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Join our FREE Sew along Dandy Drive!

My friend Sarah Maxwell is a talented pattern and fabric designer. She asked me what I thought about creating a sew along of the same quilt showing it made in her aborable Dandy Days and then show it again in my Sunday Drive, I said YES of course!

Here is a peek at my one GIANT bloom in progress! Sarah's company is Design's by Sarah J... where you can see a digital of the quilt in the supply list. 

Sarah designed the project & is running it from her website

DOWNLOAD the project supply list HERE

We asked 5 of our good friends if they would sew up some blocks along with us... you'll be retreat to versions by 

• Heather Valentine  - Website,  FB page, FB group, Instagram
• Kerry Goulder - Website, FB page, Instagram
• Jacquelynne Steves - Website,  FB page, FB group, Instagram
• Jane Davidson - Website, FB page, Instagram
• Kim Niedzwiecki -  Website, FB page, Instagram
• Sarah - Website, FB page, Instagram
• Me! - FB page, FB group, Instagram, My FREE SewAlong website

5 weeks of fun and easy sewing, PLUS Sarah is offering kits in 4 colorways! 

Each FRIDAY for 5 weeks starting on Apr 7 with the first pattern!

Are you ready for fun?

Free Skill building.. how can you resist!

I can resist no longer.. which is a good thing as we are on unit 2 right now and I don't want to get too far behind!  The Fat Quarter shop and my friend Sherri McConnell have a free pattern each month all going into a skill building quilt. 

Each month is a different technique.. which I think is really cool. 

Some I've not done for a long time, and I can't wait to revisit those!

This is the final quilt made with Bella Solids by Moda.

They have a kit and certain tools that will be show all on one page HERE 

I got the kit and decided to add in print fabrics... starting with this strawberry print in place of some of the brown fabrics

And these Sunday Drive prints to swap out for pinks, teal and the grey may be splashed in there.. we'll see! I can't wait to play around with each unit to mix up the solids  with my prints. 

I knew I was going to have trouble resisting when it came to #2.. the Orange Peel and the templates make it SO easy!.. I have wanted to use this again and try another method of making them.

And just today I  got my full set of 80wt Aurifil in that I can use for almost invisible applique by hand or machine! 

Sherri McConnell & Kimberly Jolly take you through making the entire unit each month with tips and fun things!

She uses fusible interfacing to do a turned applique and the Purple tool to poke out the corners

I also love the GREAT light box  for placement!

I have my fabric, fusible interfacing... and I'm ready to give this a go!

The patterns are at the FQS website. 

Are you interested in doing some skill building this year?

I am going to do the technique each month. That is just ONE technique to try out. I might make several of the blocks or just one for the technique. Then at the end I'll set whatever I did! No pressure. Just give yourself time to learn something new each month. It's fun to learn! This is my test with the 80 wt Aurifil and a new stitch on my Baby lock Destiny II.

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Buy the Goods!

• SKill Building Kit, and all the notions & tools that will be shared
• My Sunday Drive Fabric
• LIGHT Box from Video
• Aurifil 80 wt thread, the kit is amazing.. mother's day is coming soon!
• The Strawberry fabric.. in case you want some!
• CHECK the Flash sale too!
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The LOVE quilt, Night Quilter, color and having quilts judged + a FREE Pattern

My guests today are Sallie McCauley, Gwen Goepel, Kitty Wilkin, and Kimberly Einmo!

FREE Pattern at the end. 

SHOW #333 Talk Show with Pat Sloan

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When I learned about the ‘Love’ quilt that the Floyd Quilt Guild, of Floyd VA, created I had to know more. The VA tourism board has used ‘Love’ many ways over the years from VA is for lovers to the new “LOVE’ with a heart logo. Many of the rest stops have giant letters in front. Being that I live in VA this makes it even more special to see this amazing quilt and hear it's story. Sallie McCauley and Gwen Goepel were the organizers of having the quilt made, I love hearing the story!

floydquiltguild.com

article at floydartcenter.org

VA Tourism article www.virginia.org/LOVE 

 

I’m a big fan of Kitty Wilkin’s work. She writes at Night Quilter about her own patterns, but also about quilt making she encounters along the way. She shares tutorials and this year is doing a ‘Year of Stitches’.. which is hand embroidery. I really love the idea of a ‘year of’ something and can’t wait to learn more!

https://nightquilter.com/

Her Digital Patterns

It is always great to have Kimberly Einmo on my show! She is such a talented designer and is full of great ways to do thing. We are going to talk about her latest book and how to achieve spectacular quilts without a lot of work!  Then I asked Kimberly is she would talk about having quilts judged in a show. She is a quilt show judge and I'm personally fascinated by the judging process.. I have entered quilts years ago, and I’m thinking of doing that again. Because people don’t see my work in person if I don’t take the time to enter them.  You will love this episode! 

BUY Kimberly's Books & Ruler

BUY Her GREAT Craftsy Classes & a kit for this spectacular quilt!

And Kimberly's website!

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 Filigree! I LOVE that it looks woven.

You can get a KIT, & order my new fabric & check the Flash Sale today!

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