Pat Sloan's Blog

Pat Sloan's Monthly Quilt Charity Roundup - List yours!

I've been wanting to create a way for us to share charity quilt alongs we are involved with. I'm going to host a Monthly Quilt Charity Round up.. let me tell you about it! Every month I'll post about a charity, and then you can share one that is near and dear to you in the comments. Maybe you are making quilts for your local firehouse, veterans, or womens' shelter. Whatever quilting and sewing charity you are involved with, you can list in the comments. Doing charity work is meaningful. I've done quilts for charity since I first started making... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Farmer's Market Block 5 + a recipe

The next block in our Farmer's Market journey is the Fresh Farm Picked Corn! My family is CRAZY about corn. White corn, yellow corn, fresh corn of any kind. Well I might clarify that to mean my DAD and I are crazy about it (youngest brother doesn't eat any corn.. any... corn... we still love him.. but seriously.. no corn.. but I digress) As we roll into winter around much of the quilting world, we can imagine those folks in Australia visiting farmer's markets, while we have plant seed booklets covering out dining room table! So keep this image handy,... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Crossroads Charity Quilt Along, my story

This year I followed along with the Fat Quarter Shops charity quilt called Snapshots, and I donated my quilt to the auction to raise even more for St. Jude's childrens' hospital. You can still bid, but it ends soon! If you know someone who is not a quilter that wants to support St. Jude's send them the this link to bid.. I'd love to see my quilt go to an amazing home http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/262170342525?rmvSB=true This year the quilt is called 'CrossRoads' and will benefit the March of Dimes, which is a wonderful organization that helps to prevent and treat premature births.... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Teach me to Sew Triangles IN YOUR Favorite Shops Now!

Sometimes the best news comes in just a few little words.. like 'It's HERE!!' My newest book is finding it's way into your favorite quilt shops the last couple of days, which is thrilling! I've seen a few people post in my online classroom that they got my book.. awesome! This is my 32nd book and the 2nd in my new Teaching Series, these are designed so you can teach yourself, use in a class, AND keep for a handy reference guide! Here is what Susan said about my book "Just received and read thru your book, I LOVE IT.... Read more →

Listen-Learn-Sew with Pat! Paper Piecing, block magic and Moda's 40th Anniversary

ITUNES subscription available - Subscribe HERE MY Podcast Guest List! GET the APP to listen on your Android *** Links to Tutorials from my guests Jennifer Ofenstein and Moda Fabric designer Kate Spain Linda Hahn is back on the show and we talk about her new book series called 'Rock that Block'. She always has great ways to make our quilting look like more work than it really is! Today we talk about how you can use one block and explore the ways to make it look different, almost like a sampler, see the cover? All the same block! Buy... Read more →