Pat Sloan's Blog

On my talk show today Felicia T. Brenoe, Kat Tucker, Brenda Ratliff, and Heather Valentine + a BOOK Giveaway!

>>>ENTER To Win Felicia's Book at the end!

My guests today are Felicia T. Brenoe, Kat Tucker, Brenda Ratliff, and Heather Valentine join me!

FREE Pattern at the end. 

SHOW #331 Talk Show with Pat Sloan

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Felicia Brenoe is a talented quiltmaker and designer. From teeny tiny log cabin blocks to appliqueing a garden she has designed it all. I really love her philosophy on honoring your personal style. We chat about her book, how living in Norway introduced her to textiles and a tip on how to handle tiny paper piecing!

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http://www.feliciasworld.com/

I truly love the internet. How else would I have found about about the quilt designed to celebrate Canada’s 150^th anniversary by Kat Tucker of Next Step Quilt Designs? She designed 150 blocks and each is inspired by the story of an Canadian born woman who made a difference.

• nextstepquiltdesigns.blogspot.ca/, 
• 150 Canadian Women Quilt Along

Brenda Ratliff is the dynamic owner of Pink Castle Fabric, organizer of Camp StitchAlot & SewPro and a fabric designer with RJR. I am excited to be working with Brenda as part of the 2017 Aurifil Design team and today we talk about retreats. What they are, how to attend a retreat if you have never done that before, and what to do to have the most enjoyable experience

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Learn about Glamp Stitchalot

Heather Valentine from the Sewing Loft always has loads of fun things at her website. From themed topics to teaching you how to use the embroidery unit on your Baby lock, it’s a great site for information. Heather and I were talking the other day and she mentioned her grandmother had worked for the Coats family, as in Coats & Clark thread… how neat is that! She tells us all about that and how it inspired her to sew and create her Sewing loft company.  

thesewingloftblog.com/

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"What is your last inperson or online workshop, or retreat that you took"

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Charity Sew Along Block #2 .. they are cute & fast!

This is my 3rd year making a quilt to be auctioned for Charity. It's an honor to do this and I am partnering with the Fat Quarter shop & Moda fabrics to raise money this year. 

The Patchwork Quilt Along is a year full of quilting fun for a great cause! 

 

This is the full quilt, it's just Beautiful!  

If you love this exact quilt you can Order the Patchwork Quilt Kit & Backing!

 

 

Block #2 is super but to make...my favorite HST and strips! I'm using my Sunday Drive fabric and a Navy Bella solid

You can  My fabric is now HERE! CLICK to ORDER

I  hope you will join me, the Fat Quarter Shop and Moda Fabrics as we sew this darling quilt to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation! For each block, we encourage you to donate just $5 for the use of each pattern! Fat Quarter Shop and Moda Fabrics will match up to $20,000 of the donations raised!

The Pattern each month is DOWNLOADED at the Fat Quarter Shop

and there is a limited supply to make it just like the one you see Order the Patchwork Quilt Kit & Backing!

 

I have wonderful quilty friends joining along for this great cause! Be sure to check out their blogs every month to watch their process, and to see what fun fabric collections they have selected!

Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl (@jedicraftgirl)

Amy of Diary of a Quilter (@diaryofaquilter)

Andy of A Bright Corner (@abrightcorner)

Debbie of Happy Little Cottage (@happylittlecottage1)

Greg of Grey Dogwood Studio (@greydogwoodstudio)

Heidi of Buttons and Butterflies (@buttonsandbutterflies)

Melissa of Happy Quilting (@happyquiltingmc)

Melissa of Oh How Sweet (@ohhowsweet)

Renee of Sewn with Grace (@sewnwithgrace)

Sedef of Down Grapevine Lane (@downgrapevinelane)

Sherri of A Quilting Life (@aquiltinglife)

Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts (@sondradavison)

Taunja of Carried Away Quilting (@taunjalynn)

Tina of Emily Ann's Kloset (@emilyannskloset)

Carrie Nelson/Miss Rosie of Moda Cutting Table

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The 2016 Aurifil Block of the Month Quilt layout is HERE!

For 2016 each Aurifil designer used blue and white. Many used their own fabric lines. Some used solids, Most had different shade of 'white' or 'eggshell/off white' Some had only lights in their prints'.

My job each year is to set the blocks. I find it a lot of fun to do! These are BIG blocks so I went with a off white frame using Moda Grunge in Vanilla which has some texture. Then a navy frame in my own Sunday Drive Batiks.

White sashing to separate the blocks. You could easily put a border on this one. 

Would you like to see some of the quilting? 

My good friend at PinkPaw & Company quilted each block differently. 

I REALLY love this one and need to save that for another quilt!

The light sashing around each block is the same, as is the navy, which is very liner.

isn't this COOL!

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Download 2016 Aurifil DOM Quilt Layout directions

Find all the Designer of the month Patterns & Interviews

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I really love this quilt! Click for a Larger Image. It will be going to the Aurifil Offices to become part of their permanent collection. (this photo was taken about a week ago and it was warm enough to be out in short sleeves!)

Are you ready to sew up your top? woohoo! Do that then post it below, can't wait to see!

All the Links You need to know!

• New here? Sign up for my weekly tips & deals!
• My new Sunday Drive Fabric
• Moda Grunge
• Bella Solids, which are ONSALE right now.. it is a great sashing fabric. 
• All blocks for this project + all the prior BOM.
• Want Pink Paw & Company to quilt for you? Contact Them

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