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American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast

301 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 438 ratings

Welcome to the American Patchwork & Quilting podcast, a podcast aimed at making your quilting life more fun and creative, while connecting with quilters just like you. Join the staff of the magazines you love for a great episode filled with tips and tricks. Enjoy! Visit www.allpeoplequilt.com/podcast to see our complete podcast archives!

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Guests: Barb Cherniwchan, Sue Daley, Michael McCormick, and Pat!

November 22, 2018 00:00 - 53 minutes

This whole show is done from the Trade Show in Houston TX. I set up interview and then we try to find a somewhat quiet spot near my guests booth so I don't have to have them go to far. I was so glad to catch up with the super creative Barb Cherniwchan of Coach House Designs! She talks us through how she thinks about working with panels. And she has a great new FREE feature at her website to change out colors in designs before you decide what you like! It's called FabSwitch, you will have su...

Guests: Donna Desoto, Mary Abreu, and Roseann Kermes

November 17, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes

For my 400th show I want to celebrate doing new things. My friend and author Donna Desoto pushes many of us to do something ‘new’ with her challenges. She started with her collaboration book Inspired by the Beatles, she also did the National Parks, and now Inspired by Elvis. I took that challenge, Donna and I will talk about her project & book! ---------- I want to celebrate learning new things with my friend Mary Abreu today. You’ll remember she was my monthly guest one year and we all learn...

Guests: Carol Jones, Mary Ellen Parsons, Sarah Elizabeth Sharp, and Sarah Morris join Pat for a chat!

November 10, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes

If you love to read you will love my guest, not only is she a quilt maker but she writes novels about them too! Carol Dean Jones books are the mystery series called a ‘Cozy’, easy to read and they come with a pattern, so fun! ------- Sometimes I find my guests in unique ways. I was on vacation chatting with some other guests in a wine bar on a ship. My new friend was telling us they love to travel to wineries and had I been to Parsonage Winery in Carmel Valley, CA where the labels were quilts...

Guests: Kim Soper, Karen Lee Carter, Dawn Ronningen, and Carole Carter join Pat for a chat!

October 27, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes

Kim Soper of Leland Ave Studio creates modern quilts and builds connections. She passionate about connecting quilters to each other. Via her interviews in her Creativity series and her online projects. ------- Karen Lee Carter lives an artful life full of trims and beads, buttons and yarns, all displayed on amazing quilts. She is a teacher and a self proclaimed ‘embellisher’. ------ Dawn Cook Ronningen is a author, collector, historian and quilt maker. She specializes in vintage and antiques ...

Guests: Toni Smith and Teddy Pruett join Pat for a chat!

October 19, 2018 00:00 - 54 minutes

I’m super excited for you to meet Toni Smith of Quiltoni. She is a designer with a passion for comic, computer games, and pixelated quilts. Her original patterns and finished quilts are so fun and very doable. She also runs a super fun tv channel on twitch and we are going to learn ALL about that! ---------- I’ve been a huge fan of Teddy Pruett’s quilts. She create vibrant quilts full of stories. As a writer, she weaves her stories in and around the images on her quilts. She also spent a lot ...

Guests Melissa Harris, Arlene Stamper, Marcia Baker, and Karen Miller join Pat for a chat!

October 14, 2018 00:00 - 57 minutes

Arlene Stamper and Melissa Harris are the mother, daughter design team at Quilt Company. If you love applique like I do, then I know you have seen their darling patterns. Have you wondered how they come up with all the amazing project ideas? In this show we gain some insight into how they design and a lot more. ------- Many of you know about the Wonderful Quilt show in Houston Texas held in late October or early November called Quilt Festival. Quilts Inc also hosts 2 trade show each year and ...

