Pat Sloan's Blog

How is your Dream Machine coming along?

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I think everyone would love a 'Dream Machine' decorated or painted in your 'favorite' color.. my favorite color would be Polka Dots!

My challenge is in motion, meaning you need to get sewing. Next nudge to get sewing I'll share the prize you are entering to win.. it's good.. really really good!

Challenge details

• Make my Let's Go Sew single Pattern.
• Or use my Splendid Sampler sewing machine pattern from the book. (only my designs can be entered in my challenge)
• Make your Big or small (OR BOTH) Dream machine!  With or without a border, decorated with flowers or decorated with other things. 
• Make your dream machine the color you would love to have. 
• Tops can be entered, although let's try and quilt them
• Your Quilt will be entered here at my website to be considered
• Winner selected evening of June 22. 

I'll be posting reminders with the Quilt show below in them here at my website. And on the right side bar are my categories. DREAM MACHINE will get you to those articles

BUY MY Let's Go Sew Single Pattern

• Only $7.00 for INSTANT digital download fun!
• CLICK the 'Buy Now' button to pay by credit card through PayPal
• 
• Buy a PRINTED version that is mailed to you from MY ONLINE store

BUY MY BOOK with the SMALL Machine pattern in it "The Splendid Sampler"

The winner is Lucky #13, Mary! I've emailed you

• At Connecting Threads where you can also shop for fabric.
• Amazon with Digital Option
• Fat Quarter shop where you can also shop for fabric & international shipping

FABRIC I used

• Moda Basic dot that is available at FatQuarter shop My large quilt uses 1/2 yard.
• My Fabrics

And CLICK HERE to join my Online quilt group 

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Take the Roundabout Sew Along, will you join me?

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When I design quilt patterns I put my heart and soul into the design. For my fabric line Sunday Drive, I designed 'Take the Roundabout' in my signature multiple size block format. You've been doing my solstice, so you have an idea of how much fun it is do multi size blocks! 

When I designed this quilt I wanted to add some of the things that we see on our Sunday drive, and one of those is a roundabout! They seem to be coming back in style for traffic control, we find them on our travels more now than we used to.

Having lived in Europe a long time, I saw a lot of roundabouts, so it's a perfect name for this quilt!

Applique, stars, blocks and settings areas, all using my Sunday Drive Fabric!

On the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month starting in June, ending in November, I'll assign what to sew from my quilt.

What to do now

• BUY my Pattern - There is only a print version. At the link you can see the supply list for my quilt
• NEW! Buy a Digital Version
• Buy Fabric, Here is my Sunday Drive.
• Sign up for my Newsletter
• Join my Online Group

Charity Sew Along Block #5 .. love this block!!

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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 for Make a Wish this year. 

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

 

 

The Fat Quarter's shop quilt is so beautiful... soft and pretty. 

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

 

Block #5 is Homestead, and you know i LOVE that '+'

You can  My fabric is 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!

and a Video with tips this month!

The Pattern each month is DOWNLOADED at the Fat Quarter Shop

And I am keeping my blocks tidy with wonderclips & the little Alphabitties numbers & letters! I am thinking of quilting with the new Aurifil 80 wt thread. It's thinner so when you quilt it just blends right it..

and there is a limited supply to make it just like the one you see 

• Order the Patchwork Quilt Kit & Backing!
• Green Scissors
• Aurifil 80 wt
• Clips galore!
• Sunday Drive
• Alphabitties for tracking!

 

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