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Guests Marci Debetaz, Carole Lyles Shaw, Shannon Fraser, and Kelli Fannin join Pat for a chat!

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Marci Debetaz is Marci Girl Designs and she hosts these wonderful Finish-A-Long! Who doesn’t need encouragement to finish? She also started sewing with Barbie clothing just like me, I knew I'd love her!

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The third Saturday in March is Quilt day each year!  What better excuse is there than to gather a group of friends and sew all day long?

I'm sewing with you online and will be using this post to document my day. I plan on doing a few videos and I'll insert them here. 

I've got fabric options and 800 projects .. do you think that is enough?  I'm also continuing to sew on Sunday as.. well.. it's more fun to have a whole weekend for quilting!

To celebrate national quilt day, my friend Katy Jones ...

I love the Aurifil Designer of the month day. What I love is getting to know each designer. March is Sedef Imer who is from Down Grapevine Lane. Once you read her interview you'll know why she selected that as her business name! This is my 9th year hosting and I'm inspired each month. Let's get to it! 

Each year I pick a theme and give the designer a set of color criteria for their challenge block. Then I interview the monthly designer at the Aurifil  blog.

And each month share your block at the Aurifil interview ...

Saturday is Quilt Day around the world!! And I'm HOME!! I can't tell you how excited I am to be able to host a fun day of quilting with all of you online

Also It is Block #4 of the Charity Sew Along with a design board trick I use. Now for the details!

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Saturday is the 3rd Saturday in March, officially Quilt DAY across the World! So grab a project and sew along ...

Guests Kelly Parker Smith, Joanne Hillestad, Kim Jamieson-Hirst, Michelle May join Pat for a chat!

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I might have found Kelly Parker Smith from Hello World via her witty engraved items .. Coffee Coffee Coffee anyone? But once I found out she has turned her graphics into fabric ...

It was so fun to do a Fireside chat yesterday evening! If you've not watched one they are about 30 minutes long with a giveaway!  

AND at the end of this article is a download of my FREE table runner pattern we'll sew for Quilt day Sat Mach 16!

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I have a super mega big FUN Book tour with giveaways

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Giveaways!

** My publisher has the MEGA prize ENTER HERE

 And I have 14 more friends for you to visit

The easiest thing is to go to my Giveaway post

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and visit them all!

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The Christmas Fig Book is Required

The Red & Green is just like the quilt in the book.

This week is the Bear's paw with the added applique, which I really like. 

I am doing the tips with Something Blue Fabric  as I make a 2nd ...

Guests Mallory Donohue, Nancy Mahoney, and Jenny Wilding Cardon join Pat for a chat!

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One of the best things about working with Baby lock is meeting the other ambassadors that work in with the machines. Mallory Donohue make ...

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For the next few months on the 1st there are TWO releases.. so  I've combined them because many of you are doing both my "Out of this World" and the Charity "Threadology" Quilt along.

• Out of this world this week is a surprise AND I have a tutorial on my floating Square in a Square. 
• The Charity Block is such a COOL block you'll want to make a whole quilt of them.   Let's get started. 

Block #3 is Where we Learn about Space

And you will see there are FOUR identical ...

FIRST - I'm so excited to share with you that my virtual book tour starts March 6!

SECOND - I have a video about working on large projects and how to not put pressure on yourself. Particularly when sewing along on the Splendid Sampler. Then a tip on how I back my embroidery before stitching. Ready? Let's go!

Celebrate the Seasons:

It's my 37th book and I can't wait for you to get a copy. I created a full book of quilts, pillows, table runners and mats to decorate for each season. They are fun and can be ...