quilting – Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

05 May

Big Giveaway Day: Gardenvale Fabrics

May 12, 2015
Posted by Sharon
fabric giveaway, Gardenvale fabric, Jen Kingwell fabric, quilting
293 comments

Giveaway is now closed! thanks for all the comments, I love reading them and learning more about what quilters and sewers are doing. The Winner is Christy and she was notified by email. Thanks! It's a...

30 Oct

Curved PIecing, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival: Polka Dot Bikini Quilt

November 2, 2014
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing, modern patchwork, polka dot bikini quilt, quilt festival, quilting
9 comments

I know. If you have been following my blog, you have seen the Polka Dot Bikini quilt more than you want to. Here is one more post for my entry into the Bloggers' Quilt...

07 Sep

book club 2014-2015, Patchwork, Recommended Reading

Quilters’ Book Club: A New Year, A New Sampler Quilt

September 9, 2014
Posted by Sharon
modern patchwork, quilt book projects, quilting, sampler quilt
12 comments

It is a new school year, and therefore a new year of Quilters' Book Club. If you are a new visitor to this blog, you can see all the posts from last year's book club,...

05 Aug

Paper Piecing, Patchwork, Work in progress

Quilt in Progress: Modern Rings

August 6, 2014
Posted by Sharon
low volume fabric quilt, modern ring quilt, patchwork, quilting
5 comments

I am finally getting back to finishing this quilt! I started quilting it in early June, only to have my Sashiko machine malfunction. Now, I am unpicking what I did with the Sashiko machine...

03 Apr

Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL

Bikini Quilt Along Progress

July 10, 2014
Posted by Sharon
bikini quilt, black and white quilt, curved piecing, how to make a quilt, modern quilt, patchwork, quilting
7 comments

Happy April! For our Polka Dot Bikini quilt along schedule, you should have four more border blocks and the last of the center blocks sewn up. How did you do? Today I want to share some...

30 Jan

Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL

Bikini QAL: a pattern tip

July 10, 2014
Posted by Sharon
bikini quilt, curved piecing, cutting pieces for a quilt, quilting
1 comment

Here today with a good tip for those making the Polka Dot Bikini Quilt with me. I want to share a pointer on cutting the arcs that form the "sashing" around the pod shape. Once...

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