I love when one of my industry friends wants to host a giveaway for my community! Woo hoo!! today it is a REALLY special one, so be sure you watch my video.
Join me in Grandma's Kitchen for Block #5, and download our Feb Project Calendar
*** Did you miss yesterday's video? Watch at https://youtu.be/H8YKIaNAsDA
- Grandma's Kitchen week #5
- Did you miss these Hearts?
- CUPID Mystery Box.wowowow!! ::Order your Cupid Mystery Box!!! https://shrsl.com/4t9tb
- New Tshirts!! https://kdspain.com/sloanzone
- February Project Calendar Download
- Giveaway!!!
- Watch my Daily Video today's fun chat!
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**Grandma's Kitchen Quilt Along **
Block # 5 is 'Glass and Cups!' this one is from my Granny!
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- Download Supply list & layout directionsn
- Fabric I'm using is Laguna Sunrise https://shrsl.com/4rhgv
- Project Page https://patsloanquilts.com/2025grandmas-kitchen-projectpage/
- Visit my friend Kendall to see him sew my blocks each week at https://www.youtube.com/@kendalltaylor5636/videos
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**Cupid Mystery Box!**
These are such fantastic mystery boxes from the Fat Quarter shop!
::Order your Cupid Mystery Box!!! https://shrsl.com/4t9tb
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**New Tshirts!!**
::NEW Heart Tshirts, sweatshirts, and stickers !!!!!!!!!!! https://kdspain.com/sloanzone
::Free Heart Pattern I showed on my video https://shrsl.com/4t9td
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**February Project Calendar**
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**Giveaway!**
I'm thrilled that Riccar is giving away one of their NEW Vacuum Cleaners to someone in my community that lives in the US! Such an awesome thing to do.
Here are the LInks I shared
- Learn more and buy a Riccar Vacuum Cleaner at https://bit.ly/42gWPei
- A very good review of the Riccar Plant by dealer Josh at ‘Vacuums Are Us’ https://youtu.be/bWhq68hxWlM?si=BBc2Uiv_Lxdsw-Ps
- Riccar sales video at their youtube channel https://youtu.be/y-Xip9akeX4?si=qiuUS2_uEUSdnojE
Leave a comment below (after ALLLLLLLLL the other comments at the VERY END) by 6pm Eastern time on Tues February 4 telling me
"Which feature on this Vacuum cleaner, that I showed you on my video, do you like best? (no cheating, watch the video)"
winner is contacted and replied! Susan said…
I love the name Office Assistant. The feature where is can lay flat and vacuum under furniture is fantastic.
I love the name Office Assistant. The feature where is can lay flat and vacuum under furniture is fantastic.
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Sloan Zone Tshirts, tote, Mug at https://kdspain.com/sloanzone
- Design boards:: https://shrsl.com/2c4dm
- Project storage Containers/bins box I use at https://shrsl.com/2qkki and https://amzn.to/2FcOnBp
- My red & white bins were purchased 20 yrs ago at the container store, i have rarely seen that style again. I do have these gray ones https://amzn.to/47LCj5j that are the same size. They are in the tower next to my design wall. I also use several size baskets, you can get baskets anywhere.
- Labels https://amzn.to/32CabSt
- White Ink pens to write on the labels for the bins (NOT FOR FABRIC) https://amzn.to/3UCsgZ7
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568 Responses
This vacuum cleaner looks wonderful. My favorite feature is how the brush roller can be removed to clean. Between thread and long hair that ends up tangled in my current vacuum cleaner head. Just the ease of cleaning this would save me a ton of time (for more sewing!).
I like how it handles threads and long hair, and comes apart easily for cleaning. My current vacuum requires a screw driver for disassembly
Wow, thanks for hosting this amazing offer.what a cleaner. I love that you can clean out the brushes easily and it has two filters. Getting those threads out of the rollers would be so much easier. I am in need of a vacuum, so this is really good timing.
I like that it has a weighted stand. I have had a similar vacuum at work like this before and we had to lean it against a book shelf. I like that it can stand by itself and looks so sleek.
I really like the removable roller head to help with keeping it clean.
love that it’s cordless and has variable suction.
I like the stand and also how easy it is to clean the roller.
I like how you can remove the roller bar to get the strings and threads off it. And I also like how the sensor changes speed automatically when needed.
I love that you can take the brush off and get all the threads out
I would love to win the vacuum! The stand is great and the easy access for cleaning the roller is great too! This vacuum would be a wonderful addition to my quilting room…:)
I like the fact that it is cordless and I won’t be tripping over a cord all the time! This is a fantastic giveaway!
I am so impressed with the stand! My current one falls all over the place. But the ease you took it apart for cleaning is a real temptation. We all hope we win!
I love that it is cordless!!! Love listening and watching your videos!!!
The best feature of this vacuum that would make it absolutely ideal for me is the removable beater bar. I’ve never seen a feature like this! I have very long hair that constantly gets wrapped around the bar and is such a pain to cut out. So many tools required for maintenance. I need to use a screwdriver, scissors, and tweezers to pick things out and make it roll again. And of course, the smell of burning hair is just gross! LOL Thanks Pat, for showing me an alternative solution.
The office assistant is awesome. I love the cordless feature. No more plugging in the vacuum in several places just to clean one room. I could keep it upstairs which would eliminate lugging one up and down the stairs. Thank you for the opportunity to try to win one.
