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My talk show is a Full Chat with Pat today + my deal of the week!

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Deal of the Week at the end!

SHOW #347 Talk Show with Pat Sloan

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Twice a year I do a longer Chat with Pat as a full show. 

• I've had a lot of new listeners lately so i jumped in first with 'How I ended up doing this crazy fun show anyway!'
• My newest book and learning the basics. There are things when we are self taught that we just don't know.  I talk about why it's important to understand so that we have more fun!
• Then a wonderful 'semi live' Q&A with my readers! I got on Facebook and asked for questions.. then answered them as people were writing. 

Quote from the show

"When you are learning you can only absorb so much information. You've probley done this, you've taken a class, and when you leave the class.. there are things that were said that you don't even remember being said because your brain can only absorb so much.

I've taken 4 or 5 machine quilting classes over the 20 something years I've quilted. Each time I have different set of skills, a different experience level, I have a different base to build off of. I absorb different information each time I take a class."

Here are some things I mentioned

• My books & fabrics
• The post where I asked questions, I did go in and answer many that couldn't fit into the show
• Join me at my facebook quilt group!
• CLICK HERE to download direct from the station on the right side bar

I think the Jolly bars are the MOST FUN way to sew up a storm! Each comes with a pattern, and you can add in from your stash or a solid and sew a quilt!

• BUY SOME ON SALE to try them! and see the new papers to use with them
• Then check out the Weekly Specials

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Charity Sew Along Block #7 - whirl along with this one!

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I am pretty darn excited! My version of the Charity quilt came back from the 'Spa' and it's so amazing to see the dark navy background.  I promise to show part of it soon.. i want to get the binding on. 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. 

My Quilt will be auctioned, so YOU could own it! The Patchwork Quilt Along is a year full of quilting fun for a great cause! PLUS darling blocks that I'm doing in a totally different colorway than the original.

 

 

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 #7 is 'Propeller' and look at how it is on point.. a whole quilt of these alternated with solid blocks of navy would be very cool and kind of a scrap buster.. right? you could even use several dark navy... each block gives me so many ideas!

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)

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

Take the Roundabout Sew Along - Sew Part 4!

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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! 

Twice a month, the 1st and 3rd Friday, I'll assign a section of the quilt to make. If you are just joining me, there is loads of time! I think we'll finish sooner than Thanksgiving, but there are parts that take longer, like the applique. So I'll give you one of the weeks to work on that some more if you have not finished it. 

This is created with a mix of my Sunday Drive cotton & batik Fabrics!  

I want to give you a tip.  My pattern uses a lot of different fabrics. I think that is what makes it so fun to do, and it's also something you might want to manage by doing a swatch sheet. The photo above is from my good friend QuiltJane of her next Franny & Jane fabric line. She has a small piece of each and taped the number on it. 

Here is what I suggest you do for my 'Take the Round about' so that you can easily figure out which fabrics you are using.

• Cut a small rectangle or square of each fabric you are using
• get a sheet of labels as they stick much better to your swatch. OR tape the swatches to paper leaving a space under it for the fabric name/number
• Look at the supply list and either make a copy and cut out each fabric name, or transfer the name to the label/paper. 
• This will give you that working sheet to easily find the fabrics you decide to use!

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Your pattern has a page towards the end where the sections are shown. That is what I'm using to split the project into showing you a section a month and assigning what to work on. The Prior section posts are HERE

In order to create these style of quilts, you do some different construction. So this has the top of that bottom star as part of the unit above it so you sew straight seams to assemble it. 

Your Assignment for the next two weeks

• Make the friendship star blocks
• Sew this whole section together. 
• Next post is first Thursday in August!

This is a perfect quilt to do 'Quilt as you Go' and I love THIS CLASS for teaching that. Each of the 5 sections is easy to handle. 

See the Previous Assignments

On the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month starting in today, June 2, ending November 17, I'll assign what to sew from my quilt.

Down below post whatever part you are working on. This same share will be used for each post so jump right in! Did you select fabric only? share that..trace your shapes.. share that! Made the star or the whole section.. let's see!

What to do now

• BUY my Pattern - There is a print version. At the link you can see the supply list for my quilt
• BUY a Digital Copy of my Pattern
• SHOP for my Sunday Drive Fabric Find more HERE
• My Applique book  --- Digital copy
• heat n bond lite for my fusible
• Scissors I love
• Quilt as You Go online Class
• Sign up for my Newsletter
• Join my Online Group

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