Quilt Now magazine – Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

26 Feb

New! Fly Over Quilt Featured in Quilt Now

February 26, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Fly Over quilt, Quilt Now magazine, star quilt pattern
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Issue 20 of Quilt Now Magazine has arrived, and I am so happy to finally share a quilt that I designed and is featured inside. Fly Over is a scrappy star quilt with a...

10 Oct

Published Work

Archer Quilt Pattern Featured in Quilt Now

October 17, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Easy modern quilt pattern, Quilt Now magazine
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This month's issue of Quilt Now Magazine features some beautiful quilts and other projects, including my Archer quilt and pattern. I made the Archer quilt last spring as part of the blog tour showing...

23 Sep

Festival Quilt, Pattern Corrections, Published Work, Quilting Interest

New Quilt Pattern: Festival, in Quilt Now

September 22, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Hexagon quilt, Quilt Now magazine
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This month's issue of Quilt Now magazine features my new quilt pattern, Festival. My quilt (shown below) was made with fabrics from the "happy home" collection by Caroline Hulse for Art Gallery Fabrics (on...

01 Jun

Published Work, Quilting Interest, Spectrum Quilt

Quilt Now issue 11, Featuring “Spectrum” Quilt

June 1, 2015
Posted by Sharon
beginner quilt, Quilt Now magazine, Simple modern patchwork
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It seems like so many quilts have come to fruition in the last couple of months! I have had so many new patterns to share with you all at once, but let me assure you...

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
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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...

26 Apr

Pops Quilt, Published Work, Recommended Reading

Quilt Now Featuring “Pops!” Quilt

April 26, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Bright fabrics quilts, Pops Hexagon quilt, Quilt Now magazine
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My, how the months go by! It seems I just told you about my Gossamer Quilt in issue 9 of Quilt Now and here we are on issue 10. This issue is running on...

10 Apr

Finished Quilts, Pops Quilt

“Pop”ping in with a New Quilt!

August 24, 2015
Posted by Sharon
pieced hexagon quilt, pops quilt, Quilt Now magazine, scrappy quilt
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I am so happy to finally share this finished quilt, called "Pops", named by my lovely mother. This was the main project I worked on last summer at Camp Stitchalot, the fabulous Michigan retreat...

28 Mar

Gossamer Quilt, Published Work

Quilt Now issue 9 Featuring Gossamer

June 14, 2015
Posted by Sharon
downloadable quilting pattern, Quilt Now, Quilt Now magazine
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Issue 9 of Quilt Now has landed in the United States! So excited to share this issue with you...including my Gossamer Quilt pattern (on the cover!) I was utterly shocked when Katy emailed to...

14 Jan

Published Work, Quilting Interest, Recommended Reading

Quilt Now, issue 6, Featuring Eclipse Quilt

April 4, 2023
Posted by Sharon
Curved piecing quilt pattern, Eclipse Quilt pattern, Quilt Now magazine
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I am so excited to share this quilt pattern with the world! I previously posted about my Eclipse quilt, Here. Now you can make one, too, if you have the latest issue of Quilt...

24 Nov

Giveaway, Jumping Jacks Quilt, Published Work, Quilting Interest, Recommended Reading

My Scrap Quilt in Quilt Now Magazine, plus Giveaway!

December 10, 2014
Posted by Sharon
modern patchwork, Quilt Now magazine, scrap quilt, simple baby quilt
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Last June I had the fantastic opportunity to meet Katy Jones at Camp Stitchalot retreat in Michigan. At that point, I was interested in doing more pattern publications in magazines and she was getting...

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