Pat Sloan's Blog

Pat Sloan: Round up and my favorite free heart block!

Have you ever done this... gotten a WILD idea... and then.. well.. did it. In late November here is what I did.. I decided to look for a cute sewing machine. Cute meaning Aqua... or maybe Red... I wanted it for display as I didn't think I'd use it, so that means I could get one with some issues. I saw my beautiful new assistant on ebay, she runs, but is missing the bobbin case. Well i won! And she came to stay with me, all 8,000 lbs of her.. seriously I never felt a machine so HEAVY. Then I... Read more →

Pat Sloan: the art and soul of a quilter

I can't tell you how exciting it is to be a creative person right now. I love that I can wake up in the morning and see what someone just made 5 minutes ago in Australia, or Germany, or Iceland. I love that so many people can create art with fiber, art to be loved, to be shared, to be used. I love that people who think they can't create, actually DO create with fabric and thread. And I love that quilters make a quilt a thousand design decisions each and ever time they pick up a project. It's good... Read more →

Pat Sloan: you will really want to get in on these giveaways and Free patterns!

I want to share a few things going on now and in the next few days... First up is the almost too incredibly adorable book I am part of with my Moda designer friends and Martingale. We did a Moda All in a Row book and that clothes line is MY block! The Tour of blocks WITH PRIZES.. starts on Jan 18. And I want YOU to be READY (BUY THE BOOK) These are the UPCOMING PRIZES ...Aren't they OUTSTANDING, you need to JOIN IN!! All In A Row Quilt-Along Queen (first prize)—FQ pack every month for 9 months (April... Read more →

Listen, Learn, Sew with Pat Sloan - color, how to read a pattern, and up your quilt making skill today!

ITUNES subscription available - Subscribe HERE MY Podcast Guest List! GET the APP to listen on your Android *** Links to Tutorials from my guests Jackie Kunkel,Vanessa Goertzen, Mary Abreu, and Linda Augsburg The ever vibrant and talented Jackie Kunkel is back today and we are going to talk about color, which she is not afraid of! We also are going to explore learning by doing. Besides being a shop owner, Jackie is a successful hands on teacher and has recently done an online workshop. I really want to talk about how we learn. BUY Jackie's BOOK http://cvquiltworks.com/blogs/blog Sign Up... Read more →

Pat Sloan Round Up with a Free Pattern!

My Friend Amy from NanaCompany has her first fabric line and I'm SO in love with it. It's just like her website.. but on fabric! She has her gorgeous flower sketchs, tiny little prints And LOOK at the edge.. wee bitty books! you need a piece JUST for that. I really love that navy blue with the other pieces. I also went looking around and found the box of Macaroon color threads that is just perfect with her fabric. Next is to decide what to make with it.. mmmmm.. thinking on that. Buy the Fabric BUY the thread box I... Read more →