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Pat Sloan... The Voice of Quilting
On the Radio!

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The first of 2 radio shows recorded in Houston at the trade show! I chatted with
  • The very funny Buggy Barn girls about how they work together.. the secret revealed on where they design!
  • Quilt Jane from Australia on English Paper Piecing and what her quilt community is like at home
  • Beth Ferrier on 'sneaky piecing' her book has fantastic tips!  
  • And the Award winning quilter Leslie Tucker Jenison  who had several quilts in the show. She won first place in Digital design! See the quilt HERE 
CLICK HERE to get the Guest topics 
and guest links
FREE Ornament Patterns!

free ornament patterns                         

The Aurifil designers are hosting a FREE pattern plus a giveaway of a BOX of Aurifil thread!
Details at my blog.. just 3 more ornments to go! 
CLICK HERE 
FREE
Friendship Cottage!

                      

My FREE pattern at American Patchwork & Quilting
"Friendship Cottages"

CLICK HERE!  
Orchard Park!

orchard park                     

My FREE pattern for my new fabric line is called

"Orchard Park"
I love it!! We did the pattern in 3 color ways 

Hancocks of Paducah has kits online, check with your local fabric store to see if they can kit it for you!

BLUE and RED versions at Handcocks

Green and Yellow in the flyer!
 
the Pattern from MODA 
Meet Me!

quilts by you!          
This Meadow Breeze quilt was made by Elle Glaser of the Netherlands!
CLICK HERE to Quilts BY YOU and see more!
   
 
TIP - On the MAP at my event page, click the AGENDA on the top bar for a list of events by month/day
 
***2013*** 
PA - Carlisle
 Letort Quilt Guild
Feb 2-3

TX - Fredericksburg / Kerrville - Vereins and Hill Country Quilt Guilds
Feb 16-19

VA - Woodbridge - Cabin Branch Quilters
Feb 15 


AZ -
Phoenix
Phoenix Area Quilters Association

Mar 7 - 9 
 

AZ - Prescott
Thumb Butte Quilt Guild

Mar 11

AZ - Tucson  Quilters Guild Mar 12 - 15

TX - Houston Lakeview Quilters Guild
Mar 18

TX - Houston
West Houston Quilt Guild
Mar 19 - 20

TX -
MISSOURI CITY
Coastal Prairie
Mar 21

TX - Galveston
Galveston Island Quilt Guild
Mar 21 
 
 
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HELP!

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THANK YOU!!! They have received SO MANY boxes and got help to SO MANY PEOPLE because of your generosity...
THANK YOU!

Bobbie at my online quilt group suggested to her guild they do a mailing and the guild pay the postage, they did! What a super idea!

For this drive you have until Dec 7 to mail

DETAILS - My friend Victoria Findlay Wolfe is organizing a drive to get Blankets and Quilts to people in need after Hurricane Sandy.
CLICK HERE For INFO

The organization she works with DIRECTLY GIVES these to the people in need.
Get the INFO at her website and watch the video

On My Blog!

    Hooky love            

So what's been going on at my blog?

"Hooky Love!"
Do you play with yarn too? Crochet like me? I reviewed two crochet books
ps.. that is my next yarn project..which is a reincarnation
CLICK HERE

 duck

Learn why I am paying
"Homage to the Duck"
and you say Yodels?
CLICK HERE

my day  
And I had a pretty amazing day that started with the above!
CLICK HERE

On My Internet Group!

   

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A Brand new section at QuiltMashup with COUPONS! We share selected coupons from stores I hand select
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Here we go..my newsletter exclusive the
"Let's be Scrap Happy Tutorial" part 2
 
Scrap Happy
Last week in my newsletter I started "Let's be Scrap Happy".. CLICK HERE to read lesson 1

Step 1
- This is a very organic way to work. Meaning I sew and sew.. and then design as I go along. I'm giving you directions that are a tad more structured than what I do so you can follow along!  My goal is to use ALL my cream and blue scraps that I have right now.. it is two bags full. Scrap Happy
So now you need to cut at least 124 squares 2.5" x 2.5"  from both color families.  You can sew some into sets of 2 or 4.. but not more than that right now.
Scrap Happy

Step 2 - At some point during the week I got tired of cutting 11" to 12" strips as I went. So I cut them all. I made a pile of ones shorter than that width. It goes much faster to sew them cut already!

Your goal now is to create the following
  • Five or Six sets of strips like above 
  • Each strip should be about 10" x 61"

We will be doing another step to them. So if you have a strip that is less than 10" wide, that is fine. Bigger than 10" wide.. fine too

 

BUT sew them at least 61" long.

 

Scrap Happy
I'm having such fun playing with the scraps... discoveries are in here! The seashells are in a quilt I gave to my brother... the shirts are in another quilt that is just for me!
 
START SEWING! Sew Sew Sew... until you have a long strip maybe 50" long... with scraggly edges
 
ps.. do not hyperventilate... just sew ... sew for fun!
HUGE Thank you!

quilts by you!

I want to thank you for being part of my quilt community, part of my life, on a daily basis.  You are amazing!
From NOW  (well from MONDAY) until Jan 1 I'm hosting an Extravaganza of
Giveaways!
I'm also featuring a lot of designer friends so you can meet new friends, or remember them from my radio show!
 giveaway

First was on Monday... CLICK HERE to comment and win a kit and book to make this quilt!
I even made a video for you!

giveaway
Second is TODAY .. CLICK to comment and win this book AND set of yummy ribbons!


Sew Along time!

sew along
"Red Apple Lane" Sew Along will start

Wednesday Nov 29 at my blog!

I'll have a tip for a new block the last Wednesday of each month.
Plus chatter a place to chat and get tips/help at my  Online Quilt group... have you joined me yet?!

Please ask your local quilt shop to order the patterns/fabric for you! Forward them the page!

We start with the Apple Tree, Block 1.  ALL the info about where to order, kit ordering, laser cut kits, or single blocks..
CLICK my sweets... CLICK and Sew Along with me!
I do have a few pattern sets in my store HERE

I Loaded Up the Store!
pattern
My brand new "Santa's Toy Box" pattern is in the store!

It was debuted at Quilt Market to rave reviews.. thank you so much everyone! 

This quilt is the same size as my very popular Ma-Ma's Garden and Slice of Summer. That means you can switch out the quilts in the same space, nifty!

fabric

As I mentioned before.. with my travel schedule, I'm not carrying bolts of fabric in the store at this time. My hope is your favorite quilt shop has stocked for you! I'm starting the list of stores with Eat Your Fruits n' Veggies HERE.  Its at my store under Fabric so you can always find it.

I did purchase some Jelly rolls and Charm packs of both my cotton sets and batik sets.

mystery kit
On the right is my KIT for my Moda Bakeshop project on Dec 13. I have the kits ready now and thought while you are here, you might want to pick one up. I only made a few... it's a fast quilt and the Papillon fabric is DIVINE.  CLICK HERE for more sneak peaks and to grab one before they are gone!

thread
I have TWO new thread boxes!! I LOVE the added colors. If you have been collecting my boxes you will have a new range of lighter colors and FAB-O Variegated in this new collection of mine from AURIFIL.. smooch!!

to see all the thread kits at my store. Remember there is free shipping on the large boxes that include the wonderful case!aurifil thread
Have you been dreaming of owning 216 colors of Aurifil thread in a beautiful suitcase?

Did you know you deserve it and did you know I have the best price around? In stock ready to ship today!

take advantage of free US shipping for orders over $75.00!
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Pat Sloan
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