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April 3, 2020
Which Sashing do you like? from Pat Sloan's Blog

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*** It's a Wrap!- Drive Down Lane Sew Along ***

Happy Friday! Today I have a few things.. let's get to it!

Bonnie Lane  - It's a wrap! Thank you for sewing along! I love sewing this with you for a 2nd time.  it was so much fun!! 

(ps.. Photo take last summer)

Goodies - Pattern & My applique tools

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April 1, 2020
Charity Quilt Along Section 5 from Pat Sloan's Blog

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*** Bloom-Topia ***

I lOVE this tulip block from the Charity Quilt Along!

Here is what you'll find below on the 1st and the 15th of each month until we finish:

  • My blocks each week
  • Tip or Bonus or Butterfly blocks (this week is my final FREE BIG BIRD quilt!!) 
  • My cross stitch progress on the Bloom-topia Cross stitch, it's so cute!
  • AT THE END is the link to donate & to download the Bloom-topia patterns.  There is a video too for making the block


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*** Bloom-Topia 2 version ***

Here are my blocks and the blocks made with the kit

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March 31, 2020
Out West Block 4 + a Designer Trunk show event! from Pat Sloan's Blog

Today I have 2 things.....

Out West a Day early, and A fun Designer Trunk show event!

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I was invited to another fun event, this time at Facebook! From April 1 to April 10 a group of us will be doing  15 minute 'Show & Tell' trunk shows about our quilts LIVE!  So if you are on Facebook check my Facebook page each day for the list. 

At the end is the List of designers for the first 5 days!

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*** PLEASE READ ***

There is a small change to the Out West Sew along. The whole thing will be here at my ...

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March 30, 2020
Last day of the Designer tour! from Pat Sloan's Blog

*** LOOKING for my Monday Night Fireside Chat? ***
GO TO https://blog.patsloan.com/2020/03/join-me-for-monday-night-fireside-chat-and-challenge-30.html

If you are joining me from the Shop tour, thank you for stopping in!!!  I hope you will join my sew alongs and my online community

Today I have a FREE Pattern for you down below, My Traffic Jam. 

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*** Traffic Jam  ***

This size is the free version of my Traffic jam AT THE END

Traffic Jam cover

Today I'm super excited ...

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Watch my Fireside Chat and Challenge 30 from Pat Sloan's Blog

If you are reading this in an email, CLICK THE TITLE or the SEE MORE at the end to come to my website to watch my video!

In This Show - Aired at 8:30pm eastern 3/30/2020

** Designer Tour ** 

If you are joining me from the Shop tour, thank you for stopping in!!! 

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** Fireside chat ...

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March 29, 2020
Download the April Calendar & FREE Stay At Home sew along! from Pat Sloan's Blog

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When the Corona virus hit in this winter and we all started at stay at home to keep it from spreading, I wanted to do something fun to keep connected to everyone.

On March 1st I started 'Crazy Quilty March'.  A daily video challenge at my Youtube Channel.  It has been so much fun .. and we are still at home.. I'm doing it again for April! 

(oppss... sorry the very end got cut off.. I didn't realize that.. i'm working with a new camera)

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March 26, 2020
NEW Traffic Jam ADD On Pattern + Day 3 of Designer Tour! from Pat Sloan's Blog

If you are joining me from the Shop tour, thank you for stopping in!!!  I hope you will join my sew alongs and my online community

Today I have a FREE Pattern for you down below, My Traffic Jam. 

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*** Traffic Jam  ***

This size is the free version of my Traffic jam AT THE END

Traffic Jam cover

Today I'm super excited to offer a pattern upgrade for $5.00

to have 3 more sizes to use up all ...

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March 25, 2020
My Day on the OLFA & Aurifil Slice and Stitch challenge! from Pat Sloan's Blog

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What an exciting day it was when I got the invite to do one of the OLFA/Aurifil Slice and stitch Challenges! 

If we are just meeting, I’m Author and Quilt Designer Pat Sloan. My projects are always fun and easy to do, and I toss in a bit of my simple applique every so often. I’ve been using OLFA products since I started to quilt. I believed my beginning quilt teacher when she said to buy the best, so I did!

BE SURE to see the LINKS at the end for the GIVEAWAYS!!!

If you are ...

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March 21, 2020
Do you want some Quilt Day Fun! from Pat Sloan's Blog

**** Crazy Quilty March - Challenge 21 ***

If you are joining me from the Shop tour, thank you for stopping in!!!  I hope you will join my sew alongs and my online community!

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For Crazy Quilty March Challenge 21 is to Sew on International Quilt Day!

** What's below:

  • Scrap Happy Little Wishes Block download - Make this block or sew on a project you want to do
  • Designer Shop Hop - Get the first List to hop today!
  • Hang ...

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March 17, 2020
FREE Shamrock Block, Challenge 17! from Pat Sloan's Blog

** Challenge 17 **For Crazy Quilty March Challenge 17 we are ALL a little Irish!  

  • I made up this little block that my Friend Jane Davidson Designed for our Splendid Sampler book.
  • Download it below and see the block in repeat for some cute Ideas Jane cooked up!
  • This block will use up some scraps, and if you make several of them like the mock up below you can get a cute quilt!
  • Our Challenge today is to make this block! I'll be quilting mine and putting binding on for a mug rug, do you think Gregg needs one?

** Goodies ...

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March 14, 2020
BONUS Bird quilt for the Charity Quilt along! from Pat Sloan's Blog

** Crazy Quilty March Is Underway! **

Do you need to catch up?

  • A video everyday - Watch at  www.youtube.com/user/PatSloan 
  • Download your calendar below
  • check off each day
  • at the end of the month you'll share your photo for a mystery prize!
  • AND I'm going to do this again in April!

