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FaveQuilts Giveaway: Pat Sloan Starter Thread Kit from Aurifil

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The Pat Sloan Starter Kit of Aurifil Thread includes 12 spools of basic threads for machine applique and machine quilting. Pat Sloan has chosen the 12 colors she uses the most, so you get all the essentials for quilting and applique. The Aurifil spools included in the Pat Sloan Starter Kit are filled with 1422 yards each of 50 wt, 100% cotton thread. This fiber content and weight is perfect for both quilting and applique. These threads can be used with either a sewing machine for machine applique and free motion quilting or with hand-sewing needles for hand applique and hand quilting.

The Pat Sloan Starter Kit of Aurifil Thread makes a wonderful gift for a new quilter who hasn’t built up a stash of threads yet. It is especially useful for crafters fond of applique, since they need small amounts of threads in many different colors. These basic spools will be their go-to applique threads for years to come!

FaveQuilts.com is giving away a Pat Sloan Starter Kit of Aurifil Thread to one lucky winner. It could be you!

Learn more and enter to win here.

Contest ends March 6, 2012. You can enter once daily, so return often to improve your chances of winning!

Craft Rooms Exposed Series: Pat Sloan

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Welcome to the very first issue of the FaveCrafts Craft Rooms Exposed series!  As promised in our monthly craft question post, every day this week we’ll be featuring the inside of a famous craft designer’s craft room.  Get inside tips from some of our favorite bloggers and designers and find out how they turn their craft rooms into lean, mean crafting machines!   And now without further ado, let’s explore our first featured craft room.

Today’s featured designer: Pat Sloan, PatSloan.com

Want to know how a computer programmer became a quilter?  Check out her profile on FaveCrafts.

Craft Room Tips and Tricks:

How do you organize your craft room? My studio is all the quilt things I use most of the time. Finished quilts, books, and other craft supplies are not stored here, the room is too small!

What are your best-kept organizational secrets?  I prefer to keep my fabric in bins and use similar colors (red or red/white). That way I reduce visual clutter. I spend 12 hours a day in this room working and I like it tidy.

Favorite storage products or tips? I do have a scrapbook ‘tower’ for my threads. I have a lot of thread.. wink!

 

The Tour:

 

 

Preview of FaveCrafts Radio September 7, 2011

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FaveCrafts Radio is a monthly radio show hosted by Pat Sloan. Pat interviews your favorite craft experts and celebrities and they offer tips about and discuss some of their favorite projects on FaveCrafts.com. FaveCrafts Radio airs live on BlogTalkRadio on the first Wednesday afternoon of each month from 3 – 4:00 pm (ET) (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, noon Pacific). Archived podcasts can be streamed directly from the website or downloaded for free through iTunes. Visit FaveCraftsRadio.com.

Tune in today at 3 pm Eastern time (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, 12 noon Pacific) for FaveCrafts Radio.

This month’s guests include:

Sue Eldred of Sue’s Creative Workshop and paper crafter extraordinaire.

The former host of the DIY show, Scrapbooking, Sandi Genovese will be talking about all her upcoming craft projects and her great tutorials here on FaveCrafts.

Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda is not only a crafty momma but also a talented home cook. She will be telling us all what she’s been cooking up lately with her great kids crafts and more.

Don’t miss what Amber Carrillo of One Shabby Chick is sewing up this month. She has some great ways to use up your fabric scraps and how to make your own iPad case.

And let’s not forget the queen of the yarn, Vickie Howell of The Mothercraft. Vickie has all kinds of knitted crafts up her sleeves, most likely her knitted arm warmer sleeves.

Listen to FaveCrafts Radio to hear what these talented crafters have to share about their work!

FaveCrafts Radio Host Pat Sloan is a frequent contributor to FaveCrafts.com. Pat writes her own blog and has a popular Facebook Page. Pat is also active on the Quilt Forum and Twitter. In 1998 Pat took her 6 quilt patterns to Houston to Quilt Market and had her first booth to share her designs. From there she’s been published in all the quilt magazines, has over 20 books with Leisure Arts, and many fabric lines with P&B. Over the years, she’s taught around the country, hosted quilters cruises, and generally spread her joy of quilting to as many people as she can. All in all, Pat loves to motivate people to create. Pat also hosts American Patchwork & Quilting Radio with Pat Sloan.

