Pat Sloan's Blog

Quilt History, applique and how to get your studio organized, all on my show today!

My guests today are Judy Breneman, Deanne Eisenman, and Carolyn Woods! SHOW #319 with Pat Sloan Your browser does not support the audio element. LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. Prior Shows can be Listened to at MY Podcast Guest List page! ITUNES subscription available - Subscribe HERE GET the APP to listen on your Android Judy Breneman is the creator of the website WomanFolk: The Art of Quilting: Quilts and Quiltmaking Yesterday and Today. I’ve been an avid follower of her articles at her website for years and I love to read about quilting history. In... Read more →

Oct Free Block & Challenge from the Aurifil Designer of the Month!

My good friend Kathy Brown is our October Aurifil Designer, you are going to LOVE her block! Kathy knocked it out of the park with this one! It sews up quickly and is really neat to do in repeat! Down below I have a mock up of how it looks. Go ahead and DOWNLOAD the pattern at the interview.. It is always AT THE END of the Interview under the block ... then come back! This block is a GREAT peek at the wonderful quilt patterns that Kathy designs. I'm really fond of her books and rulers that help you... Read more →

Jolly Bar Sew Along + Free Pattern

I have a fun round of things going on... so let's get going! I designed another cute pumpkin for the October Splendid Sampler!! Download My Oct Splendid Sampler Bonus block Also pop over to The Splendid Sampler to see Jane's block AND share yours! Wait there's more! Sometimes our best plans are derailed. I'm IN LOVE with the Jolly bar book projects for fast fun quilts that show off GREAT fabric. So I got Corey's Sundrops Jolly Bar and my plan is to make a fall lap quilt because her peach and gray combo with that splash of deep persimmon... Read more →

Wonderful Pumpkins, my Free pattern!

My tip for you... Always check out the Precut deal of the week and the Basics of the month! Then you won't miss a great deal! Pumpkin crusted buttons or just as accents.. either way I had to design something for fall and adding pumpkins is the best! This is a super fast and fun runner .. let's get going! NOTE: THE PATTERN is written under each photo. The PDF ONLY has the templates Supplies 1 Charm Pack Halloween Fabric 1 set of buttons ¼ yd or charm pack of Cream Bella solid 9900-11 ¼ yd Grey Bella solid 9900-183... Read more →

Listen, Learn, Sew with Pat and her guests

My guests today are Ellen Osten, Megan Pitz, Cathy Wiggins, and Mary Abreu! SHOW #318 with Pat Sloan Your browser does not support the audio element. LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. Prior Shows can be Listened to at MY Podcast Guest List page! ITUNES subscription available - Subscribe HERE GET the APP to listen on your Android Ellen Osten is the National Director of Education at Sulky of America. I’m excited to talk thread and get some really good info for us on different types of thread. Visit Sulky's Youtube channel! http://www.sulky.com/ I love Megan Pitz’s... Read more →