Pat Sloan's Blog

Fireside Chat & Giveaway

Thank you for watching my Fireside Chat, I taped this on April 29, 2019. I'm so happy to have you as in my quilting neighborhood! LISTEN to the end for my GIVEAWAY and leave your comment below. CLICK for CLOSED CAPTION **Go to >> www.youtube.com/user/PatSloan/ and subscribe to my videos, click the BELL to get notices of new ones! **Enter your email to get my free newsletter Article continues below this Ad Thank you for using my links, they support my small family business. NEXT Book Sew Alongs - both start this summer Pick up the book for these now... Read more →

I went international this week on my podcast!

Guests Alyce Blythe, Jess Zeigler, Joyce Dean Gieszler, and Kathy Ross join Pat for a chat! CLICK THE PLAYER & Listen to Show 418 -- My favorite find at the end! LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. Subscribe to ITUNES HERE CLICK TO LISTEN/Download at the station MY Podcast Guest List ' The first time I chatted with Alyce she was living in Japan and we talked in the early morning hours for her because her small children would still be asleep! That is dedication from a quilt maker. Alyce is an amazing designer and has so... Read more →

Quilting changes Everything + a GIVEAWAY!

My wonderful friend Helen Stubbings is running a series this year on how we use quilting as therapy called 'Stitch Therapy 365'. She challenges us to 'stitch just 5 minutes a day for 365 days' And to help us do that she had created this darling panel that you can stitch on each day! She does such cute drawings I think i'm going to have to join in. You don't have to start at the beginning, just start with the day you get the panel and stitch each day! Stitch Therapy at http://stitchtherapy365.ontrapages.com/ with all details and how to order... Read more →

Splish Splash my button club FREE pattern!

For our Button club project this month I'm ready for spring! The Fat Quarter Shop button box this month has a theme of 'HUNT'. I decided that I had to use my friend Melissa's Fox Farm fabric, it is perfect! She has the print with the boots that inspired this design. My Aurifil 50 wt thread is is used to piece and sew on the buttons ** 50wt Aurifil SOME are ON SALE The buttons in the HUNT box have the sweetest little chickens and eggs, fox and hound and beautiful navy and green buttons You can hang this as... Read more →

Confessions of a Wanna Be EPPer..

When my friend Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studio came up with this amazing English Paper Piecing alphabet papers. She has a blog tour running and asked a variety of people with a variety of skill levels to join her by making a letter. True Confession: I do English Paper Piecing (EPP) but not much. So I'm on the 'wanna be' end of the spectrum of makers on Sheri's tour. But I'm always up for a challenge that will teach me something new. I've got the blow by blow to making super fun alphabet for you, are you ready? AND... Read more →