July 6, 2011 FaveCrafts Radio Show Recap – Check out the episode

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FaveCrafts Radio is a monthly radio show hosted by Pat Sloan. Pat interviews your favorite craft experts and celebrities and they offer tips about and discuss some of their favorite projects on FaveCrafts.com. FaveCrafts Radio airs live on BlogTalkRadio on the first Wednesday afternoon of each month from 3 – 4:00 pm (ET) (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, noon Pacific). Archived podcasts can be streamed directly from the website or downloaded for free through iTunes. Visit FaveCraftsRadio.com.

Listen now to the July 6 FaveCrafts Radio show.

Vanessa Wilson of Crafty Gemini talks about her videos and the YouTube NextUp award she won, and Pat was so excited about her How to Use a Seam Ripper.

Michael Sellick of The Crochet Crowd talks about working with AllFreeCrochet, the videos that he makes for AllFreeCrochet and are also on YouTube, extreme crochet, and his new newsletter, The Crafting Crowd.

Kristen Mangus at GoodKnit Kisses went into details about her videos, finger knitting, loom knitting a mesh bag, bowmaking, and her loom knit granny round coasters. And she talks about making plarn, with videos to come!

Berta Gilholm has been crafting for years! She’s been sharing patterns with FaveCrafts. She likes refrigerator magnets for the preschool kids, dried flower cards for the grade school set, and teaches crochet to the junior high students in addition to the sock bed for kitties and her oatmeal box holder. And for Berta’s blog, check out birdiecreates.blogspot.com.

Jen Eskridge from ReannaLily Designs is so excited about her new book, Deploy that Fabric, which should be available in late July. The book focuses on transforming no-longer-in-use military uniforms into various projects. Jen’s Beach Bag and her Batik Braid Quilt are great projects on AllFreeSewing.

http://www.goodknitkisses.com/GoodKnit_Kisses/Home.html

A Preview of FaveCrafts Radio June Episode

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FaveCrafts Radio is a monthly radio show hosted by Pat Sloan. Pat interviews your favorite craft experts and celebrities and they offer tips about and discuss some of their favorite projects on FaveCrafts.com. FaveCrafts Radio airs live on BlogTalkRadio on the first Wednesday afternoon of each month from 3 – 4:00 pm (ET) (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, noon Pacific). Archived podcasts can be streamed directly from the website or downloaded for free through iTunes. Visit FaveCraftsRadio.com.

Tune in on June 1 at 3 pm Eastern Time (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, 12 noon Pacific) for FaveCrafts Radio.

Learn more about this month’s guests:

Hilary Frye is focused on the creative process. Learn more about her mixed media endeavors on Wednesday’s radio show. Projects on FaveCrafts: Painted Fabric Beads and Tissue Knit Necklace. Hilary Frye’s blog: Fryestyle.blogspot.com.

Kathy Cano-Murillo, aka Crafty Chica, has transformed her love of art into an amazing career, with novels and craft books, a product line, and more. Her website, CraftyChica, covers all of her endeavors, and her blog, Diary of a Crafty Chica, will keep you up-to-date on what she’s working on now. As for her projects on FaveCrafts, check out Daisy de la Flora Inspired Purse Clutch, Fabric Heart Collage, Glittericious Mixed Media Address Book, and more. Tune in to hear what she’ll talk about: maybe her new book, Miss Scarlet’s School of Patternless Sewing.

Tammy Powley is a prolific author about jewelrymaking. She’s the About.com guide to Jewelrymaking and her latest book is The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making. Tammy Powley recently shared some projects from her book with FaveCrafts.com: Geometric Gemstone and Pearl Knot Necklace and Shot Through the Heart Necklace. For more on Tammy Powley, visit The Crafty Princess Diaries.

Resident Craft Expert Maria Nerius is always up to something new. Learn all about her crafty endeavors, FaveCrafts 365 , her tips for designers and crafters running craft businesses, and more.

Brenda Pinnick is the queen of color! She’s an artist, illustrator, product designer and graphic designer. Among Brenda’s projects on FaveCrafts are videos, including Are you in a Color Rut?, Speaking of Color Values, and The Magic of Three Color Inspiration. Brenda’s website is sure to inspire, check out http://www.brendapinnick.com/.

So tune in!

