tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48493681679966601062024-03-13T14:41:06.515-07:00Patrick Lose StudiosWelcome to my worldPatrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-77055210754369660322017-07-28T13:40:00.004-07:002017-07-30T06:57:48.250-07:00Join us for our NEW Table Toppers Club!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Announcing the launch of our newest club, <i>Table Toppers for All Seasons</i>! Read about it here and there's a link to join at PatrickLose.com, below.<br />
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After 8 successful years of the Party with Patrick Club, we knew before
even bringing that club to a close we would need to have a new one
waiting in the wings for our loyal members. After several rounds of
surveys on social media, we got a very strong response to the idea of a
club that would deliver a different table topper each month.<br />
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We wanted to offer some extra value with this particular club that would
make it an easy decision for you to want to join us. So look at
everything you’ll get with <i>Table Toppers for All Seasons</i>:<br />
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- A new table topper project each month for 12 months<br />
- Four table runners, four placemats and four centerpiece mats<br />
- Complete instructions including color illustrations and all templates for appliqué projects<br />
- TWO BONUS THROW QUILT PROJECTS delivered at the 6th and 12th months! $24 value!<br />
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An added bonus for those who are machine embroiderers or use digital cutters: We will also include the machine embroidery files and SVG cutting files for any project that includes Patrick’s trademark fusible appliqués designs at no additional charge.*<br />
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These are quick, colorful and easy-to-finish projects to dress your tables for Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Optional kits will be available for purchase.<br />
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The price to join <i>Table Toppers for All Seasons</i> is $59.99 for one year. That’s $5 per month for all of the digital downloads, but you’ll also receive the two BONUS throw quilt patterns at an added value of $24. Machine embroiderers and those who use digital cutters get an even greater value with the embroidery and .SVG files, included at no extra charge.<br />
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Projects will be delivered in digital format - PDF and, when available, SVG files. Embroidery files, when available, will be delivered in .art, .dst, .exp, .hus, .jef, .pes, .vip and .vp3 formats.*<br />
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If you have a small online shop or sell at craft shows we’ll offer licenses to create these projects for sale. There will be no charge to licensees but we do need to have you register with us to sell these designs.<br />
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Those who have been with us for Party with Patrick, Monthly Mug Mats or the other clubs we’ve offered know how much fun it is to anticipate and receive a new “surprise” project each month. We hope you’ll join us for our new <i>Table Toppers for All Seasons</i> club! <br />
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*Machine embroidery designs will be delivered in the size used in the project. We do not offer in various sizes and you must have the hoop size needed to stitch the design.<br />
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Here are some examples of the types of projects you can expect to make in the club. These aren't the actual projects which are a surprise each month:<br />
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Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-25208590927805926272017-07-20T10:20:00.003-07:002017-07-21T07:22:59.635-07:00Growing Pains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a young fabric company, it's a nice problem to be having growing pains already, but it can be frustrating - not only for us, but for our customers.<br />
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On a daily basis, we receive emails or social media comments from retail customers asking where they can purchase our fabrics. Because we have not yet fully developed a network of independent reps to service our quilt shops, many shops purchase from our distributors and the information on those shops is not provided to us. We're getting a lot of areas covered with reps but they have only been out in full force for a couple of months.<br />
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We are working to come up with a list of brick-and-mortar and online independent shops that we can recommend. In the meantime, we'd like to ask for your help.<br />
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Please understand that we strongly feel that you should support your local independent quilt shops who are doing their best to offer what retail customers want and to provide support and inspiration to their customers. If you can't find what you're looking for in your local shops, you should be asking for it. A good shop owner listens to the requests from their customers. If they don't carry what you want, there are other shops that do and some of those are online shops. <br />
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Shop owners - We'd love to send customers your way and hope you'll speak up on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PatrickLoseStudios/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/patricklosestudios/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> feeds when you have something a customer wants. Email your information to gary@patricklose.com and we'll put you on our list. It's easy to quickly get the <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Patrick Lose Fabrics</a> your customers ask for. You can even order directly from us <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/fabric-distributors.htm" target="_blank">by using our website</a>, by emailing gary@patricklose.com or by calling 623-414-9464 for assistance. It's fast and easy to set up your account <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/fabric-distributors.htm" target="_blank">using the application link on this page</a>.<br />
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Retail customers - Thank you for your patience and, if you've had a good experience with a shop carrying our collections, please recommend them to your creative friends and on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PatrickLoseStudios/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/patricklosestudios/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> feeds. Your fellow quilters will appreciate your advice.<br />
