Happy June! I love the month of June... let's get chatting! If you are reading this in an email, CLICK THE TITLE or the SEE MORE at the end to come to my website to watch my video! Thank you for using my links, they support my small family business. Enter my GIVEAWAY at the end This week is an update on the sew alongs. If you have a question for me, leave it at youtube so I can answer them next week. NEXT FREE Sew Along HAS STARTED, JOIN in! My FREE Weekly 'Main Street' Sew Along DETAILS **Enter... Continue reading

Guests Jeannie Jenkins, Pat Yamin, Frank Bennett, and Kimberly Jolly join Pat for a chat! CLICK THE PLAYER & Listen to Show 424 - My favorite find at the end! FYI IF THE LAST SEGMENT IS BLANK, come back later when I get it reloaded LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. Subscribe to ITUNES HERE CLICK TO LISTEN/Download at the station MY Podcast Guest List ' Jeannie Jenkins is an award winning quiltmaker, designer, longarmer, teacher and author. Her book Contemporary Paper Pieced quilts is full of not only very unique designs, but loads of wonderful tips... Continue reading

Summer Book Sew Alongs! Winter Wonderland's Sleigh Bell Sampler, My Summer Celebrate the Seasons' small projects and Witches Night out and the crazy trio of things to sew. I have an update on all 3 today FIRST ENTER YOUR EMAIL to get the notices of new articles I'm ready to start this one!! The Fat Quarter shop and I created a great kit for this quilt with a super darling fabric line. The kits are IN STOCK so if you want one now is the time to get it. Article continues below this Ad ********** Download the Sleigh Bell Sampler... Continue reading

Our June Aurifil Designer of the Month is the wonderful Annette Plog. If you have not meet her yet, you are in for a treat. And if you like scrappy, you need to start following her! This is my version of Annette's block. Her block is really scrappy and wonderful! And I love her family tradition that sparked her block, I need a tradition like that! Today I have a family portrait of both my 6 blocks and the Designer's 6 blocks. Plus my thoughts on fabric/color for my blocks. Remember to make and enter your block at the Aurifil... Continue reading

** Charity Quilts Up for Auction!** My Charity quilt is quilted by my good friends Cindy & Dennis Dickenson and is at the Fat Quarter Shop offices for the auction this summer to support this year’s charity Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas! My quilt is made with Sweet Tea Fabric This is the back of my quilt, that could be yours! My friend Melissa Corry of Happy Quilting also has her quilt up for auction and it's so cute and a totally different layout! look at her amazing quilting ********Auctions end July 1******* CLICK to Bid on mine CLICK to... Continue reading

Did that get your attention? For Flag day I have a fun round up for you! First.... some that are not free but really awesome! American Jane's Sweet Harmony fabric line and her quilt with the flag.. i love this quilt! TODAY I'm cracking open this kit and making the flag and getting one applique block ready to hand applique. I've not hand appliqued for awhile. I think I'll start with the vine and leaves under the flag or the set of 3 hearts. BUY THE KIT, it's discounted! BUY the PATTERN The Fabrics, which are darling! Stars Stripes and... Continue reading

I really love Main street Block #2... super fun to do! * FYI * If you are reading this in your email notice, you need to click the BANNER or the READ MORE to come to my website for the photos and download. Email is sent about noon eastern time.... Continue reading

Happy June! I love the month of June... let's get chatting! If you are reading this in an email, CLICK THE TITLE or the SEE MORE at the end to come to my website to watch my video! Article continues below this Ad Thank you for using my links, they support my small family business. Enter my GIVEAWAY at the end This week i share what I made during training at Baby lock last week, including my stitched embroidery designs that come with your Baby Lock Solaris machine! The other fun things is a that Sharon R. sent me a... Continue reading

Guests Heidi Staples, Jacquelynne Steves, and Linda Hahn join Pat for a chat! This show was to air June 10, due to technical difficulties it was move to this week, Enjoy! CLICK THE PLAYER & Listen to Show 423 -- My favorite find at the end! FYI IF THE LAST SEGMENT IS BLANK, come back later when I get it reloaded LISTEN to THIS show right at the player above. Subscribe to ITUNES HERE CLICK TO LISTEN/Download at the station MY Podcast Guest List ' I’ve been a huge fan of Heidi Staples work for years at her website Fabricmutt... Continue reading

** FIRST ** So many of you asked where to get the pattern for the Tisket Tasket baskets I made, they take 2 Fat Quarters and are so darling! ** BUY HERE where you can get a PDF or a print copy** Article continues below these Amazon Goodies The Christmas Fig Book Sew Along is done! I was a crazy person and did both the red and green just like the book, and I did one in blue and cream. Both tops are done, the red/green is quilted by Cindy and Dennis Dickinson of Pink Paw Company and they will... Continue reading

Today we have a Break from Main Street so more people can join in, and I'm at Babylock this week so I didn't want the 2nd block to be released while I was gone. I've got an update on the other Summer Sew Alongs + My Free Grand Ole Flag... Continue reading

Happy June! I love the month of June... let's get chatting! If you are reading this in an email, CLICK THE TITLE or the SEE MORE at the end to come to my website to watch my video! Article continues below this Ad Thank you for using my links, they support my small family business. In my chat this week I show some other fabric lines I think will make a fabulous Main Street quilt. And I explain how I keep from chopping off my points. Enter my GIVEAWAY by leaving a comment telling me DUE TO MY TRAVEL this... Continue reading