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20 Sep

Blogger's Quilt Festival

Blogger’s Quilt Festival {Mirage}

Once a year, Amy of Amy's Creative Side hosts the Blogger's Quilt Festival (in the spring she hosts the #IGQuiltFest). Bloggers can share two quilts of their choosing by writing a new blog post for each quilt and linking to the festival link party. I always enjoy getting to see what is shared, so thanks to my long time followers for reading about this...

19 Sep

2018 Aurifil BOM

2018 Aurifil BOM – September

Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
#2018AurifilBOM, 2018 Aurifil Designer, WiP, Work in Progress
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September 16, 2018

Sharon Holland is the designer of the September Aurifil block, Big Apple, and I was excited that I had not yet used red in my rainbow color order progression! I modified the pattern very slightly to keep the background white to black stripes continuous. Instead of using a 2 1/2" square for the bottom outer edges of the background behind the...

18 Sep

Blogger's Quilt Festival

Blogger’s Quilt Festival {Babsie}

Once a year, Amy of Amy's Creative Side hosts the Blogger's Quilt Festival (in the spring she hosts the #IGQuiltFest). Bloggers can share two quilts of their choosing by writing a new blog post for each quilt and linking to the festival link party. I always enjoy getting to see what is shared, so thanks to my long time followers for reading about this...

17 Sep

Modern Plus Sampler QAL {Small Plus Area}

Cheryl (Meadow Mist Designs) and Paige (Quilted Blooms) have us piecing together (40) small plus blocks this month in the Modern Plus Sampler QAL. With a bit of chain piecing spaced out over a few days, my collection of blocks came together. I opted to oversize my blocks and trim them down to final size per the instructions within...

14 Sep

2018 Finished Quilts

Sunset Mini Mini Quilt {Patreon Reward}

I mentioned in early August in my Plaid Mini Mini Quilt post that I had a few Patreon reward mini mini quilt rewards to make. Thankfully the second patron had a bit of extra patience and we were finally able to connect at the end of the month, when I discovered their favorite colors are purple and yellow. When I evaluated...

13 Sep

Splendid Sampler II

Splendid Sampler II – Betty’s Bloom

Today, the Splendid Sampler II Sew Along block design is by Carl Hentsch (from 3 Dog Design Company), and the block is called Betty's Bloom. You can find the pattern and details about the inspiration behind block today on The Splendid Sampler website. As I have mentioned before, I am not sewing up every block during the free quilt along event or from...

11 Sep

Stitchers for United Families Auction

Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Quilt Auction, stitchers for united families
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September 10, 2018

In July, @stitchersforunitedfamilies raised more than $22,000 for RAICES through an online auction held through Instagram. A second auction kicks off today with a preview of the items to be auctioned. The official auction will be held through the @stitchersforunitedfamilies Instagram account September 12-14, so set your alarms and mark your calendars! 100% of the proceeds will go to Families Belong Together. I donated my magenta...

10 Sep

Star Cube Digital Quilt Pattern Release

Apparently pattern releases come in waves for me, so fair warning, stay tuned! Today, I am excited to finally release my Star Cube digital quilt pattern. I originally designed the Star Cube pattern for the International Association for Quilters last year. I had an opportunity to get the pattern included in an issue of Modern Quilts Unlimited, but when...

07 Sep

2018 Finished Quilts

Introducing Wonder {LP&Q Issue 65}

After what feels like an incredibly long wait, I am very pleased to get to share my quilt Wonder with you today. Wonder can be found in Issue 65 of Love, Patchwork & Quilting, which released in the UK yesterday (Thursday, September 6th) and will be available in the US in another 4-6 weeks. Wonder is a design sketch I made while...

05 Sep

Best Laid Plans…

Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
birthday
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September 5, 2018

Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans... (hint: they often go awry). Today is my 39th birthday, and instead of heading on a short vacation to the coast, those plans got cancelled yesterday. Well, I have plenty to sew here at home, so hopefully I can spend most of my day quilting instead. With the change...

03 Sep

Technical Editing

As many of you have been starting to notice, I have been doing more industry "behind the scenes" kind of work as a technical editor. It is a very natural combination of my technical / engineering background and love for quilting, and I am really loving the work. When I talk with my former engineering co-workers, instead of saying I...

30 Aug

Splendid Sampler II

Splendid Sampler II – Tulip in Bloom

Today, the Splendid Sampler II Sew Along block design is by Nadra Ridgeway (from ellis & higgs), and her block is called Tulip in Bloom. You can find the pattern and details about the inspiration behind block today on The Splendid Sampler website. To me, my color palette reads a bit interesting without green or a more believable tulip color for the block,...

29 Aug

August Quilty Box

I had the opportunity to receive the August Quilty Box for review, and I have to admit that I was excited to see how this subscription box works! Quilty Box is a monthly subscription box of fun quilting supplies. Each month, 4 or more products (fabric, patterns, thread, or notions) are included. The retail value of the products in the box is...

27 Aug

Baby Quilt Fabrics

I have a new idea that I have been wanting to test out and explore. It's part of a series of ideas I have that I call "Combinatorics". The easiest way to explain what I mean by combinatorics is making half-square triangles (HSTs) using the two at a time method: you start with 2 base blocks (plain squares) and...

24 Aug

2018 Aurifil BOM

2018 Aurifil BOM – August

Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
#2018AurifilBOM, 2018 Aurifil Designer, WiP, Work in Progress
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August 17, 2018

Rebecca Bryan from Bryan House Quilts is the designer of the August Aurifil block, Rooftops of Amsterdam, and I loved Rebecca's suggestion to use the pop of color in the block for some fussy cutting. I don't tend to have a lot of novelty prints in my stash, so I pondered what to use there for a while. And then...

22 Aug

Modern Plus Sampler QAL {Tribal Rows}

I was out of town when Cheryl (Meadow Mist Designs) and Paige (Quilted Blooms) released the first set of piecing instructions for their Modern Plus Sampler Quilt Along: Tribal Rows. Once I got home and settled, I was excited to dig in to see how my fabric selections for the QAL begin to work together. We worked with 3 of...

20 Aug

2018 Finished Quilts

Babsie {Mini Quilt Finish}

In loving memory of Babsy, Barbara Nieters Buchen. The overlapping circles at the bottom represent the connection between generations and the free-floating orange peel at the top is the separation felt in losing Babsie, the last of her generation in our families. During a week spent with family, I began hand quilting the piece in the evenings as we remembered Grandma:...

17 Aug

2018 Finished Quilts

Mirage {2019 Quilter’s Planner Share the Love Blog Hop}

Welcome to the 2019 Quilter’s Planner Blog Hop! If you’re new to Quilting Jetgirl, I am Yvonne Fuchs: a quilter, designer, technical editor, and blogger. Today, I can introduce you to Mirage, which is included in the companion magazine with the 2019 Quilter's Planner. Have you ever been in the desert and seen a shimmering mirage, blurring sand and sky? Have you...

15 Aug

2018 Finished Quilts

Plaid Mini Mini Quilt {Patreon Reward}

I have a few Patreon reward mini mini quilts to make this month. Mini mini quilts are pretty small, averaging about 4" square, and I always enjoy the stretch of making something tiny. This mini mini quilts came with no specific requests from my patron, just the trust that I would create "something fun and beautiful". I went to my...

13 Aug

Fabric, Splendid Sampler II

Stash Acquisitions

I'm glad I thought about going ahead and getting some more fabric for my Splendid Sampler 2 blocks, because when I went to order more fabric last week, it was harder to find yardage than I had anticipated. In the end I was able to find the pieces I was looking for along with a few other prints to...

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.