Pat Sloan's Blog

REVEAL and Do you need more Christmas?

And Just like that, you have a Merry Mini Quilt to enjoy! If you’re joining me for the first time visiting for the Mini Quilt Christmas Quilt Along, I'm so excited you are here! I'm Pat, and I’ve been quilting 'online' since 1999! I write quilt books, do videos and tutorials, host sew alongs, design fabric for Benartex, and share it all with my worldwide online neighborhood of quilters. Find out more about my sew alongs HERE and join my online neighborhood HERE The Layout: I just had to get this one quilted, it's so darn cute! I'm now dreaming... Read more →

UFO Friday! My progress + a yummy easy Recipe

Happy UFO Friday! Each Friday show you what I finished, my next UFO (un-finished object) project for the week, and today some things with my fabric and a yummy recipe! UFO (UnFinished Object) Friday I tell you what, if you want to light a fire under your UFO work, tell 200,000+ of your closest friends what you intended to do for the week, then give them a status the next week! This has really made me focus on doing at least a little bit. Status: This last week I add not one but TWO rows to my Splendid Sampler! Last... Read more →

Block #4 Mitten Winter Wonderland Sew Along

I'm in love with the fabric kit we have for Winter Wonderland's books cover quilt, the Sleigh Bell Sampler! At the end I've included the sew along information on Witches night out and Summer Celebrate the Seasons New? ENTER YOUR EMAIL to get the notices of new articles Do you have a favorite pair of mittens? Block #4 celebrates our cozy winter mittens. The Fat Quarter shop and I created a great kit for this quilt with a super darling fabric line. **** ON SHARING PHOTOS at the end- I've combined the Winter Wonderland and Witch's Night out in the... Read more →

Block #3 - Witch's Night Out

Here we go for a Fun Witch's Night Out Sew Along! I am making my Witch's Night Out with the fabric in the book and one of each block with a basics set and I might dig in my stash to add a bit of 'me' to the project. If you want the starter basic bundle there are only 4 left GO HERE FAST. Below I have some other fabric options On my Project page I show you the block order. I'm mixing in the 'non pumpkins', which means this week is the Witch's hat, it's so fun todo! **... Read more →

Have I ever told you about my first quilt?

We all have to start somewhere when we are learning, commonly known as 'the beginning'. Making our first quilt. Learning to drive. Figuring out how to play golf. No matter what it is, we are first a beginner. Nobody does an amazing job at their first anything. And sometimes that first is quite a crazy mess! To get ready for the Ultimate Beginner's Quilt Along those of us that are sewing along are sharing our First quilt. Mine, well... is NOT a pretty one! Before we start.. here is the scoop At the end is the fun list of the... Read more →