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Daisy Quilt pattern by Color Girl, dresden plate quilt
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07 Jan
Announcements, Daisy Quilt, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Brand New Pattern, Daisy, is Here!

  • January 7, 2017
  • Posted by Sharon
  • dresden quilt, easy quilt pattern, moda fabrics, modern traditional quilt, scrappy quilt
  • 5 comments
Happy New Year! and Happy New Sewing! I have a fresh scrappy quilt pattern just right for something brand new in 2017. The bonus is, you can feel good about making Daisy because it...

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indigo quilt design by Sharon McConnell with curved piecing and Moda Fabrics
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03 Jan
Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Indigo Mini Quilt Top, Done!

  • January 3, 2017
  • Posted by Sharon
  • blue and white quilt, curved piecing quilt, moda fabrics, orange peel quilt
  • 6 comments
  Last week I showed you the beginnings of this cute little quilt and now I have it finished! My first finished top of 2017. I started with a layer cake (10" squares) of the Aubade...

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Color stripe curved piecing quilt by Sharon McConnell
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31 Dec
Quilting Interest

The Year That Was 2016, and More

  • December 31, 2016
  • Posted by Sharon
  • Art Gallery Fabrics, Creative year in review, New Year Celebration, quilts
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2016 has sure been a busy year here at Color Girl quilts! Looking back I feel really happy with what I have accomplished both personally and as a quilt artist and feel so excited...

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Here comes the fun fabric by Art Gallery fabrics
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27 Dec
Fabric, Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Here Comes the Fun!

  • December 25, 2016
  • Posted by Sharon
  • Art Gallery Fabrics, Bright Quilt Fabrics, choosing fabric for quilt
  • 3 comments
A brand new collection has landed from Art Gallery Fabrics! Here Comes the Fun, designed by Caroline Hulse (@sewcaroline) is pretty much irresistible to a color lover like me. These are my kind of...

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blue and white curved piecing quilt by Sharon McConnell
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23 Dec
Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Quilting in Blue and White

  • December 23, 2016
  • Posted by Sharon
  • curved piecing quilt, layer cake quilt, moda fabrics, orange peel quilt
  • 3 comments
I am starting a new series of quilts for patterns in 2017 and they will have lots of fun new ways to use my favorite curved piecing! This week I started something new and...

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tula pink and alison glass fabric for quilt, choosing color palette for quilt
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25 Nov
Quilting Interest, Travel

Quilting On the Road and Thankful

  • November 25, 2016
  • Posted by Sharon
  • quilt pattern sale
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It's the last week of November, and in the U.S. that means it's Thanksgiving holiday and the shotgun start of Christmas shopping. I am so happy that I was able to celebrate the holiday...

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Hexagon quilt blocks with Heartland fabrics by Pat Bravo Art Gallery Fabrics
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18 Nov
Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Quilt in Progress: Hexagon Evolution

  • November 18, 2016
  • Posted by Sharon
  • Art Gallery Fabrics, Hexagon quilt, quilt in progress
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So, I was really excited to get my hands on Pat Bravo's recent collection, Heartland, for Art Gallery Fabrics...the prints are beautiful and the colors are so soft and serene. I always love a...

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Whimsy Garden quilt pattern by Sharon McConnell Color Girl Quilts with bright colors, low volume fabrics, curved piecing
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06 Nov
Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Quilts Show and Tell

  • November 6, 2016
  • Posted by Sharon
  • Bright color quilts, curved piecing quilt, scrappy quilts
  • 2 comments
This is a fun post to write...I get to show off quilt not made by me! It's the best to shine a spotlight on someone else for once! I have told you pretty often that...

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Quilting and sewing giveaway prize, layer cake, quilt pattern
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30 Oct
Giveaway, Quilting Interest

Festival Fabric Giveaway!

  • November 5, 2016
  • Posted by Sharon
  • fabric giveaway, quilt market, Quilt pattern giveaway
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It is quilt market and quilt festival this week in Houston for fabric and sewing lovers! What a fun time of year,  seeing all the new products coming to us from fabric companies and...

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Gossamer quilt by Sharon McConnell, with Hoffman fabrics and Indah Batiks
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02 Oct
Announcements, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Quick and Pretty: Gossamer Quilt

  • October 2, 2016
  • Posted by Sharon
  • Gossamer quilt, Hoffman Fabrics, Pat Sloan quilt podcast
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Although it seems I have a long list of quilts I want to make, and several in the works, I took a quick pause the last couple weeks to make up a new version...

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