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28 Nov

Night Garden Bonus Quilts & Cyber Monday Deals

November 23, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cyber monday, cyber monday sales, night garden
2 comments

I had a lot of fun coming up with bonus quilt design ideas for Night Garden over the weekend, and I'd love to know what you think about what I've decided. I started out with the Night Garden throw size quilts (shown above as a reference). The Night Garden throw size quilt finishes at 66" square. I really love how the...

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25 Nov

Night Garden & Black Friday Deals

November 21, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
black friday deals, black friday sale, night garden
6 comments

About a year ago, I sat down for a few days and doodled up a bunch of different quilt ideas. Meringue was the first quilt that I made based on those sketches, and I'm about to start working on the next quilt from that design session. I call this design Night Garden, and I think when you see my...

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23 Nov

Diatom QAL {AccuQuilt Accessibility Information}

I was asked a really good question on Monday about if the Diatom pattern would lend itself to being modified to be used with AccuQuilt dies. I spent some time that afternoon going through all the instructions in the pattern, and Block 11 is the only block that likely has unusual enough sizing that it might not be realistic...

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21 Nov

Gratitude Sale {Now through 11/30/2022}

November 18, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
black friday sale, cyber monday sale, Pattern Sale, sale, small business saturday sale
3 comments

We all need a LOT less pressure on us at this time of year, so I've decided that I will offer a Gratitude Sale on all of my patterns (I now have 60 in my pattern shop) starting now through the end of November. All of my patterns are marked down 25%. All prices have been adjusted and there...

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18 Nov

Sewing Machine Packing Tip

This is a tip that I hope you never need to use. Ideally, when you purchase your sewing machine, you will have space in your home to keep the box and padding that your machine was shipped to you in, just in case you need to ship or move your sewing machine in the future. However, if you are...

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14 Nov

Diatom Quilt Along {Pre-Sales Open}

The Diatom Quilt Along officially kicks off on December 1st, and pre-sales open today! *Note: Quilting Jetgirl Patrons are automatically enrolled in the quilt along. By purchasing the Diatom Quilt Along, you are agreeing to be added to my newsletter email list. The Diatom quilt pattern will be released in sections as the quilt along progresses, so when you purchase...

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11 Nov

2023 Quilter’s Planner

November 3, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
2023 Quilter's Planner, Quilter's Planner
4 comments

It might seem crazy, but I'm already well into planning dates and business goals for 2023. Thankfully, one of my favorite tools to help me stay organized and on track publishes and ships in plenty of time: the Quilter's Planner. For my 2023 Quilter's Planner, I chose the Rainbow Radiant Cover, and I love how bold and bright it is....

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07 Nov

2022 Finished Quilts, quilt along

Introducing Diatom!

I have been working hard for months to prepare for my next quilt along, and today I am thrilled to be able to share my most recent finish: Diatom! I tested the 4 fabric, star setting, twin size version of the pattern. The quilt finished at 72" wide by 96" tall (6 feet wide by 8 feet tall). Based on previous...

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04 Nov

Celebrate My Quilt Submission {QuiltCon 2023 Entries}

November 1, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
2023 QuiltCon, celebrate my quilt submission
11 comments

Monday was the deadline for entering quilts for consideration to QuiltCon 2023. QuiltCon will be held next year in Atlanta, GA, on February 23-26, 2023. Looking back at the quilts that I have made in the past year, I came up with 4 quilts that I considered for submission. upper row (L-R): Sesen, Sequenced lower row (L-R): Meringue, Garden Peony To be honest, while...

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31 Oct

Friend Appreciation Day

My husband and I were part of the small team that designed, built, and flight tested the SpaceShipTwo prototype. Eight years ago today, there was an accident during the fourth rocket powered flight test, and SpaceShipTwo crashed, killing the co-pilot, Mike Alsbury. Even though I had left my job 6 months earlier, I still made sure I was there...

