modern patchwork quilt Archives - Color Girl Quilts by Sharon McConnell

30 Jul

Finished Quilts, Lucky Quilt, Quilting Interest

The Sketchbook Lucky Baby Quilt

July 30, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, beginner quilt pattern, easy quilt pattern with stars, modern patchwork quilt
1 comment

I recently released a brand new quilt pattern called Lucky. This sweet design is so much fun and simple to sew...it is perfect for any occasion. Today I want to share a baby size Lucky quilt I made using my friend Sharon Holland's, fabrics called "Sketchbook" (Art Gallery Fabrics 2015). This size is included with the pattern as well as the larger one I showed you before plus an even larger size. For my Lucky baby quilt, I decided to make the nine patch blocks in scrappy prints rather than all pink. I like that it gives the overall design a slightly...

25 Jun

Favorites, Trillium Quilt

Finally Finished Quilt: Trillium

June 24, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Aurifil Thread, Hexagon quilt, modern patchwork quilt, Trillium quilt
5 comments

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...

28 May

Quilting Interest, Summer Bloom

Finished Quilt Top! Sew Fun Curves

May 29, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, curved piecing quilt, modern patchwork quilt, Summer Bloom Quilt
14 comments

Cue the trumpets: I finished my latest quilt in progress (the top, at least)! I have had so much fun with piecing this quilt. I set out to make something completely new and unique to showcase my beautiful fabrics and colors, and challenge myself with the piecing....I love how it turned out and it is not nearly as tricky to piece as it looks! I am thinking about calling this "Summer Bloom", and plan to write a pattern for it. I hope there will be some interest out there for a pattern. The fabrics are primarily from the Lavish collection...

29 Apr

Published Work, Quilting Interest, Spin!

Spin Art Quilt in Quilts and More Magazine

June 23, 2016
Posted by Sharon
color girl quilt pattern, modern patchwork quilt, Modern Star Quilt, Spin Quilt Pattern
8 comments

I have exciting news! My newest quilt design is featured this month in Quilts and More Magazine. The quilt is called Spin Art and is even on the cover of the magazine! I hope you look for it at your local bookstore and quilt shop. Spin Art was made with the new Zen Chic fabric collection, Flow, (Moda, 2016) and let me tell you, these fabrics are wonderful! The colors are beautiful and pair perfectly with Zen Chic's last collection, For You. The Flow prints are basics, making them easy to add to any quilt design. I really like them...

17 Jan

Favorites, Quilting Interest, Work in progress

AvantGarde Fabrics: Simply Gorgeous!

January 17, 2016
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Katarina Roccella AvantGarde, modern patchwork quilt, pieced hexagon quilt
10 comments

It is my turn to show off Katarina Roccella's latest fabric collection for Art Gallery Fabrics and I am so excited to share my quilt! I have loved every collection Katarina has designed, but I really think AvantGarde is my favorite yet. The colors are absolutely delightful: bright and deep jewel tones mixed with black and white. The prints and colors also mix well with her previous collections, especially Imprint (2015) and Indelible (2014). For my project with the fabric, I wanted to play off the geometric shapes and use large pieces to really show off the prints. I decided...

26 Nov

Archer Quilt, Finished Quilts, Patchwork

Get Modern! Archer Quilt Pattern Now on Sale

November 26, 2015
Posted by Sharon
beginner quilt, easy fat quarter quilt pattern, modern patchwork quilt, triangle quilt
1 comment

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the United States! If it's getting cold where you are, I have the perfect quilt for you to make while you are inside keeping warm. My Archer quilt pattern is now available to purchase (click Here) and download in my pattern shop. I am excited to share Archer with you...it is one of my more "modern" designs, but still full of my trademark color, print, and motion. You can use your favorite collection of fat quarters, I made mine with Pat Bravo's collection called Etno (2015 spring, from Art Gallery Fabrics), or strips...

11 Nov

Curved PIecing, Eclipse Quilt, Finished Quilts, Quilting Interest

Finished Quilt! Eclipse Pattern take 2

November 11, 2015
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing quilt, easy curved piecing quilt pattern, modern patchwork quilt
8 comments

Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Sewtopia, a retreat for quilters and sewers, in Portland, Oregon. One of the projects I took with me to finish is my little Eclipse quilt, and I am so proud to say that I did it! This little quilt is made from my Eclipse pattern (available to buy here/or in print from quilt shops). I started this quilt as demonstration for a class I taught at my local shop in October, and I kind of can't believe I finished it so quickly...working it in around my school work and family...

28 Oct

Curved PIecing, Favorites, Quilting Interest

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival! The Little Bikini Quilt

October 30, 2015
Posted by Sharon
modern patchwork quilt, polka dot bikini quilt, wedding ring quilt
3 comments

Twice a year, Amy's Creative Side sponsors a fun, virtual quilt "show" for bloggers. I haven't entered the show in a while, so I thought this year I would add my latest Polka Dot Bikini quilt. This is a smaller version than the original pattern, and I made it just this last summer as part of the Kona Solids tour with Stash Fabrics. Even though it is my third version of the Bikini quilt, I have to say I had a blast making it and really love how it turned out! This quilt is also pretty special to me because...

25 Oct

Quilting Interest, Sparkle Quilt

New Quilt to Make Now! Sparkle Pattern is Here

October 25, 2015
Posted by Sharon
charm square quilt, modern patchwork quilt, Sparkle Quilt pattern
5 comments

I am super excited to finally have the Sparkle quilt pattern available in my shop! Download and start sewing today (-: Sparkle was originally published in Quilters' Companion (in Australia) magazine last June for their special issue on pre-cuts. You can see my original Sparkle quilt, Here. For the pattern, I wanted a different sample, and my mom was so sweet to sew this quilt for me. Huge thanks to her and to Hoffman Fabrics for providing fabric from their new collection of modern batiks, You and Me. These fabrics are seriously gorgeous, if you haven't seen them yet, check...

30 Sep

Curved PIecing, Eclipse Quilt, Work in progress

Quilt in Progress: a new Eclipse

September 28, 2015
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing, Eclipse Quilt pattern, modern patchwork quilt, scrappy quilt
4 comments

I am starting a new, smaller version of my Eclipse quilt pattern. This is going to be part of my demonstration pieces for a class I am teaching this weekend. I think this is going to be such a fun quilt...I love these bright colors and modern prints! I am thinking about mixing up the prints in the circles, rather than placing the four alike ones together to form a complete circle. What do you think? I am also trying it out with navy blue in place of the yellow. I have several blocks sewn, ready to add the stars. I...

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