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Pat's Free Sew Alongs - CURRENTLY Running - 

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Main Street, Block Wednesday Sew along Weekly blocks  May 29 to Sept 11	'Out of this World' Block of the Month starts Jan 2,2019	Will you Be My Neighbor	Shop Pat's Things!
Aurifil Designer of the Month	Pat's Podcast 8 years of weekly shows!	UFO Busting Tips --Current --Previous	Chat with Pat Videos

My Active Book & Pattern Sew Alongs

BOOK REQUIRED - Winter Wonderland June 14 to Nov 22 2019

BOOK REQUIRED - Witches Night Out July 11 to Sept 26 2019

COMPLETED  Sampler Sew Alongs

The Solstice	Grandma's Kitchen	In the Summertime	Children's Library
A Flower Bouquet Weekly blocks starts Jan 2, 2019 ends May 22	BOOK REQUIRED - Figtree Sampler BOOK - In Christmas or Blue & Cream	BOOK REQUIRED - Join me online
Let's Go Camping	Halloween Projects of ALL Sizes!	MYSTERY Merry & Bright	Exclusive Iron code for 20% off + FREE shipping USE PATSLOAN20
My Secret Garden	Vacation time	Globetrotting	Aurifil Seasonal Embroidery

OTHER Fun Projects

Grand Ole Flag	Button Club projects. You have to scroll to each article. Some day i'll do a table	Pat's Tutorials	More of Pat's  Free Patterns!
Jelly Roll Quilts - Some are FREE	Oh My Stars Free  Charm Pack Friendly Pattern		Wool Mat Review
	My favorite notions are the SewLine. You can even get a Starter kit with all the Basics! BUY HERE

Machine Quilting Ruler Deal!

Do you love trying something new?

Quilting Ruler DEAL!

• These quilting rulers dial your domestic machine quilting up to next level! Beginner friendly, as well as suitable for more confident quilters the anti-slip technology on both sides of the guide mean there's no slipping. Each set has either 5 or 6 designs in 1, with clearly marked guide lines for accuracy. Buy one, get one free! Use the code PATMAY on checkout to activate your saving
• The anti slip on both sides is a really cool feature, other similar products don't have that. You either have to use the sticky dots, or sandpaper dots or a double sided tape to help keep the ruler in place.
• You use the ruler by pressing down on it to move the quilt as you follow the design, so if the ruler moves around or slips then that's trickier! With the anti-slip on both sides you can mirror image quilting designs, flipping the ruler over and it still staying put. It actually feels pretty nice, especially if it's warm and your fingers may get a bit sticky, the anti slip also helps with that.
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  The rulers are 1/8" thick
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  So you need a foot also, and the sewing machine manual (or google) will tell them whether their machine is low or high shank, and the ones we have are universal for most machines. 

ORDER the RULERS, and there are the special foot, gloves and a few sales fabrics on my link 

My good friend Jen walks you through all the details.

She also explains the foot and how to tell if you need a low or high shank and why you need the foot. Then watch her quilt several designs.

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Foot Info:

• You need a ruler freemotion foot, for either a low or a high shank machine.  See your sewing machine manual (or our best friend, google) to tell you whether your machine is low or high shank. The ones Crafter’s Companion have are universal for most machines.
• Here is an up close of the freemotion foot I have for my Baby lock.
• You can see that the foot is width is thick, unlike your regular freemotion foot. That is so it will snug up along side your ruler. 

These are the Rulers I'm going to be playing around with on some samples, there are several other styles to pick from.

Get a orphan block and make a little quilt sandwich to play with the ruler. it's perfect for trying all the styles, which each ruler package shows you!

**Pick up one ruler and get a second one FREE with code PATMAY .. SALE ends June 9**

• Ordering US, where you can also pick up quilting gloves, a generic foot and even some fabric deals!
• Ordering from the UK 
• Ordering other countries

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I find it so exciting to reveal the full quilt after a fun sew along. It's even more exciting to see what you and everyone else has done, it's  party time!

For me, my Block Wednesday 'A Flower Bouquet' was a much needed breath of spring during the winter as we sewed up beautiful light and airy blocks. 

And now it's time to wrap it up with a finish!

I decided to do my border with the grey polka dot and lighter scraps 4-patches. I wanted the border to keep a light feel with the white.

TIP:

• If you want a larger quilt, I'd had another sashing, then a border. 
• My favorite option for an extra border is  THIS FLORAL that I used in the quilt.

Facebook Live

• When I was taking Photos I did a short Facebook Live in my backyard
• Do you love quick little live videos? I had fun with it and might do more if you like them, let me know in the comments.

Here is my Fireside chat too!

Setting Thoughts:

• My goal was to keep the quilt very light in feel.  
• Now that you have your whole quilt together take a photo.
• Look at your color placements to learn what you like and don't like
• For mine I love that I put little bits of the light yellow and dark yellow in each block.
• My goal was for the deep plum fabrics to be a hint and not overwhelming.
• I love the peach plaid and if I were to make it again I'd add more of it. 

This quilt is My dream of sewing a garden during the winter, thank you so much for joining me!

ONLY A FEW KITS LEFT

• If you love this fabric and want to make some companion items to your quilt, grab another kit while they are still a couple left
• I love this combo so much and can see it used for companion placemats, pillows, and a table runner. 

** BUY the fabric for the asymmetrical layout

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