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Please feel free to post shop info as a comment to this post, also!<br />
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The interest, feedback and support we're getting is phenomenal and much appreciated. Thanks for all the excitement you're showing for <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Patrick Lose Fabrics</a>!<br />
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<br />Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-45876541504612639642017-01-29T17:58:00.001-07:002017-01-29T17:58:51.386-07:00An announcement and a giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-68970303167333997232017-01-17T16:15:00.003-07:002017-01-17T18:26:04.378-07:00"Free" Patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's something I feel like I need to weigh in on because there's been a lot of talk about it recently among designers and shop owners who are trying to navigate some challenging times in the quilting and other creative industries.<br />
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The number of free quilting, sewing and crafting patterns being offered everywhere you turn is seriously hurting the livelihoods of those who publish quality patterns of original designs and offer them for sale. All of these easily-accessible, free patterns are making so many of those who use them think that all patterns should just be free of charge and happily handed out for nothing. Do they really believe that they’re getting the best quality patterns? Do they think that the free patterns have been tested and proofread to the extent of those that are sold in the marketplace? Are they getting original designs or just another rehashing of an old standard with minimal instruction? Even those have a monetary value when someone has put a lot of their time, effort and talent into making the pattern something from which the end user will benefit, by making their own efforts easier and more enjoyable. <br />
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As a pattern designer, I’ve actually had to explain to some people why we sell our patterns instead of giving them away and, even then, some have become disgruntled and behaved almost as though they thought we were stealing from them by selling our work. They’re probably some of the same ones who also think it’s okay to just share patterns among friends - which most of us would never consider. I’ll never understand it.<br />
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Designers deserve to make a living from their honest, hard work, just as everyone else does. The vast majority of us do not give our patterns away for free and our businesses shouldn’t suffer because of those who distribute them for nothing online. We’re just trying to offer something valuable to those who enjoy what we do and that should be worth something. We hope that you’ll help to educate those in your own circles who don’t understand everything that goes into creating and making a design and then writing and proofing a pattern to make it suitable for your use. I can tell you, from my own experience working with companies who offer free patterns, you get what you pay for with many of those “free” patterns.<br />
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I do want to thank those who support what we're doing at <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Lose Studios/Patrick Lose Fabric</a><a href="http://www.patricklose.com/" target="_blank">s</a> by purchasing and using our products and doing such great things with them. We love seeing your work and appreciate your spreading the word about how much fun you have making the projects I design. You're a part of the hope that designers have in being able to continue their work of making sure there are innovative, inspiring and exciting patterns available to the creative people who want them. You're the best kind of ambassadors we could have representing us.<br />
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On that note, stay tuned for some information coming very soon about our new Patrick Lose <b>Brand Ambassadors Program</b>. Maybe you'd like to be a bigger part of the work we do and the fun we have at Patrick Lose Studios...?<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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We're very close to reaching 20,000 followers followers on Facebook and, when we do, one of those followers is going to win a
“Christmas Cheer” Bundle of Fun™ tower!<br />
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Please tell all of your
quilting and sewing friends to LIKE and FOLLOW <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Patrick-Lose-Studios-332456020813/" target="_blank">Patrick Lose Studios on Facebook</a> for a chance to win the collection of 39 (!) fat quarters valued at over $125.00.<br />
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reach our milestone, we’ll post contest details so be sure to stay
tuned. It’s a great time to spread some “Christmas Cheer”! See the
entire collection here (panel prints not included in the Bundle of Fun™): <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2eSW0jv&h=-AQGrVqh-AQErGcjCog8Weh0qVhSFihw_Tf4_Q8N43bvcmA&enc=AZOp87AosA-6Ut6Bt60-dOabcVZj-zFN10HHQmxbN7tUHat2MHvaQgbxhfV3w3G4DM77bX6ctXLt_soS9i3otOBJKqds79JIMYdPntOyk1BVE0X4fChhn7FybU-iwqw2Ze6JUDRF0ZSLnC2iXfKq-8B6m0wAW7MWGWiFG4qmtEwjaTQy-pZMUnt9HXIXJc-Jg0PvdKAuuGjIuIHxYW9l8b4e&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2eSW0jv</a><br />
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Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-16022116207294136282016-10-23T08:58:00.002-07:002016-10-23T15:25:35.526-07:00Precut Assortments Debut at Fall Quilt Market<br />
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If you're a fan of precuts and want a little bit of everything from a collection, you're in luck. <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Lose Fabrics</a> is offering lots of new precut assortments from the new collections we'll be debuting at market.<br />
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<a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE/Annas-Garden.htm" target="_blank">Anna's Garden</a> and <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE/Lets-Go-Camping.htm" target="_blank">Let's Go Camping</a> will be packaged in complete collections but the <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE/Basically-Patrick-2016.htm" target="_blank">Basically Patrick collection</a> of blender prints is so large that we've broken it down and assorted in color stories. <i>Land and Sea</i> is an assortment of Basically Patrick blues and greens, as shown below. <i>Autumn Garden</i> is made up of the oranges, yellows and earthy neutrals. <i>Razzle Dazzle</i> is a grouping of pinks, reds and purples and <i>Tuxedo</i> offers blacks, whites and grays. <br />
