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Block #4 ... Pat Sloan FREE Bom The Children's Library FREE pattern

Block 4 of my 2017 Mystery Block of the Month is inspired by MY favorite book of ALL time.. a great addition to our 'Children's Library'

Say hello to Alice, Alice in Wonderland. The magical book that transports both children and adults to another place. Fanciful and crazy all rolled into one. 

GO DOWNLOAD the block. 

Then come back to share it here and see what I'm doing with the fabric i showed you yesterday.

Fabrics on this FIRST block are from my lines the floral is my Sunday Drive, and I added in others of my lines & Moda lines I have.. so fun to create!

Being a LONG time Alice in Wonderland Fan, I've collected a few Alice fabrics. What i find fascinating is that not matter what year it is, some one new is creating Alice fabric. So of course I got some! Curious Dream, you'll have to hunt for the cream words, but the line is HERE and HERE

Yes I own two copies of Alice, plus a digital version.The navy book is from my husband.

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I'm also making a version of this quilt with pink and grey.. splashed in with that gold stripe. I'm really having fun with this fabric. The pineapples get me EVERY time.. I love them! Fin the  super darling Pineapple fabric

All four blocks up on the line, the breeze was kicking in just a bit! 

Looking at them I'm going to do more grey and light pink in the next one. For every block going forward I review color placement to get a nice balance. 

So what about that Alice fabric? Let's see what I have planned, this gives me goosebumps!

I made an Alice block with the Wonderland fabric! 

Note that pink used.. this is key.. because this block is going into a very special project.. want to see?

My Alice fabric is going to help me complete this UFO I've had for a VERY long time. I hand appliqued the giant Rabbit, it's from a folk art book by Red Wagon, which is very old and the company is no longer around. 

The Rabbit was my starter. My friends send me blocks to go with it. I'm going to pull in pink and navy and gray to bring these blocks FINALLY into a quilt. I'm pretty darn excited about that, I've kept them a LONG time!

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The Important Details

• My Sunday Drive Fabric
• Wonderland Alice Fabric
• Gold Stripe fabric from my friend Victoria, and the super darling Pineapple fabric
• Adorable Scissors & Aurifil
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I have a plan for this fabric, that doesn't always happen does it? + a deal!

This is a busy week for me with a lot of upcoming tasks that need to have write ups, and designs, and other things done ... it's fun, but a little crazy as they all seem to need information THIS week.. what's with that?   To make a busy week LOVELY and pretty... I've got my Sew Sampler box spread out on a table... want to see the pretties? 

Each time the box comes I'm SURE it's the best one! I'd been looking at the Wonderland Fabric and well.. here it came! It's a unique bundle as the company included 2 pieces from the rayon line. It's SO lovely. Can I make a quilt block with rayon? I may just test it since I have them. I hear rayon makes a beautiful backing for a quilt. Do  you sew clothing? I've not sewn any for awhile, might be a fun change.

Also the table runner is an exclusive pattern, it's darling and easy!

Every box comes with a coupon code exclusive for box owners, you really should sign up and give yourself a present every month. The value of this box is over $68 and you get it for $24.95 + shipping

plus the FQS exclusive notebooks are useful & pretty. I always have a small notebook in my purse & sewing bag. 

Wonderland has been unwrapped AND you'll see what I did with it VERY soon. Since I'd already had it on my 'need to own list' there was a plan in progress in my head... along with about 80 other plans in there. 

The pin bowl had also been on my list.. seriously more adorable with polka dots than the silver one from the hardware store! 

The other cool thing about the Sew Sampler is the recipe cards for a quilt. And it's in 3 sizes! This month completed the quilt for the first year and the Fat Quarter shop showed us all 3 sizes of blocks!  Next month starts a whole new quilt and set of blocks. 

Get the Goodies from the Sew Sampler - then keep reading!

• Wonderland Fabric
• Rayon fabrics, what would you make? 
• Pin Bowl
• Threads
• Notebooks
• Recipe cards - pick them ALL up or just the ones you missed!
• Sew Sampler Subscription & details

I want to be sure you knew about the FREE sew along I'm hosting with my friend Sarah of Sara J Designs!

She created is really fun up sized garden of flowers and I can't WAIT to see you make it! 

5 weeks on Friday a new part is given out for free, and we are sewing with a group of friends who will share their versions!

DOWNLOAD the SUPPLY List & Sarah organized kits in 4 colorways... dang they are CUTE!

And I spotted this deal! it's 5.00 a yard for a very short period of time, but while it is

BUY HERE and also on that page is a link to kits & precuts ... so pretty for a spring project!

Blair tells us how to use fabrics with meaning, awesome charity project with Jackie then jump starting creativity with Emily & Pat!

My guests today are Emily Herrick, Jackie White, Blair Stocker and Q&A with Pat!

FREE Pattern at the end. 

SHOW #334 Talk Show with Pat Sloan

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I love chatting with fabric and quilt designer Emily Herrick of Crazy old Ladies, she is creative and always has fun projects! When I saw her Picnic baskets for the June 2017 American Patchwork & Quilting issue I get hold of Emily to visit with me again!

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Jackie White wrote me a great note telling me about the project Canadian Quilter’s Association is running in support of the Ronald McDonald Houses across Canada. They are making 1,000 quilt to be delivered in 2017 for the children in care that the homes. Each quilt will have a piece of the Canada 150^th anniversary fabric in it.

https://www.canadianquilter.com

It's Fun to have Blair Stocker of WiseCraft Handmade back today to talk about using special fabrics in projects. She teaches workshops with this focus and her newest book is Wise Craft quilts which is filled to the brim with tips on how to use those fabric and project ideas too!

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I'm talking Creativity today... with a few inspirations I read from others then I'm answering creativity questions from Facebook... they are really good questions! 

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First I want to remind you how amazing the Moda All Star books are.. each supports a charity, and I have quilt in each one!

Buy the Moda All Star Books!

• All in a Row - No Kid Hungry
• Mini Marvels - Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
• Lucky Charm - Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation   Alexslemonade.org

DOWNLOAD  the 'Fat Quarter Gift Idea' sheet.. there are some fun ones in this! 

Then check out the clearance for some Fat Quarters!

 

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