FaveCrafts Radio Host Pat Sloan is a frequent contributor to FaveCrafts.com . She also has a website http://www.PatSloan.com, Blog – http://patsloan.typepad.com, Quilt Forum – http://www.quiltmashup.com, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PatSloanQuiltFun and twitter http://twitter.com/QuilterPatSloan. In 1998 Pat took her 6 quilt patterns to Houston to Quilt Market and had her first booth to share her designs. From there she’s been published in all the quilt magazines, has over 20 books with Leisure Arts, and many fabric lines with P&B. Over the years, she’s taught around the country, hosted quilters cruises, and generally spread her joy of quilting to as many people as she can. All in all, Pat loves to motivate people to create. Pat also hosts American Patchwork & Quilting Radio with Pat Sloan.

http://www.favecrafts.com/Cool2Craft-Videos/Daisy-de-la-Flora-Inspired-Purse-Clutch

FaveCrafts Radio April 6 Show Recap

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FaveCrafts Radio is a monthly radio show hosted by Pat Sloan. Pat interviews your favorite craft experts and celebrities and they offer tips about and discuss some of their favorite projects on FaveCrafts.com. FaveCrafts Radio airs live on BlogTalkRadio on the first Wednesday afternoon of each month from 3 – 4:00 pm (ET) (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, noon Pacific). Archived podcasts can be streamed directly from the website or downloaded for free through iTunes. Visit FaveCraftsRadio.com.

Listen to the April Broadcast now!

Christy Tomlinson talked about her Love is in the Air Mixed Media Canvas.

Stephanie Petersen discussed the inspiration for her Personalized Crystal Ice Centerpieces and talked about painting bread! See her blog, Chef Tess Bakeresse, for more cooking and crafting ideas.

Kristin Omdahl talked about her Elegant Crochet Flower Shawl. You can order Wrapped in Crochet from CutRateCrafts.com or see all of her books here.


Terri Sproul talked about her latest project on FaveCrafts, a Steampunk Clay Book. Terri also has some fun cards for Easter. See two of her cards here: EcoArt Easter Card and Surprise Easter Card.

Linda Augsburg, editorial director of FaveCrafts, talked about the latest eBooks from FaveCrafts and our sister sites, including 25 Spring Crafts for Kids free eBook from FaveCrafts, Easter Eggs: Easter Eggs Designs, Tips for Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs, and Egg Recipes free eBook from FaveCrafts and RecipeLion, Baby Love: 25 Knit and Crochet Projects for Baby free eBook from Red Heart Yarns from FaveCrafts, Hop into 7 Free Easter Crochet Patterns free eBook from AllFreeCrochet,  and 8 Easter Sewing Projects eBook from AllFreeSewing. Then she bragged on Maria Nerius and her FaveCrafts 365 vlog (video blog).

Pat Sloan is our happy host.

FaveCrafts Radio Host Pat Sloan is a frequent contributor to FaveCrafts.com. She also has a website http://www.PatSloan.com, Blog – http://patsloan.typepad.com, Quilt Forum – http://www.quiltmashup.com, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PatSloanQuiltFun and twitter http://twitter.com/QuilterPatSloan. In 1998 Pat took her 6 quilt patterns to Houston to Quilt Market and had her first booth to share her designs. From there she’s been published in all the quilt magazines, has over 20 books with Leisure Arts, and many fabric lines with P&B. Over the years, she’s taught around the country, hosted quilters cruises, and generally spread her joy of quilting to as many people as she can. All in all, Pat loves to motivate people to create. Pat also hosts a quilting radio show on http://www.creativetalknetwork.com/.

April 6 FaveCrafts Radio Guest Line-Up

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Tune in on April 6 at 3 pm Eastern Time (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, 12 noon Pacific) for FaveCrafts Radio.

Our guests for the April broadcast will include:

Maria Nerius
Stephanie Petersen
Kristin Omdahl
Christy Tomlinson
Terri Sproul

Pat Sloan is our happy host.

More information coming later this week, but mark your calendars for the show!

March FaveCrafts Radio Broadcast and Giveaway

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FaveCrafts Radio is a monthly radio show hosted by Pat Sloan. Pat interviews your favorite craft experts and celebrities and they offer tips about and discuss some of their favorite projects on FaveCrafts.com. FaveCrafts Radio airs live on BlogTalkRadio on the first Wednesday afternoon of each month from 3 – 4:00 pm (ET) (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, noon Pacific). Archived podcasts can be streamed directly from the website or downloaded for free through iTunes. Visit FaveCraftsRadio.com.

