Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

05 Dec

Finished Quilts, Patchwork, Star Crossed Quilt

Finished Quilt: It is “Utopian!”

December 18, 2014
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, cross quilt, Frances Newcombe designs, modern quilt, Star Crossed Patchwork quilt
9 comments

This has got to be one of my fastest finishes yet: Star Crossed pattern variation using Utopia and blenders by Art Gallery Fabrics. The pattern for this quilt is currently available in AQ magazine...

03 Dec

Giveaway, Work in progress

Charming Quilt in Progress, Charming Giveaway

December 3, 2014
Posted by Sharon
charm square quilt, charm squares, color girl quilt pattern, fabric giveaway, flying kites quilt, quilt in progress
50 comments

Lately, I have been thinking about pre-cut fabric charm squares. What to make with them and how fun it is to get a small sampling of an entire fabric collection. I have some ideas...

30 Nov

Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Quilting: What’s New and Next

November 30, 2014
Posted by Sharon
aviatrix medallion, modern quilting, patchwork sampler blocks
2 comments

First of all, we have a winner of the brand new issue of Quilt Now (containing my pattern!): Renee says she cuts her scraps into little hexis....what a great idea for take-along piecing. Big...

27 Nov

Work in progress

Utopia Quilt: Finished Top, Quilting

November 27, 2014
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, cross quilt, cross quilt block, modern patchwork, utopia quilt
3 comments

Thank you so much for the sweet comments on my baby scrap quilt in Quilt Now this month! I hope you will get your copy of this really fun issue. You can enter to...

24 Nov

Giveaway, Jumping Jacks Quilt, Published Work, Quilting Interest, Recommended Reading

My Scrap Quilt in Quilt Now Magazine, plus Giveaway!

December 10, 2014
Posted by Sharon
modern patchwork, Quilt Now magazine, scrap quilt, simple baby quilt
41 comments

Last June I had the fantastic opportunity to meet Katy Jones at Camp Stitchalot retreat in Michigan. At that point, I was interested in doing more pattern publications in magazines and she was getting...

20 Nov

Dutch Windmill, Finished Quilts

Finished Quilt! New Pattern Now Available

November 21, 2014
Posted by Sharon
dutch windmill quilt, modern quilt, pinwheel quilt, scrappy quilt
6 comments

I am so happy to bring you a new pattern in the Color Girl Quilts collection: Dutch Windmill. You can get on this site or on my Craftsy Shop. First the basics: the pattern comes...

18 Nov

Work in progress

Quilt in Progress: Utopia!

December 18, 2014
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, choosing fabric for quilt, Flying geese quilt, quilt in progress
1 comment

Bright, Cheery Colors. Fanciful Prints. The title of this post pretty much sums it up, right? I received a bundle of the new Art Gallery Fabrics collection, Utopia by Frances Newcombe, last week. I decided...

17 Nov

Giveaway

Welcome Winter Fabric Giveaway

November 17, 2014
Posted by Sharon
cotton and steel, fabric giveaway, fat quarters
64 comments

I was shocked to wake up this morning to see this scene out my window! Right away, I thought: "forget going to the gym, shoveling counts as exercise, then I can sew!" So, I took...

16 Nov

Travel

Sewtopia! A Heavenly Retreat

November 16, 2014
Posted by Sharon
quilting retreat, Sewing retreat, sewtopia
4 comments

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...

14 Nov

Fabric

For the Love of Fabric: “Winged”

November 23, 2014
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Bonnie Christine designs, choosing fabric for quilt, quilting fabric
6 comments

For the love of Fabric: that is a huge reason I quilt. There are so many beautiful designs to choose from and one of my favorite parts of the process is deciding what to...

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