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We even have a <a href="https://issuu.com/dzyner12/docs/precut-insert_fall2016-issuu" target="_blank">catalog featuring all of our Fall 2016 Precuts</a>, so you can take a look and choose your favorites and, if you're looking for fun and festive autumn, Christmas and winter prints, don't forget our <a href="https://issuu.com/dzyner12/docs/patricklose-2016-seasonalcatalogrgb" target="_blank">Seasonal Celebrations collections and precuts</a> assortments also!<br />
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Which collection's precut assortment do you like the most? Let us know in a comment below this post and you'll be entered in a drawing to win a Charms² pack from that assortment! Winners will be notified in a reply to their comment so keep an eye on the blog to see if you've won. <i>Please note that comments are moderated due to </i>SPAM<i>, so yours may not appear immediately.</i><br />
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Please share this information with your local shop owners and tell them you'd like them to carry Patrick Lose Fabrics. If you're a shop owner, please stop by and visit with us as we celebrate our big launch at Fall Quilt Market - Booth 1546!<br />
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<br />Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com113tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-51581233248681057622016-10-09T12:22:00.000-07:002016-10-22T19:27:40.620-07:00Basically Patrick and BeyondWhen I began designing fabrics and quilting/craft patterns lots of years ago, I guess I never really expected it to stick. I had always jumped back and forth between interests and creative endeavors and really considered that fashion and costume design would still be my "forever" career. When my first collection hit Fall Quilt Market all those years ago, I knew there would be no turning back.<br />
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There was one print in that collection that was the standout and, to this day, continues to enjoy its place in the quilting world. <i>Playing with Marbles</i> (renamed Moda Marbles) continues to be manufactured and sold to this day. I don't personally know of a print that has survived for 23 years and had such success in the industry. I've had quite a few prints since then that have "hit" and become staples in quilters' stashes and as we begin the journey of bringing yet another fabric company to market, I think of how <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Lose Fabrics</a> was born from that experience and my desire to bring more of my prints to the creatives who help to make them become staples.<br />
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I've always loved to design conversational and novelty collections but any good quilter knows that blenders are what tie those collections together. It's fun to come up with the cute characters or kitschy motifs I like to use in my novelties, but the real work of designing a collection, to me, is creating the blender prints that not only make it easier for a quilter to use the group, but also just might be the one print that they want me to pull out and offer in lots of colors to help coordinate the fabrics in other quilt projects they see in their future.<br />
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<i>Basically Patrick</i> is a collection of blenders and basics I put together a couple of years ago that has been so enthusiastically embraced by quilt shop owners and their customers. It made sense to me to develop a family of prints and recolor them in similar palettes that have been proven to be most popular with those who work with my fabrics. Quilters confidently choose and add these prints and colors to their stashes, knowing they will find their way into a project,<i> </i>eventually, rather than ending up at the bottom of the stash, never to be used.<br />
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My <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE/Basically-Patrick-2016.htm" target="_blank"><i>Basically Patrick</i> 2016</a> offerings feature four new prints (and another in the works!) that will help us transition BP to the new company (click the images to see all of the colors): <i><br /></i><br />
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<i>Bubbly</i> - a re-imagined version of my super-popular <i>Fizz</i> print in 36 effervescent colors</div>
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<i>Festive</i><i> - a celebratory print in 24 jump-for-joy colors</i></div>
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The existing BP prints are being reevaluated and, although some will move forward at a later date, they will not be offered at FQM. My textural <i>Lily's Linen</i> print is being slowly reintroduced at market within my <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE/Lets-Go-Camping.htm" target="_blank">Let's Go Camping</a> story, in several new colors, but <i>Hexies</i>, <i>Suds</i>, <i>Stars</i> and <i>Dapple</i> will not be available in the BP 2016 offerings. Whether or not we move forward with these prints, you should know that all of the current colors are being phased out by RJR Fabrics and if we reintroduce these prints at Patrick Lose Fabrics, it will be an all-new color palette! So, if you need those colors, grab them up while you can.<br />
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As we launch <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Lose Fabrics</a>, you can be sure that <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE/Basically-Patrick-2016.htm" target="_blank"><i>Basically Patrick</i> - A Quilter's Rainbow™</a> will be its cornerstone. I couldn't possibly stop designing all of the <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/seasonal-celebrations-2016-catalog.htm" target="_blank">other types of prints I love to offer</a>, but more of the blender and basic prints, like those offered in BP, will always be in the works at Patrick Lose Fabrics.<br />
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I hope you'll <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE.htm" target="_blank">visit the website</a> and take a look at what's on its way. It's a nice sneak peek at what will be offered at FQM. <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/fabric-distributors.htm" target="_blank">If you're a shop owner/buyer and would like to apply for an account</a>, you can choose a username and password to gain entry into the wholesale side of the site and order directly from us. You may also choose to <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/fabric-distributors.htm" target="_blank">order from your favorite distributor</a> on our list. <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE.htm" target="_blank">Retail customers</a> will be able to see each print offered, in all of the colors and larger detail. We would really appreciate it if our retail customers would ask their local shops to carry my collections.<br />
