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Pat Sloan Blogger's Block of the Month catch up

It's Blogger BOM time.. and here is my APRIL block

Visit AMY for the pattern

And my MAY Block

Visit Cathy for the directions

And the whole family!

I am making this quilt from one layer cake and some added yardage of the red with numbers and the black polka dot.

Now that I have this many blocks I'm really starting to foucs on color placement for the blocks. I want to be sure to sprinkle in Green, but not too much.. and some of the reds and tans are gone.

Also I'm starting to think about a setting. Jackie is going to give us one so I am waiting to see it.. but I may want a larger quilt. Lap size as I have in mind a person to give this to.

How would you make it larger?

Would you repeat blocks? Add new blocks in? 

Make a medallion setting?

PS - There is a category on the right side called Bloggers Block of the Month where each of these posts are grouped.

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Roll Call

September - Sherri McConnell - A Quilting Life

October - Vicki Welsh - Field Trips in Fiber

November - Stephanie Dunphy - Loft Creations

December(ME!) - Pat Sloan - The Voice Of Quilting

January - John Adams - Quilt Dad

February - Amy Smart - Diary of a Quilter

March - Allison Harris - Cluck, Cluck, Sew

April - Amy Lobsiger - Mrs. Schmenkmen Quilts

May - Cathy Underhill - Cabbage Quilts

June - Pam Vieira-McGinnis - Pam Kitty Morning

July - Victoria Findlay Wolfe - Bumble Beans Inc.

August - Amy Ellis - Amy's Creative Side

September - Sarah Fielke - The Last Piece

October - Jackie Kunkel - Canton Village Quilt Works

Pat Sloan Memorial Day

Today I send an extra Thank you to my family that is currently in the military and those that have served

an extra Thank you to my friends who served, and now their children

an extra Thank you to all those who serve in our military that I do not know

Thank you with all my heart for all you do.

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On the radio today we are running at the an encore of the Feb 13 show during the live time

Have a wonderful day!

Pat Sloan ... real life

oh it's real life here at Camp Sloanie!

I DID Exercise (See our CHAT HERE on this).. but walked in the door from the gym, got out a bucket and and a sponge and spent the entire morning cleaning the front porch wood work and furniture.... YUCK!  Why is it that things get DIRTY? Can't they see we have other stuff we'd rather do?

This is my pretty lavender.. that seems to be pushed out by my 'PIGMY' Crape Myrtle... what is PIGMY about this one I wonder?

I actually took a photo of the bucket, sponge and garden hose.. but figured you REALLY didn't want to see that.

Remember this rose bush? All the blooms are gone so I proceeded to trim it back.. that is a lot of work when you let it go this long!

it needs to come back to half the size

But look what I found inside.. or rather the shipping dept did! Full of four healthy babies.

So the bush will be HUGE for a tad longer.

oh.. I also dug up hostas and moved them, weeded again (which was not as bad as I expected).. and decided to have a latte in this afternoon.

What did you do today?

Pat Sloan Why I Buy Fabric

Catchy little title isn't it? WHY I buy fabric..

Well I buy it because I LIKE it... silly rabbit.. wink!

I have YET to go through my Quilt Market photos.. so bear with me.. those will be next week.

As I was putting things away from the trips I came upon my pile of fabrics I bought in Paducah. So I thought I'd share the "logic" behind it.. ha!

mmm... DID YOU REALLY think there is logic?  Maybe there is!

This grouping came home because I'd like to make a quilt in THOSE reds and THOSE blues. You know them.. they have to be JUST the right tones or they are "off".  I paired this picture with some vintage trim I came upon and a super cute button!

This group has more meaning... at least to me!

The yellow and dark peachy strip I own already.. and found MORE in Eleanor Burns store. Along with the campaign beach pieced in only peach. SWOON to find these older fabrics AND on sale! She was running an extra discount on PINK and they decided this was PINK!

The Grey stripe is for my antique dresden plates on grey ... not sure how it will be used but it was a great color and great price.

I'm STILL Obsessed with Aqua... trim and rick rack are vintage.

The shop owner? None other than Jim Shore's Wife.. yes THAT Jim Shore! She was delightful and her booth ROCKED!... want to see the buttons up close?

LOOK at the little owls? SO dear I had to have 2!!

Remember I said I need more shelves? Well I need them so I can do some displays in my studio.. for INSPIRATION.. don't you agree?

I blogged this Alexander Henry at the show. I had to go to Hancock's of Paducah and hunt for it ... 2 yards of home dec weight. I do believe my 'Growing up in the 70s' is being relived with this!

Found the diagonal stripe and the mustard print at Eleanor's shop.  I was cracking up because the lady behind me REALLY could not 'get' the yellow print. I knew it would spark up this fabric.

So... what do I do with 2 yards of Home dec.. mod print with Bananas and Rabbits on it?

I will think of something, in the mean time I'll hang it on my wall and enjoy it!

What was the LAST fabric you bought JUST BECAUSE?

CLICK BACK to my previous post to enter to win a scrap bag of my NEW NEW NEW .. NOT IN STORES yet... "Eat Your Fruits and Veggies" fabric!

Pat Sloan ... on soup

As much as I joke around that I 'Do NOT cook'... I actually do

What I love to cook is SOUP! 

One reason I love soups is that I can be improvisational, I can mess around with the recipe and it still turns out great. There are some key things to do...

• use a great stock. I do not use a bargain brand chicken stock .. that is just like water or too salty.  I don't have time to make my own stock so I use Emmrils .. BAM!
• saute the onions and other vegatable ahead of time.  This give the great flavor
• Use fire roasted tomatoes... it is ALL about the flavor!
• Add in a touch of sweet... honey, wine, brown sugar.. NOT MUCH.. just a touch

After being in and out and in and out for 6 weeks.. I didn't have time to make a soup and my freezer was empty. I love freezing soups for lunches.. yum!

On the menu today, Chicken Enchilada Soup ..

CLICK BACK to my previous post to enter to win a scrap bag of my NEW NEW NEW .. NOT IN STORES yet... "Eat Your Fruits and Veggies" fabric!

Pat Sloan .. thigh high...

Arriving home we found this HUGE box awaiting me...

and I mean HUGE....

What could be in it? It's from my buddies at Moda

The box is also HEAVY..

and did I mention HUGE?

It seems I've been gifted with the SCRAPS of my fabric!

These are all approx 4" x WOF strips

The 'leftovers' from cutting up sales reps cards and other things.

I feel a little givewaway might be in order

want to win a bundle of strips?

Tell me your FAVOIRTE quilt shop... in person or online

Did you ask them to buy my Moda fabric

"Eat your Fruits and Veggies" for you?

ps... apparently I was incapable of getting much done yesterday besides laundry, grocery shopping, unpacking suitcases, mail, and surfing for linens.... no linens have been purchased yet