Pat Sloan's Corner

Mother's day around the world.....

Happy Happy Happy Mother's day!!!!

My mom won't see this as she is currently on a cruise around the Hawaiian islands!!

And read about Mother's day around the world on Wiki .. click HERE

An Old Fashioned

When was the last time you had an old fashioned milkshake?

While in Jonesbourgh TN Gregg and I shared a 'real' Vanilla milkshake... yum yum!

Where is YOUR favorite milkshake or  how about your favorite ice-cream joint?

Share a link in the comments!

PS - This weekend I'll be working on George doing some quilting. Come watch... click here to the Webcam

May Newsletter today

Whew... the May newsletter was MY 'Finish It UP!' project for May!! 

You can go to my website to read the newsletter now. You will get an email about it sometime this morning if you don't have it already!

www.quiltershome.com/

Picture is all MY Farmer's Market blocks... woot woot for me... I'm getting them done each month!

ps - What is YOUR FIU project this month???... tell me in the comments!

The perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

ahhhhhhhhhh... I do believe the PERFECT Chocolate Chip cookie is one given to you WARM and as a GIFT.

The Doubletree hotels have it going in that area. You receive a warm cookie on arrival. Our stay at the Johnson City TN Doubletree was all the sweeter with the addition of 'The Perfect Cookie'.

Here are some Chocolate facts from the Doubletree website

• Across North America, Doubletree gives out approximately 29,000 chocolate chip cookies each day. That’s more than 10,500,000 each year!
• Doubletree began giving out chocolate chip cookies in the early 1980s, when many properties across the country used them as treats for VIPs.
• In 1995, Doubletree enlisted the services of Nashville-based Christie Cookie Company to hold the brand’s secret recipe, which ensures that the same, delicious cookie is delivered consistently at every Doubletree property.
• Every Doubletree chocolate chip cookie is baked fresh daily at each property.
• Each cookie weighs a hearty 2.5 ounces and has an average of 20 chocolate chips.
• The Christie Cookie Company uses more than 580,000 pounds of chocolate chips each year for Doubletree’s cookies.
• In June 2002, Doubletree gave its 100,000,000th cookie!
• To date, more than 120,000,000 cookies have been served to delighted guests and customers
• In the past two years, children participating in Doubletree's Teaching Kids to CARE program have donated more than 750,000 chocolate chip cookies to people ranging from doctors and nurses,       police and firefighters, to non-profit groups such as orphanages, food banks and homeless shelters.

PS - Here is a photo of me doing the live radio interview yesterday with Rosie of Rosie's Calico Cupboard! Later today the interview will be in the archives. I'm about 28 minutes into the broadcast.

Radio broadcast is here - scroll down on the right hand side to my episode -
http://www.wsradio.com/internet-talk-radio.cfm/shows/Quilting-with-Rosie-Radio.html

On the Radio

Guess what? I'll be ON THE RADIO TODAY.. Live!

The Internet radio that is...

Rosie of Rosie's Calico Cupboard asked to interview me for her brand new radio program. How fun its THAT!!

So at 11:00 PT (west coast), 2:00pm ET (east coast)... come on over and listen to my live interview!

The broadcast is available for about a month. While there check out the other interviews and topics she has.

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Listen at Rosie's Radio page
http://www.wsradio.com/internet-talk-radio.cfm/shows/Quilting-with-Rosie-Radio.html

Rosie's Store Website and newsletter
http://www.rosiescalicocupboard.com/NEWSLETTER.html

Find antique radios at this site (this one is sold.. but lots of others!)
http://www.renovatedradios.com/radios_for_sale.html

Mall Exhibit

You never know where you will find a quilt.. or quilts...

Johnson City mall has a permanent quilt collection hanging. Most are antiques.. but this one is a Tennessee Star and it was made in 1991. Not only is it the newest hanging... but it is also the mall logo!

I ADORE antique quilts, but this is my favorite in the exhibit. I love that it is LARGE and has the star within a sort of double wedding ring.. it's SO FABULOUS!

Each quilt has a write up about the quilt, it's maker and photos.

I didn't get a good enough photo of this write up as there is a lot of glare on the glass when shooting a photo.

Does anyone have the maker's name?

Here is a link to the mall.. see its logo!

ps - working on the newsletter with next Farmer's Market and book club blocks.. I'm just WAYYYY behind!

Become an M&M

Become an M&M... It's SO FUN! You can select all kinds of options and make it 'you'!

I could not get their save feature to work, so I did a screen print.. woot woot!

Sort of how I feel each Monday morning... hehe... I thought the heels improved the image a bit.. LOL!

http://www.becomeanmm.com/

ps - Back home after teaching in TN. Will post on that tomorrow! 

pps - SO happy to ready your comments while on travel.. such fun and neat things.

I am also happy to report I kept up my 'Sable' membership during the trip... will take a photo so show my goodies!