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Shop owner or retail customer, if you're reading this, you're most likely someone who has been instrumental in my design process, through your selection and use of the products I create. I would greatly appreciate your continued support and loyalty as we start down a new road on this journey.<br />
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We're nearing our 18,000 Followers milestone on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrick-Lose/332456020813" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and when we reach it, we'll be celebrating that and Halloween season by giving away a couple of panel prints from my <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Patrick-Lose-Fabrics-WHOLESALE/Happy-Halloween.htm" target="_blank"><i>Happy Halloween</i></a> collection! To be entered in the drawing, comment below and tell us which new BP print is your favorite. Then <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrick-Lose/332456020813" target="_blank">jump over to our Facebook page</a> and LIKE and FOLLOW, if you haven't already, so you can watch for the giveaway. Let your friends know too and we'll hit that 18,000 mark sooner :) <span style="color: #cc0000;">CONTEST HAS ENDED</span><br />
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I've always enjoyed and have been proud of the work that I've done in quilting,
crafting and publishing. I've been doing this for 23 years but I can
honestly say I've never been more proud of what we've been able to
accomplish in the last 11 months.<br />
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we've worked on in that time has been to bring about the launch of
<a href="http://www.patricklose.com/">Patrick Lose Fabrics</a> at Fall Quilt Market in Houston at the end of this
month. It has not been easy but I think I speak on behalf of everyone
involved when I say it has been exciting.<br />
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We had a soft
launch of my first designs for the new company in June with <a href="https://issuu.com/dzyner12/docs/patricklose-2016-seasonalcatalogrgb">Seasonal Celebrations 2016</a>. Seasonal Celebrations is a collection of my autumn,
Halloween, Christmas and winter prints that we consider my seasonal
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Collections under this umbrella - such as Santa's Stash™ -
will evolve from year to year as new prints are added and others
retired, based on trends. We wanted to have the soft launch of SC 2016
in order to get them out there for those who didn't want to have a season without Patrick Lose holiday fabrics, but we knew that the majority
of shop owners might not actually see the collections until our Fall
2016 releases at Quilt Market. It's hard to believe it's almost time for that.<br />
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So I'm really happy to announce that the digital version of our <a href="https://issuu.com/dzyner12/docs/pl_quiltmarketbrochure_web">Fall 2016 Collections catalog</a> is available as we prepare to celebrate the launch
of Patrick Lose Fabrics at Houston Quilt Market! Shop owners - get an
early look at all of the fun stuff to inspire your customers, including my newest Basically Patrick prints. To our retail customers and fans - <a href="https://issuu.com/dzyner12/docs/pl_quiltmarketbrochure_web">flip through the digital catalog</a> and start dreaming up your next projects and please tell your local shop
owners what you would like them to carry for you. If you let them know what you like, they'll be more successful with what they offer in their shops.<br />
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Most of all, we ask that you share this information with your creative friends and tell them what you love about Patrick Lose Fabrics to help us make this new endeavor a big success. Even though I've been doing this for the last 23 years, this is a very exciting new beginning for me and the team that helps me bring it to you. We'd love for you to join us in this journey and appreciate your continued support!<br />
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I was really flattered and excited to be asked to be a part of the blog tour by my friend and fellow quilter, John Kubiniec, to coincide with the release of his new book, <i>A New Spin on Drunkard’s Path</i> available from C&T Publishing. But I have to start out by saying I’ve never actually made a Drunkard’s Path. Don’t let this minor detail keep you from reading on because I really want you to know about this book. <br />
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If you came to quilting from garment sewing, as I did, you probably conquered your fear of sewing curved seams long ago. I enjoy working with curved seams when I have the time to put just a little bit more effort into my sewing sessions than what it takes to make a project with all straight-seamed piecing. If you’re a novice quilter with no experience in stitching curves, I’d be willing to bet you’re more than a little intimidated. But thanks to the clear and concise instructions in John’s book, I think it’s time you give curves a try. Drunkard’s Path curves are among the easiest and once you have this basic technique under your belt, you’ll be ready to take on some of the more complex patterns involving the types of curved seams that you could only manage to envy from afar, heretofore.<br />
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John credits a good deal of his success to using acrylic templates. They make cutting the Drunkard’s Path patches much easier. For all of the quilts featured in his book, he used the Large Drunkard's Path Set by From Marti Michell. Marti is another greatly-respected friend and I can personally attest to the accuracy and quality of the From Marti Michell products.<br />
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I credit an even greater portion of John’s success as a quilter and an artist to his willingness to jump outside the box for inspiration and to take a simple block in so many directions in search of yet another striking composition. Not only has he assembled a collection of 12 really innovative, impactful and interesting options, he’s offered multiple variations of each, generating so many possibilities in the colorful 82-page book. In <i>A New Spin on Drunkard’s Path</i>, I know you’ll find inspiration for your own journey into the realm of the Drunkard’s Path with the examples such as these:<br />
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It might surprise those who know me, but this is actually my favorite of John's Drunkard's Path quilts from the book. There's a "motion" to the blocks that almost undulates across the quilt in every direction. But, probably best of all, look at all of the color possibilities!<br />
