modern quilt – Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

25 Aug

Announcements, Classic Curves Ruler, Curved PIecing, Quilting Interest, Work in progress

A Perfect Spot of Quilty Sunshine

August 31, 2020
Posted by Sharon
Classic Curves Ruler, curved piecing quilt, modern quilt, quilt in progress, Solid color fabrics quilt, Tula pink
5 comments

What a summer it has been! For better or worse, we have made it this far: school is starting (albeit "home" school) and we all keep on keeping on. I do hope you all...

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...

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...

03 Oct

Finished Quilts, Published Work, Quilting Interest, Star Crossed Quilt

New Quilt Pattern in American Quilter Magazine

July 12, 2015
Posted by Sharon
American Quilters' Society magazine, modern quilt, patchwork, scrappy quilt
10 comments

I am so thrilled to announce that Color Girl Quilts (that's me!) has a featured pattern in the new November issue of AQ (American Quilter) Magazine. This quilt is called Star Crossed. I made...

13 Aug

Finished Quilts

Finished Quilt! Hexagon Lone Star

May 8, 2015
Posted by Sharon
bright color quilt, color girl quilts, Hexagon quilt, Lone star quilt, modern quilt
11 comments

Hooray! I finally have a finish to share. I finished the binding on my hexagon lone star quilt. I went back and forth a bit about how to finish this quilt, but I found...

25 Jul

Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

All Bound Up! part 2: a survey

July 25, 2014
Posted by Sharon
binding a quilt, binding fabric, choosing fabric, modern quilt
5 comments

I'm thinking about binding this week. Sometimes it seems like a chore to get binding done when you are so excited to be finished with a project and move onto the next one. Binding...

13 Jul

Free Quilt Patterns, Patchwork, Summer Blockbuster 2014

Shiny, Happy Summer Blockbuster: Sashing the Blocks

August 7, 2023
Posted by Sharon
adding sashing strips to quilt blocks, how to make a sampler quilt, modern quilt, patchwork, sampler quilt, sharon mcconnell for color girl quilts
3 comments

Happy Sunday! Last week I introduced the Summer Blockbuster, Shiny, Happy edition: a setting design for finishing up your orphan quilt blocks. Get fabric and cutting instructions Here. Today, we start sewing! **if your blocks are...

09 Jul

Adding a Hanging Sleeve, For Beginners

Honey, Do: Adding Hanging Sleeves to Quilts

June 26, 2015
Posted by Sharon
hanging sleeve, modern quilt, patchwork, wallhanging quilt
15 comments

I was so thrilled back in December to have my Polka Dot Bikini Quilt and my Twirling Fans Quilt invited to be included in an MQX (machine quilting exposition) show in Portland in August....

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...

18 Apr

Curved PIecing, Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL, Work in progress

Polka Dot Bikini Quilt Along: Progress and Troubleshooting

July 10, 2014
Posted by Sharon
bikini quilt, curved piecing, modern quilt, patchwork
1 comment

Happy Bikini Day! It also happens to be really sunny outside and almost Friday, so it's a good day! Today is the last check in for the Bikini Quilt Along, do you have all of...

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