Pat Sloan

Pat Sloan

VA20171-002

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Oral History

Pat Sloan

Frances O'Roark Dowell

3/18/2022

Fairfax County, Virginia

Susanna Pyatt

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<partial_transcript>[Dowell]: Designer, Author, Lecturer, and Youtuber. Pat Sloan, truly is the voice of quilting.</partial_transcript>
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<synopsis>Dowell introduces Sloan, stating that she left her career in 1999 to start a pattern and publishing company. She has published 39 quilt books, created online communities, and designed fabrics. Sloan's touchstone quilt is called "Times Remembered', she has appliqued the name on the quilt's border. The quilt is hand-applied, with nine quilt blocks, and asymmetrical sashings. She started to learn to applique, so she could create illustrative designs on her quilt. Her inspirations come from the region where she lives, Northern Virginia, which emphasizes traditional quiltmaking. She is inspired by folk art applique and Baltimore album quilts.</synopsis>
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<partial_transcript>[Dowell]: When did you make your first quilt, and why?</partial_transcript>
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<synopsis>Dowell made her first quilt about 30 years ago, she made a star, hand-tied quilt. Five years after her first quilt Sloan's friend suggested that she should learn to quilt, and she learned in a class. After the first quilt class, Sloan states that she had 'found her thing'. </synopsis>
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<partial_transcript>[Dowell]: What have been some of the most important moments for you as a quiltmaker?</partial_transcript>
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<synopsis>Sloan states that big career-building moments were her first book, and designing her first fabric line. Another significant moment was creating a live internet radio program, that later evolved into a quilting podcast that she hosted and produced for 10 years. Traveling across the world was another significant moment for her career as a quiltmaker. </synopsis>
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<partial_transcript>[Dowell]: You were a computer/tech person or a programmer, but you started that career back in the day.</partial_transcript>
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<synopsis>Sloan's career was trained as a computer coder, beginning in 1978, and left that career to pursue quilting. Sloan states her long-term goal was to run her own business. After 20 years as a computer coder, she decided to try running her quilting business. Her business started with publishing patterns and magazine work. After that, she began teaching in multiple locations. Her teaching has evolved into her YouTube channel. </synopsis>
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<partial_transcript>I wanna talk about...it's funny, you're an amazing quiltmaker, and you have an exhibit of your quilts at the Virginia Quilt Museum</partial_transcript>
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<synopsis>Sloan at the time of the interview has an exhibit at the Virginia Quilt Museum, while not from Virginia, Sloan has lived in Virginia for 40 years. Her exhibit featured quilts from across her quilting history. Sloan states that quilt exhibitions are important because they can show how quilters develop their style over time. Sloan states that her quilting has been in the public eye for so long, that she does not feel vulnerable about her older work. In other exhibitions, she is looking for design impact and color combinations, rather than craftsmanship.</synopsis>
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<partial_transcript>Let's move on because I want to talk about something important to you, and that is creating community.</partial_transcript>
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<synopsis>Sloan joined a quilt community in 1998, seeking other quilting friends. She states that the Internet is a powerful place, and has many quilting friends. The online quilting community serves as Sloan's quilt guild and has a global reach. Interviewer, Dowell, states that a quilting community connects people across political lines. Sloan states that her community has guidelines, and keeps the community about quilts. </synopsis>
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<partial_transcript>[Dowell]: I would love for you to talk about your life as a global quilter.</partial_transcript>
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<synopsis>Sloan states that quilters have their language, just by showing each other their creations. Sloan's quilting community is on Facebook, which includes a translation tool to allow for global communication. Sloan has started a fundraiser for Ukraine, after the invasion and donated to UNICEF. At the time of the interview, the quilting community has raised $200,000, from 21 countries. Sloan loves to communicate and share with her community.</synopsis>
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