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Favourite Things Friday - Pat Sloan

Many years ago when I first started to quilt, I was sitting at Quilters Circle which was at my then local patchwork shop and one of the ladies was in a swap with an American Quilter called Pat Sloan.  She bought in a quilt she had made from one of Pat's Patterns and that was it I was hooked I had to have that pattern it was MaMa's Garden (my version right).  So I did some research on the internet, which at that time wasn't full of blogs etc but Pat had a website and a yahoo group which I joined.

Now Pat is very computer savvy and she has always had a huge online presence she now runs a forum, which sadly I don't get to very often there is just not enough hours in the day, but that doesn't stop Pat where she visits everyday to check in on the community.  She not only has the forum but also a blog which she updates every day (even when she is away) and now a Podcast, which is absolutely amazing with diverse guests who will get your creativity up and going (this week she talked to Sue Spargo can't wait to get around to listening to that one) and she is on Facebook.  And still has enough time to write books, design fabric and patterns and makes quilts.  I am sure the woman does not sleep.  She is a wonderful Quilting resource and very giving of her time.

This bed quilt is a Pat's first BOM.  This was her second whoops haven't finished that one (I did make the shop sample as well so I should be forgiven for that.  And here are  a few blocks from another quilt that I haven't finished either it's on the gunna pile.

This one is finished.

And this one is finished and the kids use it every day.

Another MaMa's Garden must quilt this one one day.

And this one has been hanging in my sewing room for years (sorry about the photo) another finish.

As you can see I am a Pat Sloan groupie or as we are known "Sloanie"

Have a look at more FTF at Mrs P's 

My Creative Space

My sketch from last week is taking shape but I had better not show you any more of that.

This week I have been working on a jellyroll/charmpack quilt.  Hopefully I will be able to finish the blocks soon and write the pattern.   The fabric is really bright and cheery.    I think I will put the quilt up for sale on my Made It  store as the number of quilts in the house is outnumbering people, beds, lounges and places to store them.

I am really excited that I am able to release my Life's Essential pattern early next week and I already have a shop order.

For more creative spaces, check out kootoyoo.

The needle is at the ready and I am stitching up a storm

On Friday I got a wonderful parcel of goodies from Sarah for some stitching.  While I was waiting for this to arrive I finalised the sketch that I was working on Thursday until I was happy with it.  

The template is finished and I transferred the pattern to the background fabric, last night I started stitching.     This little guy is nearly done.  I forgot how wonderful Cosmo thread is to sew with.  I haven't done any embroidery for so long, fingers are a bit sore today, but they will toughen up (they will have too there is a lot of stitching to be done).  

While I was waiting for supplies I copied the sketch and painted it ready to be uploaded to Spoonflower which is a great site where you can upload images and print them on fabric.  Going to do a little bit more playing with the images and print up my own fabric down the track when I have a minute.

Favourite Things Friday - Road Trips with the Girls

What better way is there to have fun, than to pile into a car with a couple of friends and spend the weekend away sewing.  We missed out last year as the Loxton shop isn't there any more but this year we are heading to Port Pirie, to visit Robyn at Country Hart to have a weekend with Mellie and Rosalie in 2 weeks can't believe it is that close.  Even talked fast enough to have hubby believe that it is a semi business trip as I really should meet Robyn as she has been kind enough to invite me to be one of the designers for her POM.

Think I will be going to Haighes for a few muchies to take in the car on the way up.  There will be 3 of us which at times has been a dangerous number, but I think we all know each other well enough that everything is going to be fabulous.

The girls have also signed up for Inspired Stitches  but we won't be staying overnight anywhere for that one so this will be special.  I was Travel Co-ordinator this trip, and Helen has volunteered to drive which I am kind of happy about, bit unsure the drive up there (I'll be fine if we have a return trip).  Sue and I will be the 2 with the paper bags (we both suffer travel sickness, must remember to get the magic wrist bands).

I must say I am getting a bit excited, especially as we don't have to take our machines or any great wads of fabric which means that I can leave packing to the very last minute.  I know the next 2 weeks are going to drag but then I am going to be a bit busy anyway have a few projects in the pipeline for next month so I might even be up late most nights, so then again it might go super fast.

For more favourite things friday head on over to Mrs P for her lovely post.

My Creative Space

Its all about designing here today I think.  I have been busy, got up before the birds this morning and took the kids to the city for an 8am dentist appointment (what was I thinking of).  Have come home made lunches and then dropped them off at school, headed to the quilt shop for a couple of supplies and now I am going out to the sewing room. I have a charm square/jelly roll quilt to make up and a bit later i will be working on the design for a stitchery for QFD Creative Team here is a sneak peak at the first draft.

Head on over for more creative spaces at kootoyoo

hello is there anybody there?

Been having a bit of a rest this last week.  After loading a heap of stuff to my Made It Store I just decided to hide out for a while.  I haven't participated in my usual blog happenings and I haven't done any sewing until today.  The family and I headed down the coast and I sat on the beach and read a couple of books and Dh and the kids played in the surf.  

The kids were fascinated by all the sea snails and I was amazed by the size of some of the limpets.

The rest must have worked, even though the bed in the cabin was like sleeping on the floor.  When we came home yesterday and finished the mountain of washing, I sketched a fair bit and today I started working on my proto-type for the POM with Country Hart.