Pat Sloan's I Love To Make Quilts

In the Summer Time, Share your final quilt!

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Time to show off your finished Summer Time quilt! I loved using up a lot of the fabric in the border. I kept the border the light & medium fabrics. I will bind in the Navy dot. My quilt is at the 'Spa' right now and will be back soon! Be sure to join my Facebook Group for all the wonderful fun! Keep reading! Enter you quilt top (tops is FINE!) below and this is what my random number winner will receive! Article continues below this Ad **************** Missed some blocks? DOWNLOAD Links at... Read more →

Pat Sloan's In the Summer Time Border

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Time to add a border to our Summer Time quilt and enjoy it! The Layout!! Super easy and scrap busting to boot! I have a video tip for you about sewing borders onto a quilt. If you have points, it's better to sew with the top facing you rather than the border facing you. Even when it's a thin border, I want to be able to see my top and line up so I don't chop off my points! I hope this was a helpful video! Article continues below this Ad I loved using... Read more →

In the Summer Time FREE Block #20

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Last block for In the Summer Time! I will have a border option next week, which I'm still sewing on.... wheeee!!!! Block #20 of 20 is 'Build Sandcastles!'. There are SO MANY Summer memories I could pull from but decided to go way back in time to celebrate my Great Aunt June, who I loved dearly! All the blocks in this sew along have a diagram for using the block in repeat. Sometimes with the frame, or like this one, without the frame and just the block. I think this will make an amazing... Read more →

In the Summer Time FREE Block #19

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I was puttering around and a summertime memory came to me.. it's always fun when that happens! Block #19 of 20 is 'BBQs & Sun Tea!'. Do you make Sun Tea? I share in the pattern my fun Sun tea Memories!! And it got me to thinking.. can I get a Sun Tea jar anymore? Why yes I can, right here!! My original one was made in the early 80s so there was no spout. I like that option, makes it easier! There are a TON of options HERE.. so fun.. maybe I need... Read more →

In the Summer Time FREE Block #18

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Let's celebrate a wonderful summer memory using one of our strongest senses... The sense of 'Smell'. Block #18 is 'Smells of Summer'. I wasn't sure how to title it... so this is what I ended up with. But you know what I mean.. you'll all of a sudden smell something that brings back a memory. I wrote about a few of mine in the pattern I'd really like to make a set of these to play around. Here they are all going one way. This would be awesome for busting some scraps to use... Read more →

In the Summer Time FREE Block #17

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Today I celebrate a wonderful summer memory... Block #17 is 'Catching Fireflies' .. Twinkling beatles, also called, lightening bugs are magical in the summer. One year a tree in our backyard was covered in them for about 30 minutes, it was crazy fun to see! Do you have fireflies in your area? I understand they may be somewhat regional A few people asked me about my farmer's market quilt so I wanted you to be able to get it. My book will also teach you all you need to know about fusible applique! FIND... Read more →

In the Summer Time FREE Block #16

Pretty soon these will start all across the country ... Block #16 ... 'County Fairs'.... I love them! In the comments tell me you favorite part of your local, county, or state fair! Did you notice the Directional flowers are doing the 'right way' in my half square triangle blocks? You can nail it every time by just doing an audition Fold it and see how it looks If it's not right, rotate. Then press the diagonal Use the 2 at a time method to make your perfect directional HST units! Article continues below this Ad It was POURING yesterday... Read more →

In the Summer Time FREE Block #15

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I was doing this just before I went to work on the block... Block #15 ... 'Front Porches'.... sitting on one is the absolute BEST thing ever! When we bought this home the one requirement was a front porch. The shipping Department grew up with one and missed having it. It didn't take me long to realize why it was an essential part of our home. Do you have a front porch? For this block I used just the middle as a bonus table runner layout. It can use charm packs for the middle... Read more →

In the Summer Time FREE Block #14

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I am just back from a whirlwind of teaching and so so so ready for this topic.... Block #14 is 'The Glorious Outdoors!' I can NOT put enough !!!!! for the topic today! I plan to spend some quality time outside the next few weeks. Spring/Summer took FOREVER to get here (not sure WHAT is here but it's nice and warm!) The multi-block with sashing is perfect for using up scraps for the squares and keep the background one color or make it scrappy too! Article continues below this Ad All the top rows... Read more →

In the Summer Time FREE LUCKY Block #13

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies This week's topic was a suggestion from my Facebook Group when I do the 'can you guess the name' the day before... Block #13 is 'Cruising Main Street' This brought me such FUN memories... From American Graffiti to actually 'cruising the boulevard' with the shipping department in our 'dating years'. I felt like I was IN the movies cruising the drag on Friday or Saturday night... such a fun memory! Almost every week on Tuesday night i show you something from the block and ask what you think the topic will be. It's really... Read more →