Blog - Page 67 of 67 - Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

29 Jul

Surprise!

June 20, 2014
Posted by Sharon
5 comments

As a thank you and to celebrate The grand opening of I want to send a free copy of the Merry-Go-'round quilt pattern to the three lovelies who commented on my post yesterday. lyncc, snoodles, and miki Willa, if you email me your address, I will mail you the pattern! Remember to smell the flowers (and fabrics)today. Sharon

28 Jul

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My New Store…

June 20, 2014
Posted by Sharon
6 comments

Okay, I am so excited I could bust!It has long been my dream to write and create actual patterns for the quilts I create.I happen to be friendly with the owner of two local quilt shops (Quilt Beginnings, Columbus, Ohio). Last spring, she liked a quilt I made so much she asked me to teach it as a class at the shop! I quickly wrote it up as a pattern and she carries them at the store. Here is the original quilt:In order to write the pattern, I made a second version with more muted, kind of autumn colors,...

26 Jul

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Blooming Rainbows!

June 20, 2014
Posted by Sharon
8 comments

First and foremost...thank you all for the wonderful welcome! I cannot believe how many visitors have stopped in to say hello. I apologize for not personally responding to each comment, but be assured they all make me smile!To go along with my clever title, I had planned on posting some pictures of my flower jungle garden. But mother nature has decided to turn on the sprinkler over said garden, so I am just including the rainbow part. I drove home from work so fast, picked up my boys, trying to get home before the big storm. It started pouring just...

25 Jul

Announcements

Quilts, Quilts, Quilts, that’s me!

December 15, 2014
Posted by Sharon
my first post, starting a quilt blog
17 comments

So, I have been unofficially following lots of quilting blogs for quite awhile. I decided it was time to share my own inspiration and hopefully join some conversations! I'm Sharon, and I live in the Columbus, Ohio, area. I don't know if living in Ohio technically makes me a yankee or not, but that is my quilting name, Yankee Quilter. I have one full time job...see below...two very blonde little boys, who are busy and tons of fun to have. I am also married, but the hubby is pretty much self-sufficient except when it comes to throwing away empty envelopes after opening...

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