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16 Sep

Stone Sheep Mini Quilt: Fabric and Thread Selection

August 25, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
aurifil, stone sheep mini quilt, wholecloth mini quilt
6 comments

There have been many wonderful aspects to my summer travels, but the opportunity to get to see wildlife in their natural habitat has been special and at times magical. I made the conscious decision to not spend a lot of time taking photographs of this trip. For one thing, my husband is a fabulous photographer and he often gets...

09 Sep

2019 Finished Quilts

River Antoine Mini Quilt Finish

August 25, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Design Group, Finish Quilt, River Antoine Mini Quilt
13 comments

I decided to tackle basting the River Antoine Mini Quilt, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had enough floor space to baste it inside Wabi-Sabi Overland. The floor space is tight, as you can see. Our pull-out chest refrigerator is to the far left in the image, our kitchen is at the top of the image with...

02 Sep

Birthday Week Pattern Sale

Today is my paternal grandmother’s birthday, and my birthday is a bit later this week (on Thursday). Happy Birthday, Grandma! My grandmother offered to hand quilt a twin-size quilt for me to take to college. The only catch was that I had to make the quilt top. She’s the reason I started quilting, and the first quilt that I made means...

26 Aug

Travel Update

We have officially been living in Wabi-Sabi Overland for over 3 months now, and it definitely feels like home. There are a few things I occasionally want that are impossible to have in our 75-square foot environment (like a place large enough to stretch out my lower back), but there have been solutions to all those desires so far...

19 Aug

Wonder Pattern Release

Pattern release days are always exciting for me, but today I am doubly happy to share the Wonder digital quilt pattern release because I can also share a finished baby size version of the pattern made in Wonder Woman inspired colors! The baby size version of Wonder finishes at 33” x 42”. I used Northcott Colorworks Premium Solids in Tomato...

16 Aug

Tire Tracks in the 2020 Quilter’s Planner

July 30, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
2020 Quilter's Planner, Combinatorics Quilt, Tire Tracks Quilt
17 comments

It continues to be a huge honor for me to have a quilt pattern included in The Quilter's Planner companion magazine every year. This year, I am very excited to introduce you to Tire Tracks, a modern two-color lap quilt that I created for the 2020 Quilter's Planner (affiliate link). I made Tire Tracks using Northcott ColorWorks Premium Solids in...

12 Aug

Lined Drawstring Bags and Organizer Wallets

One of the delightful parts of my traveling this summer has been the ability to sew what I want, when I want (no deadlines!), and where I want (north of the arctic circle? No problem!). Before starting our planned 2-week drive up and down the Dalton Highway in Alaska, I found a few tutorials that were new to me...

05 Aug

2020 Quilter’s Planner Pre-Sales Open Today!

There are a lot of exciting changes this year with the 2020 Quilter's Planner (affiliate link) . The featured designer is Karen Lewis and there are 4 covers based on her screen printing that you can choose from. New! Customizations for 2020! The Quilter's Planner will be customizable this year! You will be able to choose: one of 4 covers...

29 Jul

Mirage and Sprig {Double Pattern Release}

July 5, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
fat quarter friendly pattern, Mirage Quilt, pattern release, Sprig Quilt
6 comments

One of the benefits of my time traveling this summer is that I have had the opportunity to work through my backlog of patterns waiting to be released. The new patterns I get to introduce today both use 6 fat quarters and background yardage. Mirage was originally included in the 2019 Quilter's Planner companion magazine as a large lap size...

15 Jul

River Antoine Mini Quilt Top {Design Group}

The design group that I participate in was given a set of 3 inspiration images to work with last month. They were all taken at the River Antoine Rum Distillery on Grenada. I was drawn to the wheel and the isosceles triangle shapes in the wheel in the top image along with the bright colors in the third image. I quickly...

