[Guest]

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever

Login with username, password and session length

[Today]

• Christmas Swap/Secret San... by chouxqltr [Today at 07:10:25 PM]
• UFO Busting Chatter by Sharon [Today at 04:55:38 PM]
• Let's just put them on th... by madakamom [Today at 01:00:14 PM]
• What Pat's working on, wh... by Pat [Today at 11:55:21 AM]
• I need to Vent! by Sharon [Today at 09:23:41 AM]
• What book are YOU reading... by JacqueK [February 03, 2012, 11:26:51 AM]

[Help keep it going.]

Help keep it going.

Pat Sloan's Newsletter --- Sign up for the newsletter so you don't miss out!

Pat Sloan's Corner --- Pat's main blog for quilting and everything else she wants to tell you about.

Pat Sloan's QuiltersHome --- Pat's main Quilting Site. See what's up in Pat's studio. Get the latest news on Pat's new designs.

Pat Sloan's Web Store --- Go shopping for everything Pat Sloan. Get Pat's fabric, kits, books and patterns... and other things she has to have!

Pat Sloan's Yarn MashUp --- Pat's knitting blog. Yes, Pat does yarn too.

Pat Sloan's Death by Quilting --- The most EXTREME quilting news anywhere.

[Pat]

The moderators and I bantered Turkey Tracks block ideas back and forth and ended up with a FABULOUS Red/White and Blue swap ... for Veteran's day!!  Roberta did the final blocks to show you color (Margi did them in other colors to help us out while deciding!).. and I think Betty actually hit on the R/W/B color theme.

You can read the directions for the swap and get the pattern here
http://www.deathbyquilting.com/the-games.html

You sign up at the yahoo database, share photos here or at the flickr folder and have some FUN!

This is going to be an AWESOME swap! 

[KarenInTucson]

I am hoping I can use some of my red and blue prints - I have been collecting a lot of them for a great patriotic quilt.  Are they supposed to be solid red/blue or a really red/blue print?
Karen

[Pat]

See the photo below Karen? The red and blues are patriotic reds and blues but not solids.  No solids (i think I wrote that in the directions)

If there is another color that is fine, but it should still look mostly RED or most BLUE in flag shades of red and blue

does that make sense?

[KarenInTucson]

makes great sense to me!!!  Thanks

[Pat]

FABULOUS Karen!! This is going to make some AWESOME quilts!

[Pat]

Let's sign up today for the Turkey Tracks blocks!! I'm SERIOUS thinking on this one as I've always wanted a turkey tracks quilt!

Did you know there are many variations of this block? I love the pieces one too. This is my interpretation of an antique quilt block. The star is my addition... hehe!

Get the pattern at Death By Quilting
http://www.deathbyquilting.com/the-games.html
Sign up in the database at Yahoo (yes we still have to use that .. sorry!)
Post your progress at flickr or share photos here!!

[quiltsquared]

Pat, on the instruction sheet, the link for the sign-up database is incorrect. You have it as the RR-Swap group, which is no longer there. I found it here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pat-Sloan-Death-By-Quilting/database
Not many people have joined yet. I have been wanting a red, white, and blue quilt for a long time, so even though I am busy with several projects, I am looking forward to this swap. Thanks.
JoAnne in Spokane

[Pat]

Hey thanks JoAnne!!! I will go fix that.. I think the link at Death By Quilting is correct.. will check that too.

this is going to make an awesome quilt... everyone start telling your friends, the more the merrier !!

[Pat]

the link on the game page is correct, it's just the write-up.. will reload that.. thanks again!

be sure to tell your internet friends, local quilters.. anyone that wants to have fun! The swaps are so easy.. just 6 blocks To play!

[Pat]

FYI... tomorrow will be a post on the Turkey Tracks Swap .. a short tutorial!

And to answer a few questions and correct some typos
Click here for newest sheet
http://www.deathbyquilting.com/the-games.html

1-Mail date is what is on the directions, Nov 5
2-The fabrics should have some pattern, no solids. They should be patriotic tones of Red/White and Blues
3-I left in the word 'acorn' from something I was copying, there is NO acorn on the patriotic quilt.

[Sharon]

I have all my backgrounds cut and pressed. I have the tracks and the fusibles cut (donut style, Pat). I have to cut another square. I have the stars all cut. Today I will finish cutting and fuse. Then I will decide what stabilizer I will use (any hints?). Then I will practice my stitch and pick the one I like best as well as the thread. Ah, to match or not to match, that is the question of the day. LOL I'm having fun with this in case you couldn't tell.
Sharon in NJ

[Pat]

Go Go GO!! That is GREAT!!!!

I never use a stablizer with the blanket stitch. Some decorative stitches need it..  I spray starch the background until it is about the weight of paper..

3 times.. spray, iron, spray, iron, spray, iron should do it

Try the stitch with and without the starch.. then if you use starch rinse out and dry the block before sending it along!

[Sharon]

What? Starch? I just washed the starch out of my track fabric so the adhesive would work! LOL

[Pat]

Sharon is you starch as a stablizer it is AFTER AFTER AFTER you fuse!! It will not STICK if you starch first.

SO AFTER AFTER AFTER is the key ....

[Sharon]

Thanks, Pat. I did get it. I was just teasing you. LOL