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Many thanks to John for including me in his blog tour and to thank you all for taking the time to check out his great book, we'd like to have a drawing here. John and C&T Publishing are giving away an awesome prize package of a copy of his book and a set of the Large Drunkard's Path Set by From Marti Michell. U.S. resident winners will receive a hard copy of the book and international winners will receive a digital copy. In addition, Patrick Lose Fabrics is giving away a 6 pack Basically Patrick FQ Bundle of Fun™ to help start you off on a Drunkard's Path! That didn't sound quite right but....sound off below for a chance to win :)</div>
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All you have to do is tell us in a comment below which of the quilts shown in this post is your favorite! Please give us your answer by midnight EST on Sunday, October 9th to be eligible.</div>
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Although today is the last day of the blog tour, be sure to check out the other bloggers who had great things to say about our friend, John, and his book <i>A New Spin on Drunkard’s Path</i> . You may even find more giveaways on their blogs! Good luck!</div>
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September 26, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.42quilts.com/" target="_blank">Jenifer Dick</a><br />
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September 27, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/blog">Sara Lawson</a><br />
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<a href="http://willywonkyquilts.blogspot.com/">Bill Volckening</a><br />
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September 29, 2016<br />
<a href="http://terificreations.com/">Teri Lucas</a><br />
<a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/">Bonnie Hunter</a></div>
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September 30, 2016<br />
<a href="http://madebychrissied.blogspot.com/">made by ChrissieD</a><br />
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<a href="http://hillstreetquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy Patterson</a><br />
<a href="http://www.crinkledreams.com/">Teresa Coates</a></div>
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October 2, 2016<br />
<a href="http://3dogdesignco.blogspot.com/">Carl Hentsch</a></div>
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October 3, 2016<br />
<a href="http://generationqmagazine.com/">Generation Q Magazine</a> <br />
<a href="https://lisacalle.wordpress.com/">Lisa Calle</a></div>
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October 4, 2016<br />
<a href="https://thequiltquine.wordpress.com/">Linzi Upton</a><br />
<a href="http://www.modernhandcraft.com/blog">Nicole Daksiewicz </a></div>
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October 5, 2016<br />
<a href="http://frommartimichell.blogspot.com/">Marti Michell</a><br />
<a href="http://higheredhands.blogspot.com/">Debby Brown</a></div>
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October 6, 2016<br />
<a href="http://melodycrust.blogspot.com/">Melody Crust</a><br />
<a href="http://www.gogokim.com/">Kim Niedzwiecki </a></div>
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October 7, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.patricklose.com/">Patrick Lose</a><br />
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<br />Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-22468803590875957202016-10-06T17:17:00.005-07:002016-10-06T17:17:59.950-07:00Blog Tour tomorrowBe sure to stop by tomorrow morning as a part
of the blog tour to help promote my friend, John Kubiniec's new book, "A
New Spin on Drunkard's Path". You might even win a copy of the book and
a set of awesome templates by From Marti Michell! Of course we'll be
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EST, tomorrow.Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-24624807647145225892016-07-23T09:40:00.002-07:002016-07-23T10:14:06.270-07:00A New Adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For those who have been patiently waiting, the <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/module/events.htm?month=8&year=2016">schedule for the classes</a> I'll be teaching at the Iowa State Fair has been posted and you may now register!<br />
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This year's classes feature the panel prints I've designed for my <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/seasonal-celebrations-2016-catalog.htm">Seasonal Celebrations 2016 collections</a> and all classes are perfect for beginners or anyone who wants to be able to quickly and easily make placemats, table runners, hot pads and more in the air-conditioned classroom in the Fabrics and Threads Department in the Varied Industries Building.<br />
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<a href="http://patricklose.blogspot.com/2015/08/almost-home-in-time-to-leave.html">Here's a link to a post from last year's fair</a> if you'd like to get an idea of what it's like. The Iowa State Fair truly is a GREAT state fair!Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-34588093222690975122016-07-17T19:02:00.002-07:002016-07-17T19:13:51.964-07:00"Queen Bee" Bundle of Fun™ giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jump over to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Patrick-Lose-Studios-332456020813/?fref=nf">Patrick Lose Studios page</a> and be sure to follow the directions in the post to be entered to win. You may even enter twice by using the hashtag, as directed. If you don't already LIKE and FOLLOW the page, please be sure to do that, too.<br />
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Our prize is this beautiful and very popular 26 piece Bundle of Fun™ with a retail value of $85. You can see all of the pieces at <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/">www.PatrickLose.com</a>, but be sure to visit and patronize your local independent quilt shop when you're looking to purchase my "Queen Bee" collection.<br />
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Here's a fun oversized pillow cover I made featuring several prints from
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I think the combination of crosshatching and echoing was just what this applique needed. Hope you like and be sure to go to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrick-Lose/332456020813">Patrick Lose Studios on Facebook</a> and enter to win some of <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Fabric/Queen-Bee.htm">this collection</a> before it's too late!<br />
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I'm so bad at blogging and I really need to get better about it. It's hard to take the time to do much when I really need the time at the drawing board or sewing machine. I'll try to do better.<br />