Guests: American Patchwork & Quilting Editors

October 04, 2018 00:00 - 47 minutes

Products We Love: Designer Elizabeth shares her top product picks this month, including gift ideas for all the quilters in your life. Trending: Designer Alison talks about the "slowing down" trend she's seeing on Instagram, which includes English Paper Piecing, hand-quilting and hand-piecing, and sewing curves. Editor Interview with Lindsay Mayland, multimedia editor: She shares her favorite tools, how she got starting quilting after college, and what fun things she has planned for Ameri...

Guests: Shelly Morgan, Patty Dudek, and Kathy Skomp join Pat!

September 29, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes

Shelly Morgan designs doable projects for everyone. She writes at Coral and Company with patterns, sew alongs and videos on the different projects. From darling pillows to baby quilts, Shelly has lots of projects you will love! She also has some great tips and you’ll love the one about using minky for your quilts. --------- Patty Dudek of Elm Street Quilts runs a lot of fun projects. I’ve chatted with Patty several times over the years as she runs her events like her One Month Goal and her ye...

Guests: Linzee McCray, Truly Alvarenga, Kelly Young, and Rebecca Bryan

September 23, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes

Author and designer Linzee McCray was on the show earlier this year to chat about feedsacks. She wrote the book True Blue Feedsacks which is an awesome book filled with so many great stories and photos. Linzee is continuing her quest for more knowledge about feedsacks and I am excited to hear more about what she is doing. ------- Being part of the Babylock family, I am so lucky to meet an incredible array of designers in all areas of sewing. From home dec to fashion, Babylock ambassadors are ...

Guests: Jude Spero, Amy Johnson, Amber Johnson, and Berene Campbell

September 14, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes

I spotted Jude Spero’s beautiful project using my fabric on the front of the Table Runner Round up book, I had to see her other work. Jude is the designer at Little Louise Designs. ------- I’m delighted to have Amy Johnson back on my show! She is a master at ruler work for Freemotion quilting, a shop owner, and a designer… including being one of the Splendid Sampler 2 team designers! We are going to chat about learning freemotion, Amy has some exciting things going on. ------- I’m a huge fan ...

Guests: Tammy Tutterow, Amanda Niederhauser, and Russell Conte

September 08, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes

If you have been following my Button club projects, you see in year 3 that Tammy Tutterow’s delightful alphabet pattern is one of the features! Tammy is a fantastic designer who focuses on small applique projects she calls ‘bit size’ projects. Ones that can be started and finished in a limited amount of time. She give us an insight into her work and a few tips too! ------ To say I’m a HUGE fan girl of Amanda Niederhauser’s quilts is an understatement, I might be the life long fan club preside...

Guests: The Editors Take Over!

August 18, 2018 00:00 - 55 minutes

Editor Interview with Lisa Schumacher, editor of Quilt Sampler magazine: She gives tips for nominating your quilt shop for Quilt Sampler magazine, talks about her love of machine quilting, and shares the sewing tool she could never live without! Reader Tips: Lisa shares reader-submitted tips about using magnets in your sewing space, as well as great on-the-go sewing ideas. Trending: Designer Alison talks about trends she's seeing on Instagram, including home decor items like the Jelly-Rol...

Guests: Annette Williams, Tonya Alexander, Laura Piland, and Catherine Redford

August 13, 2018 07:00 - 53 minutes

Annette Williams is the talented designer behind ‘The Good Life’ design company. She creates darling embroidery, patchwork and English paper pieced designs. It’s going to be fun to learn more today about her! -------------------- You already know Tonya Alexander from her awesome projects in American Patchwork & Quilting’s family of magazines. She is a scrappy genius, designing projects that are fun to do with your scraps. We are going to talk string quilts and how to effectively use low volum...

Guests: Carolyn Forster, Jo Avery, and Gail Pan

August 06, 2018 07:00 - 50 minutes

Carolyn Forster is an author and I like to think of her as the ultimate teacher. Her book are so full of information and techniques. If you are lucky enough to be able to take a workshop with her, you must! Her newest book is The Handmade Quilt, a skill building sampler. I’m all about samplers and skill building, looking forward to a few tips today, I see curves! ---------- Jo Avery is the very talented designer at myBearpaw. Which is a fabric, yarn and haberdashery store in central Edinburgh...

