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I wa ss oh a p p yt oh a v er e c e n t l yh a dt h ec h a n c et o t a l kwi t hmyf r i e n d , P atSl oa n , a n da s kh e ra l l k i n d s oft h i n g st h atI wa sd y i n gt ok n o wa b ou th e r ! I ’ v e b e e nonh e rr a d i os h o waf e wt i me s , s oi twa sf u nt o “ t u r nt h et a b l e s ” a n di n t e r v i e wh e r . . . P ati sr e a l l yk i n dofa“ s u pe r h e r o ” t ome s h ed e s i g n sq u i l t s , d e s i g n sf a b r i cf orMod a , t r a v e l s a l l ov e rt h ewor l dt ot e a c h , a n dh os t sa we e k l yr a d i os h o w. I na d d i t i ont oa l l oft h at , s h ea l s owr i t e sb ook s ( 30s of a r ! ! ) ,h a sapop u l a rb l oga n di sv e r ya c t i v e ons oc i a l me d i aa swe l l . Sh ei ss u pe rf r i e n d l y , f u n , a n dh e l pf u l , a n d s e e mst ok n o wj u s ta b ou te v e r y on e i nt h eq u i l t i n gi n d u s t r y ! He rl at e s tf a b r i cl i n e , Th eS we e tL i f e , i sa v a i l a b l ei ns t or e sn o w.
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