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I enjoy sending out sneak peeks of what I'm working on. That way if you're taking the time to follow me in the various social media forums, you'll be the first to know what's coming and can start brainstorming about how you'll use the prints. This is a little peek at a collection that will be coming with the official launch of Patrick Lose Fabrics at fall Quilt Market in Houston.<br />
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A couple of years ago, I designed my Lily's Garden collection for my granddaughter, Lily. Guess who this collection is for...? Yes, Anna was feeling like it was time for her to have a collection and she worked with me on this one. There's a lot more to it than what you see here, so keep an eye out for future peeks.<br />
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Hope you like what you see!<br />
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There's been some confusion so we just want to make sure you’re all
aware (especially shop owners) that RJR Fabrics will still be offering
the “Basically Patrick” collection of blenders and basics through 2016,
even though Patrick Lose Fabrics is beginning its offerings, soon, with
our seasonal/holiday 2016 collections. We may choose to continue with
some of your favorites from “Basically Patrick” beginning in late 2016,
but please work with our friends at RJR until then. Those designs are
also great blenders for everything Patrick is designing now. If you’re a
retail customer, please be sure to look for the “Basically Patrick”
collection at your LQS. As always, thank you for your support!Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-26452589468503736052016-01-20T13:24:00.000-07:002016-01-20T13:30:08.513-07:00Quilting in the Caribbean!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi All - Just wanted to let you know that we announced our February 2017 Caribbean cruise on Monday and registrations are already coming in. 17 of the 25 spots remain so, if you're interested, please <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/pwp-cruises.htm">check out the preliminary info on our website</a>. If you have any questions, give me a call at 623-414-9464 or email gary@patricklose.com. We hope you can join us for the FUN! - GaryPatrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-43946799757919524872015-09-26T12:55:00.003-07:002015-09-26T12:55:51.478-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a reminder that my first online course, <a href="http://goo.gl/xqaQap"><i>Quilt Binding Basics</i></a>, starts in just a few days if you'd like to join us. For more info or to register, <a href="http://goo.gl/xqaQap">click here</a>.<br />
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Have a great weekend!Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-48865290232401178472015-09-05T12:10:00.002-07:002015-09-05T12:26:49.384-07:00Back to Des Moines!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe we've only been home from Des Moines for a week and we're getting on a plane to go back there this afternoon! But I'm as excited for this trip as I was for the last one because this time I'm taping my episodes as host of "Love of Quilting" at Iowa Public Television studios. I love working with everyone there and this time will be very different as I learn the ropes of hosting as opposed to being a guest. I'm used to hosting my own show, <a href="http://goo.gl/PyBTSS" target="_blank">"Quilting Celebrations with Patrick Lose"</a> on QNNtv.com, and I hope that's given me the experience I need to host a PBS show with a completely different style. Please cross your fingers and wish me luck!<br />
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In the meantime, the 2600 series of "Love of Quilting" is now airing and I hope you're able to watch the 2610 episode which is my newest, as a guest. Mary Fons and I work on my "Chilly Willy" wallhanging project for the winter holiday season. This project is based on my new <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Fabric/White-Christmas.htm">"White Christmas"</a> fabric collection for RJR Fabrics that should be in your local quilt shops now. If not, you can always find it at <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Fabric.htm">PatrickLose.com</a>. The project will be appearing in the October issue of "Love of Quilting" magazine. We'll even have a machine embroidery version of the Chilly Willy character available at that time. You can also use it to create the pillow appearing on the cover of the winter 2015 issue <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/shop/Quilting-Celebrations-magazine-and-show-DVD.htm">"Quilting Celebrations!" magazine</a>. <br />
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That's all for now. It's time to finish packing...my least favorite part of a trip :) It will be a busy week but I'll try to post here and on Facebook (link, below) to let you know how it's going.<br />
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Despite all of the challengers with computers and wifi while we were away from the studio for more than month, we managed to get our September <a href="http://www.patricklose.com/pwp-year-6.htm" target="_blank">"Party with Patrick"</a> club materials out on time today. It looks like the three embroidery clubs will be a day late and we're really sorry about that, but the circumstances were really out of our control. If you're a member of our embroidery clubs, thanks for understanding and we're confident that the really cute designs will make up for it. <br />
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This month's "Happy Harvest" hot pads/trivets, from "Party with Patrick", are super-easy fusible applique and quick to make using Warm Company's Insul-Bright batting. They're even easier if you have an embroidery machine because you can make the entire hot pad in the hoop, except for the binding. The digitized apple and pear designs even include the quilted grid in the background. Of course you need an 8" or larger hoop to be able to stitch designs like this. If you do, you can get <a href="https://www.patricklose.com/shop/Machine-Embroidery/Applique-and-threadonly-designs/p/Happy-Harvest-hot-pads-x8400632.htm" target="_blank">more info or purchase the digital files, here</a>.<br />
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It's hard for me to even believe that we're sending out fall designs already but, if the year has to fly by so quickly, at least I can say I love designing for fall and winter! I hope you're ready for what I come up with.<br />
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Today is our last day on the road home to Phoenix after being away a month for our gigs with the Heartland Quilters in North Platte, NE, and the always-great Iowa State Fair. Although I am missing the grandgirls something fierce and can hardly wait for a sleepover with them tonight, it's still a little bittersweet that the trip is over.<br />
