Pat Sloan's Blog

Pat Sloan: Scrap Happy Star Buster

I'm excited to share with you another Scrap Happy block! This one is called Scrap Happy Star Buster for TWO reasons. The first is that I saw Ringo Starr perform the other night.. WHAT FUN and there were LOTS of stars on that stage that night. From his 'all star' band to the drum! The second reason it's a STAR block is a challenge When I interviewed Astronaut Karen Nyberg about quilting in Space.. she set out a challenge to her fellow quilters. The challenge is to make a 'star' block and send it to Houston to be made into... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Nested Churndash Sew Along

I LOVE a blog hop!! Jane invited a very talented group of friends to make a block from her Nested Churn dash and share it during the hop, so exciting! I think you are going to find that ALL of us adore Jane's large quilt, so far she is not parting with it.. pity as I've claimed first rights... you know.. because I said it first.. wink! So Let's get to it... I so dearly wanted to make this a full size quilt.. you can read that Carrie DID.. I'm so jealous!! I waffled back .. and forth.. and back...... Read more →

Pat Sloan: What to do when your Creativity has Gone Missing

There has been some lively discussion on my Facebook group and online Quilt Bee about how to find your Creativity when it's gone missing. It happens to us ALL at some point. We want to sew and nothing is appealing. We don't want to work on that old project, that deadline project or even start something new. It's normal. PERFECTLY normal. So breath ... and don't freak out.. let me tell you how my brain works and some things I do when I need to get the creativity moving. Creativity is NOT a switch. I can't decide "This afternoon I... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Deb Luttrell, Rachel May, and Pat Meinecke Join me on my All Quilting Podcast

Traditionals old and new are the theme running through the show today! From the classics. to modern and everything inbetween, these quilt makers have a story to share. Listen in! I've taught many workshops and some of the ones I love the best are the workshops I've taught on a cruise ship. There is nothing like a group of quilters on vacation in the sun for a week during the brutal dead of winter... it's a party from the moment they set foot aboard! Deb Luttrell and her team run a very successful quilt shop and have awesome travel business... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Perfectly FAST Place-mat Tutorial

When I learned to sew I made clothing. Which means I worked with many weights and textures of fabric. This means I am always on the look out for beautiful fabrics of all kinds! Moda often will put out a fun woven fabric and I was able to pick up some of this great toweling weight fabric. So what is toweling weight? think of your tea-towels. They are 100% cotton, but thicker. Moda makes them in patterns all the time and I try and get some whenever they are available for pillows and totebags and throws. They are also super... Read more →