Pat Sloan has been creating since she was a child.  From the first shoebox dioramas to sketches for a fabric line, there has always been creative energy flowing.  When she tried her hand at quilting in 1985, she never looked back.  Now, owner and founder of the quilting design and publishing company Pat Sloan & Co., she has published over 20 books, more than 100 patterns, nearly 10 fabric lines, and has had her work featured in many of our magazines.  
 
Pat first began sharing her knowledge through her publications, workshops, and lectures, but has expanded her reach through the internet and social media. Pat's overall passion has always been encouraging others to harness their creative energy and have fun with their quilting!

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The pages of America's favorite magazine, American Patchwork & Quilting, come to life when our host, Pat Sloan, talks about the latest trends, ideas, and inspirations. Her guests will include quilt pattern designers, authors, quilt shop owners, and, of course, our editors-all quilters, just like you!

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Here is what you can look forward to on my show today!

Guest - Nancy Allen is the author of the new book from Martingale called "Triple Play Scrap Quilting". I am always excited to see a new way to use scraps..and this one is triple the fun! Nancy is going share how the book came about!

Blog: http://bountifulheirlooms.blogspot.com/  

Guest - I love learning about the quilt and texitles museums across the country. I invited Nancy Bavor, the Curator of Collections at the San Jose Museum of Quilt & Textiles to tell us a bit about the museum and what they have to offer.

Guest - Designer Mary Andra Holmes and I meet on Twitter. Then one year at the trade show I was walking around at the end of a LONG day of set up .. stopped to chat with someone who said OH here is Mary Andra that you twitter with! WHAT FUN! Mary Andra is 1/4^th of the quilt design team called "Sisters Quilting Trunk". I asked her on the show to tell us about her quilt journey, working as part of a big team and share a few tips with us! ..

http://sistersquiltingtrunk.blogspot.com
www.sistersquiltingtrunk.com
Twitter : MahSistersQT

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August 22, 2011

Pat Sloan: Scraps, 30s and a need to practice

Guest - Do you love scrap quilts?Than you are in for a treat today! Lynn Roddy Brown is an expert at scrap quilts. With 3 books so far, loads of quilts and amazing tips.. we are going to learn a lot today about planning a successful scrap quilt!

http://lynnroddybrown.com/

Guest - Leah Day is back this month to talk about the mechanics of actually starting to freemotion quilt. For those that have never really put that darning foot on the machine and gave it a whirl! She also has some 'tools' and 'tricks' for getting started. This is also a super fresher topic if it's been awhile since you did any freemotion quilting.

www.DayStyleDesigns.com

Guest - I'm excited to have Author and fabric designer Nancy Mahoney return to the show! We are going to go indepth on 30s fabrics, how to make them work for you. Plus she is going to share great tips on invisible machine appliqué. Plus more!

website: www.nancymahoney.com

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It's a Party and YOU ARE invited! American Patchwork & Quilting magazine is celebrating 20 years... EXCITING! Do you remember when the magazine came out? I'm sure I started to hyperventilate.. I missed issue 1.. but I got the next issue!  Today is an Anniversary show. Grab your 20th Anniversary issue of the magazine and join me this afternoon. Remember when the show is over you can download it to listen to it on your player, or just hear the podcast while sitting at your computer!

Executive Editor Jennifer Keltner and I start the show with a great chat about how the magazine got started and we remember back to when we first saw it.  Jennifer also shares what has changed over the years. If you have the anniversary issue, check out the time line in it!

Then in two of the show segments Jennifer and editor Jody Sanders will share reader tips and designer tips! It's a GREAT show and you won't won't to miss it!

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Guests - I have special guests for this 20th Anniversary show.  The owners of "The City Quilter" Dale Riehl and Cathy Izzo.  No trip to NYC is complete until you've visited "The City Quilter" shop. I've had the great pleasure of visiting more than once and hanging out with Dale and Cathy! This husband and wife team has a unique approach to their store. Not only do they have the only art gallery totally devoted to quilts, with rotating exhibits, but they also design 'NYC' fabrics... I think I own most of it! I'm delighted to have them on the show to talk about their shop and a brand new challenge with a new NYC themed fabric line! American Patchwork & Quilting is sponsoring this Challenge!

Challenge details, fabric buying and more about the City Quilter at their website

http://thecityquilter.com/

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Here is what you can look forward to on my show today!

Guest- Edyta Sitar the designer behind Laundry Basket Quilts is here today to chat about her newest book, fabric designing, playing with batiks and cottons and maybe share a tip or two on how she comes up with her amazing designs!

www.laundrybasketquilts.com

Guest- Jennifer Heynen is the pen behind the name "Jennifer Jangles". Her bright and whimsical fabrics from In the Beginning might just be on your shelf! I am excited to hear how Jennifer designs and what inspires her fun drawings.

www.jenniferjangles.com

Guest - Today I'm excited to have Author and Artist Lyric Kinard on the show to talk about creativity. She is a master at helping us loosen up with your creativity, make mistakes. and move on!

http://www.lyrickinard.com/index.html

Guests - Novelist Marie Bostwick often writes novels with a quilt theme. She has been on the show to chat about her quilt inspired books in the past. Her newest book "Between Heaven and Texas" takes her writing to a whole new level. Marie and I were chatting and she told me that part of the book was inspired by Quilt shop owner Joyce Ely and her daughter Sarah Ely. Today they are on the show to tell us how this all came about!

www.mariebostwick.com

JEllen's house of fabric in Lyndhurst, Ohio www.jellenshouseoffabric.com

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