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Download Pat sloan Crazy quilty March Calendar

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Now onto the next section of our Charity Sew along, Bloom-Topia!

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*** Bloom-Topia ***

I've partnered with The Fat Quarter shop to sew along to make Bloom-Topia to support Make a Wish.

Here is what you'll find below on ...

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March 1, 2020
Crazy Quilty March Kick off + Charity Sew Along! from Pat Sloan's Blog

** Crazy Quilty March Kick off! **

I'm so excited for MARCH!!  It's quilt month and I'm kicking off my first annual Crazy Quilty March event!

  • A video everyday
  • Download your calendar below
  • check off each day
  • at the end of the month you'll share your photo for a mystery prize!

Goodies in the Video

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February 29, 2020
A Quilty March Reveal! from Pat Sloan's Blog

1 Pat Sloan's Crazy Quilty March

** Pat's Crazy Quilty March Event! ** 

What better way to spend our 'bonus' day of the year, Feb 29, than to kick off something FUN!! 

And What is this you ask... GREAT Question! Let me tell you my crazy plan

** I hope you won't un-follow me! ** 

I've seen lots of groups do fun March Challenges

So here is what I decided on.. and I hope you stick with me and don't un-follow!  Watch my video above for when I posted about the idea.

Details:

  • Each day in March.. which has 31 days.. even if you hear me ...

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February 25, 2020
Do you need a little Winter Warmer? Click to Open! from Pat Sloan's Blog

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First.. be sure you watched my fireside chat and entered by giveaway

Go go https://blog.patsloan.com/2020/02/do-your-quilt-borders-ever-wave-how-to-fix-that-today.html

Pat sloan 2020 Frost Button club 1c

** Button Club FREE Pattern **

I've been designing patterns to use the Fat Quarter Shop's button club for several years now. I love doing small projects to showcase the buttons!

This month we have a darling box with little letters for FROST and it has a penguin, snowman, stars, moon and a polar bear button!  It's a lot of fun for me to come up with a cute design to show off the buttons. 

FROST BOX ...

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February 22, 2020
Join me for the Charming Baby Sew Along! from Pat Sloan's Blog

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Who did you make one of your first quilts for? Many us made them for a baby! My friend Melissa Corry wrote this awesome new book 'Charming Baby' quilts where all the quilts start with charm packs, so fun!

We are going to have a sew along to make a sampler quilt using the one or a couple of blocks from each quilt. This is a fantastic way to try the blocks and you'll have a quilt when done! See below for the layout and fabric I'm using

In this Post

  • Sampler
  • Supply List
  • Fabric I'm using ...

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February 6, 2020
Bonnie Lane Sew Alongs.. BONUS Mini Quilt! from Pat Sloan's Blog

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*** Bonnie Lane Sew Along Assignments ***

In this post

  1. Table Topper/Baby Quilt using the table runner kit!
    1. So many people asked me to run a small Sew Along with my Bonnie Lane fabric. So we'll use the Table runner kit but this time make it as a 2 x 2 setting using the kit backing as a border! 
    2. JOIN IN, details are next!
  2. Drive Down Bonnie Lane The Big White House (above)
    1. Piece the Mini Quilts Tutorial
    2. Bonus Mini Quilt Pattern to Download 
  3. Glow
    1. Just a very few kits available 
  4. Share your Bonnie Lane quilt progress photos at the ...

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January 21, 2020
Aurifil 2019 LAYOUT for the Designer of the Month project from Pat Sloan's Blog

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As our Aurifil Design team is creating blocks during the year, I'm mulling over how to set them. Each year my job is to create a setting to show off the blocks. With our wonderful red and white blocks I decided to create the center unit Then I made 8 star blocks centering this super fun fabric from my collection.

Pat sloan 2019 Aurifil DOM top

The quilting will be done by the amazing Karen Miller of Redbird Quilt Co, we can't wait to see her magic! I hope you enjoy this setting, it creates a nice size lap quilt!

*** If you are missing ...

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January 10, 2020
Would you like follow the Charity Quilt Along with me? from Pat Sloan's Blog

If you are reading this in your email notice click the title or the 'read more' at the end to get to my website

The Charity Sew Along Quilt Kits are available!

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*** Charity Sew Along *** 

This is my 5th year working with the Fat Quarter shop and Moda Fabric on the Charity quilt along. It is such an honor to work with them to raise funds for a chairty.  hope you'll join us as we sew the Bloom-Topia Quilt which is benefiting Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas. Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions ...

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January 7, 2020
Are you able to join me tonight? Chatting planners, fleece and more! from Pat Sloan's Blog

If you are reading this in an email, CLICK THE TITLE or the SEE MORE at the end to come to my website to watch my video!

*** In This Show - Aired at 8:30pm eastern 1/6/2020 ***

  • How do you track your projects in a planner?
  • Some discussion on Fleece
  • Fast tips for my Traffic Jam Pattern
  • Tool Talk with a video!
  • ENTER your comment at the end for a chance at my goodie bag!
  • Thank you for using my links, they support my small family business.
  • Feeling like you missed something? Enter your email to get all my ...

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January 5, 2020
What UFO are you working on? + It's time crack open your planner! from Pat Sloan's Blog

In this article... UFO busting, Planners,  Kitchen Adventures, some goodies I got!

PLUS be sure you entered my New Years Day Giveaway HERE

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*** UFO BUSTING *** 

I got the binding on my Christmas Houses!!

These are block #1 from my Merry & Bright Sew Along

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I am so excited to have this, even if it's after Christmas. I'll put it in my pile of Christmas quilts.

I did the planning of fabrics:

  • Windows are all Different
  • Doors all the same
  • A variety of red prints
  • And a variety of green prints

*** my FREE PATTERN Merry & Bright Sew Along

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*** Making a ...

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