Pat Sloan's Corner

The Seduction of Red

Red is a lovely color... it has a pull... a draw... a seduction. I use it a lot in my studio and when i see a red item... I usually wonder if I can fit it in!

 

Pam linked to this the other day on Twitter and I HAD to have it ... yes HAD TO..and I scored the LAST ONE in my Target! There was also a red cupcake tree and something else that I resisted.. it was hard to leave them there...

Then yesterday I was minding my own business looking for placemats when...

THIS appeared!! Oh it's RED and POLKA DOTS and I DO need a cushion mat to stand on at the cutting table.. I do! It's home where it belongs.. right here for me to stand on... mama loves you honey!

And yesterday Gregg was fine tuning the video uploads to Youtube... a short one ...

The Grand prize winner for the Designer Blog to be announced soon.... maybe not today... but soon!

Breaking habits

"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. "
- Bertrand Russell

What do you fear doing?  What do you fear changing?   

• Taking on a new job?
• changing something in your life?
• Learning a new quilt technique?

I recently decided on fixing some things. They are not a fear but things that are habits. Some I'd hung onto far too long. The habits have because so ingrained I no longer know I am doing them!!

 ... so I'm on a mission to recognize these things and change them. It's a slow process as it's taken years to develop. I know it's time to change and I will do it. 

One step at a time.

think about something you want to conquer... then go ahead and make it happen. Put it out in the universe that you are going to change. Then do it. 

I believe in you. I believe in me.  We can change things we really want to change with just a little concentration.. and a lot of hard work.

Some days you JUST need to throw a fast pitch into the universe... so here it comes.. CATCH!

ps - be sure you do the Designer Blog hop and comment on our day that we gave away a free pattern. Tonight we close it up and will work on prizes! Gudrun's page as all the info CLICK HERE

Fun with Pencils

I've been dying to show you this fun site that I found the other day....

There are 500 colored pencils... roll your cursor over them and let one set pop up.  then roll over those and all kinds of cool pencil names appear!  I LOVE the names!

Buttered Rum, Little Red Wagon, Orange Blossom, little Lizard, Rhett Butler (mmmmm... wonder if there is a Johnny Depp?)

Click HERE to play with 500 Pencils.. what is YOUR favorite color name?

And because I'm having Holiday Project withdraw... here is a little project my friends at ArtGirlz have for you... cutie patootie stocking ideas!

Do you see the fringe on the patchwork one??? Those are SNOWMEN... look close

CLICK HERE to their Blog and download the stocking pattern and get more ideas.. fun fun girls they are!

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” ―Henry Miller