On the March 2 episode of FaveCrafts Radio host Pat Sloan chats with:

Lorine Mason about her Soda Can Coasters Project and Soda Can Coasters Video and her Go Green Doggie Tote.

Lisa Fulmer about her Spring Table Runner, Lutradur, and an EXCLUSIVE FaveCrafts Radio Lutradur giveaway

Eileen Hull chats about her Everything Bag and the Sizzix machine she used to make it.

Sherry Lynn talks about her Positive Message Card and her Special Decorative Candle. Plus, Sherry Lynn talks about a special giveaway on HER blog, Creations from my heart.

Amy Ellis chats about her Quilted Bible Carrier.

To hear more about the guests and the projects, along with tips straight from the designer, tune in or listen to the archived podcast.

The Lutradur Giveaway courtesy of Lisa Fulmer and C&T Publishing: Leave a comment on THIS BLOG POST before Midnight Central Time on 3/31/2011. We will select two winners from those who comment and announce the winners on the April 6 FaveCrafts Radio Broadcast! Each winner will receive one package of Lutradur Mixed Media Sheets and Ultra-Light Lutradur. One comment per person please!

FaveCrafts Radio Host Pat Sloan is a frequent contributor to FaveCrafts.com. She also has a website http://www.PatSloan.com, Blog – http://patsloan.typepad.com, Quilt Forum – http://www.quiltmashup.com, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PatSloanQuiltFun and twitter http://twitter.com/QuilterPatSloan. In 1998 Pat took her 6 quilt patterns to Houston to Maket and had her first booth to share her designs. From there she’s been published in all the quilt magazines, has over 20 books with Leisure Arts, and many fabric lines with P&B. Over the years, she’s taught around the country, hosted quilters cruises, and generally spread her joy of quilting to as many people as she can. All in all, Pat loves to motivate people to create. Pat also hosts a quilting radio show on http://www.creativetalknetwork.com/.

Guest Post: Pat Sloan Hosts Season 2 of FaveCraftsRadio

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My big exciting news is that I’m now the host of FaveCrafts Radio’s second season on the air!

This is a lively monthly lifestyle program  where you will be treated to creative ideas from celebrity crafters! Our featured guests will offer creating tips, project ideas, product reviews, tips about projects on FaveCrafts.com and so much more.

It’s all about discovering the crafter in you!
Listen to the show at our station
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/favecrafts

In our January show I interviewed the following fabulous designers and TV personalities….

Intro – Host Pat Sloan (ME!)  http://www.PatSloan.com

Amy Barickman Vintage Notions -- By Amy Barickman

3:05 – 3:15 Amy Barickman – photo transfer to t-shirt and new book
Amy’s site: http://www.thevintageworkshop.com
Amy’s FaveCrafts project – http://www.favecrafts.com/Gifts/Best-Friends-T-Shirt

3:15 – 3:25 Katie Hacker – beads
Katie’s sites: http://katiehacker.blogspot.com/
http://beadalon.blogspot.com/

Katie’s FaveCrafts project –
Long Pendant Earrings
Double Circle Bead Pendant
Beaded Scallop Pendant


3:25 – 3:35 Amy Anderson – Snow Banner
Amy’s blog: http://www.modpodgerocksblog.com/
Amy’s FaveCrafts project – Snow Banner

3:35 – 3:45 Cathie Filian – Candy Box makeover
Cathie’s blog: http://cathiefilian.blogspot.com/
Cathie’s FaveCrafts project – Valentine Altered Candy Boxes

Pulp Fiction Real Cover

3:45 – 3:55 Mark Montano – table transformation and new book
Mark’s website: http://www.markmontano.com/
Mark’s FaveCrafts project – India-Inspired Bedside Dresser

Archived podcasts can be streamed directly from our radio show page, downloaded to your player, or downloaded for free through iTunes.
The Radio Show – http://www.blogtalkradio.com/favecrafts
The FaveCrafts Free Pattern site – http://www.FaveCrafts.com
The blog – http://www.FaveCraftsBlog.com
The Featured Designers Page – http://www.favecrafts.com/Craft-Designers

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