2015 – Page 3 – Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

20 Sep

A Finished Quilt Top! Talia

September 20, 2015
Posted by Sharon
free quilt pattern, patchwork quilt, talia quilt
4 comments

So happy to mark one quilt top off my Work In Progress list: this is my Talia quilt top, made from a pattern I designed last winter for Hoffman Fabrics (you can download it...

16 Sep

Giveaway, Quilting Interest

Machine Quilting With Style: Broken V Quilt

September 28, 2015
Posted by Sharon
free motion quilting, machine quilting with style, quilting books
146 comments

It is my turn to write about the new book, Machine Quilting with Style, by Christa Watson and the quilt I made using one of the patterns, Broken V. The book was just released by...

13 Sep

Giveaway

Giveaway! fabric and quilt pattern

September 20, 2015
Posted by Sharon
fabric giveaway, quilting pattern giveaway
113 comments

Things are crazy busy in my world right now, so let's do something just for fun: a giveaway! I have six fat eights (9" x 21") of prints by Joel Dewberry plus a copy of...

09 Sep

Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Quilt in Progress: Broken V FMQ

September 8, 2015
Posted by Sharon
free motion quilting, learning free motion quilting, machine quilting with style, quilt in progress
5 comments

Last week I shared that I am working on finishing some Quilts in Progress, and while I am working on getting my Talia quilt top finished, I am alternating some time for free motion...

06 Sep

Finished Quilts, Gossamer Quilt, Quilting Interest

Quilt Inspiration and Making Yours Unique

September 5, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Gossamer quilt, Minimalista quilt
4 comments

This post is a bit of a throwback (only about a year), but I realized I never shared this finished quilt! I wanted to show the quilt today as an example of one quilt...

02 Sep

Work in progress

Quilt in Progress: Talia

September 1, 2015
Posted by Sharon
free quilt pattern, quilt in progress
5 comments

I am a week into my University design courses and I am filled with feelings of excitement, but also a little overwhelmed! My classes are pretty demanding, more so than the art classes I...

30 Aug

Fabric, Quilting Interest

For the Love of Fabric: “Curiosities”

August 29, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, choosing fabric for quilt, what goes with Curiosities fabrics
1 comment

When I first saw the sneak peeks of the Curiosities fabric collection from Art Gallery Fabrics last spring, I knew I would love it. Then, at quilt market in Minneapolis in May, I got...

26 Aug

Aviatrix Medallion Quilt

Finished Aviatrix Medallion Quilt

August 23, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Aviatrix Medallion quilt, bright colors quilt, modern patchwork quilt
13 comments

I know what you are thinking..."it's about time this quilt top is finished!". I am so happy to finally have my Aviatrix Medallion quilt finished, because it kind of feels like I've been plodding along forever. Medallion...

23 Aug

Quilting Interest, Travel

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

August 23, 2015
Posted by Sharon
family vacation, summer
6 comments

I hope you don't mind indulging me in a bit of a more personal post. Today is the last Sunday of my summer "vacation". My kids went back to school last week, but I...

20 Aug

Curved PIecing, Finished Quilts, Polka Dot Bikini, Quilting Interest

Kona Solids: Polka Dot Bikini Quilt

January 15, 2024
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing quilt, Kona cotton solid fabrics, Modern Patchwork quilting, polka dot bikini quilt
8 comments

Welcome to my stop on the Stash Fabrics Kona cottons quilt blog tour! Beth at Stash organized a group of quilters to pick out their favorite bundle of colors from her stock of Kona...

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