Pat Sloan's Blog

Pat Sloan: Hometown Charm Sew Along 2 of 12

My Hometown Charm sew along is a unit every other week, and we are now on Unit #2! I LOVE to make a quilts with others, to sew along and share as we go. It so great to see your versions of my designs!. AND it's motivating to know that we are sewing as a club.. fun fun fun! I am working us roughly across a row. We did the Orange peel block first, which was multiple blocks. Now we'll do the Churn Dash Star, a nice fun .. BIG block! You can sew ahead, i know sometimes we get... Read more →

Pat Sloan: My Secret Garden Block 5

This month our secret garden is in a very public place, but you might not know it's there! Hershey Garden, in Hershey PA, home of Hershey park! When you read my story at our download page, you'll learn why I selected this one, and you MUST watch the video because I get you a tip for making more HST at once! ************************* DOWNLOAD the PATTERN at FreeQuiltPatterns.INFO And read my story about this month's block Read on to share your block at the end in my quilt show! ************************ article continues below ad Taking photos of roses is SO inspiring!!... Read more →

Pat Sloan: A cute deal & Designer Mystery Club, I'm block 9!

This week is a getting organized.. between work.. kind of week! I have a few fun things to share... including 2 freebies! I think i might have told you this before.. like maybe 100 times.. sorry if I repeat... wink! My friend QuiltJane is making her Splendid Sampler with French General fabric, so now I need to have it too! This line really caught my eye because it has the blue, that gorgeous coral, a light chocolate and the taupes. Click over to see the fabrics in detail Buy the Fabric You can find more French General here too! I... Read more →

Pat Sloan: Chance to win a copy of my friend Barbara's new book!

I am pretty excited for this book tour with my friend Barbara Cline! Her latest book and the quilts, will knock your socks off! Barbara has an amazing way of looking at quilt blocks. In her latest book all the projects are made from the same star unit. How she places fabric and color totally changes up what you see! yes.. all those are the SAME block! I decided to ask Barbara a few insider questions.. because I'm all about the story of the maker. What color fabric to you have the most of ... the least of.. and why... Read more →

Listen, Learn, Sew with Pat Sloan + a FREE pattern too!

ITUNES subscription available - Subscribe HERE MY Podcast Guest List! GET the APP to listen on your Android *** Free Tutorials from my Guests at the END.. guests Blair Stocker, Lynn Harris, Cynthia Frenette, and Lori Brechlin I love when people do interesting things, Blair Stocker is one of those people. Coming from the apparel industry she is now an upcycler of textiles into fun and useful projects! Her book 'Wise Craft: Turning Thrift Store Finds, Fabric Scraps, and Natural Objects Into Stuff You Love' is full of great tips! I am excited for Blair to share of of that... Read more →