Pat Sloan's Blog

Planners, quilts + science, and all creative things all on Chat with Pat today!

ticle continues below these Goodies Today is my Anniversary for my Talk Show! I started it Jan 18, 2010, and today starts year #8 of weekly shows. Shannon Orr, Sylvia Schaefer, and Bev McCullough Chat with Pat! Listen to Show 365 at this player and the WEEKLY FIND is at the end! LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. ITUNES subscription available - Subscribe HERE GET the APP to listen on your Android Prior Shows can be Listened to at MY Podcast Guest List page! Artist, Author, teacher, designer of pretty fabrics & wonderful quilts, Shannon Orr also... Read more →

FREE Aurifil Designer Block Challenge, 2018's Block 1- Enter your block!

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies In 2010 I created the first original Block of the month for Aurifil and it was so much fun we've done it ever year since! 2018 is the start of my 8th year running this super fun program. Learn more about how it works at our intro of the 2018 team To kick off 2018, shop owner and author Katja Marek designed the first block in her signature color, look at the gorgeous details. I love her story to go with our theme & it's the inspiration behind her design. Remember that each month... Read more →

I may not be able to resist these, and how I feel in love with cats.. wink!

Article continues below this Ad Oh my goodness.. who knew I could be charmed so easily! These are my alphabet blocks so far... I want to get on track and cut out all the ones up to the current, which is the letter L. These are the 6" versions and I want to add in a few images as it will be an 'eye spy' type. Should I redo the letter 'A'? I did that one first before I'd decided on eye spy -Buy A Book - right now it's 40% off! With my Let's Go Camping Block of the... Read more →

A fun new journal, piecing pointers, and boosting your creative juices all on Chat with Pat today!

Article continues below these Goodies Deb Tucker, Amy Ellis, Heidi Kaisand, and Janine Vangool Chat with Pat! Listen to Show 364 at this player and the WEEKLY DEAL is at the end! LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. ITUNES subscription available - Subscribe HERE GET the APP to listen on your Android Prior Shows can be Listened to at MY Podcast Guest List page! I can’t wait to chat with Deb Tucker! She has been creating and teaching quiltmaking for 30+ years and her specialty is piecing efficiency. From patterns to tools to demos Deb can help... Read more →

Block #1 of my FREE Let's Go Camping Sew Along!

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Today is the day for Block #1.. I am SO excited about our Let's Go Camping theme for my 5th year of designing, writing and hosting a Free Mystery Block of the Month (BOM) for FreeQuiltPatterns.info. If you are new to my sew alongs, read at the end to learn how this one works. When you go camping, it seems that where we will go starts the whole adventure, so 'Place we Camp' also starts our block of the month (BOM) journey for 2018! We all have great stories & memories .. and maybe... Read more →