Pat Sloan

The glamour, the adoring crowds, seeing new sights, (the gas station coffee; getting lost; forgetting your computer adapter)…it’s all in a day for Moda designers on the road. The Gems of the Prairie Guild from Peoria, Illinois Many Moda designers have been at this a long time—follow Debbie Maddy on...

The coming new year usually inspires forward-thinking, as we envision all we'll stitching in 2018. But it's also a good time to look back and remember where we came from. So I asked Moda designers and staffers to share their first quilts. Settle in for some great quilts and even better stories...

In the days and weeks that lead up to Quilt Market, Moda designers are in a frenzy of sewing. While sewing on-the-job sounds like a dream come true, trying to get it done on a tight deadline can be tough. And trying to create multiple quilts, bags, garments, and other items and display them...

I’ll admit it. Sewing sometimes intimidates me. I love it, of course but sometimes when I’m looking at social media—blogs, Facebook, and Instagram—I imagine that I’m the only person who doesn’t know how to do needle-turned appliqué or curved piecing. Some Moda designers admit to feeling intimidated...