Joan Ford – Joan has been tackling tiny scraps. She developed a fusible interfacing to help you sew 1” 9patch blocks.. holy cow! Joan walks us through how to do that. Plus she had a GREAT tip at the end of the show about buying fabric to go with your scraps. Also listen to our first talk on 6-10-13!

hummingbird-highway.com

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Karen Combs – Karen's love of Illusion quilts has brought her to exploring them in many ways. She shares tips for how to select the fabric and how to make unusal block shapes match, it's all about the pins!

http://www.karencombs.com/

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Bonnie Ferguson – Many of us are sewing clothes again and Bonnie has great advice on working with Knits. Not just great.. but DETAILED advice! She made it sounds so easy I am going to go buy some knits and try it! Get her tips and tricks on my show!

http://www.fishsticksdesigns.com/

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Dana Bolyard – She is the voice of Old Red Barn and a new author with her first book “Imagine Quilts” with Martingale. She walks us through her process for creating quilt designs and shares how the 4 sections of her book address 4 ways of working. Dana breaks down the process into very doable bits... plus has a fantastic tip on sewing curves with no pins!

www.oldredbarnco.blogspot.com

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The Editors of American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine Have a FULL show of tips for you today!

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Author and quiltmaker John Adams has a wonderful sense of color and balance. His new book with Martingale is called Beyond Neutral, Quilts inspired by Nature's Elements. John and I are going to talk about the inspiration behind the quilts and I want to dig a little deeper into how he selects fabrics and the process he uses. He has a really interesting way of explaining that. http://www.quiltdad.com/

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I love a great story, and Judy Edgar's captured my heart. Her mother Relia Skinner started a quilt pattern business in 1976 called Kiddie Komfies. She had to retire the business and now she and her daughter Judy decided to bring the patterns to life again for us to enjoy!

http://www.kiddiekomfies.com/

************** Bonnie Hunter joins me today to talk scraps, surprised? The author of several books with Kansas City Star on scrap quilts, and an amazingly detailed system to organize her scraps, she is a machine of quilt making. Bonnie is going to talk about her newest book 'More Adventures with Leaders and Enders' and give us some insight into how to work with color and get more done when sewing on the road. http://quiltville.com/ ************** Author, fabric designer, Nancy Mahoney, joins me this month for a chat on saving time and money during your sewing. We will also explore a bit about English Paper Piecing! http://nancymahoney.com/

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Jenny Doan from the Missouri Star Quilt Company shares the story about how her kids decided she needed a business, that ultimately became a family business that has stretched over several blocks of Hamilton MO. Many of you know Jenny from her wonderful youtube videos where she teaches you how to make simple fun and fast quilts. She comes from a sewing background in costume design and tells Pat she just loves to sew, sew anything! Jenny shares her tips for why precuts packages are her 'go to' fabric choice.

http://www.missouriquiltco.com/

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Kate Colleran is one half of the design team “Seams like a Dream” with her business partner Elizabeth Balderama. Kate specializes in color and helping quilters find what works for them. From her wonderful pieced projects to very cute applique, they design quilts you want to make. Kate shares tips about how to look at your fabrics with a new eye, sharing an experience she had recently in a workshop she attended as a student.

http://seamslikeadream.com/

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Author, fabric designer, Nancy Mahoney, joins Pat this month for a deep dive into Sampler quilts. They both share what a sampler is, why you can benefit from working with one, and how to make them wonderful. Nancy explains how a sampler quilt can be used to learn new techniques, and what you might learn is that you don't care for that. Since you only made one block you can go onto something else!

http://nancymahoney.com/

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I first found out about Artist Carrie Bloomston's work when I saw her fabrics with Windham. They have a collage feel, like she ripped up the newspapers, painted them and then magicly turned them into quilt fabric.. wait.. I wonder if that IS what she did? I had spot with Carrie in her booth at the show and she is inspirational! I asked her to come on the show and talk about her passion, which is creativity... something we never tire of learning about.

http://www.such-designs.com/

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Christa Watson has been quilting for nearly 20 years. She and I started following each other's blogs and I am excited to have Christa talk to me about how quilting making has changed and how her own quilt making has changed. I think that happens to so many of us and the journey never ends... I find it fascinating to hear how people move from one style to another or from one focus to another. She has also been entering her quilts in shows and I want to learn why she is, and her her share the experiences with us. It's going to be a lot of fun to explore change with Christa

http://christaquilts.com/

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Rachael Gander writes clever tutorials on everything from quilts to craft projects anyone can do. She is also a pattern designer and her newest pattern line is clothing for children and adults. Rachael takes the mystery out of working with knits on this show. She has several great tips for the sewist who is working with knits for the first time. Plus you won't believe what you can do with a shower curtain that will keep your kids happy this summer, her pool cover idea is fast, simple and inexpensive.

imaginegnats.com

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Jill Finley is the featured designer for the August 2014 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. Jill gives us the behind the scenes point of view of having her home photographed. Her project for the issue has an accent of rick rack and Pat asked Jill for some tips on keeping that rick rack flat and in place to sew it to the quilt. Jill also shares the inspiration behind her newest fabric line Park Drive. You can also Listen to Jill on the Jan 21, 2013 show.

www.jillilystudio.com/

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her training. Her book 'Savor Each Stitch' is a design guidebook and Carolyn shares how she set up the book to teach you how to create your own unique quilts. From the initial drawings to making the same quilt multiple times, Carolyn breaks down the process so you can explore your design potential. She also tell us about her little shirt pattern and how they can be made from a charm pack. You can also listen to Carolyn on Oct 7, 2013 show.