Guests: Lynn Miller and Lori Kennedy

July 23, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

I love antique quilts and reading about the people who made them. It’s a joy to open Lynn Miller’s website Vintage and Antique to read the stories she has written about quilt makers from the past. Lynn often writes a series of articles so it’s very fun to dive deep into the background behind either the maker or sometimes the collectors. ========== I’ve been lucky to get to know Lori Kennedy of The Inbox Jaunt (she was our July 18 Splendid Sampler Designer) and today we are going to dive deep ...

Guests: Pat's On the Road!

July 16, 2018 07:00 - 41 minutes

I take the show on the road and tell you about my travels! ================ Visit American Patchwork & Quilting at www.allpeoplequilt.com. Visit host Pat Sloan at www.patsloan.com. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 60% off a subscription to American Patchwork & Quilting. Visit www.allpeoplequilt.com/deal and use coupon code PODCAST at checkout. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 50% off a digital quilt pattern of your choice in our online shop. Visit...

Guests: Jen de Jong, Melanie Call, HollyAnne Knight, and a chat with Pat

July 09, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

In my online quilt community at Facebook there are so many amazing quilts being made everyone during my sew alongs. Many of you will even share a personal story to go with my story about the sew along blocks. Jen de Jong made my Grandma’s Kitchen and she didn’t just do one, she did many and then she involved her whole family during the process. I loved the joy she brought to her family and to my community. I’m thrilled to chat with Jen about making her memory quilts from my project. ---------...

Guests: Melissa Corry, Jacquelynne Steves, Vicki & Tom McCarty

July 02, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

Author and talented quilt designer Melissa Corry of Happy Quilting joins me again today! I wanted to catch up with her, talk about her finished Splendid Sampler 1 and get a few details about keeping organized as she makes a lot of projects, I need some tips! ------ I love catching up with designer Jacquelynne Steves! She has fun projects, a gorgeous newsletter and a cool sew along. Today I asked her to talk fabric selecting with me, one of those topics near and dear to a quilters heart. -----...

Guests: Wendy Sheppard, Melanie Ham, and Shari Butler

June 25, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

It’s great to have the talented Wendy Sheppard from Ivory Springs back! You know Wendy’s amazing quilts, her great stitching and lately her daughter Gwen has been doing embroidery! We are talking the two world of Wendy… free motion quilting and hand embroidery with her daughter. --------- I’ve long followed Melanie Ham’s youtube channel. She does super fun and engaging projects. Quilts, crochet and a bit more! I wanted you to meet her and someday I’m REALLY going to get back to crochet as she...

Guests: Carolina Asmussen, Andrea Tsang Jackson, and Donna Lynn Thomas

June 18, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

Carolina Asmussem is a talented designer and quilters. She creates very unique one of a kind quilts. She also teaches machine quilting on your home machine, so you can learn how to do amazing things! Carolina quilted the Aurifil 2017 Designer of the Month quilt for the company and I can't wait to chat with her about that ----------- Andrea Tsang Jackson of 3rd Story Workshop joins me to share about an amazing international project she is doing with songwriter Meaghan Smith called Our Song. Th...

Guests: American Patchwork & Quilting Editors

June 11, 2018 07:00 - 57 minutes

The editors take over Pat's podcast this week to share tips for summer sewing and on-the-go projects, talk trends from International Quilt Market, and share the local quilt shops on our road trip list this summer! ================ Visit American Patchwork & Quilting at www.allpeoplequilt.com. Visit host Pat Sloan at www.patsloan.com. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 60% off a subscription to American Patchwork & Quilting. Visit www.allpeoplequilt.com/deal and use coupon...

