Aurifil Thread Archives - Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

04 Nov

Pixie Medallion Quilt Along, Quilting Interest, Work in progress

Quilt Along Month 2: Snowball Border

Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Aurifil Thread, four patch quilt blocks, Medallion quilt along, Pixie Medallion quilt
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Here we are going on our first border for the Pixie Medallion quilt! Thanks to all who are participating and welcome to anybody ready to join. You can find out about the Quilt Along and links to all the posts so far, Here. Pixie Medallion Quilt pattern is available, Here. At this point you have your center star sewn and maybe have your stop borders on too. If you are following the pattern, you will have two narrow borders around the center star. There is some room for adjustment if your center star block doesn't come out exactly the right...

09 Dec

Spin!

Spin! Quilt Pattern Now Available

Posted by Sharon
Aurifil Thread, Hobbs batting, layer cake quilt, moda fabrics, Spin Quilt Pattern, star quilt
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So fun to add a new quilting pattern to my shop, right in time for New Year sewing...or Christmas sewing for those extra ambitious folks! Spin was originally published in Quilts and More magazine last spring and I now have it ready for my readers here as an individual pattern. This pattern includes the fully illustrated cutting and piecing instructions for the quilt in three sizes: baby (or wall hanging), throw, and queen quilts. Buy the pattern, Here . As always, I do all of my piecing with 50 wt. Aurifil thread and also recommend Hobbs batting. These wonderful companies provide me supplies,...

17 Sep

Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest, Summer Bloom

Summer Bloom Pattern is Here!

Posted by Sharon
Aurifil Thread, Hobbs batting, modern curved piecing, modern quilting, Summer Bloom Quilt
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The Summer Bloom pattern is now available in my pattern shop and on Craftsy! I am so excited to see what you all make with this pattern...the response has been tremendous and I am so appreciative of the encouragement on this quilt. Summer Bloom is challenging, but clever piecing techniques make it not as difficult as it looks, and there is no appliqué involved. I made my sample quilt with fabrics from Art Gallery Fabrics, mostly the Lavish collection by Katarina Roccella (spring 2016, still available in stores). I always piece with Aurifil thread and use Hobbs heirloom 80/20 batting...

25 Jun

Favorites, Trillium Quilt

Finally Finished Quilt: Trillium

Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Aurifil Thread, Hexagon quilt, modern patchwork quilt, Trillium quilt
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In my quest for finishing, I am super excited to show you my latest quilt, Trillium! I pieced the top for this one during the winter but just got it quilted (by Darby of Quilted Squid) and finished the hand-stitched binding on vacation last week. (find my binding tutorial Here, I do it both ways: machine or by hand, depending on the quilt and my mood) The fabrics featured in this quilt are all from Art Gallery Fabrics, primarily the Avante Garde collection by Katarina Roccella. I also used Hobbs batting and Aurifil thread for piecing...my favorites! The piecing for this...