Pat Sloan's Blog

My Favorite new helper and Christmas Fig Block #15

** FIRST ** My new office assistant! I've needed a book/pattern stand for a LONG time, this one works perfectly and it's aqua! Super sturdy and easy to store when not in use this book stand is perfect! Here it is from the back. I put that little wonder clip on the top since that side of the book is less pages and it holds it nice and flat! BUY yourself a great BOOK STAND! Article continues below these Amazon Goodies The Christmas Fig Book is Required The Red & Green is just like the quilt in the book. This... Read more →

Finish Alongs, saturated color, Style and how dreams come true all on my show today!

Guests Marci Debetaz, Carole Lyles Shaw, Shannon Fraser, and Kelli Fannin join Pat for a chat! CLICK THE PLAYER & Listen to Show 414 -- My favorite find at the end! LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. Subscribe to ITUNES HERE GET the APP to listen on your Android CLICK TO LISTEN/Download at the station MY Podcast Guest List ' Marci Debetaz is Marci Girl Designs and she hosts these wonderful Finish-A-Long! Who doesn’t need encouragement to finish? She also started sewing with Barbie clothing just like me, I knew I'd love her! Visit her at http://www.marcigirldesigns.com/blog... Read more →

Are you going to sew with me? It's Quilt Day!

The third Saturday in March is Quilt day each year! What better excuse is there than to gather a group of friends and sew all day long? Time to make a super fast and fun table runner! In this tutorial My Friend Katy's zig zag Download the pattern highlighted in PINK The fabrics I used TWO videos Close up of the quilting To celebrate national quilt day, my friend Katy Jones from Crafters Companion made my Zig Zag table runner using her Gemini die cutter and build a block dies with some of her leftover scraps from my ‘A Flower... Read more →

A wonderful Free Aurifil Block and all mine together

I love the Aurifil Designer of the month day. What I love is getting to know each designer. March is Sedef Imer who is from Down Grapevine Lane. Once you read her interview you'll know why she selected that as her business name! This is my 9th year hosting and I'm inspired each month. Let's get to it! Each year I pick a theme and give the designer a set of color criteria for their challenge block. Then I interview the monthly designer at the Aurifil blog. And each month share your block at the Aurifil interview page to be... Read more →

Are you joining me Saturday? And it's Charity block #4!

Saturday is Quilt Day around the world!! And I'm HOME!! I can't tell you how excited I am to be able to host a fun day of quilting with all of you online Also It is Block #4 of the Charity Sew Along with a design board trick I use. Now for the details! *** IF YOU ARE reading this as an EMAIL NOTICE, click the banner or the 'READ MORE' at the end to come to my website. Saturday is the 3rd Saturday in March, officially Quilt DAY across the World! So grab a project and sew along with... Read more →