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We look forward to and plan for the Iowa State Fair all year. It's a big undertaking. Aside from all of the preps and time away from home and the studio, this year we also had wifi challenges at our favorite campground that kept me from getting the work done that I needed to while away. So I have some scrambling to do when I get home in order to get our four membership clubs sent out to members as soon as possible and finish a new fabric collection at the same time. To make matters even crazier, I'm only home until next Saturday when we take off for Des Moines, again, for another 10 days! Why would we do this to ourselves? I'm glad you asked, as that is one of the reasons for my post today.<br />
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I've heard from so many of you - especially face-to-face at the fair - that you've enjoyed my appearances on <i>Love of Quilting</i> on PBS during the last few series. Me too! The projects I brought to the show we're very well received and your positive comments were really taken to heart. So much so that I've been asked to come back and appear in half of the episodes in the next series as the host. Yep, the host! That means I have several days of taping next week at the Iowa Public television studios and I couldn't be more excited about this opportunity to be a part of bringing you some of the best quilting instruction and personalities in the industry on such a highly-respected show. The 2700 Series will begin airing in December or January. I hope you're as excited about this new endeavor as I am and, if so, please take a moment to share your thoughts on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FonsandPorter?fref=ts" target="_blank"><i>Love of Quilting</i> Facebook page</a>. The fact that this is even happening proves that your voices are heard.<br />
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Well that's my big news for you today but I also wanted to share some of the pics I took at the fair. I was so busy this year that I really had very little time for picture taking or posting. Here are some highlights:<br />
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This is the Best of Show quilt created by Mary Shotwell. Exquisite. I
love having the opportunity to see all of the 600 or so quilts close up,
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I also had the honor of judging the garments submitted for competition
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Here are the winning bocks in the competition for the 2016 Iowa State Fair raffle quilt:<br />
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Just a few of the many quilts displayed.<br />
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Exhibits and other competitions....<br />
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I’ve traveled all over the U.S. and Canada teaching and one of the most frequent requests I get is to teach classes on the techniques I’ve developed for binding my quilted projects. As I write this, I’m on my home from the Iowa State Fair where I spent 11 days teaching and judging several of the Fabric and Threads Department competitions. Of the 11 classes I taught, four were my “Blue Ribbon Binding” classes, covering my methods for straight grain and bias quilt binding. They were all full of anxious-to-learn quilters.<br />
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Its funny that so many quilters consider me an expert on the subject when I spent years just “getting by” with my questionable binding skills. It wasn’t until I realized how much time and energy I was putting into my quilts, compared to the mediocre job I was doing finishing them, that I realized I needed to be just as good at binding as I was at the rest of the aspects of creating my quilts.<br />
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I began paying more attention to my bindings, tearing them off and starting again if I wasn’t happy with the accuracy of the application, the mitered corners or the way I had stitched them to the back of the quilt, by hand. I came up with my own technique for creating lump-free, perfectly mitered corners that was easy to teach so I began sharing that in my classes. I can’t believe how it spread like wildfire through the quilting community. I was hearing quilters talking in classes about how they now felt they could do bindings to be proud of or that they finally had the confidence to enter their quilts in competitions.<br />
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I was presented with an opportunity to create an online video course in which I could share all of my successful quilt binding techniques with quilters who haven’t had the opportunity to attend my classes. I thought this was a great idea because I really do feel I have a lot to share with quilters who struggle with this elementary part of quilting that can bring a beautiful quilt down a few notches if it’s not done well.<br />
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After much hard work and preparations, not to mention a trip to Golden, CO and a lot of time in front of the cameras, my <a href="http://goo.gl/xqaQap" target="_blank">“Quilt Binding Basics with Patrick Lose” online video course</a> at Craft Online University is now available for registrations. <br />
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<br /> I don’t mind saying that I’m really proud of this one. All of the things I’ve been asked to teach in quilt shop classes or at guild events is now available, in one easy-to-follow video course, for you to download and study at your convenience. During the run of the course, I’m available to answer your questions and help you along the way with your progress. <br />
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In this course, I'll teach you how to:<br />
- choose binding fabric<br />
- match fabric patterns, such as stripes, when joining strips<br />
- determine the grain of cut fabric <br />
- determine whether you should use straight grain or bias binding<br />
- cut and prepare your binding<br />
- bind using straight grain binding, creating perfectly-mitered corners<br />
- create lump-free binding corners <br />
- economically cut continuous bias binding strips<br />
- bind curved and round pieces<br />
- bind pieces with scalloped or irregular edges<br />
- hand stitch bindings to the wrong side of the quilt<br />
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So I hope you’ll take a look at the <a href="http://goo.gl/xqaQap" target="_blank">video sample and course description here</a> and <a href="http://goo.gl/xqaQap" target="_blank">register today</a> to join me for <a href="http://goo.gl/xqaQap" target="_blank">“Quilt Binding Basics with Patrick Lose”</a>. You owe it to yourself and to your quilts! <br />
