Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

09 Oct

In Progress: Summer Bloom Quilt 2

October 9, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Alison Glass batiks, batik fabric quilt, curved piecing quilt, Hoffman batiks, Summer Bloom Quilt
3 comments

I have been working on a second version of the Summer Bloom quilt. This time I am going super high contrast and bright colors. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to use my stash...

04 Oct

Announcements

I’m on the Radio! Let’s Chat.

I visited with Pat Sloan on her radio show this week! We talked about how I got started and a little about my quilting life, plus some tips and ideas for choosing fabrics and...

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
1 comment

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...

24 Sep

Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Sewing, Photos, and Deep Thoughts

September 24, 2016
Posted by Sharon
choosing fabric for a quilt, how to make a quilt, modern quilting, quilt design
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The past couple of weeks there has been a photo hop on Instagram, sponsored by @houseofpinheiro called #sewphotohop . Each day is a new theme, and although it is geared toward garment sewists, I...

17 Sep

Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest, Summer Bloom

Summer Bloom Pattern is Here!

September 17, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Aurifil Thread, Hobbs batting, modern curved piecing, modern quilting, Summer Bloom Quilt
1 comment

The Summer Bloom pattern is now available in my pattern shop and on Craftsy! I am so excited to see what you all make with this pattern...the response has been tremendous and I am...

10 Sep

Finished Quilts, Published Work, Quilting Interest, Sunday Best Quilt

Quilters’ Companion: Scrappy Dresden Quilt

January 6, 2017
Posted by Sharon
dresden plate quilt, low volume quilt, moda fabrics, scrappy quilt, shoo fly quilt block, zen chic
8 comments

So happy to finally share my latest quilt design! I made this quilt almost a year ago and this month it is featured in Quilters' Companion magazine. Quilters' Companion is in Australia, so it's a...

04 Sep

Work in progress

(Many) Quilts in Progress

September 4, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Curved piecing quilts, Hexagon quilt, quilts in progress, Wip Wednesday
5 comments

Fall is here...the air is crisp and cool instead of hot and heavy with humidity. It is a time of beginnings...returning from summer vacation, school for the kids and me, and lots of quilting...

26 Aug

Fabric, Quilting Interest

For the Love of Fabric: Uppercase

August 27, 2016
Posted by Sharon
choosing fabric for quilt, modern patchwork, quilt fabric ideas, Uppercase fabric
1 comment

Some fabrics just grab you. I subscribe to the Uppercase magazine, so I saw early last spring that Janine Vangool had designed a fabric collection for Windham. This news made me very excited! The...

19 Aug

Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest, Reflections Quilt

Quick and Sweet: Charm Quilts

August 18, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Charm quilt, easy quilt pattern, easy quilt patterns for beginners, scrappy quilt
2 comments

In the old days, a charm quilt was one in which there was no fabric used in more than one block. Think of the old Postage Stamp pattern quilts, all those tiny squares, often...

07 Aug

Finished Quilts, Trillium Quilt

Trillium Hexagon Quilt: Pattern is Here!

August 7, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, modern hexagon quilt, Trillium quilt pattern
1 comment

It seems like every new quilt is my "favorite" so it's hard to say this is my absolute favorite quilt, but it's close! I am happy to now offer the quilt pattern for Trillium...

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