Pat Sloan's I Love To Make Quilts

FREE Embroidery Block of the month, Block 4 is April Showers!

I am the host of Aurifil's Designer of the Month program for the last 6 years. And during that time we have had so many cute projects from our fantastic designers! I suggested to the Aurifil we run the 2012 Embroidery Block of the Month again as it's darling and many of you might have missed it! (I know.. hard to believe!) Our April block is designed by the amazing embroider wiz, Gail Pan! We are making the blocks again with AuriFloss and a black and white setting I am IN LOVE with the AuriFloss, wooden spools, yummy colors.. yes... Read more →

FREE Block 19 Solstice Sew Along with Pat + BONUS Coloring Design page!

This week of the solstice what is on the top of my mind.... today is a little different... Board Games! Sometimes the block comes about because of a memory or something I'm doing, like block 18 is 'On the Go' and I was traveling. Block 19 'Board Games' started as I was designing another of the larger blocks. I wanted to put the stars and all of a sudden I could just 'see' a board game table in my mind. That lead me to thinking about all the fun board games I liked to play as a kid, and one... Read more →

Do you want to know what is Coming next?

I designer this website 'I Love to Make Quilts' for my FREE weekly sewalongs. The Solstice quilt is 25 blocks .. that means... I'm sketching the next quilt! The Theme! The Blocks! The Size! ..... OH MY! The next set of blocks will start either June 28 or July 5, i have not decided yet. The 28th is our Wedding anniversary.. so may July 5... i will decide in a bit! This is my Favorite Storage containers right now, the darling little suitcases! AND the Needles are the notion of the month.. I buy a box of 100.. serious... you... Read more →

FREE Block 18 Solstice Sew Along with Pat + BONUS full quilt diagram

This week of the solstice what is on the top of my mind.... On the Go! This can mean so many things... Just our regular lives are 'on the go'... We travel for business and of course.. for FUN! As you are reading this on release day I'm at my 'mobile office'.. the car! On a trip to teach out of town ... so I'm REALLY on the go today! .......keep reading to see my finds this week... ******************************************* Download Pat Sloan Block 18 directions Solstice Challenge **List of Prior blocks Email notices send at 11am EST (my time). If... Read more →

FREE Spring Fever Block 17 Solstice Sew Along with Pat + BONUS full quilt diagram

This week of the solstice what is on the top of my mind.... Spring Fever! One great thing about working for myself is that when spring fever hits, I can work outside! I have a small table on the front porch and then a larger one on the deck, which is right off my studio. And that mean, my studio door has been open the last few days. I can hear the birds, it's so sweet to be working and hear them out there. We are trying to entice them to come to a bird feeder that is near my... Read more →

FREE Quilt Pattern Mon Premier from Candace W.!

I have a wonderful online community of over 85,000 quilters from around the world sewing with me every day. In my Online group people share the projects they make from my designs, and they share the other projects they are doing. We see their Glorious Finishes, we hear about the fails and how they picked themselves up, got friendly with 'Mr Jack Ripper' and fixed the issue to move on. We help each other, and we also teach others to sew. Sharing sewing with your grandchildren, your neighbors, and even new friends meet in my online group! With all the... Read more →

FREE Friendship Block 16 Solstice Sew Along with Pat + BONUS full quilt diagram

Each week I am sharing a bit about myself with the block. I think about what's going on and it's become a journal of my 2017... which is pretty interesting! This chunky 'plus' is called my Friendship block, dedicated to my sewing friends that I meet with once a month. We are all individuals, but when we do the same things, quilt, sew, embroider, knit, crochet, craft ... we come together to make something bigger. Our common ground is making. I hope you love this one! .......keep reading to see my finds this week...! ******************************************* Download Pat Sloan Block 16... Read more →

FREE Embroidery Block of the month, Block 3 is Lucky!

I am the host of Aurifil's Designer of the Month program for the last 6 years. And during that time we have had so many cute projects from our fantastic designers! I suggested to the Aurifil we run the 2012 Embroidery Block of the Month again as it's darling and many of you might have missed it! (I know.. hard to believe!) Our March block is designed by my good friend the talented Victoria! She does the BEST chain stitch embroidery I've ever seen, and giving us a lucky shamrock to top it off! We are making the blocks again... Read more →