www.carolynfriedlander.com

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Shop owner and designer Roseann Kermes joins Pat Sloan to talk about the new products they found at quilt market. Like the new “Flatter' which is a starch alternative, to a product that allows you to put rulers side by side, to a brand new design for a 'awl' that is not only clever but ergonomic. The wind up the show explaining the new Row by Row Experience that is happening in Quilt shops across the country, it's more than a blog hop!

www.rosebudscottage.typepad.com/

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I've taught many workshops and some of the ones I love the best are the workshops I've taught on a cruise ship. There is nothing like a group of quilters on vacation in the sun for a week during the brutal dead of winter... it's a party from the moment they set foot aboard! Deb Luttrell and her team run a very successful quilt shop and have awesome travel business with tours for quilters. Deb's joining me to talk about what a quilt cruise is like and she'll also share what she is doing in her new Craftsy workshop! (Deb's quilt shown is in the August 2014 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine)

http://stitchinheaven.com/

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Author Rachel May's book 'Quilting with a Modern Slant' intriqued me. I couldn't wait to get a copy to see the collection of quiltmakers and quilters she curated into a book of modern 'slants'. From my idol 'Anna Willams' to newer quiltmakers like Debbie Grifka, she weaves the story of her inspirations into a book that has great variety of style, with a thread of modern in them. Today I'll find out how she developed this group of quiltmakers to share.

http://quiltingwithamodernslant.com/

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Years ago one of my office mates and her husband would take a week of vacation and travel to the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC to learn a craft. She would come back with wooden spoons and he made musical instruments. At the time I sewed and was learning stain glass, I didn't quilt yet. I loved hearing about the week long workshops she went to and the schools amazing program of teaching the folk crafts. Today I have the Resident Quilter, Pat Meinecke, from the John C. Campbell Folk School here to tell me about the history and the quilting done there!

https://www.folkschool.org/

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As soon as I saw Frances Newcombe's fabric with Art Gallery I knew I had to meet her! Frances is a artist that works in the TV industry by day, and crafts and draws and raises a little one the rest of the time. She talks to me about creativity and how she develops her sets of designs. And be sure to listen in to find out who her famous father is!

http://bellybuttonsboutique.blogspot.com/

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Gail Pan is a delightful Australian designer who is very active online! She has a new book with Martingale and fabric and creates adorable stitchery and patchwork designs. Gail shares her inspirations and some stitching tips today! http://gailpandesigns.typepad.com/

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2014 is Olfa's 35th anniversary of the invention of the rotary cutter! What an incredible tool that I could NOT live without. I asked Robin Letourneau, the Associate Brand Lead at OLFA to tell me about how it was invented and what has gone on with the rotary cutter since the 70s!

http://olfa.com

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The ever thoughtful and very talented Thomas Knauer has been living in England and came into the trade show for his first book release. Thomas's book is filled with 12 meaningful quilts where he shares his thoughts behind each. I asked Thomas to share how he devleoped the set of quilts and he has a sweet story about how his daughter's observations turned into a quilt.

http://www.thomasknauersews.com/

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Victoria Findlay Wolfe joins me again and I asked her to chat about double wedding rings and other fabulous quilting activities she is up to! She is one busy quilter with traveling and making.. all rolled into one spectacular splash of color! She writes at her website Bumblebeans where you can have a glimpse into her creative life.

http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/

http://wiquiltmuseum.com/category/exhibits/upcoming-exhibits

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Heather Jones of Olive & Ollie joins me to talk solids, studio spaces, modern quilts and American Made fabrics from Clothworks.

http://www.oliveandollie.com/

License Plate tour for American Made, I'm Virginia and Heather is Ohio for the tour.. it's going to be awesome! I've seen some of the plates.. super cool

http://americanmadebrand.com/blogtour/?utm_source=Clothworks+Partners&utm_campaign=1c06ffb814-Travel_Blog_Tour5_6_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_63d753363a-1c06ffb814-83255073

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Elizabeth Dackson of Don't Call Me Betsy has a passion for teaching freemotion quilting.. she is going to chat with me about her quilting, share her salvage keeping tips and some chat on foundation paper piecing!

Instagram - @dontcallmebetsy or www.instagram.com/dontcallmebetsy

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Blog - www.dontcallmebetsy.com

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Guest 4 John Kubiniec

I think I first meet John Kubiniec via twitter or facebook where we were chatting about some project and his 'Big Rig Quilting' tag kept showing. Curiosity got the better of me and I had to get to know him! John is a quilt maker, longarm quilter and he is super creative.. plus we love the color red!

www.bigrigquilting.blogspot.com

https://www.facebook.com/BigRigJohn?ref=hl (Or just look for Big Rig Quilting on FB)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigrigquilting/

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Designer Ellen Murphy is a first time author with her book American Homestead, a book of quilts inspired by Iconic Home styles. I found that rather intriguing!

www.americanhomesteaddesign.com

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The delightful Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter joins me today to talk about her first book with Martingale, designing, tutorials and she is going to share some awesome quilting tips with me today! I know the one I'm going to try first.. listen to to hear what it is!

http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/

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Australian Quilt and Fabric designer Lynette Anderson is always a joy to have on the show. She is going to tell me about her newest fabric line and about traveling to many different countries to teach this year. From Russia to Sweden to Spain with many other stops in between, including stops here in the US while she is at the trade show. Plus Lynette has a cool new applique tip for us!

www.littlequiltstore.com.au

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