Pat Sloan's Blog

Pat Sloan: Quilt Local, quilt from Photos, inspired by your surroundings

ITUNES subscription available - CLICK HERE To subscribe MY Podcast Guest List! GET the APP to listen on your Android Pat Sloan: Free patterns from my guests Heather Jones and a quick and cute project from the American Patchwork Archives! The love of the story behind a quilt maker is something Linzee McCray and I share. As a freelance writer, she regularly writes articles for American Patchwork & Quiltings' family of magazines and also writes for other companies like Moda, and the Etsy blog. Linzee's book 'Art Quilts of the MidWest' are stories from quiltmakers about how their surroundings have... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Scrap Happy Little Wishes Challenge

Time for my Fall 2015 Quilt Challenge! My challenges this year have been to use up your SCRAPS.... this is a GOOD thing right? Because then you have more ROOM for new things.. like my fabric... wink! My family has a fall tradition. We take time to go outside in the evening and look at the night sky. Once the air becomes crisp and clear, pull on a sweater and stand out under the stars, then Make a Wish! 'Little Wishes' is the name of my Scrap Happy Star block! Fall is a GREAT time to dig into your scrap... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Follow along to North Carolina!

I'm off to North Carolina to teach for Jennifer Roycroft at We're Sew Creative! If you are reading this as an email notice, click the banner and come over to my site.. I hope I'm going to see you! But if you can't be there, I'll be sharing photos from my presentation and my classes right here! So come back often through the weekend. Check back OFTEN and Refresh to see the newest photos! If you are reading this in your email notice, click the banner and come to the page! article continues below ad Read more →

Pat Sloan: Moda Inspiration what colors would you do?

Sitting at my computer I look out over the top to see out my sliding door to my deck... and I see over to the side my project rack. This is my view every day while I write. Sometimes I need a little inspiration break. I need to look at something beside letter or words... and today as I was looking over there I started to think about a box on that shelf. The one that says Moda Modern Building Blocks. You know I've talked about this when i got the kit and you know that I want to make... Read more →

Pat Sloan: My Quilt in the magazine, plus my fabric in more magazines!

I have a quilt in Love of Quilting, plus I wanted to show you ALL the fabulous quilts that have been in magazines recently using my fabric lines! I have the BEST friends EVER... I designed this quilt for the Sept/October 2015 Love of Quilting! It's a quilt you can make over and over again. From this wall hanging size to a bed size. PLUS what a great house warming gift or a quilt for newly weds. All these quilts us my fabric 'The Sweet Life' .. list of stores that had it online here By Sara Maxwell found in... Read more →