Pat Sloan's Blog

Reality Piecing with Pat and show and tell Thursday!

I may have to rename this blog 'Reality Quilting with Pat Sloan'. I am DEAD SERIOUS. Lately I have been running into more 'sewing challenges' than I care to... so here it goes... time to show and tell .. tell ALL..... I joined Amy Gibson's Stitchery Dickory Dock "Sugar Block Club" and we are on block 2. Paper Piecing. I like paper piecing, but have to be somewhat 'in the mood'. Thus the reason you see this post on the last day of Feb.... let's move on. The challenge to myself was to create the blocks with just a layer... Read more →

Moda Incredible Friendship Quilt Along

Welcome to my stop on the Moda Friendship Quilt Along Hop! I am so excited about this hop as it's about friendship. And I want you to meet my closest group of buddies. Some of these girls have been my friends for almost 30 years. They have seen me through thick and thin and they are on my speed dial forever! Say Hello to just PART of my incredible, wonderful, creative group of buddies!! We get together once a month. We'd love to meet more often but we are a jet setting group and it's hard to get us all... Read more →

It's all about .. mmm... me.. you.. who?

If you have not visited SewWeQuilt lately you should! I signed up for several of the blog hops. If you noticed, I sort of LIKE to hop.. wink! I think I like the hops so much as I meet new quilters who have blogs and see amazing work they are doing. It's like going to a quilt show for a few days! The SewWeQuilt hops are all about the sharing and community. Many of the same people share so it's fun to see what your favorites do with the theme of the hop. For this hop SewWeQuilt has Marlene of... Read more →

What is a Quilt Blitz?

It's a "Modern" Blitz to celebrate the release of my friend Amy Ellis's new book! "Modern Basics II" is on an internet "Blitz" today! There are 13 Quilters sharing something about Amy and her book! Do you remember when I interviewed Amy last fall? CLICK HERE and listen to my Oct 15, 2012 interview with Amy. She tells us about a 'challenge' she had to over come while making the cover quilt. Plus she shares how her children are interested in quilting. I really love hearing the story behind the books, quilts and projects that designers are making. Their stories... Read more →

Pat Sloan for the Love of Liberty, digital doings and more on the radio!

Guest - Do you collect Liberty of London Fabrics? Then I have a treat for you! Author Alexia Abegg of Green Bee Studio has her first book out called "Liberty Love" and we are going learn all about Liberty fabrics and what Alexia loves to design! http://greenbeepatterns.com/ http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projects-ideas/throws-wall-hangings/sewing-spools-wall-quilt_1.html CLICK HERE to buy Alexia's Liberty Love book from my Amazon Link Guest - Author, designer, and judge Kimberly Einmo is back to chat about design tools. You don't have to be in the business of quilting to design a quilt of your own. And there are a ton of tools that... Read more →