Pat Sloan's Blog: Product Reviews

Saturday, April 04, 2020

What should I do with this? + Full Trunk show list

*** Farm Girl Vintage book Review ***

This is SUCH a great book by my friend Lori Holt! The book includes so much more than the blocks for the quilt on the cover.

I decided to make this pieced block.

Some features of the book:

Each block comes with 2 sizes
Sampler layout
Additional sampler layouts
Other projects.. see blow

Farm Girl Vintage 2 Book https://shrsl.com/279a2

At the End is the list of all the designers for the FB live Trunk Shows!

*** Farm Girl Vintage book Inside ***

This is one I really want to try!

The key is getting the right fabrics to give that shading. She also has it in 10 different sizes.

Anyone want to make a gingham quilt with me? seems perfect for summer!

This is another favorite, barn quilts!

They are a great size for a baby quilt.

*** Fabric I used***

I LOVE the fabric I used for my block! It would make a cute Oh My Stars!

IN the Meadow https://shrsl.com/279a4

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*** What should I do with this block? ***

That is my big decision. I'm thinking of either:

A Pillow
Make a few more for a table runner for my coffee table

Leave me a comment!

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*** 10 Day Trunk show Event! ***

The trunk show has 5 more days! It's a 'show and tell' of quilts by a group of my designer friends Each is giving a 15 min FaceBook live From April 1 to April 10. Each day is a new group with different times during the day. Each person will show you their own quilts in a LIVE! So if you are on Facebook check my Facebook page each day for the list. This is who will be the 2nd half, and the first half is listed below too so you can watch ones you missed. Visit them now, like their page so you will get a notice when they go live!

April 6

April 7

April 8

April 9

April 10

PRIOR DAYS you can still watch the videos!

April 5

April 4

April 3

April 2

April 1

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Monday, March 23, 2020

Do you love a clever but EASY quilt? You will love this!

**Perfectly Pretty Patchwork Tour **

When my friend Kristyne Czepuryk asked me to look at her gorgeous new book I was so excited to see it! Kristyne did a block for our Splendid Sampler book and we've been friends for years.

Let's see some project and I'll tell you about the book.

Book is 20% off at https://amzn.to/2Wzev2O

**Book Quilts **

I decided to make a 4 block version of her Irish Chain on the left. I seriously love her quilt in all pink!

Another big favorite of mine is the Dresden Plate in blue that matches the sewing machine.. of course! She also used the dresden to make the round purse on the cover of the book, which is darling!

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** Same block in Two Sizes! **

All the project are shown used either in 2 ways or in different sizes, sometimes both!

This Mill & Star is a block I've wanted to try. Don't you love the small and large versions in the quilt? And the super cute pincushions!

**Does it look pretty under my Featherweight? **

I think my Mother-in-Law's featherweight just found a new mat to sit on, what do you think?

Book is 20% off & a kindle version at https://amzn.to/2Wzev2O

My project is made with my Bonnie Lane fabric, find at https://shrsl.com/25mfy

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Such a cool new book from my friends!

** Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes **

My friends Heather Black and Daisy Aschehoug have a wonderful new collaboration book out called "Quilt, Modern Curves and Bold Stripe".. and I love it! I've been drawn to their work for it's wonderful designs and fearless use of curves. I was so happy they agreed to an interview to tell you about their books!

I have a few 'behind the scenes' photos to show you below.. it's fun to see how things come together!

When you decided to write this book together, how did you come up with what it would be about?

There was no question that the quilts would have curves. That’s the design element both of us use the most, but we wanted to challenge ourselves to pair curves with something else. We were having this conversation just after QuiltCon 2018 where both of us had award winning quilts in the Use of Negative Space Category (Heather 1st, Daisy 3rd).

Those quilts used curves and stripes, and we got excited to dive deeper into that theme!

Since you live in two different countries, Heather in the US and Daisy in Norway, did you design together with skype, photos being sent, or did you actually work independently once you had an outline for the book?

We worked on our designs independently, but we often checked in with each other whenever we wanted feedback on colors and composition. Sometimes we’d message a digital mockup with a quick question. Sometimes we’d use FaceTime just to check in with each other. Other times we would use Zoom to meet and discuss our designs as a whole and whether each design supported the theme of stripes and curves. Using Zoom allowed us to share computer screens, and this was particularly helpful once we had a group of designs to curate from for our table of contents.

INSIDER TIP: Heather took her quilts on a trip to Alaska to do the binding! Can you pick them out of the stack?

What was the most challenging quilt in the book for you to do

Daisy: I thought Patio Lights would be the most challenging because of the placement of the curves within the strip sets, but that ended up being fairly straightforward. Dancing Cups required a good bit of trial and error to get the half circles to alternate in a way that both matched my vision and could be easily explained in pattern instructions.

Heather: Even though it looks simple and have a fair amount of negative space Aurora was probably my most difficult make. The circles and stripes didn't line up exactly so it took some careful planning and quilt math. It was also difficult to match the binding to the piecing. After quilting the stripes had decreased in width and the scrap pieces weren't the right size anymore so I had to go back through and correct for that shrinkage before I could complete the binding.

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Does one quilt have a story that didn't make it into the book?

When Daisy was trying to name Rouched, She asked Heather for ideas. Heather told Daisy to talk to her a little bit about what she saw in the design. Daisy told Heather the original intent was to create a bit of a smocked or rouched effect with the stripes, anchored by some alternating curves in the middle. But Daisy realized her final result looked kind of like a contorted spine with straight ribs jutting away from the center. Heather then suggested the title: “Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress.” They decided their editors might not be so keen on that and kept Rouched.

Have you meet in person?

Yes! We HAVE met in person! We first met at QuiltCon 2018, again in 2019, and we’ll see each other this year in Austin at QuiltCon 2020. We had also messaged through Instagram before meeting in person when Daisy and her family were thinking of moving to Pullman, Washington, a college town less than 2 hours south of Heather's hometown, Spokane. In the end Daisy and her family ended up moving to Norway.

Thank you for joining me to talk about your new book!