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Patrick<br />
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If there were more hours in the day, I'd create a blog on color like some of the other inspirational sites on the web that produce color story images like the one above. Since my schedule doesn't seem to be cooperating, I try to occasionally post photos that contain color combinations that inspire me. <br />
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The color story above is one that I think is really successful and I wanted to share because I think you'll agree that, if you like the colors, this family would be a great one to try in a quilt or other creative project. The thing that really makes this story successful to me, beyond the selection of the colors, is their relative values. They belong together in the same collection. This is like a soft and muted version of the colors I chose for my <a href="http://rjrfabrics.com/fabrics/collection.cfm?packageID=348" target="_blank">Lily's Garden</a> Spice colorway:<br />
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In this color story, I worked to keep the same value across the colors, even though these are definitely deeper shades of the colors in the top image. <br />
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Although I really like the colors in the image below, the dark green is not working for me in the value shown. It stands out as being too deep a shade for the other colors selected and I would have pulled a green of relative value for that position. I think that a shade somewhere between the lighter and darker green, and a comparable value would have made this story more successful.<br />
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I adjusted the dark green in the image below and, personally, I feel the story works now. It's subtle, but it's like I just needed to "take the edge off" of the dark green to bring it into the same family of colors as the others.<br />
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As a designer, I feel as though I naturally extract the color stories from images I see, much like what has been done with these photos. Those who like what I do often refer to the colors I use in my fabric collections and quilt projects as the reason for their appeal or success.<br />
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If you who struggle with coordinating colors and want my advice, here you go: try to see the "families" of colors in the images you're drawn to because it's probably the relationship of those colors that is appealing and inspiring to you...just like all of the images on sites like <a href="http://design-seeds.com/" target="_blank">Design Seeds</a> and <a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2013/04/23/design-inspiration-from-photo-card-boutique" target="_blank">Photo Card Boutique</a>. If you're feeling like you're stuck in a color rut, these sites can be a great source of color solutions and inspiration.<br />
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If you haven't heard, we have a few contests running on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrick-Lose-Studios/332456020813" target="_blank">Patrick Lose Studios Facebook page</a>. Be sure to go to the page and LIKE to be instantly eligible for giveaways that begin Friday the 29th for Havel's scissors and a fat quarter Bundle of Fun from my <a href="http://rjrfabrics.com/fabrics/collection.cfm?packageID=348" target="_blank">Lily's Garden collection for RJR fabrics</a>. We've topped 4000 fans on the page and are well on our way to 5000. When we hit that milestone, we're going to have more contests and you're gonna LOVE the prizes we'll be giving away then, too!<br />
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This colorway of Lily's Garden is called Spice and I think it's perfect for autumn. It will be in shops worldwide beginning this month so be sure to ask your local shop owner if they will be offering it. If not, you can always find it and lots of other FUN fabrics at <a href="http://patricklose.com/">PatrickLose.com</a>.Patrick and Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196734556446767042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849368167996660106.post-33976728633836999472014-08-20T08:44:00.001-07:002014-08-20T10:35:42.115-07:00A Great State Fair!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another Iowa State Fair is history and it was definitely one to remember. We had a blast! All but a class or two were sold out and, although the weather was unbelievably perfect for most of the run, I think the rainy weather a couple of the days was to blame for the few empty seats. There were almost 700 quilts entered in the competition for which I was one of the judges and I loved having the opportunity to see each one up close. It was especially awesome to see the quilts in the junior division and the level of talent in Iowa’s young quilters. I’m certain there are more blue ribbons in their future.<br />
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Our sponsors were amazing and offered so much to the classroom to make each class enjoyable and educational for the students. I really want to thank <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/RJR-Fabrics/199784296353?fref=ts" target="_blank">RJR Fabrics</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Warm-Company/261044530611534" target="_blank">The Warm Company</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Havels-Sewing/109160699169431" target="_blank">Havel’s Sewing</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FonsandPorter" target="_blank">Fons & Porter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/the-STITCH/135568136469127" target="_blank">Suzanne Sievers and The Stitch</a> in Jefferson, Iowa for providing the great Janome machines that were a part of this and last year’s classroom. Suzanne was also on hand much of the time to help students in learning the fine details of the machines and to assist with our Piecing For Prizes competition which was another huge success this year! <br />
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One of the best things about the competition was the fact that my 12-year-old niece, Morgan, decided to give it a try. Even though she had never sewn before, she walked away with a quilt top she made in an hour and a half. That’s Morgan at the top of the post. Below are our first and second place winners in the competition, a mother/daughter duo who brought lots of energy and laughs along with them! Believe it or not, Christina (daughter) completed her quilt top in 36:42!<br />
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The photos that follow are a few memories from the fair. We’ve already begun<br />
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The Patrick Lose Studios ribbon for "Best Machine Applique"<br />
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