Pat Sloan's Blog

Pat Sloan: American Made Tour.. Virginia!

I am so delighted to be a part of the American Made Brand Blog Hop. Celebrating the new Solid fabrics from Clothworks made here in America! This blog tour is celebrating all things made here in the USA, with 50 bloggers representing 50 states and hosting 50 giveaways! CLICK HERE to learn more about the fabric! I've visited about 3/4 of the states, and I've lived in 4 states (some more than once). Plus I've lived in two other countries besides the USA. My family lived in 8 different homes during my growing up years. After I left home I... Read more →

Pat Sloan: More of Spring Quilt Market 2014

More of my Spring Quilt Market Photos! This amazing quilt was designed by my friend Ann! She and her sister Joanne design as Gingham Girls .. see more of their awesome work HERE I am IN LOVE with my friend Emily Herrick's new fabric line... she knocked this one OUT OF the park! The Shipping Department thought it was pretty amazing too.. one for the girls.. one for the boys! Way to go Emily! Could Sara Lawson be ANY CUTIER??? I want to put her in my suitcase and take her home. For those of you that know Sara well..... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Spring Quilt Market 2014

Time for some photos from the show! Gregg and I had JUST zoomed into the booth and someone took our photos... whee... let the party start! My booth looked out to the Moda area... And once people started to shop One of my favorite behind the scenes photos, Joanna of Figtree and Sandy Gervais lounging on a pile of quilts during the Moda Designer presentation! I'm trying something new.... loading my photo to flicker for this slideshow! Rest your cursor over the photo... then you can just hit that side arrows to go through my Flickr Folder right here! Did... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Heather Jones, Elizabeth Dackson and John Kubiniec Join me!

Be sure to CLICK HERE to catch up on my prior podcasts! Victoria Findlay Wolfe joins me again and I asked her to chat about double wedding rings and other fabulous quilting activities she is up to! She is one busy quilter with traveling and making.. all rolled into one spectacular splash of color! She writes at her website Bumblebeans where you can have a glimpse into her creative life. http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/ http://wiquiltmuseum.com/category/exhibits/upcoming-exhibits Heather Jones of Olive & Ollie joins me to talk solids, studio spaces, modern quilts and American Made fabrics from Clothworks. http://www.oliveandollie.com/ License Plate tour for American Made,... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Sewing at TedTalks

I am a WEE bit addicted to the Ted Talks series.. and lucky me.. they have produced ZILLIONS of them! Take a look at this one with sewing... super cool. If you'd like to see a few more of my favorites.. Glamour listed the Top 10 TedTalks all women should see... I agree (plus there are more!) CLICK HERE to get the list and let me know what you think about the sewing one and the others, i want to hear! post continues below ad Read more →