Pat Sloan's Blog: Layer Cake Quilts

🤗 Will i see you tonight? And last day for this Layer Cake Sew Along!

Happy Monday! My daily video runs at 8:30pm eastern, join at 8:10 for the live chat!

Wrap up Layer Cake Quilt show off your quilt!
Share your Layer Cake quilt at the END
Daily Video
Cozy Things Sew Along discussion and Book Options

***Layer Cake Sew Along Wrap up!***

Loads of fun versions shared at my group, PLEASE share yours at the quilt show below so we can all see!

This has been FABULOUS fun!!! Do you want to make another from this book? Leave me a comment

True Confession.. I still do not have binding on mine.. soon soon!

Layer Cake Book https://shrsl.com/2fbam
midnight magic https://shrsl.com/2e4b5
I'm adding in a bit of the spooky sweet https://shrsl.com/2ffjg
Background fabric I'm using is Shabby in Cloud https://shrsl.com/2ffjk
See Project Page for More Details https://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/layer-cake-sew-along.html
Join my community https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuiltWithPatSloan/

***Daily Video! Fireside Chat ver at 8:30 pm est***

Join in about 8:10 for the live chat at https://youtu.be/X6AOWUkzf1c I show you how I'm thinking through the fabrics for Cozy things, and talk about low volume fabrics

Enter my Giveaway at https://blog.patsloan.com/2020/10/-big-giveaway-for-my-stop-on-morrison-park.html

Winter Rose https://shrsl.com/2juq6
Flannel Fabric https://shrsl.com/2juq8
Gingiber panel https://shrsl.com/2juq2
Gingiber fabric https://shrsl.com/2juq4
Low Vol fabric to buy https://shrsl.com/2juqa
Go to my website to enter the contest https://blog.patsloan.com/2020/10/-big-giveaway-for-my-stop-on-morrison-park.html
Malka’s blog post https://stitchindye.blogspot.com/2009/04/quiet-nod.html

***Cozy things sew along***

Go over to the project page and get up to date!

Cozy things project page https://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/cozy-things-project-page.html

Hygge books

** my favorite ** Hygge: Discovering The Danish Art Of Happiness -- How To Live Cozily And Enjoy Life’s Simple Pleasures by Olivia Telford https://amzn.to/30V7XwW I think this particular book best describes that it is and what it is not. It's not about things it is about feelings and makes the most sense in that regard. She makes a point to say that you can't buy a hygge starter kit. And the candles do not make things hygge unless you love candles and they relax you and put you into a comfortable state. I have friends that really are not into candles and lighting candles would not be a thing they never do. It is a perspective and a chapters actually call that. There are a few chapters where she goes off into the weeds into topics that don't speak to me, but i just skipped those.
**great list book for those that don't want to read, yes I know you are out there** Hygge Habits: 42 Habits for a Happy Life through Danish Hygge that take Five Minutes or Less by Helena Olsen https://amzn.to/34Oe9HY It's a LIST! For those of you that really love lists get this one
A Cozy Life by Pia Edwards https://amzn.to/3lBq2Ig
The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living (The Happiness Institute Series) by Meik Wiking intro page description of hygge -- https://amzn.to/3jQwlqT
Hygge: A Simple Guide to the Danish Art of Happiness, Contentment and the Cozy Life (Minimalism, Home, Declutter, Happy) by Noah Nielsen https://amzn.to/3iN80AP
Hygge: Unlock the Danish Art of Coziness and Happiness by Barbara Hayden https://amzn.to/3lDiSTw (I don’t have this one yet)
** a great read, different than above **Living Danishly by Helen Russell https://amzn.to/33NpHMd This is the story of a British couple that go to live in Denmark and Helen writes about getting to know the lifestyle and people. I love this book too

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Download the October Calendar 🍰 Week #3 Layer Cake Sew Along & More!

Time to kick off some FUN! Today I have a lot of topics, so take your time and enjoy them!:

Morrison Park Fabric tour Stop #1 with Cheryl & a Giveaway!🎀
Week #3 Layer Cake Sew Along 🍰
Download the October Calendar🎃
Today's Video 👩‍🎤
Wrist Update 🙌

***Morrison Park Fabric Tour***

My talented friend Cheryl Brickey of of Mountain Mist Designs starts off my Morrison Park tour showing my fabric in her design, I can't wait to see the whole quilt!

Cheryl is an engineer by day writing patent applications for a textile company and a quilter by night. She currently live in South Carolina with her husband, two children, cat, and crazy Labrador. She really enjoys all aspects of quilting, especially designing quilt patterns and quilt math. Her book is amazing, you'll have to check it out!

