Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

02 Jul

Hiking (and eating) Italy

June 20, 2014
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I just returned from a week vacation in Tuscany, Italy. It was positively glorious.Hubby and I left the kids home with their grandpa, my dad, and we all had the best of vacations.I knew...

21 Jun

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Ambitious Quilting Here

June 20, 2014
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This is the most ambitious quilting project I have done yet. I actually marked (with a water-soluble pen) a double wedding ring design on my Noteworthy quilt and I am quilting it with my...

19 Jun

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Something (sew) New

June 20, 2014
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I am pretty proud to show this little project,Last night I attended a class at a new local shop to learn how to make a zippered pouch. I have wanted to try making a...

16 Jun

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Memory Snack Mat

June 20, 2014
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I made a mini quilt! Do not laugh at my childish skills on this one...This served two purposes: making a father's day gift for my husband and practicing my (very limited) free-motion quilting skills.Ski...

15 Jun

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Blogger Bundle

June 20, 2014
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My stash grew a bit this week because I finally gave in to temptation and bought a small bundle of fabrics from the collection "urban mod" by Art Gallery Fabrics that I have been...

12 Jun

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New Pattern: Zen Garden

July 1, 2014
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I am so excited to finally share this pattern with you. I have made two versions already and it is a quick one to whip up if you need a gift, baby quilt, or...

10 Jun

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a few works-in-progress

June 20, 2014
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today I started quilting my Noteworthy quilt and I cannot wait to show you when I finish.Another project is on my sewing table right now: scrapbooks!how cute it this paper? I wish it came...

07 Jun

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Fabulously Finished (a top, anyway)

June 20, 2014
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Good Gracious! it seems that this quilt top has taken forever to get finished, even though I did just start it in February. This is what you have seen me refer to as my...

04 Jun

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Quilt Bomb 2

June 20, 2014
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what you see here is a Freedom Quilt. Quilts like this were created to give signals to slaves who were seeking freedom along the underground railroad 150 odd years ago in the United States....

03 Jun

Mitered Corners, Tutorials

Easy Mitered Corner

July 1, 2014
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mitered corners are fun...and attractive! I really like the look of mitered corners. I have used this method for all sorts of borders as well as piecing within a quilt (think diamonds). Sewing time has been...

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