Pat Sloan's I Love To Make Quilts: Tips

10/16/2018

Wool pressing mats, my new favorite tool!

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I've been testing the wool pressing mats for a month, I can't wait to tell you about them!

I did a video below, and then listed the features I love after it.

It's exciting to find a tool that works and you love. These wool pressing mats have been used in the sewing industry for many years. My sewing friends use them a lot. Now we have sizes made for how we quilters work!

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The Features

100% New Zealand wool
1/2" thick, so it blocks the heat from coming all the way through. It can be used on table tops. In my workshop the other day the ladies used them for all the patchwork right on the table.
A Very dense firm mat which I feel makes my blocks very crisp. I don't like a soft ironing surface
You can pin into the mat, even block an item like embroidery or patchwork if it's not perfect (wink!)
The wool material keeps your patchwork firm so it won't slip.
Since it is wool, it does have a wool smell. I found after just a few days it was gone. It will have a wool smell when you use steam. This does not bother me as I came from garment making and sewed with wool all the time.

Buy a Wool pressing mats in 3 sizes 9 x 9, 17 x 17 & 17 x 24

I'm using my Oliso Iron .. CLICK to see my Video & FREE SHIPPING + a 20% Discount

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09/22/2018

Organized Studio Space tour, DAY 3 of 3 giveaway!

I did a Facebook LIVE on Saturday morning to share my space... come take a look then enter Giveaway #3 at the end.

It was so much fun to flip on Facebook Live for an impromptu walk through my studio

I did not do the captions at Facebook because I have to manually edit them. It's translator is not very good, and this one was too long for me to go through and rewrite it.

Instead I put it up at Youtube and you can select their closed caption which is better at translating

WATCH at YOUTUBE for closed caption Option

Here are the Goodies I mentioned

** My Office assistant - the rolling cart

** Aqua Project Storage boxes

** My books & threads

** Wool pressing mat on my Ironing Board

** Halloween fabric

** The white lights I use

**Alphabet for my 'QuiltMaker' banner

** Koala Studios furniture Including my sewing chair see online at http://mykoalastudio.com/

** Baby Lock USA Machines https://www.babylock.com/

** From the The Container Store - my red tower used as a 'junk drawer' .. they may still have that. The boxes.. they still have that, the Red & White baskets were bought 15 yrs ago and they have not had them for many years.

I found so many goodies to give away while resorting, it's fun to share with you!

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ENTER the First 2 Giveaways then this one! A tri-fecta of fun!

ENTER DAY 1
ENTER DAY 2
Now.. Leave a comment below by 8:30pm eastern Sept 26, 2018
Winner is Ruth who said "I’m currently working five sew alongs and BOM’s. And no, I’m not keeping up. I had to take a week away in Hawaii with my 8 month old great grandson and after getting back on Arizona time, doing laundry and grocery shopping I’m finally trying to get going. Wish me luck. Oh, btw, I’m never caught up, in reality. Happy quilting!"
TELL ME "What project are you CURRENTLY sewing"

CLICK HERE to ENTER My DAY 1 giveaway

** Don't know how to leave a comment? CLICK HERE for a tutorial

CLICK to read the legal sweepstakes stuff I'm required to tell you.