Guests: Christine Weld, Penni Domikis, Meghan Buchanan, and Roseann Kermes

June 04, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

Christine Weld of the Quarter Inch is an active Moda Bake shop designer who love sharing her designs. I’m thrilled to have her give us a few insider tips on how she designs with Precuts. Plus a little chat on the benfits of making charity quilts --------------------- Penni Domikis is the designer behind Cabin in the Woods Quilters. She is a pattern and template company but really a whole lot more. Penni specializes in teaching and finding great ways for you to expand your technical skills and...

Guests: Marla Varner, Lindsey Neill, Cindy Needham, and Richy Lainson

May 21, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

Marla Varner of Penny Lane Quilts creates exciting quilts in modern improvisational style. But she didn’t start that way. Marla began with traditional quilts and I’m excited to hear about her journey to a different style of making. ================ I first saw Lindsey Neill’s Pen and Paper quilts when there were a lot of adorable snail blocks showing up in my instagram feed. Lindsey creates whimsical modern and minimalist quilts. Let’s hear how she comes up with her creations and what might b...

Guests: Susan Knapp, Shannon Brinkley, and Krista Hennebury

May 14, 2018 07:00 - 59 minutes

I love the projects from Susan Knapp of the Quilt Branch, they are fun and doable. You may know her from signature project ‘Six Halves Make a Whole, where each project starts from 6 half-yard cuts of fabric’. We are going to get some great tips about embracing unique shapes and getting used to a specialty rulers. ------------- I love how Shannon Brinkley uses scraps to applique. Use applies this approach to very fresh designs and has a whole book of projects with it. Shannon shares tips makin...

Guests: Ashley Nickels, Karen Overton, and Linzee McCray

April 30, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

I’m so intrigued by Ashley Nickels quilts, they have this unique painting on them and then she adds a wonderful layer of quilting. When I see pieces like this my curiosity has me typing an invite to the maker to come on the show and tell me about their work. And I'm super excited that she is also a writer and has a love of the story. =========== Karen Overton is a long time maker writing about her work at The Quilt Rambler. She loves to teach and has a great tips for us today about how to thi...

Guests: Kathy Shaw, Heidi Parkes, Leslie Jenison, and Lissa Alexander

April 16, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

I’m always attracted to beautiful embroidery work. When I saw Kathy Shaw’s books and her work I had to learn more! If you were curious about crazy quilts and stitches, you’ll love this chat! ------------ Heidi Parkes tagline is ‘Artist - Quilts - Mending ‘ and I am intrigued by that. Quilts and Mending on the same line? Heidi will change your mind on what that means. ---------------- Leslie Jenison and I have been friends a long time, it might have started when we both did a ‘use this Nancy D...

Guests: Erin Dollar, Karen Neary, and Wendi Gratz

April 09, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

Erin Dollar of Cotton Flax is a surface pattern designer who does her own print making and has her designs on Robert Kaufman fabrics for us to enjoy. I love hearing how people bring their art to fabric for quilters. Erin’s super talented and you are going to enjoy meeting her. ------------ Karen Neary is a designer, author, and has had her quilts exhibited in shows across the world. She loves to take complicated patchwork and simplify them. ------------- I’m a huge fan of Wendi Gratz designs....

Guests: Krista Moser, Janella McKay, Jen Daly, and Jennifer Nevitt

April 02, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

I may have first seen Krista Moser’s work when I spotted her Hollow Star pattern, which is super clever. That lead me to her tutorials which are so complete you’ll feel like you are in class with her! I’m really excited to learn more about using 60-degree angles, these are Krista’s specialty ---- I’ve admired Janelle McKay’s bags for a long time and I’m excited to chat bag making with her today… and did you know she is also a quilter? We learn how to take our quilting fabrics to the next leve...

Guests: Michelle Watts, Kristi Schroeder, Sharon Holland, and Pat Sloan

March 19, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

================ Visit American Patchwork & Quilting at www.allpeoplequilt.com. Visit host Pat Sloan at www.patsloan.com. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 60% off a subscription to American Patchwork & Quilting. Visit www.allpeoplequilt.com/deal and use coupon code PODCAST at checkout. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 50% off a digital quilt pattern of your choice in our online shop. Visit apqshop.com, and use coupon code PODCAST at checkout. Lear...

