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03 Aug

Sky Full of Stars {Quilting}

August 3, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
curve star blocks, inset curve stars, quilting plan, sky full of stars
7 comments

I don't know about anyone else, but I was really busy at the end of July. I was really glad at the end of last week when I was able to take a deep breath, start working on writing up a pattern for Mum's Garden, and dive into quilting Sky Full of Stars. I took a quick photo of the...

31 Jul

Curated Quilts – Half-Square Triangles

July 26, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Curated Quilts, half square triangles, Oh Happy Day
8 comments

When Amy reached out to me to ask permission to include Oh Happy Day in the upcoming Curated Quilts - Half-Square Triangles edition, I was more than happy to say yes. Oh Happy Day is pieced using a wide variety of quilt blocks, but it definitely relies on Half-Square Triangles. More than anything, though, this quilt felt timely all...

27 Jul

Block Tutorials

Inset Curve Star Tutorial

July 23, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
block tutorial, curved piecing, curved piecing tutorial, Inset Star Tutorial
6 comments

I am really excited to share a photo tutorial today for inset curve stars. If you are comfortable sewing drunkard's path blocks, you can sew an inset curve star; the inset curve star does require partial seams, but I promise they are really gentle and easy to do! This tutorial will create a 24 1/2" unfinished / 24" finished...

24 Jul

Block Tutorials

Curve Star Block Tutorial

July 18, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
block tutorial, curved piecing, curved piecing tutorial, Star Block Tutorial
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Today I'm sharing a photo tutorial on how to create a 12" finished curve star block, like the 6" finished versions that I pieced in the borders of the Mum's Garden quilt. If you are comfortable sewing drunkard’s path blocks, you can sew a curve star block! I am really excited about the possibilities of what these blocks can...

22 Jul

Pinning Tip

I have been exploring curved piecing and really running with a lot of different ideas in the past month. I wanted to share with you a quick pinning tip that has transformed pinning for me - and not just pinning for curves. I personally use a seam guide on my machine, as you can see in the photo above. It...

20 Jul

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

Curved Piecing: Beyond the Drunkard’s Path MQG Webinar

July 10, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Beyond the Drunkard's Path, curved piecing, MQG Webinar
7 comments

I'm just dropping in with a quick note today to let everyone know that I will be doing a webinar with the Modern Quilt Guild on July 30th at 2 pm Eastern / 1 pm Central / Noon Mountain / 11 am Pacific. I will be discussing curved piecing; specifically what you can do beyond just the Drunkard's Path...

17 Jul

Sky Full of Stars {Curved Piecing Explorations}

July 10, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
curved piecing, partial seams, sky full of stars quilt
17 comments

After finishing Mum's Garden, I dove straight into more curved piecing exploration. These ideas all started with the pieced stars in the borders of Mum's Garden: Instead of making four Drunkard's Path blocks and sewing them together into a block to create the star shape, I used a single piece of fabric for the star. Four curved seams later, and...

15 Jul

2020 Mid Year Review

Let's just jump right in and take a look at the goals I set for 2020 and how things are progressing. 2020 Goals Host and have fun with the Push-Pull Quilt Along. - Yay and Complete! Make a queen size version of Push-Pull to replace the deteriorating bed quilt I made as a wedding gift to my husband 16 years ago. -...

13 Jul

QuiltCon, Teaching

QuiltCon Together Registration

July 9, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
QuiltCon 2021, QuiltCon Together, teaching
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The MQG decided in early May to pivot from a live conference to an all-virtual event for 2021, QuiltCon Together, in order to protect the health of attendees, staff, volunteers, faculty members, vendors, and more. As a member of the crew, I have to admit that I was simultaneously relieved at the early decision and gutted to miss out...

10 Jul

#2020MidYearCheckIn {Linkup Party}

I think it is safe to say that the first half of 2020 turned out to be much different than any of us could have predicted back in December during our #2020PlanningParty. I know it is going to be good for me to look back at my goals and see how things are shaping up. I welcome you to...

03 Jul

quilt along, Quilt Pattern

Push-Pull {Pattern Release}

First I want to thank everyone who quilted along and joined the quilt along. Over 120 people participated, and you can see about a quarter of the quilts in the Push-Pull final linkup. Also, many thanks to our sponsors. The randomly selected winners from the final linkup are: Rochelle won a free e-book from C&T thanks to Flying Parrot Quilts and C&T...

29 Jun

Block Tutorials

Solidarity Quilt Block

June 28, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Heart in a Heart Block, Quilt Mania, Solidarity Project
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In late April I was contacted by Quilt Mania to see if I would help support their solidarity project. In their own words, During these difficult times, health care providers around the world are risking their lives, and the lives of their loved ones, working over-time in this battle against the coronavirus. We would like to mobilize the international quilting...

26 Jun

2020 Finished Quilts

Mum’s Garden {Finished Quilt}

Mum's Garden took me a month from start to finish, although I was itching to use the color palette starting back in April when I brought home all those Kona Cotton solids from my closing local quilt shop. It is definitely one of my favorite quilts I've made so far. This quilt has been a joy to work on;...

22 Jun

Mum’s Garden {Quilting Update}

Heads up, this is a photo heavy post. I have found that I can quilt about one spiral on Mum's Garden a day. It's a pretty big quilt at 60" x 72" to turn and turn and turn, and as I work my way to the edges of the quilt, getting the quilt to pass through the throat of my...

15 Jun

Mum’s Garden {Update}

It's taken me longer to get back to share an update about my Mum's Garden quilt top progress than I anticipated. I had a queue of other work that demanded some attention, but I was able to finish the smaller 3" finished curved piecing and complete the quilt top a little over two weeks ago. The Mum's Garden quilt top...

12 Jun

2020 Finished Quilts, quilt along

Push-Pull QAL {Queen Size Finish}

I sewed along with the Push-Pull Quilt Along in order to make a new queen size quilt for our bed at home. Today, I'm happy to finally be able to share the finish and how the queen size quilt drapes on the mattress. I purposefully designed the quilt to have the focal design elements seeming to fall off the edge...

08 Jun

Modern Design Lab

MDL Quilt Invitational Online Gallery

June 6, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Modern Design Lab, Online Gallery
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The Modern Design Lab Quilt Invitational Exhibition has opened. While the exhibit is planned to open for in-person appointments on June 17th, you can view the online gallery on the Greenville Center for Creative Arts website now! The MDL Quilt Invitational will be on display in the gallery and virtually through July 29th, 2020. Mill Challenge Collage Makers Top Row (L-R):...

07 Jun

Auction for Anti Racism + Summer Sampler

If you are looking for ways to focus your creative and quilting energy around the Black Lives Matter movement, here are a few opportunities that I am aware of and participating in. If you know of others, please share them in the comments. Starting Monday and running through Friday, there will be an auction where all proceeds will be donated...

05 Jun

Tire Tracks {Pattern Release}

June 3, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
quilt pattern release, Tire Tracks Quilt
9 comments

The life and evolution of a quilt pattern isn't always straight forward and linear. Heck, life isn't straight forward and linear. I designed Tire Tracks several years ago when I was collaborating with Quilt Theory, but it didn't translate to the pattern needs of that group. In late 2018, the pattern was selected for the 2020 Quilter's Planner. It...

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, 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 Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century. She lives in Tehachapi, California, with her husband.