Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

12 May

Announcements, Curved PIecing, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

What Shade Are You? A First…

May 12, 2017
Posted by Sharon
curved piece modern quilting, modern quilting, RJR fabrics
1 comment

I did it! I actually made a quilt with solids. This is my first time ever doing it and this quilt is my contribution to the What Shade Are You? series by RJR fabrics....

09 May

Curved PIecing, Quilting Interest

Crazy Quilting Curves

May 9, 2017
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing quilt, drunkard's path quilt, modern quilting
6 comments

If you are on my email list, you received a happy surprise last Saturday: the instructions to make a Crazy Curves mini quilt. I hope you enjoyed the pointers about curved piecing and you...

02 May

Announcements, Curved PIecing, Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Caution! Curves Ahead, and Something New

May 2, 2017
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing quilt, drunkard's path quilt, Hoffman Fabrics, me and you batiks, modern curves quilt
6 comments

It's a new week! And what do you think of the new look here at Color Girl? If you visited last weekend, you found the site under construction. I have the best person who...

25 Apr

Curved PIecing, Finished Quilts, Published Work, Quilting Interest

Petals and Patches, Fresh and New!

April 25, 2017
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, beginner quilt, curved piecing quilt, four patch petals quilt, Quilts and More magazine
2 comments

Introducing Four Patch Petals. This is my version of springtime in quilt form. (-: You can make one, too! Petals is featured in the summer issue of Quilts and More magazine, just hitting newsstands...

18 Apr

Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Capsules and Curves Make Graphic Quilts

April 19, 2017
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, curved piecing quilt, drunkard's path quilt, graphic modern quilt, Take Shape Fabrics
7 comments

I know I say this a lot, but I totally loved making this quilt! The fabric, the sewing, the quilting, did I mention the fabric? Introducing the Capsules "Take Shape" fabrics from Art Gallery...

14 Apr

Finished Quilts, Pixie Medallion

Pixie Medallion Quilt, A New Favorite!

December 20, 2020
Posted by Sharon
easy medallion quilt, Medallion star quilt pattern, modern medallion quilt, Pixie Medallion quilt, scrappy quilt
3 comments

So happy to introduce you officially to the Pixie Medallion! I have enjoyed making several medallion quilts in the last few years so I decided it was time to design and make my own...

11 Apr

Finished Quilts, Published Work, Quilting Interest

American Patchwork and Quilting: Wavelength Quilt

April 11, 2017
Posted by Sharon
American Patchwork and Quilting, APQ magazine, easy modern quilt, quilt for 2 1/2" strips, scrappy quilt
10 comments

One of my goals since I started publishing quilt patterns in magazines was to have one featured in American Patchwork and Quilting. This month, that dream came true in a big way! Not only...

06 Apr

Fabric, Finished Quilts

Bountiful Beauty Quilt

April 6, 2017
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Bountiful Fabrics, Pixie Medallion quilt
4 comments

This month Sharon Holland is having a little inspiration tour for her new fabric collection, Bountiful, with Art Gallery Fabrics. She sent me some of the prints to play with and join her group...

02 Apr

Aurora Quilt, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Brand New Sewing! Aurora Stars

April 8, 2017
Posted by Sharon
Hexagon quilt, Kate Spain fabrics, moda fabrics, modern hexagon quilt, strip star quilt
2 comments

One of the things on my bucket list of life is to see the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. I decided to name my latest quilting pattern Aurora after the incredible beauty of the...

28 Mar

Daisy Quilt, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

A Finish! the Bright Daisy

March 27, 2017
Posted by Sharon
Alison Glass fabrics, Daisy quilt pattern, dresden quilt, easy quilt pattern, scrappy bright quilt
2 comments

Sometimes it seems like I have a million projects going and nothing is getting done. That's why it feels especially great when I get to a point where stars align and things come together....

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