The ease of cleaning the roller is my favorite. All those threads and long hairs of mine love to warp themselves around rollers – and what a pain to remove! Although, that stand is pretty darn cool too! Much better than a wall mount in my opinion. Oh! Oh! I still haven’t mentioned the adjustable suction feature. Dang, this is the Cadillac of stick vacuums.
The removable roller! Wow
There are several things I like. The easy to open roller bar, the auto and 5 speed settings and the “monitor” that shows how well the suction is working and if the filter needs changing . Seems to be a great stick vac !
I like many of the features but the ease of cleaning the brush and the fact that it’s lightweight are my favorite features. Vacuuming is physically challenging and anything that makes it easier is significant ! What a wonderful give away!
Having that vacuum in my sewing room would be great. I love the way the bar comes out for easy cleaning. Great design!
Getting the thread out of the rollers is awesome.
I was wowed by the variable speed settings (never saw that on a vacuum before) but I’d have to say my favorite thing was the stand alone stand for the vacuum. Any others I’ve had only had a clip that you attached to a wall somewhere, which then made it semi permanent placement. The only other option was to prop it up somewhere, where it would never stand anyway. The stand for this vacuum makes it easy to move it as you wish.
Gotta say I loved the cat on the quilt block shown… my granny had that cat clock on her wall as well. The tail moved back and forth as it ticked away…. fun memory! As for the aluminum glass, we had those at our house too. All different colors. Another fun memory.
Thanks for sharing! I love seeing what others have made!
I love sewing but like almost everyone, I am plagues by the threads that fall to the floor no matter how you try to avoid that. I hate having to hold up a heavy vacuum and picking and pulling out those threads tangled around the brush roller. The Riccar feature that allow you to pull that roller out would be so helpful to me.
I love how you can clean the brush. What a great vacuum! You are so nice to show us the great qualities.
I love the portability and how it goes flat under furniture.
I love that it is cordless and it looks easy to clean the roller.
I love that they are made in the USA. I really like the easily cleaned roller and the stand, no more balancing act.
I think I’d like to use this one. Not to big or bulky. Thanks for the chance.
I love the stand for the vac. And that it holds all the tools. I spend too much time hunting for vac tools that I laid who knows where!!!
I like that it is easy to clean and lightweight.
Love how compact the vacuum is and how easily it is to clean the roller
Nice new Office Assistant! I need a new assistant too!
I love how easy it can be cleaned. I love the fact that it’s lightweight and I wouldn’t have to drag the hundred pound dinosaur up the stairs and around my sewing room.
That is quite a vacuum. I love the feature that you can remove the bottom part and easily remove the brush so you can cut away hairs, strings, etc. that have wound themselves around it. I always hate turning my whole vacuum upside down and trying to do that while everything is still connected and heavy.
I love that it has a HEPA filter to eliminate the particles that vacuuming may have stirred up into the air we are breathing. I also really liked the stand that holds all of the tools.
I actually have a Riccar sewing machine that was a fabulous machine that I used to make clothes for myself and my children for years. My husband bought it for me for Christmas shortly after we got married. I loved that machine and really want to get it fixed up to use again.
I loved that you called the vacuum your office assistant… lol
I think the coolest feature of the vacuum is that the roller can be removed completely to clean it. I usually sit on the floor with my vacuum laying down and snipping out hair and threads from the roller, it is such a mess. I also loved the suction, when you cleaned the black mat with the bumps, it sucked up those loose threads like nothing.
I love the light feature on the Riccar vacuum! Also the easy clean roller!
The feature I liked best was being able to take the roller out and clean threads and long haired cats fur from it.
Pat, that looks like an excellent vacuum cleaner. Thanks for the demo and explanation of all the cool features, especially those of interest to us quilters with all of our thread messes. My favorite features are the charging stand and easily removable roller.
I love the design of this vacuum cleaner. It is sleek and attractive while being totally functional and easy to use and clean. The lights are amazing and to top it all off, it’s cordless!
Thank you for all that you do; for teaching us and for your heart for charity. You always tell us that you love us but you also need to know that WE LOVE YOU RIGHT BACK!!!
I like that it has a stand to hold it up.
I Like all the features. The sturdy stand with the 4 attachments and the hepa filter being so easy to access. The low profile roller to go under furniture and it automatically increasing suction as needed depending on dust. But the game changer is being able to take the roller out to clean and get the thread. I now take the hose from the Ricar I have and attach the brush to it and get on my knees to clean the sewing room carpet. If I don’t do this I have to lay my machine on the floor and turn it over and take small scissors and clip the thread from my roller.
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I love that it is cordless! Makes cleaning so much faster!
Thank you for offering this!
Hi Pat! My favorite feature of the vacuum was that you could slip that roller out and clean it! I’ve always had difficulty with thread getting caught on that roller and not being able to clean it!! Thank you for your videos!!
I love how it twists and lays flat to get underneath things! I would love to win this .
The feature that I liked best is the ability to clean the ‘roller’ of threads. My current vacuum cleaner always has tons of thread, hair, carpet fibers, etc., wound around the roller. I often have to take it to the repair shop to have it serviced because of it.
Hi – I thought the sturdy stand with all the attachments readily available is brilliant. Thanks for the opportunity to win one.
What did you show that impressed me? I liked the feature where it was easy to clean the beater brush. Because i will have hair, dog hair, and threads wrapped around the beater brush. And they needs to be cleaned.
First of all the stand looks great but the swivel feature on the bottom part to get under things sounds really nice!
I love that it comes with a stand and that the additional tools store on the stand. The pull out roller is also an excellent feature!