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Pat Sloan: 2015 FREE Mystery BOM Vacation Time - Jan Block

I'm delighted to kick off 2015 a bit early with Block 1 of My Free Mystery Vacation Time! Let me tell you about it "Down by the Boardwalk" Our Mystery is being sponsored by the wonderful folks at FreeQuiltPatterns.info. let me explain how it works. Each month I give you a section of my Mystery Quilt. The pattern will always be at the FreeQuiltPatterns website. I will always link to MY page first to share some insight that is not over there. So you will read here, then pop over to their site to see my video and download the... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Day 12 of 12 Days of Giveaways!

This has been the BEST YEAR EVER! And I had a blast ending it with 12 Days of Giveaways.. even made it a Baker's dozen with an 11.5.. wink! Today is ALL Moda, ALL Aurifil day! My giveaway ALL Goes to one AMAZING LUCKY person... but read to the end, i have 6 more prizes! This prize includes The adorable Moda Tote The scissor printed zipper case the Cupcake needlecase AND my Exclusive Aurifil Thread kit with FABRIC and PATTERN to make the Dresden mini quilt.. what you say???? You will receive the ALL the fabric needed to make the... Read more →

Pat Sloan: 2015 FREE Mystery BOM Vacation Time - YOUR fabrics

The time is getting close for Block 1 of VACATION Time! The excitement over at my Facebook group and Quilt Bee are immense! Fabric is being pulled, being bought, washed and ironed and folded to await the day! It's like Christmas eve and waiting for your Birthday rolled into one, and shared with 35,000+ other quilters... this gives me goosebumps it's so exciting! While we wait, let's look at fabric options you have selected, would you like that? People have been sharing fabric stacks, rearranging and pulling out and putting in for days now. If you click the photos they... Read more →

Pat Sloan: 2015 UFO Busting challenge

I have a few end of year quilting traditions. I host my annual VIRTUAL Quilters Luau party (more at the end!) I pick a Word for the Year to follow and embrace. This year it has been Balance I clean up my studio I make project lists I do planning for my business And I put on my list to eat healthy and exercise more, as I have a LOT of quilts to make so i need to stay fit! But the biggest is... I challenge myself to finish UFOs. UnFinished Objects. I have them, I create new ones, I... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Day 11.5 of 12 Days of Giveaways!

What's better than 12 days of giveaways? Well having another of course! I decided that since we are Quilters, we TOTALLY get 11.5 .. right? So here is Giveaway 11.5! If you are reading this via my Article Subscription email, click the banner to enter (sign up here for a free subscription) We ALL want to find great ways to quilt our own quilts. I talked to Jera Brandvig on my podcast Dec 15 about her new book (listen here) And now I have 2 physical and 2 digital copies to giveaway from her publisher the wonderful StashBooks! Jera explains... Read more →