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Have you got a question on color?

Guests Kerry Foster, Babara Cain, and Christopher Thompson join Pat for a chat!

CLICK THE PLAYER & Listen to Show 407 -- My WEEKLY DEAL the end, it's a great one!

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Enjoy my Fireside chat with a recap of my show plus some goings on in Pat's Quilting Neighborhood! 

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Kerry Foster of Penny Dog Patchwork is a self professed serial crafter, I like that! She has been working in the crafting industry sharing her things and when she learned to quilt has done the same. Her newest book is Paint by Number Quilts. This is her signature applique method of creating amazing animal quilts.

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Visit her at https://pennydog.com/

I love Barbara ‘B’ Cain’s fresh style of quilt pattern, She is an author and pattern designer. I am super fond of her airplane & blimp!! Also the bee, I see a pattern of flight here! I really love her use of color too. 

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Visit her at http://www.modernquiltingbyb.com/

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One of my favorite things about working in the quilting industry is making new friends through. I had meet Christopher. But it was when we were both at a Baby lock ambassador event that we really had to change to chat. We’ve been friends ever since. He is a fabric designer for Riley Blake and creates amazing projects with his lines.

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Visit him at https://www.instagram.com/the_tattooed_quilter/

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What's your UFO Status? Mine is.....

Kicking off the 2019 Charity Sew along today that I do with The Fat Quarter shop & Moda Fabric. 

I am joining the 2019 Charity sew along, I think it's my 5th year

Kimberly tells you about the project and Charity she selected this year.

This year’s charity quilt along will benefit Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas! The Fat Quarter shop is offering all of the patterns to make this quilt for free, they just ask that you donate $5 per pattern download to this amazing organization and 100% of the proceeds from the pattern downloads will be donated to Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas. The Fat Quarter Shop partnered with Moda Fabrics again who has generously worked with the them since they started doing these quilt alongs to benefit different organizations.

I will also be donating my quilt again to be auctioned for charity! 

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I'll be using with a similar but slightly different fabric line. I'll be sharing that once it's available!

Now onto UFOs!

I used my awesome Quilter's Planner to list my UFOs 

• True confession - at 39 .... I  stopped counting.
• I am sure I have at least 10 more around here.

I really could not decide which to select for January... and so I went for one of the largest that needs binding.

It's a Scrappy Shoofly from my FREE Pattern. I added initial blocks so this one is for me to use. 

I think a black polka dot binding might be in order, or red.. have to decide!

CLICK THE PLAYER & Listen to Show 406 -- My WEEKLY DEAL the end, it's a great one!

LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. I ask each guest about their UFO status, one has NO UFOs!! Can you image? 

Then Roseann and I talk about ways to move the UFOs onto new homes. 

Now it's your turn....

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Below either Leave me a comment or Share a photo of your January UFO you plan to either BUST or move it forward.

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My Dutch Treat And my New book!

FIRST.. so excited to share with you my news book that is coming soon!!! 

I can FINALLY tell you about my "Celebrate the Seasons" book!

It's my 37th book and I can't wait for you to get a copy. I created a full book of quilts, pillows, table runners and mats to decorate for each season. They are fun and can be tailored to fit you beautiful home. 

You can see the quilts and Pre-order HERE. 

My New book ships in March and then the fun begins!

Some of my books Projects for Spring and Summer

And Fall and Winter!

I have a total of 14 projects in all different sizes. 

Today is my day on the Splendid Sample tour! 

My block is called Dutch Treat and it's in Splendid Sampler 2 on page 54.

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Pat's Tips:

• When doing fusible applique I use the donut method. Which means I can trace a shape on the inside of larger ones. I use as much of my Heat n Bond as possible!
• My Applique Book has LOTS more tips for you
• These are my favorite scissors for cutting if they are sold out there, find HERE
• And if you want a cute Pink Olfa Mat go HERE, they have Aqua too!

For a few years whenever my MIL and I went into an antique shop I bought packages of old rick rack.

I love them. And they are perfect for this project. 

Here is a video on how I stitched the stems.

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