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Pat Sloan: share your Vacation Time Surfs up blocks!

Let's see how many different fabrics can be done with 'Surf's Up!'... so many options for your blocks.. it's EXCITING for me to see my project done 'Your Way'! article continues below ad Time to share your MARCH block with me.. click the BLUE BUTTON at the END of ALL the photos and that takes you to the page to enter your quilt photo. You do NOT need a website, that is optional. Don't know HOW to share a photo? See my photo loading TUTORIAL DownLoad the supply list and Patterns See ALL my Vacation Time Articles Share at the... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Vacation Time Block 3!

Block 3 of my FREE Block of the Month is waiting for you to make it! A stroll down the beach is what vacation is ALL about. Growing up near the water seems to have come full circle back into my life with Vacation Time! Block 3 is the SAME fabrics for my Aqua and my Navy quilts... scroll down to see all three blocks together! We all find different ways to relax and restore ourselves. I like to take time to get way to the ocean. Usually aboard a floating hotel.. wink! This was taken during my last trip,... Read more →

Pat Sloan: T-shirt Quilts Class Review

So many of you want to learn to do a t-shirt quilt that I have reviewed this craftsy class by Winnie Fleming. She is a great instructor and you will learn a ton about how to turn your t-shirts into extraordinary memory quilts. Cutting the Logo - how to handle those special parts that we really don't want to mess up. There are amazing tips on how to think about these parts to combine them in the most effective way. Handling the shirts - From cutting, to stabilizing, to sizing the blocks we are given step by step directions. Have... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Think BIG tour and giveaway

Amy Ellis has a new book called 'Think BIG' ... Quilts... Runner... and Pillows from 18" blocks. When she invited me to review the book and come on her tour I said yes! I LOVE big blocks and what's even better is I love Amy! This is a very clever book.. let me tell you about it. Her book has each quilt in FIVE sizes, which makes it so useful. How often do you find a quilt you want to make and it's not the right size? She has taken all the guess work out of changing the size and... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Free quilt pattern, bag and sewing caddy from my Guests!

Error: Please contact the site admin. ITUNES subscription available - CLICK HERE To subscribe Pat Sloan chats with Sara Lawson, Roseann Kermes and Valori Wells! And the END are links to a FREE pattern from EACH of my guests! Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness is a bag making expert! She give us some great tips for adding hardware to your project... some that I didn't realize were so easy! Below is a link to a free pattern for small bag above. sewsweetness.com Have you ever wondered about hiring speakers and teachers for your event? Roseann and I give you tips... Read more →