Pat Sloan's Blog

Next Free Block in my Neighborhood!

I am in LOVE with Moda's Grunge basics... the great colors and the awesome texture of it. It goes with everything and I'm excited to be able to collect some this month with the sale..which is almost over! woohooo! Grunge in sets or singles. Moda Fabric has a new sew along called 'Be my Neighbor'. Gorgeous big house blocks with trees, birds, stars and a lovely sail boat just for me... PLUS the blocks are free, which is so generous!! Your favorite quilt shops are running this.. so I know many of you are already sewing and this is the... Read more →

A Sunday Drive goes with Everything.. don't you agree?

Just like a Sunday Drive is great to end any week, my next Moda Fabric line called 'Sunday Drive' goes with everything too! I designed a group of prints and colors that really work with the quilts you are making now. All Inspired by my memories of Sunday drives. My batiks are primarily two colors, with that awesome mottled piece that I do each time! 'My Red' goes with my other lines, and It is my very favorite shade. Not too deep, not too light, but just right! Sprinked with flowers, put into a word print, or with a windy... Read more →

Fast, fun Tissue Holder you can do in just a few minutes!

I love these FAST fun projects..Read on .... Baby Lock has tons of projects and I spotted this super adorable tissue holder video. They used your serger, but if you don't have one.. here are my photos of mine that I did on my Baby Lock Crescendo! Pattern download is at the end. I'm using my Hometown girl fabric. The words are the inside and is the larger rectangle I back stitched at the start and stop When you turn right side out, the large piece creates that adorable edge! Mark the center with pins, it's at 3 1/2" on... Read more →

How does a kitchen sink and the Lady of Guadalupe create a friendship?

How DOES one combine a kitchen sink and the Lady of Guadalupe into a long and wonderful friendship? It's really not hard when you admire your friends work like I do.... this is how I got to know Victoria Findlay Wolfe. I first discovered Victoria's website when I was sent to look at her 'Kitchen Sink' quilt in 2010... really.. 2010 After that I stared to read her articles..... leave comments .... and then we started to chat and realized we had a lot in common. She was always making something awesome, and still does. As an artist she comes... Read more →

Let's Practice with a Panel!

I asked in my classroom what type of sew along you'd like for Nov & Dec... You told me Holiday projects, small projects and scrap projects So to kick this off I'm going to combine 'learning' with a holiday project... are you ready? I spotted this panel, by my friend Kate Spain, in her North Woods Collection. What I love is that it's ROUND and I have a ROUND dining room table.. plus.. it's adorable and a panel! PERFECT for this sew along. and there are bonus ornaments with this panel, perfect for my White Christmas tree! This one is... Read more →