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28 Oct

Curated Quilts: Negative Space

October 26, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Curated Quilts, negative space, Published Article
14 comments

Some stories are linear and easy to follow. And for the most part, this post is about the easy process of submitting an article idea to Curated Quilts for consideration in their upcoming (now published) Negative Space issue. In addition, I also submitted a few quilts for consideration in the Gallery section of the issue, one of which was...

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24 Oct

Scrap Batting Organization

When I was preparing to travel for 5-6 months in 2019, and condensing my stash down to fit in 75 square feet, I started a new habit for organizing my scrap batting. Every time I trim my quilts when I'm basting, I make note of the larger scrap sizes and write their size down on a sticky note that...

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21 Oct

Two Quick Sewing Room Cleaning Tips

October 20, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
sewing room cleaning tip, sewing room tips
15 comments

Life continues to be very hectic and I have not had much time to focus on quilting this week. So today I thought I'd share two quick sewing room cleaning tips using items you very likely have on hand already! Dusting Tip I keep ALL of my scrap batting. The larger pieces get saved for potential future projects (from mini mini...

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17 Oct

October Stash Kona Club

October 16, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
kona club

On Saturday, I picked up the October 2022 Kona Fabric Club bundle from Stash Fabrics. If you have seen my fabric this year and are interested in signing up for next year, you can find all of the clubs that they offer on the Stash Fabrics Clubs page. Many of you likely remember that this is a gift that my...

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14 Oct

2022 Finished Quilts

Flying Geese Mini Quilt

After piecing my Flying Geese Mini Quilt, I had to set it aside for a bit because my parents were out for a visit. I still had fun in my studio, though, and helped my mom piece a baby quilt top while she was here. I raided my print stash (yes, they are small bins, but they have a lot...

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10 Oct

In My Studio…

Over the past 4 days there has been a flurry of activity in my studio. A quilt top was pieced; but it wasn't sewn by me! My parents are out visiting, and my mom prepped a baby quilt to sew while she was here with me. She picked out fabric for a baby quilt using the pattern Windows, which is...

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05 Oct

Quick Quilts Pattern Bundle

You may have noticed in my post on Monday or perhaps my last newsletter that something fun is happening... today is the day! Behind the scenes, there has been a bustle of collaborations, emails, and connections happening just for you. Announcing the Quick Quilts Pattern Bundle! This bundle features 20 incredibly talented quilt designers. That's right - 20!! Each of the...

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03 Oct

Mini Quilt Tutorials

Flying Geese Mini Quilt {Tutorial}

October 30, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
flying geese mini quilt, mini quilt tutorial
6 comments

After testing so many sizes in my updated four-at-a-time flying geese intermediate sizing table, and being so happy with how they turned out, I decided to try and figure out how to put those geese to use in a mini quilt top. I'm sure there are a multitude of different ways that the geese could be arranged, but I...

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30 Sep

General Tutorials

Updated Four-at-a-Time Flying Geese Tutorial and Sizing Tables

October 30, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
flying geese quilt blocks, four at a time flying geese, no-waste flying geese
19 comments

I have been sewing quite a few flying geese blocks lately. I use the cutting chart that I shared previously in my No-Waste Flying Geese Tutorial and Top Tips post, but many of my geese still end up a bit scant, even with all the tips and tricks I've learned to use over the years. The thing with the no-waste...

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26 Sep

Test Block Fabric and QAL Sewing

September 25, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
secret sewing
10 comments

I am doing a lot of sewing right now, but I can't share about it just yet. I'm test sewing my upcoming quilt along quilt. The pattern is 85 pages long (it feels more like I wrote a book than a quilt along pattern!!) and I'm really excited about all of the options it contains. Hopefully I'll be able...

Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Quilter | Designer | Tech Editor | Blogger

Yvonne is a former aerospace engineer turned modern quilter, designer, and technical editor. She was introduced to quilting by her paternal grandmother in high school when her grandmother offered to hand quilt a twin-size quilt to use in her college dorm room if Yvonne made the quilt top. Now, over 25 years later, Yvonne has developed a style that bridges her technical background and love of bold color, specializing in transparency color play and bold, geometric designs. Yvonne’s quilts have been featured in numerous national and international magazines, quilt shows, and books.