Pat Sloan's Blog

Pat Sloan: Give Away Day, Can you say Smash Your Stash?

Kate Colleran and Elizabeth Balderrama are the designers of Seams Like a Dream. I first meet Kate in a Convent... yep.. that's right! It had been turned into a retreat center and we were both teaching there! Their new book is fabulous and I'm part of the tour! It's called 'Smash Your Precut Stash' and they sent all the tour designers 5 questions to answer..... Ready? What color do you have the most of in your stash? It looks like a tie between Blue and Red, although I think I have more Blue because there are some HUGE pieces of... Read more →

Pat Sloan: A free pattern from the ME and the Editors chat!

Error: Please contact the site admin. ITUNES subscription available - CLICK HERE To subscribe All NEW Podcast from the American Patchwork and Quilting editors! This is a free pattern that I designed! The small piece is a version of what I did for the magazine a few years ago. Download for FREE! For a full list of my Show guests CLICK HERE to my Podcast page ITUNES subscription available - CLICK HERE To subscribe APQ FACEBOOK page CLICK HERE to Join My FACEBOOK Quilt Community CLICK HERE to Join APQ magazine online www.allpeoplequilt.com/ article continues below ad Read more →

Pat Sloan: A Blog 'Take Over' by the Shipping Department!

Well... Hello! It's Gregg here, better known as the 'Shipping Department'. It's just weeks prior to the spring trade show and it can be a little crazy at a Moda Designers studio. We 'back office types' decided to take over our designers blogs for the day.. you know.. so they can get some sewing done! Normally I don't do any of the sewing.. well actually I NEVER do any of the sewing. I do the shipping (thus the name), all the event planning, all the accounting, ordering, editing, cover photography, accounting, technical webwork, accounting (did I mention accounting yet?).. plus... Read more →

Pat Sloan: The Sweet Life - Block 4

Are you ready to sew Block 4 of my quilt The Sweet Life? Dress Up Time!! Do you remember Dressing up? Maybe like your mom? or your Grandma? Maybe as your favorite character from a movie or tv or a book? Part of dressing up was collecting items that mom let me have... some old shoes, skirts, things I could .. well.. mess up! I have had a romance with the THOUGHT of hats. Girly Hats, fancy Hats, hats that shade our eye, and hats that make us look stylish. Now the thing is, I don't actually WEAR hats! But... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Did you know I have a Quilt Show Page?

I am EXCITED to see your quilts...so i created a Quilt Show Page! You get to it by clicking 'FREE STUFF' on my top banner, then there is a link to 'Pat's Share your Quilts' which look like this! Share your Vacation time blocks, and go see the new blocks added! January February March April May Block 1 Coffe Cup and details Block 2 Basket Block 3 Cherries Block 4 Share your 2014 Mystery Globetrotting Quilts! The Tutorial on how to load a photo to my Quilt Show page article continues below ad Read more →