12 Jul

Making a Custom Sewing Machine Extension Table {Tutorial}

I recently purchased a Husqvarna Viking Emerald 118 sewing machine, and I knew that I would use the machine for quilting. To help balance the fact that the 118 does not have a huge throat space, I wanted to add an extension table to extend the working surface as much as possible. After looking at the available extension table...

08 Jul

Quilting in Wabi-Sabi Overland

July 3, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
quilting in a small space, tiny house quilting, Wabi-Sabi Overland
19 comments

The Sparkler Mini Quilt was the first quilt that I needed to baste in order to quilt while traveling in Wabi-Sabi Overland. The entire habitat / living environment is 75 square feet and much of the floor space is taken up by the bed, kitchen, entry, bathroom space, and dinette. There really just isn't a very large flat surface...

05 Jul

Vermont Quilt Festival

A week ago I was in the middle of teaching at the Vermont Quilt Festival. I had the pleasure of being invited to teach an all day Triangle Transparency workshop on Wednesday, an all day Wayward Transparency workshop on Thursday, an all day workshop on Exploring Design Constraints through Mini Mini Quilts on Friday, and a half way workshop...

01 Jul

Sparkler {Summer Sampler 2019}

July 2, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Sparkler Block, Summer Sampler 2018, Transparency
17 comments

I'm pretty sure no one is surprised about the skill that I discuss in this week's Summer Sampler 2019 block that I designed: transparency. I have focused a lot in the past on evaluating fabric in a monochromatic sense. But what if you want to move around the color wheel? Before I talk about moving around the color wheel, let's...

24 Jun

Precession Pattern Release

When designers contract with magazines, part of the contractual agreement has to do with the rights to the pattern. I prefer to allow the magazine to have exclusive rights to the pattern for a period of time and to have them revert back to me so that I can release the pattern on my own as well. Today, I'm...

17 Jun

Upcoming Events

June 13, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Mosaic Mystery Quilt, QuiltCon 2020, Vermont Quilt Festival
6 comments

Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs is back with her 5th annual mystery quilt, called the Mosaic Mystery, kicking off on Thursday, July 4th. This confident beginner level quilt along is completely free to join and has a relaxed pace with monthly instructions posted on the first Thursday of each month. All quilt instructions will be posted on the Meadow...

10 Jun

Samsara {Discussion}

Now that I am offline more often, it is interesting to rely on what I do know instead of “Googling” everything. My husband and I are realizing both that we have a deeper knowledge of natural topics than we perhaps gave ourselves credit for, and that we are heavily reliant on being able to look things up instantly. Gone...

03 Jun

Sparkler Mini Quilt

May 27, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
2019 Summer Sampler, Sparkler Block, Sparkler Mini Quilt
27 comments

The first quilting project that I have been working on while traveling is making a Sparkler Mini Quilt. The Sparkler block is my block design for the 2019 Summer Sampler, and I envisioned it as a full mini quilt block. I learned in the first week of living in our space that everything needs to be done at a slightly...

31 May

The Realities of Internet Connectivity While Traveling

I knew that my ability to interact online while traveling this summer was going to be curtailed, and I was honestly naïve in my optimism about how much I would still be able to be connected. Which isn’t to say that I am not online, but I am really data limited in the times when I can get a...

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

I seek to change active, generous, caring creatives who want to learn to quilt or improve their quilting skills into people who approach quilting with joy. Into people who recognize that quilting creates connections and builds community. I seek to help you become excited about every step of the quilting process. To make quilts that you are proud of. Thanks for joining me. I can’t wait to see the quilts you are going to create.

In her earlier career, Yvonne worked as an aerospace engineer until April 2014 when she radically redesigned her life to focus on her physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Her company name, Quilting Jetgirl, is a blend of her professional histories and the tagline “Sewing at the Speed of Sound” is a nod to her work on the second privately funded (non-government) vehicle to break the sound barrier. She has been quilting for 20+ years and credits quilting with helping her feel balanced and connected to both her local hometown community and a larger global community.