you doing? Are your blocks shaping up? How many versions are YOU making? I'm making my blocks using my "Eat your Fruits and Veggies" fabric, available this fall! All Blocks... scroll to bottom quiltinggallery.com/learning-center/beginners-quilt-along/ *************************************************** UFO... Read more →

Pat Sloan Road Trippin

Yesterday we traveled The lincoln Highway, US route 30, to our event in King of Prussia PA. I travel a lot by car,... the shipping dept (Gregg) is also the event planner, travel agent, fleet manager and tour guide. The best part of taking the side roads to events is that we are able to see the business and and homes. When you are on the highway or flying .. you do not see much of the country side. My family is from central PA so the houses on this route remind me so much of the area my Grandparents... Read more →

Pat Sloan Featured Quilter Interview

I'm so excited to have Kim Niedzwiecki of gogokim.blogspot.com/ as my Featured Quilter this week. Kim's bubbly personality, lively blog and mad sewing skills are what drew me to following her work. Then when I meet her in person I was even more enamored. She is such a super gal and has fantastic hair.. seriously.. I'd DYE for her hair! In my Featured Quilter series I introduce you to a quilter I love to follow, and ask them questions that I want to know.. the behind the scenes about how they tick. You know I love talking about quilting as... Read more →

Pat Sloan - Season 4 American Patchwork & Quilting Radio - June 18, 2012

Guest - Jill Finley of Jillily Studio loves to combine patchwork and appliqué. She works in happy fun colors with her fabric lines and Jill is a contributor to American Patchwork and Quilting magazines Today let's learn about how Jill designs her fabrics adn quilts.. and she'll explain why she developed the tools she did! Website http://www.jillilystudio.com/ Blog http://jillilystudio.blogspot.com/ facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jillily-Studio/134905663212806 Guest - Pattern designer Nanette Merril is the voice behind the blog Freda's Hive. Nanette is a clever quilter who shares her quilting thought process and color schemes on a regular basis. What you are going to love most... Read more →