modern patchwork – Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

26 Aug

For the Love of Fabric: Uppercase

August 27, 2016
Posted by Sharon
choosing fabric for quilt, modern patchwork, quilt fabric ideas, Uppercase fabric
1 comment

Some fabrics just grab you. I subscribe to the Uppercase magazine, so I saw early last spring that Janine Vangool had designed a fabric collection for Windham. This news made me very excited! The...

09 Apr

Archer Quilt, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Finished! A pretty Archer Quilt

April 9, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Archer Quilt Pattern, Hoffman Fabrics, modern patchwork
3 comments

I am really happy to have the opportunity to do some sewing for Quilt Market this spring. My first project is a quilt for Hoffman fabrics using their upcoming collection, Sweet Tea. The fabrics...

17 Oct

Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Finished Quilt! Pretty in Pink

October 17, 2015
Posted by Sharon
free quilt pattern, modern patchwork
2 comments

Continuing my quest to use spare time between school work and family time to finish some quilts in progress, and this week I had a small success! I made this quilt using my pattern...

04 Oct

Quilting Interest, Work in progress

I love Teaching! the Eclipse Class

April 4, 2023
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing quilt, Eclipse Quilt pattern, modern patchwork
2 comments

Had a fabulous time Saturday teaching my Eclipse quilt pattern to a group at Quilt Beginnings in Dublin, Ohio. For my demonstration sample, above, I decided to mix up the original pattern a bit...

09 Aug

Curved PIecing, Tipsy Quilt

New Pattern to Sew! Tipsy Quilt

August 9, 2015
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing quilt, modern patchwork, Tipsy Quilt
1 comment

It's almost the end of summer break, kids are going back to school and we can see more sewing time in our near future! I know many quilters feel intimidated by sewing curved patchwork,...

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...

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...

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...

21 Apr

Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Quilts in Progress: Skopelos Fabrics

April 21, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, jumping jacks quilt pattern, modern patchwork, Skopelos fabric
4 comments

I am working on a project that seems like it has been planned for ages! Last fall, when Art Gallery Fabrics was previewing their new fabric collections, I fell in love with Skopelos by...

06 Apr

Finished Quilts

Finished Quilt! Featuring New Etno Fabric

October 17, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Etno fabric blog tour, modern patchwork, triangle quilt
17 comments

Sometimes the best things come from a spontaneous action, by jumping in to try something new, and working quickly. When Pat Bravo invited some sewers to create with her new fabric collection, Etno, from...

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