Sharon McConnell

16 Aug

Summer Weekend Giveaway week 7

August 9, 2019
Posted by Sharon
fabric giveaway, fat quarter bundles, quilting fabric
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This week, it's all about bright colors! Because, after all, we ARE Colorful Quilters! Our summer weekend prize is a Sew Colorful Brights bundle **but wait, there's more! see below**. This is a group of fabrics I've put together from prints in the shop. It'll give your quilt a put-together-but-not-too-matchy look (-: The Brights and lots of other Bundles are for sale in the shop (and yardage of the prints, too). YOU could win, here's what you have to do: Visit the Patterns page <<here>> and choose a pattern that you would love to try. Leave a comment on this post telling...

09 Aug

Giveaway

Summer Weekend Giveaway week 6

August 14, 2019
Posted by Sharon
fabric giveaway, fat quarter bundles, quilt shop giveaway
122 comments

**GIVEAWAY CLOSED** name drawn is Daenette. She chose the Coral Reef bundle, wahoo! I love the colors in that one (-; I sent an email to Daenette to claim her prize. Thanks for joining in and tune in Friday for another chance to win** This week, up for grabs is a Sew Colorful bundle of your choice. As you probably know, I LOVE mixing colors and prints and creating fabulous fabric palettes for quilts. I've put together a number of curated bundles that you can only get here. I also have several designer collections and color stash bundles from manufacturers. Bundles...

02 Aug

Giveaway

Summer Weekend Giveaways are here!

August 8, 2019
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, fabric giveaway, Quilt shop
142 comments

**This giveaway is closed. the winner is Rachel and she's been contacted by email. Tune in each weekend in August for a new chance to win!** July was a fantastic month of summer giveaways over on Color Girl Facebook! For August, we are bringing the fun here to the website. Each Friday, I'll post the giveaway and what you have to do to win. That's all there is to it! So tell your friends to visit, like and follow Color Girl Quilts on Facebook and Instagram so you'll be able to enter every #summerweekend . This week, up for grabs is a...

23 Jul

Finished Quilts, Patchwork, Quilting Interest

An “All-Star” Quilt

July 23, 2019
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, diamond star quilt pattern, Everlasting fabrics, Hexagon quilt, Sharon Holland fabrics
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An all-star is the athlete who has it all and looks great doing it....and I am thinking that this newest quilt fits that description. When you take fabulous fabric (prints, colors, the whole package) and mix it with an interesting design that's also super fun to sew, THAT is an all-star quilt! Today is my turn on the tour of projects to show off the new Everlasting fabric collection by Sharon Holland for Art Gallery Fabric. Sharon was inspired by the idea of marriage, of "everlasting" love. That romance is reflected in the fabric, and the whole collection is gorgeous. I...

28 Jun

Color Girl Challenge 2019, Free Quilt Blocks, Quilting Interest, Work in progress, YouTube Videos

Two Color Quilts: Better Than…

June 28, 2019
Posted by Sharon
black and white quilt, Color Girl YouTube, easy quilt, Irish chain quilt, quilt tutorial, two color quilt
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Two color quilts (specifically black and white) are better than I expected! I thought it was going to be more challenging for me to avoid using ANY color but black and white in a WHOLE quilt. I suppose that my love of pattern and the amazing variety of super cool B & W fabrics made up for the lack of color. I've seen a few projects come up for the Color Girl Challenge 2019 (#colorgirlchallenge2019 if you're on Instagram or FB). What do you think? could you make a quilt with only two colors? Sadly, I had planned on having my...

26 Jun

Giveaway, Quilting Interest

Puzzle Mystery Quilt Sew Along

June 30, 2019
Posted by Sharon
Cotton Cuts, Mystery Quilt along, Puzzle mystery quilt
93 comments

<<Giveaway Closed>> Winner drawn is Delain! congratulations! Cotton Cuts will contact for shipping details to send your prizes. Thank you, everyone for joining in. Cotton Cuts Fall 2019 Puzzle Mystery "Cosmos" Quilt Along starts in July! Cotton Cuts is hosting a charity quilt along and I am helping as a host one of the months. Our quilt along lasts nine months and each month is a different clue shared by some of your favorite instagrammers and bloggers (that's me!). We are starting it all off with a GIVEAWAY! But first: the details. Each month, one of us will assemble a Puzzle Mystery Quilt...

13 Jun

Quilting Interest

Pink and White…and Finished!

June 13, 2019
Posted by Sharon
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I FINALLY finished my little pink and white Super Simple Sampler quilt! I'm excited to share this quilt and all the YouTube videos that go with it. These little sampler blocks are free to sew, with instructions right here on the website. Last fall when I started this quilt, I made video tutorials featuring basic skills for piecing the blocks. These are a great resource especially for new quilters and those wanting to learn and add to their piecing skills toolkit. <<find links to all the videos here>> This Super Simple Sampler is all pink and white for a special friend....

07 Jun

Announcements

SO MANY Polka Dots!

June 7, 2019
Posted by Sharon
fabric sale, polka dot fabric sale, quilt shop special, Tilda Fabrics polka dots, Tula pink polka dots
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Polka dots! Everyone loves them. They go with everything and add a bit of whimsy to any collection of fabrics and sewing project. For June, our shop special is ALL polka dots on sale. Big and small. Grunge or dainty, Tula and Tilda. Get 'em while they are hot! <<click to shop all fabrics>> <<click to shop polka dot sale>> Don't forget to also pick up a new pattern...you'll need a quilt to show off all those cute dots! Happy Sewing, Want awesome free patterns, tutorials, shop updates and more? Sign up for email today. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides...

01 Jun

Quilting Interest

Black & White But So Bright!

June 1, 2019
Posted by Sharon
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You guys! so excited about my black and white quilt in progress! We are headed into the third week of our challenge. Are you making a two color quilt with me? <<click to learn about the challenge>> Have you wondered how to create effective value with two color prints? Here are some ideas. For my design, I am making a traditional quilt block, the Irish Chain, but making it all new. Hint: there's curved piecing involved! (-: But first: fabrics. I am going with a strictly black and white palette, no gray or cream or anything. And I want to use prints,...

24 May

Classic Curves Ruler, Curved Piecing, Curved PIecing, Quilting Interest, YouTube Video Links, YouTube Videos

We heart Curves! A Quilting How-To

May 24, 2019
Posted by Sharon
orange peel quilt tutorial, quilting fabric giveaway, quilting youtube tutorial, two color quilt challenge
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It's no secret that orange peel is my favorite quilt shape. Playing around with ways to arrange these blocks and creative placement of colors creates interesting designs. There's now a two part video series on Color Girl YouTube showing how to make a cute little orange peel quilt. This tutorial takes you through using the Classic Curves Ruler for cutting, piecing the blocks, squaring up and putting it all together. For our two color challenge (#colorgirlchallenge2019) week two, let's look at how this little quilt looks in black and white! I've figured up fabric requirements for making this striking quilt...

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