July 2015 – Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

29 Jul

Quilt In Progress: Broken “V”

July 28, 2015
Posted by Sharon
flying geese, scrappy quilt, triangle quilt
5 comments

This week I am working on my Broken V quilt. The pattern is by Christa Watson, and is featured in her new book, "Machine Quilting with Style". The book is in stores in September,...

26 Jul

Announcements, Quilting Interest

Virtual Quilting?! It’s so Fun on Pattern Jam

July 24, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Pattern Jam, Quilt design and fabric choice
1 comment

Have you ever wished you could see what your fabrics look like in your quilt pattern before you cut them all up and start sewing? Pattern Jam is a new website that offers you...

23 Jul

Quilting Interest

Kona Solids Quilts with Stash Fabrics

August 1, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Kona cotton solid fabrics, polka dot bikini quilt, Stash Modern Fabrics blog hop
3 comments

Have you been following the Kona cottons blog tour sponsored by Stash Fabrics? A fabulous group of quilters have chosen their own bundle of colors and made inspiring quilt projects. There will be posts...

21 Jul

Quilting Interest, Star Crossed Quilt, Work in progress

Quilt In Progress with Sketchbook Fabrics

July 17, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Modern Patchwork quilting, Star Crossed Quilt
2 comments

I feel pretty lucky to be friends with Sharon Holland and have the opportunity to sew with her brand new fabrics, "Sketchbook", for Art Gallery Fabrics. Sharon asked me to sew a quilt to...

18 Jul

Free Quilt Patterns, Quilting Interest, Summer Blockbuster 2015

6″ Simple Sampler Blockbuster: Finishing the Quilt Top

August 7, 2023
Posted by Sharon
how to make modern patchwork, how to sew sampler quilt, simple sampler quilt
3 comments

Thank you for following along this month as we quilt along on the Summer Blockbuster, making our sampler quilt blocks into a finished quilt top! Last week we finished sewing the blocks with the sashing...

16 Jul

Finished Quilts, Published Work, Tipsy Quilt

New Quilt Pattern: “Tipsy” in Fat Quarterly

July 13, 2015
Posted by Sharon
curved piece modern quilting, drunkard's path quilt, scrappy vintage quilt
5 comments

I am so happy to finally share a new quilt with you! Last winter, the staff at Fat Quarterly asked for submissions to their issue on curved piecing, and of course since I love...

14 Jul

Curved PIecing, Whimsy Garden

Sew a Whimsy Garden Quilt! Pattern Available

July 13, 2015
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing modern quilt, modern patchwork quilt, Whimsy Garden quilt
3 comments

So happy to have the Whimsy Garden quilt pattern now available in my pattern shop! I sewed this quilt last fall for a feature in Quilters' Companion, where it was published in May. Now...

11 Jul

Summer Blockbuster 2015

Blockbuster Quilt: Finishing the Sampler Blocks

July 11, 2015
Posted by Sharon
how to sew a sampler quilt, simple modern sampler quilt
4 comments

Welcome to week three of the Summer Blockbuster quilt, 2015 edition. Last week I published the cutting instructions and first sewing step to get started setting our sampler quilt blocks together. This week we...

08 Jul

Aviatrix Medallion Quilt, Work in progress

Aviatrix Quilt: Starting the Last Border

July 8, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Aviatrix Medallion quilt, modern patchwork quilt, quilt with pieced borders
2 comments

It is so fun to be working on the very last pieced border of my Aviatrix Medallion quilt! If you have been following along (see other posts, Here), this quilt has been a bit...

05 Jul

Free Quilt Patterns, Summer Blockbuster 2015

6″ Simple Sampler Quilt: Cutting and Sewing

August 7, 2023
Posted by Sharon
how to sew sampler quilt, simple modern sampler quilt
4 comments

It was so great to hear from a few of you who are going to sew the Summer Blockbuster quilt with me! Thank you so much, it is way more fun, and I can't...

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