Guests: Shelley Cavanna, Stacy lest Hsu, and Wendy Butler Berns

March 12, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

You will recognize Shelley Cavanna’s quilts from her signature patterns she designs for her company Cora Quilts. She also has a new fabric line with Benartex. We’ll get a tips from Shelley on how she creates her beautiful color combinations. ---------- Moda fabric designer Stacy Iest Hsu creates darling fabrics that also have stuffed dolls panels. I might be guilty of hoarding these fabrics because the prints are so usable in quilts! Some have themed images.. like dogs & cats, little girls in...

Guests: Valerie Bothell, Emily Dennis, Erica Jackman, and Cheryl Brickey

March 05, 2018 07:00 - 54 minutes

I have a soft spot for embroider and when I saw Valerie Bothell’s newest book “Joyful Daily Stitches” I was excited to have a chat with her. A stitch a day? Maybe we can do that! ---------- I came across Emily Dennis of Quilty Love when I saw photos from quilters doing one of her sew alongs… and you know how I love a great sew along! It’s fun to meet new people and I know you are going to really enjoy Emily! ---------- If you are out there doing designs with big blocks, my radar is going to f...

Guests: Amanda Murphy, Susan Emory, Jackie Robinson, and Jeni Baker

February 26, 2018 07:00 - 57 minutes

I love catching up with Amanda Murphy. She was our Dec 2017 Aurifil Designer of the year were you got a peek at her Winter Games fabric. She is an author, Benartex fabric designer and awesome freemotion quilter. Can’t wait to get a few tips on freemotion today! ------------ Susan Emory of Swirly Girl Designs is a designer and her fabrics are darling including her latest Hank & Clementine. She is also active in the Virginia quilting communities and curated exhibits for the Virginia Quilt Museu...

Guests: Malka Dubrawsky, Carl Hentsch, Sherri McConnell, and Jo Morton

February 19, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

I’ve been a huge fan of Malka Dubrawsky’s work for years. I love her hand dyed fabric, her quilt shop fabrics and her process for creating. Malka always has the most interesting articles . It’s time we caught up again! -------- Designer and Author Carl Hentsch of 3 Dog Design creates exciting quilts. With circles, and flying geese and angles that capture your attention. He has has a keen interest in Amish quilts. We’ll learn some of his thoughts on color and process to create his quilt design...

Guests: Amy Ellis and Linda Pacini

February 12, 2018 07:00 - 52 minutes

================ Visit American Patchwork & Quilting at www.allpeoplequilt.com. Visit host Pat Sloan at www.patsloan.com. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 60% off a subscription to American Patchwork & Quilting. Visit www.allpeoplequilt.com/deal and use coupon code PODCAST at checkout. ================ BONUS for our podcast subscribers! Get 50% off a digital quilt pattern of your choice in our online shop. Visit apqshop.com, and use coupon code PODCAST at checkout. Lear...

Guests: Debbie Busby, Elisabeth Hardey, Shayla Wolf, and Pam Damour

January 29, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

Designer and Author Debbie Busby of Wooden Spool designs is back to chat with me. We are going to talk about her new book ‘Sew Many Notions’ and dispel a few common fears quilters have about diving into working with wool. --------- Fussy cutting fabric is contagious. I’ve followed posts from Elisabeth Hardey, the event manager in the marketing dept at Robert Kaufman, for awhile. Then when she and her friend Nichole Ramirez wrote ‘The Fussy Cut Sampler’ I was thrilled to see all their tricks &...

