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claribel quilt free pattern by Color Girl quilts for hoffman fabrics
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22 Nov
Free Quilt Patterns, Quilting Interest

Claribel, a Free Quilt Pattern

  • November 22, 2015
  • Posted by Sharon
  • easy patchwork quilt, free quilt pattern, modern traditional quilt
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Happy Sunday! just dropping in to say that I have a new quilt pattern, Claribel, now available. You can download the pattern FREE, courtesy of Hoffman Fabrics (click Here). I designed the Claribel quilt pattern...

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Ring Around quilt pattern by Sharon McConnell, modern curved piecing wedding ring quilt
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16 Nov
Curved PIecing, Finished Quilts, Published Work, Ring Around Quilt

New! Ring Around Quilt in Quilters’ Companion

  • April 25, 2017
  • Posted by Sharon
  • curved piecing modern quilt, quilters companion magazine, Ring Around quilt pattern
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I have a new quilt pattern, and for those of you who love my curved piecing quilts, you are going to love Ring Around. The Ring Around quilt is featured in this month's issue...

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Eclipse quilt by sharon mcconnell using Tula Pink, Carrie Bloodstone and Zen chic fabrics
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11 Nov
Curved PIecing, Eclipse Quilt, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Finished Quilt! Eclipse Pattern take 2

  • April 4, 2023
  • Posted by Sharon
  • curved piecing quilt, easy curved piecing quilt pattern, modern patchwork quilt
  • 8 comments
Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Sewtopia, a retreat for quilters and sewers, in Portland, Oregon. One of the projects I took with me to finish is my little Eclipse...

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quilt fabric and pattern giveaway
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01 Nov
Giveaway

Happy Fall Fabric and Pattern Giveaway!

  • November 11, 2015
  • Posted by Sharon
  • Quilting Giveaway, quilting pattern and fabric
  • 62 comments
Happy November! Just popping in quickly to say thank you for all the sweet comments on my new quilt pattern, Sparkle, and also on my little Bikini quilt in the Bloggers' Quilt Festival. I...

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polka dot bikini quilt by Color Girl using kona cotton solids fabrics
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28 Oct
Curved PIecing, Favorites, Quilting Interest

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival! The Little Bikini Quilt

  • October 30, 2015
  • Posted by Sharon
  • modern patchwork quilt, polka dot bikini quilt, wedding ring quilt
  • 3 comments
Twice a year, Amy's Creative Side sponsors a fun, virtual quilt "show" for bloggers. I haven't entered the show in a while, so I thought this year I would add my latest Polka Dot...

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Sparkle quilt pattern, modern patchwork quilt with stars for charm squares
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25 Oct
Quilting Interest, Sparkle Quilt

New Quilt to Make Now! Sparkle Pattern is Here

  • October 25, 2015
  • Posted by Sharon
  • charm square quilt, modern patchwork quilt, Sparkle Quilt pattern
  • 5 comments
I am super excited to finally have the Sparkle quilt pattern available in my shop! Download and start sewing today (-: Sparkle was originally published in Quilters' Companion (in Australia) magazine last June for their...

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Quilt pattern by Sharon McConnell using Art Gallery fabrics
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17 Oct
Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Finished Quilt! Pretty in Pink

  • October 17, 2015
  • Posted by Sharon
  • free quilt pattern, modern patchwork
  • 2 comments
Continuing my quest to use spare time between school work and family time to finish some quilts in progress, and this week I had a small success! I made this quilt using my pattern...

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quilt now magazine issue 15 featuring Archer Quilt by Sharon McConnell, fabrics by Art Gallery fabrics
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10 Oct
Published Work

Archer Quilt Pattern Featured in Quilt Now

  • October 17, 2015
  • Posted by Sharon
  • Art Gallery Fabrics, Easy modern quilt pattern, Quilt Now magazine
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This month's issue of Quilt Now Magazine features some beautiful quilts and other projects, including my Archer quilt and pattern. I made the Archer quilt last spring as part of the blog tour showing...

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Eclipse quilt piecing, pattern by Sharon McConnell, colorgirlquilts, using fabrics by Tula Pink, Zen Chic, Cotton and Steel
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04 Oct
Quilting Interest, Work in progress

I love Teaching! the Eclipse Class

  • April 4, 2023
  • Posted by Sharon
  • curved piecing quilt, Eclipse Quilt pattern, modern patchwork
  • 2 comments
Had a fabulous time Saturday teaching my Eclipse quilt pattern to a group at Quilt Beginnings in Dublin, Ohio. For my demonstration sample, above, I decided to mix up the original pattern a bit...

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Eclipse quilt piecing, pattern by Sharon McConnell, colorgirlquilts, using fabrics by Tula Pink, Zen Chic, Cotton and Steel
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30 Sep
Curved PIecing, Eclipse Quilt, Work in progress

Quilt in Progress: a new Eclipse

  • April 4, 2023
  • Posted by Sharon
  • curved piecing, Eclipse Quilt pattern, modern patchwork quilt, scrappy quilt
  • 4 comments
I am starting a new, smaller version of my Eclipse quilt pattern. This is going to be part of my demonstration pieces for a class I am teaching this weekend. I think this is...

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