Pat Sloan's I Love To Make Quilts

Show off your Flower Bouquet and you might WIN my giveaway!

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies 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... Read more →

Are you ready for Block #20!!

Did you see my Fireside Chat? no? Click HERE If you are not getting my Fireside Chat emails then CLICK HERE and enter your email When I designed this sew along a 'Quilted Garden' was my inspiration. Week by Week we built the blocks that filled our quilt. Now we have a wonderful cottage garden! If you love this fabric and want to make some companion items to your quilt, grab another kit while they are still available. I love this combo so much and can see it used for placemats, pillows, and a table runner. ** BUY the fabric... Read more →

FREE Block Wed Is block 18 of 20, and it's a secret

FIRST... Are you getting ALL my notices? If you are not getting my Fireside Chat emails then CLICK HERE and enter your email I'm posting this one day early as the 1st of the month is also Wednesday, so this spreads out the fun a bit. A little Secret today... a Secret Garden that is! I LOVE finding a secret garden tucked away. I'm so excited to see all our blocks together. For today I have a lesson on fabric placement. If you love this fabric and want to make some companion items to your quilt, grab another kit while... Read more →

CLICK for FREE Block Wednesday - Block 17 of 20

Do you choose? Or do you have both? I don't think I can pick between Perennials and Annuals, they both go in my garden. I have a few tips below for you. Fabrics I'm Using BUY A KIT THE DOWNLOAD is ALWAYS at the end of my article HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK, so keep reading TIP: Working fabric I thought it would be interesting to look at all the fabric I have left to make the last 4 blocks. There is Plenty for 4 blocks. For me the fun is figuring out what I can use of this for each one... Read more →

Are you ready for the final 5? Block #16 today is a fun one!

It's ALL about timing this week! Buds don't just come out just one time a year, if you stage your garden by bloom time, you will have new blooms all season! I have a few tips below for you. Fabrics I'm Using BUY A KIT THE DOWNLOAD is ALWAYS at the end of my article HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK, so keep reading TIP: This is how I cut the strips for the frame A square, but NOT edge to edge as I want the option of how I can use the remainder of the fabric. Then cut the strips from the... Read more →

Free Block Wednesday! Block #15 & A Giveaway!

This week it's about a classic... Block #15 is the Rose Garden. From a single bush, to a formal rose garden, I don't tire of this classic. It's my mom's favorite flower when it comes in pink! I love all colors and have had a few rose bushes over the years. AND this month the giveaway is Sponsored by Olfa! So be sure to make the block and enter it at the end. Fabrics I'm Using BUY A KIT if you love the fabrics I'm using THE DOWNLOAD is ALWAYS at the end of my article HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK, so... Read more →

I'm ready for a trip to this place, Block #14 is about....

Heading in to April I'm ready to start some planting, but it's really too soon, this morning it was only 32 degrees, brrr! Our front mulch is down, thank you Shipping Department! And I'm READY to plant .. but need to wait. Next best thing is a visit to the Garden Center, so our 14th block celebrates that Heaven on Earth filled with lovely flowers! I have a few tips below for you. Fabrics I'm Using There are still kits if you love the fabric I'm using. This bundle makes me so happy to be working with it! BUY A... Read more →

FREE Block Wed Lucky #13!

I wonder if you have one of these gardens? Our 13th block is our Yummy Veggie Gardens! I think this is a perfect bock for this week. We have some smaller pieces and random leftovers that we can sew together to make scrappy blocks. The alternate Gray Dot holds the block together, I love it!! What a great scrap busting project. Fabrics I'm Using There are still kits if you love the fabric I'm using. This bundle makes me so happy to be working with it! BUY A KIT THE DOWNLOAD is ALWAYS at the end of my article HIGHLIGHTED... Read more →

It's Block Wednesday! #12 .. what is my theme?

Block #12 is a garden's workhorse... Our 12th block is the sunshine yellow Marigold! Some years I don't buy and regret it by August. They are always happy and cheerful even in the heat of the summer. And this block has me EXCITED! I can see scrap busting a full quilt of these. Fabrics I'm Using There are still kits if you love the fabric I'm using. This bundle makes me so happy to be working with it! BUY A KIT THE DOWNLOAD is ALWAYS at the end of my article HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK, so keep reading All the triangles... Read more →

FREE Flower Bouquet Block 11

Block #11 is something almost every garden has .. you have it even if you don't have a garden! Green Grass! As I'm writing this many of you have 'white' lawns .. and those on the other half of the world from me in Virginaia are going into fall. And a lucky few in the world have spring arriving with fresh lovely grass! What status is your lawn in? Fabrics I'm Using There are still kits if you love the fabric I'm using. This bundle makes me so happy to be working with it! BUY A KIT THE DOWNLOAD is... Read more →