Guests: Susan Ache,Lisa Amundson, and Sue Pelland

January 22, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

If you are in instagram you must be following Susan Ache, better known as yardgrl60. Susan has a way with fabric that is unbelievable. Gorgeous quilts … one.. right .. after the other. And we are so lucky she wrote a book with 13 of her favorite quilt designs that use 2 ½” strips ---------- Lisa Amundson from ‘Around the Bobbin’ has wonderful patterns for home dec and bags. I love her use of fabrics, the fun items and she is also part of the team that owns the Twister Sisters ruler company, s...

Guests: Shannon Orr, Sylvia Schaefer, and Bev McCullough

January 15, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

Artist, Author, teacher, designer of pretty fabrics & wonderful quilts, Shannon Orr also loves to plan! Planning what she will make is such a passion for her she created an amazing ‘Plan to Quilt’ journal! She is going to share her top planning tips with us today, I can’t wait! ----------- Award winning Quilt designer Sylvia Schaefer has a modern style with a little bit of science put in the mix. I was thrilled that this year when I was asked to Judge the Craftsy Quilt Designer Fellowship, Sy...

Guests: Deb Tucker, Amy Ellis, Heidi Kaisand, and Janine Vangool

January 08, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes

I can’t wait to chat with Deb Tucker! She has been creating and teaching quiltmaking for 30+ years and her specialty is piecing efficiency. From patterns to tools to demos Deb can help us get it right easily! ------------ Author, Moda fabric designer and curator of fun project, my friend Amy Ellis always has something going on! We are going to chat about some of her collaborations including her new modern quilt publications that are very unique! ------------ I love when Heidi Kaisand of Hen &...

12-18-17 Year End Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

December 18, 2017 07:00 - 54 minutes

At the end of every year I my own show. I talk about some favorite books that came out this year and why I love them, it seems to have been the year of 'blue' With so many great shows, you might have missed a few of my favorites.. So I selected 4 shows through the year to highlight Curious what American Patchwork magazine & Me are hosting in 2018, that's here too! Plus a fun Q&A from my Facebook Group, no holds bared on this one! ================ Subscribe to American Patchwork & Quilting at...

12-11-17 Joi Mahon and Katja Marek Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

December 11, 2017 07:00 - 58 minutes

I learned how to sew by making clothing. In reality I made clothing badly but I still kept making them, even wore some. I wish I’d had a ‘Joi Mahon’ to teach me. Joi is an author, teacher, owns the Sewing Factory in Sioux City, Iowa, is a fellow Baby lock ambassador and clothing pattern designer. She also has a rich family history of sewing which includes quilts. Can’t wait for you to meet her and maybe I’ll even try sewing clothing again! =============== Katja Marek is back and we are going ...

12-4-17 Mary (Marney) Hertel, Kathleen Berlew, Kristin Esser, and Lesley Chaisson Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

December 04, 2017 07:00 - 58 minutes

Marney Hertel writes at Made by Marney where she shares her darling paper pieced designs! ------------- Kathleen Berlew is a designer that writes at kbbcrafts and her work is showcased in many of the Quilts & More issues, like her heart pillow in the summer 2017 issue & the awesome ocean scene the Winter 2018 issue of the magazine. She works in felt and I’m excited to chat with her about how we can use felt! ---------- I love Kristin Esser’s book with her co-author Minki Kim called ‘Sew Ill...

11-27-17 Special Editor Show on Chat with Pat Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

November 27, 2017 07:00 - 54 minutes

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11-20-17 Afton Warrick, Roseann Kermes, and Leslie Rutland Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

November 20, 2017 07:00 - 58 minutes

Afton Warrick writes at Quilting Mod and I love the projects she shares. Being a HUGE Alice in Wonderland fan, I right away started to follow her progress on her amazing Alice in Wonderland quilt, I knew we needed to be friends! Today we are going to chat a bit of Alice love, but also about documenting your quilting, and I am hoping she has a few tips on sewing with a new baby for you moms out there. =========== I love chatting with Roseann Kermes of Rosebud's cottage. She is so talented and ...

