Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

19 May

All The Inspiration at Quilt Market and Beyond

May 19, 2015
Posted by Sharon
creativity goals, finishing quilts, quilt market 2015
7 comments

Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis. This is the twice yearly wholesale show for quilting and sewing industry people. The simple fact that I was...

17 May

Free Quilt Blocks, Free Quilt Patterns, Super Simple Sampler Quilt Blocks

Simple Sampler Block #36

December 21, 2015
Posted by Sharon
6" sampler quilt block, easy quilt block, how to sew a basic quilt block, modern sampler quilt
3 comments

Kind of crazy, this is the last in our Super Simple Sampler quilt block series. After this block we have 36 adorable 6 1/2" quilt blocks ready to be made into an easy modern...

15 May

Free Quilt Blocks, Free Quilt Patterns, Super Simple Sampler Quilt Blocks

Simple Sampler Block #35

May 13, 2015
Posted by Sharon
easy quilt sampler 6" block, free quilt tutorial, how to sew quilt sampler block, modern sampler quilt
3 comments

We are on quilt block number three for May in the Super Simple Sampler series. Kind of amazing we have made 35 already! This month we don't have a theme, I decided to just...

13 May

Free Quilt Blocks, Free Quilt Patterns, Super Simple Sampler Quilt Blocks

Simple Sampler Block #34

May 11, 2015
Posted by Sharon
flying geese, how to sew a basic quilt block, simple sampler quilt, simple sampler quilt block
1 comment

Welcome to the second block of our May edition of the Super Simple Sampler. This month we are finishing up our 6" sampler blocks! Almost ready to turn them into a quilt. Here is how...

11 May

Free Quilt Blocks, Free Quilt Patterns, Super Simple Sampler Quilt Blocks

Simple Sampler Block #33

May 10, 2015
Posted by Sharon
how to sew easy sampler quilt block, modern patchwork, quilt block tutorial
1 comment

Welcome to the last week of the Super Simple Sampler series of 6" block tutorials! By the end of this week, we will have 36 blocks to make our sampler quilt. This month I...

10 May

book club 2014-2015, Work in progress

May Book Club: the last four sampler blocks

May 8, 2015
Posted by Sharon
easy six inch quilt block, moda fabrics, modern quilt sampler, tula pink city sampler, zen chic
2 comments

I cannot believe we are in the last month of the school year and the last month of making our sampler blocks! This month I decided not to choose a theme and just make...

07 May

Finished Quilts, Spectrum Quilt

An Unidentified Quilt

May 22, 2015
Posted by Sharon
easy modern quilt, modern patchwork, Polka dot quilt, Quilt Now magazine
9 comments

You can't go wrong with polka dots on quilts, right? I would like to introduce you to my "Unidentified" quilt, in all its polka dot, bright colorful splendor! Now, I know it seems like...

05 May

Giveaway

Big Giveaway Day: Gardenvale Fabrics

May 12, 2015
Posted by Sharon
fabric giveaway, Gardenvale fabric, Jen Kingwell fabric, quilting
293 comments

Giveaway is now closed! thanks for all the comments, I love reading them and learning more about what quilters and sewers are doing. The Winner is Christy and she was notified by email. Thanks! It's a...

02 May

Finished Quilts, Jumping Jacks Quilt, Quilting Interest

Skopelos Fabric Showcase Quilt

May 8, 2015
Posted by Sharon
art gallery fabric, jumping jacks quilt pattern, modern quilt patchwork, Skopelos fabric
7 comments

Welcome to my stop on the tour to showcase Katarina Rocella's new fabric collection, Skopelos, for Art Gallery Fabrics. It was quite by accident that I ended up taking part in two of these...

29 Apr

Aviatrix Medallion Quilt, Work in progress

Aviatrix Medallion: X and + Border

April 29, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Aviatrix Medallion quilt, modern patchwork, pieced border quilt, x and plus quilt blocks
6 comments

It seems my sewing time has been short lately, but I really wanted to squeeze in this quick "finish": the X and + block border on my Aviatrix Medallion quilt. I posted previously about...

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