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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
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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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Kohala coast, Big Island of Hawaii
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29 Nov
Quilting Interest, Travel

On the Road: the Colors of Hawaii

  • November 28, 2015
  • Posted by Sharon
  • happy holidays, hawaii vacation
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As November comes to a close, there is good news here at Color Girl Quilts. I had the wonderful opportunity to spend the week of Thanksgiving with my family in Hawaii, on the Big...

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summer vacation in Colorado, biking
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23 Aug
Quilting Interest, Travel

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

  • August 23, 2015
  • Posted by Sharon
  • family vacation, summer
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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...

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Sewtopia quilting and sewing retreat, fall 2014
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16 Nov
Travel

Sewtopia! A Heavenly Retreat

  • November 16, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • quilting retreat, Sewing retreat, sewtopia
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First: a winner for this week's giveaway, a summer 2014 copy of Modern Patchwork, comment #18 was Barbara Woods! hooray! Thanks for reading my blog, all. There will be lots more giveaways now through...

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Twirling Fans Quilt at Quilt, Knit, Stitch show by Quilts, inc, MQX show portland oregon
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19 Aug
Quilting Interest, Travel

On the Road: Portland Quilt, inc. MQX Festival

  • August 19, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
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What a thrill! Last week I had the opportunity to go to Portland with my mom, sister, brother and his girlfriend...a road trip to see my quilts displayed at the Quilt! Knit! Stitch! festival...

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27 Jun
Travel

Taking it on the Road: the Islands

  • July 1, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
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 My family and I just returned from a fantastic trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. It is our favorite place to vacation and this year was really special: my boys went snorkeling for...

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10 Jun
Travel

My Kind of Summer (Quilt) Camp

  • June 30, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
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This is my mom and me in front of the actual, physical Pink Castle Fabrics store in Ann Arbor, Michigan! We made a stop there last Thursday on our way to a weekend getaway...

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31 Mar
Travel

Taking it on the road: Salt Lake City

  • June 29, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
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I love visiting Utah.My boys get to go skiing, which they love.It is beautiful: snowy mountains, spring trees in bloom in the valley (it still looks like the dead of winter back home)My family...

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