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  • Quilt-Alongs
    • Stitch Sampler 2020
    • Pixie Medallion Quilt Along
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    • Polka Dot Bikini QAL
    • Twirling Fans QAL
    • Summer Quilt Blockbuster 2013
    • Summer Blockbuster 2014
    • Summer Blockbuster 2015
  • Tutorials
    • Using the CCRuler
    • YouTube Video Links
    • For Beginners
    • “No Nipples”
    • Adding a Hanging Sleeve
    • Beginning Paper Piecing
    • Advanced Paper Piecing
    • Binding
    • Borders
    • Circle Applique (by hand)
    • Circle Applique (by machine)
    • Curved Piecing
    • Flying Geese
    • Partial Seams
    • Hand Piecing
    • Mitered Corners
    • Piecing Half-Square Trangles
    • Quilting
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06 Jul
Free Quilt Patterns, Summer Blockbuster 2014

Shiny, Happy Summer Blockbuster Quilt Along

  • August 7, 2023
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 5 comments
It's time for a summer blockbuster. This year I made my quilt with all the blocks I did for my monthly Quilter's Book Club during this past school year. The quilt finishes 62" square...

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06 Jul
Announcements, Giveaway

Winners! and a Thank you

  • July 6, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 2 comments
I am here to announce the winners of my "warm welcome" giveaway. First I would like to say a big "thank you" to those who left comments on my first post. I am so happy...

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03 Jul
Patchwork, Work in progress

Work in Progress Hiccups

  • July 3, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • low volume fabric, modern quilt, paper piecing, patchwork, quilt
  • 6 comments
I love this quilt! I feel like it's okay to gush a bit because I didn't actually make it. This is variation on my modern wedding ring quilt that I designed and made for...

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01 Jul
Announcements, Giveaway, Quilting Interest

Welcome to Color Girl!

  • July 1, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 26 comments
I am so happy you are here! If you are reading this, you must have navigated your way from my old blog, Fabrics & Flowers or my first site at Color Girl Quilts on...

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27 Jun
Travel

Taking it on the Road: the Islands

  • July 1, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 1 comment
 My family and I just returned from a fantastic trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. It is our favorite place to vacation and this year was really special: my boys went snorkeling for...

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17 Jun
Recommended Reading, Uncategorized

On Newsstands: Love, From the U.K.

  • June 29, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 2 comments
If you are in the United States, this issue of Love Patchwork and Quilting is still in stores…and it just might be a favorite of mine! I want to tell you about it. If you...

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14 Jun
Fabric, Sponsors

For the Love of Fabric: Batik

  • June 30, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 5 comments
Jackie at Canton Village Quilts Works is having a sale on her great selection of batik fabrics this weekend! Check out the batik page Here. That got me thinking. Batiks are so unique in quilting,...

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11 Jun
Marcelle Medallion QAL, Patchwork, Work in progress

Mini Marcelle Medallion: Flying Geese Border

  • June 29, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 3 comments
One of the project I worked on last weekend at Camp was my Mini Marcelle Medallion. I finished the tiny flying geese border! Each of these geese finish at 1" x 2", they are...

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10 Jun
Travel

My Kind of Summer (Quilt) Camp

  • June 30, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 4 comments
This is my mom and me in front of the actual, physical Pink Castle Fabrics store in Ann Arbor, Michigan! We made a stop there last Thursday on our way to a weekend getaway...

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03 Jun
Quilting Interest

Quilt Bomb 3

  • June 29, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 9 comments
It's that time of the year. Kids are crazy excited because it's sunny outside, the days are long and there is water to play in. Moms are happy to have outdoor playtime, maybe a...

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