2015 – Page 5 – Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

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...

03 Jul

Fabric, Quilting Interest

For the Love of Fabric: True Colors

June 30, 2015
Posted by Sharon
choosing fabric for quilt, Free Spirit Fabrics, Tula Pink True Colors
1 comment

It probably comes as no surprise that I have a new favorite fabric range about every other week, and it is also not a big surprise that I am totally in love with the...

30 Jun

Polka Dot Bikini, Work in progress

Quilt in Progress: Polka Dot Bikini, the “mini”

January 15, 2024
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing quilt, kona solid fabrics, polka dot bikini quilt
7 comments

I mentioned last week that I am using my Kona solids bundle from Stash Fabrics to make a small version of my Polka Dot Bikini Quilt. This project has pretty much taken all my...

27 Jun

Free Quilt Patterns, Quilting Interest, Summer Blockbuster 2015

Summer Blockbuster Quilt-Along: A Simple Sampler

June 27, 2015
Posted by Sharon
how to make sampler quilt, modern sampler quilt, super simple sampler quilt
12 comments

It is finally time to make the Summer Blockbuster of 2015! This is the third annual summer quilt-along here at Color Girl, a quilt along for finishing those orphan blocks you might have laying...

25 Jun

Published Work, Sparkle Quilt

Quilters’ Companion: Sparkle Charm Quilt

June 25, 2015
Posted by Sharon
charm square quilt, quilters companion magazine
5 comments

Almost a year ago, the editor of Quilters' Companion magazine (based in Australia) asked if I would be interested in creating a quilt for their issue on using Pre-Cut Fabrics. I was totally blown...

23 Jun

Aviatrix Medallion Quilt, Work in progress

Aviatrix Quilt: A Checker Border

June 23, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Aviatrix Medallion quilt, modern medallion quilt, scrappy pieced border on quilt
7 comments

I have been back at work on my Aviatrix medallion quilt...and challenging my quilt math skills! After the X and Plus block border, my quilt was kind of an odd size (I haven't followed...

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