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29 May

Mum’s Garden {Design Process}

May 27, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
design process, mum's garden, quilt design
18 comments

When I purchased all the Kona Cotton yardage from my local quilt shop that is closing, I was intrigued by the Yarrow/Spice/Burgundy color combination. Last week I decided to start thinking about what I could made using those fabrics. To start, I went to my cut up Kona Cotton color card and found the color swatches for the 4...

26 May

Modern Design Lab

Modern Design Lab Quilt Exhibit

May 26, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA), MDL, Modern Design Lab
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About a year ago, the Modern Design Lab (MDL) submitted a quilt exhibit proposal to the Greenville (South Carolina) Center for Creative Arts (GCCA). The proposal was accepted, and a quilt show was scheduled for June 5 - July 29, 2020. Although GCCA will be limiting the number of people who can be in the building, with restrictions easing...

22 May

Dancing Diamonds {Pattern Release}

I originally shared about Dancing Diamonds at the end of March in 2016, and the mini size tutorial was available on the Sew Mama Sew website. Sew Mama Sew no longer exists, so the tutorial is no longer available online. After thinking it over, I decided to expand the pattern and release it as a full quilt pattern, which...

18 May

Push-Pull Quilt Along {Quilt Top Assembly & Finishing Instructions}

May 9, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
push-pull quilt along, transparency quilt
4 comments

It’s time to put our Push-Pull quilts together! If you have already purchased the Push-Pull Quilt Along pattern, you will receive an email today linking to the Quilt Top Assembly and Finishing Instructions. Look for an email from Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl with the subject Push-Pull Quilt Along – Quilt Top Assembly & Finishing Instructions. If you haven’t joined in yet,...

15 May

2020 Finished Quilts

2018 Aurifil Designer of the Month Quilt Finish

By taking it slow and steady this week, I'm thrilled to say I was able to finish my 2018 Aurifil Designer of the Month quilt. My shoulders got tired of wrestling with the quilt as I began the spiral; it's a lot of bulk to move around for those first several passes. I took frequent breaks and stretched a lot...

11 May

2018 Aurifil BOM

Quilting the 2018 Aurifil Designer of the Month Quilt

Two weekends ago, I pieced the quilt backing for my 2018 Aurifil Designer of the Month quilt top using a little over 4 1/4 yards of the light purple Timeless Treasures solid I recently acquired. Then I put off basting the quilt sandwich. Even the thought of basting the 72" square quilt made my back hurt! Last Tuesday I finally...

08 May

French Press Cozy

My sister- and brother-in-law contacted me a few weeks ago about the possibility of getting me to make them a cozy for their French press. The back story being that they have a large selection of Fiestaware and I have previously made them bright, colorful placemats and a tea cozy. Now that they are working from home during the...

04 May

Modern Design Lab

MDL April Design Challenge Part 2

In total, there are 7 members of the Modern Design Lab, so after everyone submitted their block design for Part 1 of the April design challenge, it was time for me to try to use them as inspiration for a full quilt design. I do my computer design in Inkscape, so I pulled all the images into a new...

01 May

2020 Finished Quilts, Quilt Pattern

Downstream {Pattern Release}

A little over 3 years ago, I made a quilt I named "Downstream" for the Quilt Design a Day QuiltCon exhibit. I used paper piecing to make the quilt, so when I considered writing a pattern for it, I struggled with how to offer it in sizes larger than the wall hanging size I created due to the ridiculous...

29 Apr

Modern Design Lab

MDL April Design Challenge Part 1

We were given a two part design challenge for April in the Modern Design Lab by Travis @travlis. The first part of the challenge was to create a square block design (nominally considered as 5" square finished) using our signature "style" and the color navy. We could use any medium we wanted for the design but we were encouraged...

27 Apr

Push-Pull Quilt Along {Piecing #5}

January 10, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
push-pull quilt along, transparency quilt
1 comment

It's time to piece the final block! If you have already purchased the Push-Pull Quilt Along pattern, you will receive an email today linking to the Piecing #5 Instructions. Look for an email from Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl with the subject Push-Pull Quilt Along – Piecing #5. If you haven’t joined in yet, simply purchase the Push-Pull Quilt Along and I will...

24 Apr

Quilt Tutorials

12 Block Circle Setting Quilt Top {Tutorial}

April 22, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
12 block circle setting, 12 block quilt top, quilt tutorial
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Today I'm going to share a quick tutorial for how you can set 12 quilt blocks in a circle setting to make a quilt top. I originally created the layout for blocks that finish at 12" square and creates a 72" finished quilt, but I figured I would go ahead and write this tutorial for a range of block...

22 Apr

Local LQS Store Closing / Retiring

At the beginning of 2020, one of the two quilt shops in my town announced that they would be retiring in April. When I heard the news, I went into the store and picked up 6 yards of Kona Cotton Snow and a few other 1/2 yard cuts and chatted with the owners. They were planning to move the...

20 Apr

2018 Aurifil BOM

2018 Aurifil Designer of the Month Blocks

One of my 2020 planning goals was to work on finishing long term works in progress, and last week I decided to pull out my 2018 Aurifil Designer of the Month blocks to figure out a path forward. The photo above is a reminder of all the 12 1/2" unfinished (12" finished) blocks I created in 2018 look like. I...

17 Apr

The Confident Stitch {Stash Enhancement}

To be perfectly honest, my stash of prints looks a lot more like scraps to most people. The first shelf above my sewing machine has 12 small, clear plastic bins that hold the majority of my print stash (I also have a dedicated Carolyn Friedlander large bin on the second shelf right now, too). I tend to add fat quarters,...

15 Apr

General Tutorials

Binding Mini Mini Quilts & #MQGKeepCalmAndSewOn

As part of the Modern Quilt Guild's #MQGKeepCalmandSewOn weekly content, this week MQG members can download a PDF I created to help think about exploring design constraints through small makes: mini mini quilts. Mini mini quilts are tiny, think "mug rug" size or 5" per side or smaller. In short, mini mini quilts are a great way to explore...

13 Apr

2020 Finished Quilts

Trussed {MDL Mini Quilt Challenge Finish}

The April Aurifil Artisan prompt or challenge is to share about our favorite thread weight, and the Trussed mini quilt is a great example of my most used thread weight, 50wt, coupled with the fact that I love using other thread weights to accentuate details. When I last shared about the MDL Mini Quilt Challenge, I went through my...

07 Apr

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

Design Freely with Inkscape {MQG Webinar}

April 11, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
#MQGKeepCalmandSewOn, inkscape, MQG Webinar
7 comments

The Modern Quilt Guild is organizing weekly content to be delivered to its members in the form of 2 webinars and a PDF download each week in what they are calling the #MQGKeepCalmandSewOn series. On Thursday from 1-2pm Central, I will be doing a live webinar about installing and using Inkscape, a free and open source professional vector graphic...

06 Apr

Push-Pull Quilt Along {Piecing #4}

January 8, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
push-pull quilt along, transparency quilt
2 comments

It's time to piece Block 2! If you have already purchased the Push-Pull Quilt Along pattern, you will receive an email today linking to the Piecing #4 Instructions. Look for an email from Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl with the subject Push-Pull Quilt Along – Piecing #4. If you haven’t joined in yet, simply purchase the Push-Pull Quilt Along and I will add...

03 Apr

General Roundup

I think it's safe to say that everything is much different today than any of us expected at the beginning of the year. For me, instead of getting to spend some quality time with my family last month, my husband and I had to sadly cancel our travel plans and I started self-isolating at home on March 12th. Today...

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.