We became friends when we managed a business group together for the last few years. It was so great to work with Cheryl and I'm thrilled she can be on my fabric tour.💕

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We have 2 prize options depending on where you live. Inside the United states is the fabric on the left, outside United states is my thread box! Each designer on the tour will be giving away these goodies, that is 14 prizes on this tour, so you'll want to visit each one!

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Enter at Cheryl's website https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/

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***Week #3 Layer Cake Sew Along***

We are just sewing Row 5 this week. If you need to catch up, this is your week to do it!

DETAILS:

Layer Cake Book https://shrsl.com/2fbam
midnight magic https://shrsl.com/2e4b5
I'm adding in a bit of the spooky sweet https://shrsl.com/2ffjg
Background fabric I'm using is Shabby in Cloud https://shrsl.com/2ffjk
See Project Page for More Details https://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/layer-cake-sew-along.html

***Download the Calendar ***

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Download Pat Sloan 2020 October Calendar

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***Download FREE Garden Path Quilt pattern for Morrison Park***

I hope you love this super fun and easy quilt. In October sew it with fabric you have, then we'll sew it with Morrison park when it comes in!

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Download FREE Pattern Pat Sloan's Garden Path

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Morrison Park fabric will be in stores soon! Get a notice at https://shrsl.com/2iys0

My Fabric page with more details https://www.patsloan.com/pat-sloans-neighborhood-benartex-fabric.html

***My Daily Video-Airs 8:30pm est, join at 8:10 for the live chat!***

Give Thanks fabric https://shrsl.com/2hzz3
Give Thanks Panel https://shrsl.com/2iyoz
Panel pattern https://shrsl.com/2iyp1
Casual Friday Witch pattern https://shrsl.com/2iyp3
Santa Clause fabric https://shrsl.com/2iyp5
HomeGrown Holiday https://shrsl.com/2iyp6
Holliberry https://shrsl.com/2i014
Flurry https://shrsl.com/2gnql
Storm Trooper Barbie https://amzn.to/2HCLiyv
Morrison Park Fabric information https://www.patsloan.com/pat-sloans-neighborhood-benartex-fabric.html

***Wrist Update***

Hello my friend! I want to give you an update, I also have this on my video. I'm now 3 1/2 months since I tripped, fell, broke both my wrists, bones in my hands and then had surgery for plates/screws, pins and carpal tunnel... whew!

I'm still doing Occupational Therapy for a few more weeks. Then I think she will release me to continue on my own.

What does that mean? A few weeks ago that sounded very scary to me, my left hand did not seem to be better. My left hand still has lots of movement issues, both wrists still ache, my wrists and fingers are still swollen, and I do not have much strength, but I do see improvement.

Going forward this is what I am told so it's what I'm planning for:

Continued self therapy on my wrists and fingers to get them moving closer to what they did before. The left hand has more limited movement and the right is doing very well. I am right handed.
Resting often and not over doing it, as they can't take long hours of use yet.
This means I'm much slower at getting things done. Which is aggravating, but I'm reluctantly getting used to it.
Continued strength training.
I am told at 6 months I will feel like they are moving fairly well with much better strength. If I take that from the time the casts came off I'm looking at the end of January 2021 beginning of February.
Then another 6 months until I can do all the things.. So let's say August 2021.

This is a LONG HAUL my friend. I had no idea it took this long for joints & tendons to heal and strength to return. This is a crazy long time. One second I had no issues, the next I'm into a year long recovery.

For myself, my wrist work is going to continue to be a major part of what I do every single day. But I'm ready to stop talking about it for awhile. I need to move on from that. So I'll look 'fine' when you see me in photos and on my videos, but I won't actually be healed up. I'm longing to get back to yoga .. but I can't lean on my wrists.. that might be another 9 months. I long to lift up my bin of fabric, but I can't. Gregg has to do that for me. So you get the idea. When I hit 'phase 3' of being released from Occupational Therapy, I'll still have another 8 months of work to do. But I'm ready!

Gregg and I appreciate all the love and support you have given us, it has helped us so much. Big Smooches I love you! 🧡

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🍰 Week #2 Layer Cake Sew Along!

Hello Friend, its Week #2 of the Perfect 10 book a Layer cake Sew along!

Pat sloan layer cake week 2 pic 2

***Week 2 - Sew Row 3 & 4***

I'm thrilled with how this block sews up, easy and fun plus shows off the fabric!

Each week we'll sew rows, on Week 3 you have just one row so you can catch up

Details:

Sept 14 to Oct 12
REQUIRED -Perfect 10 Book https://shrsl.com/2fbam
Optional - Perfect 10 Ruler https://shrsl.com/2h68c
Sewing the Birthday Cake quilt on page 8 - I love this pattern!
At the end is a place to share your progress. I have both the Bring Home the Tree and this in the same quilt share