choosing fabric for quilt – Page 2 – Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

11 Jun

For the Love of Fabric: Happy Home

June 11, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, choosing fabric for quilt
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Earlier this spring, when Art Gallery Fabrics started previewing their new collections for Market in Minneapolis, I knew immediately that I wanted to make a quilt with "Happy Home" by Caroline Hulse (SewCaroline). The...

23 Apr

Fabric, Quilting Interest

For the Love of Fabric: Flora by Joel Dewberry

April 23, 2015
Posted by Sharon
choosing fabric for quilt, fabric what goes with what, Flora Fabric by Joel Dewberry, Free Spirit Fabrics, mixing fabric prints and colors
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"Flora" is designer Joel Dewberry's best collection since Notting Hill a couple of years ago. Flora is his newest release from Free Spirit fabrics, and I was instantly taken with the vivid, pretty colors...

25 Mar

Favorites, Work in progress

New Fabric = New Quilt in Progress

March 25, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, choosing fabric for quilt, etno fabrics, modern patchwork, pat bravo fabrics, quilt design, quilt in progress
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A couple of weeks ago Pat Bravo posted on Instagram that she was looking for sewers to create with her new fabric collection, Etno (for Art Gallery Fabrics), and be part of a blog...

13 Mar

Fabric, Quilting Interest

For the Love of Fabric: Sun Prints 2015

March 22, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Alison Glass Designs Sun Prints, choosing colors for sewing, choosing fabric for quilt, quilting fabrics and design, sunday stash
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It will be no surprise to anyone familiar with this blog that I waited with great anticipation for the new 2015 Sun Prints from Alison Glass (Andover Fabrics). Alison Glass is among the very...

18 Dec

Fabric

For the Love of Fabric: Handcrafted by Alison Glass

December 18, 2014
Posted by Sharon
alison glass fabric, andover fabrics, choosing fabric for quilt, color mixing for quilts, modern batik fabric
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I have said before that I love everything Alison Glass designs, fabric-wise. So I was naturally really excited about her latest and most-talked-about quilting fabric collection called Handcrafted for Andover Fabrics. *the text print...

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
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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...

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
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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...

26 Sep

Aviatrix Medallion Quilt, Fabric

From a Quilting Sister, With Love

January 20, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Aviatrix Medallion quilt, choosing fabric for quilt, modern patchwork, scrap quilt
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I got a very interesting package in the mail the other day. It was from FabricWorm, but I hadn't ordered anything....Of course, I opened it and was thrilled to find a copy of Elizabeth...

19 Sep

Fabric, Quilting Interest

For the Love of Fabric: Indelible

September 19, 2014
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, choosing fabric for quilt, color mixing, Love Fabric
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I first saw a peek of the "Indelible" collection by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics (Spring 2014) last winter in the run-up to spring market. It was pretty much love at first sight...

05 Sep

Fabric, Quilting Interest

For the Love of Fabric: Fox Field by Tula Pink

September 5, 2014
Posted by Sharon
choosing color, choosing fabric for quilt, modern quilting fabric
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When I attended Camp Stitchalot last June, I was lucky enough to win a fat quarter bundle of Tula Pink's recent collection, "Fox Field". Funny thing, my mom won one, too! Em used some...

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