11-13-17 Kathy Tracy, Nancy Scott, and Janice Vaine Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

November 13, 2017 07:00 - 58 minutes

Kathy Tracy has a love of quilts and reproduction fabrics are her paint. She always adds in a bit of history to her quilt patterns and books, which is an awesome connection to the past. We are going to talk Small & Scrappy quilts, which is the title of her newest book ------------ You’ll recognize successful author and online teacher Nancy Scott of Masterpiece Quilting! Nancy’s unique twist on traditional work and her super friendly DIY approach make her patterns and classes fun to do! ------...

11-6-17Jera Brandvig, Victoria Gertenbach, and Melissa Mortenson Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

November 06, 2017 07:00 - 57 minutes

The talented Jera Brandvig of Quilting in the rain is a fabric designer and author. She love quilt as you go and her new book is wonderful and full of tips! We are going to talk about color selections, blocks and get tips on quilting units ----------- Victoria Gertenbach is the voice behind the website The Silly BooDilly. I've been following her work for a long time and I love it! We are going to talk about mixing machine & hand quilting -------------- Melissa Mortenson is the creator behind ...

10-23-17 Cindy Cloward, Kathy Flowers & A Pat Q&A Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

October 23, 2017 07:00 - 53 minutes

Cindy and Bret Cloward are the owners and amazing team to bring us Riley Blake Fabrics. Starting just about 10 years ago, they have a diverse selection of fabric style and share wonderful technique and process videos. Add to that their new Online class website and you have a recipe for fun! Cindy joins me today, its been awhile since we spoke, and this time we’ll have a nice long chat about how all things Riley Blake! ============= Kathy Flowers is the author of ‘Oh Glory’ which is a spectacu...

10-16-17 Marcia Harmening, Paige Alexander, Lindsay Conner, & Debbie Jeske Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

October 16, 2017 07:00 - 58 minutes

Marcia Harmening is the designer of Happy Stash Quilting, what a great name! She is an author, teacher and contributor to American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. You’ll recognize her quilts from the magazine pages, including the cover! We are going to chat about applique and how her years of living in Alaska formed her color sense. www.happystashquilts.com ------------------ With a website named Quilted Blooms I knew I’d love Paige Alexander’s quilts. She works in a modern style with a base i...

10-9-17 Jona Giammalva, Rebekah Smith, Linda Pumphrey, & Sara Lawson  chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

October 09, 2017 07:00 - 58 minutes

Jona Giammalva is maker. She teaches, is an author, and a shop owner. Her fun path started with selling finished items online, to writing books & patterns, and her latest is having having an teaching studio. I am excited for you to get to know Jona and we’ll talk about teaching children to sew, she has some great pointers!  makesewingstudio.com/ ----------------- My love of folk art drew me to Rebekah Smith’s work. For quilters and stitchers, she works with wool and linen. She also is a paint...

10-2-17 Kristi Coupe,Sherri Noel, Audrey Wright & Andrea Tsang Jackson Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

October 02, 2017 07:00 - 57 minutes

As I travel the country I’m always on the lookout for Barn quilts. When I saw Kristi Coupe’s barn quilts at Put a Quilt on it, I knew I had to have one! She is creating wonderful barn quilts for the quilters of today to use outside and inside their homes. I can wait for you to meet her and learn about her passion for barn quilts https://putaquiltonit.com/ ----------------- Sherri Noel of RebeccaMae Designs creates colorful quilts. She is known for her block of the month quilts and I love her ...

9-18-17 Sara Gallegos and Patricia Belyea Chat with Pat on Pat Sloan's Talk show for American Patchwork and Quilting Radio

September 18, 2017 04:00 - 54 minutes

Sara Gallegos and I meet at Baby lock when filming a release for the new Destiny II machine. I’ve meet Sara before but that was the first we’d worked together and had such fun! She is an amazing teacher and versed in an incredible number of techniques. Also machine expert, and today we are going to get learn a little bit about how quilters can use their serger for.. quilts! Visit Sara sewpositivelysara.com/ ------------- I love meeting and getting to know people passionate about making quil...