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03 Jun

2026 Finished Quilts, Bags

Test Blocks Drawstring Bag {DrEAMi}

You may have noticed when I shared the Coming Up For Air mini quilt on Monday that I had also hoped to at the very least put Test Block 4 to use quickly. I pondered whether to made another mini quilt but when Debbie from A Quilter's Table left a comment on the mini quilt blog post, I asked...

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01 Jun

2026 Finished Quilts

Coming Up For Air {More Blocks & Finished Mini}

June 5, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
coming up for air, exposed seams, finished exposed seams, mini quilt
12 comments

I had time on Saturday to work on the 9" finished inset circles using the exposed seam technique I've been exploring for the past year. After sewing and thinking about my first three test blocks, I only changed one thing when I sewed test block 4: I removed the seam guide from my machine and instead marked the ½" seam...

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29 May

Down the Rabbit Hole…

May 28, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
exposed seams, finished exposed seams, turn and straight stitch exposed seams
9 comments

I made 4 more blocks as part of the Rainbow Improv project last weekend and then paused to do more design wall arranging and thinking. It's starting to come together, and what it really needed was a center block to pull it all together. Great news: I found the *perfect* print in my stash for the center block. The...

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25 May

Favorite Quilt Finish {May 2026}

Welcome to the May 2026 Favorite Quilt Finish monthly linkup. I look forward to seeing and celebrating your favorite quilt finish of the month! Ready to celebrate? Here are the Favorite Finish linkup party details: Please only link up one quilt / blog post – your favorite fully finished quilt for the month. Please link up to a blog post or...

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18 May

Rainbow Improv | Finished Exposed Seams {Block Piecing}

May 17, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
exposed seams, finished exposed seams, rainbow improv, turn and straight stitch exposed seams
8 comments

After finishing the last batch of charity blocks, I was ready start piecing my next finished exposed seams quilt. The general idea was to work with a rainbow of color and to expand the improv idea I tested with Topsy-Turvy into a larger quilt. I have really been enjoying working with prints for these finished exposed seams quilts, and I...

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11 May

76 More Mini Square in Square Charity Blocks

May 9, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
charity quilt block, many hands and many hearts, mini square in square
9 comments

I knew that the best use of the Island Batik fat quarter bundle I was randomly selected to win for my participation in the 2026 SAHRR was to turn them into more Mini Square in Square charity blocks for Many Hands and Many Hearts. The fat quarters were beautifully sized at 18" x 22". Looking at my options for...

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04 May

Block Tutorials

Heart in a Heart Block {Free Block Pattern}

In late April of 2020 I was contacted by Quilt Mania and asked to contribute to their solidarity project. This was at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and they asked that I create a 10" finished block using primarily red and pink fabrics. I sent them the block which, along with hundreds of other blocks they received,...

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27 Apr

Favorite Finish {April 2026}

Welcome to the April 2026 Favorite Finish monthly linkup. I look forward to seeing and celebrating your favorite quilt finish of the month! Ready to celebrate? Here are the Favorite Finish linkup party details: Please only link up one quilt / blog post – your favorite fully finished quilt for the month. Please link up to a blog post or social...

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21 Apr

Sequenced Pattern Release & Curves Abound Bundle Sale

Today, I am excited to introduce my newest digital quilt pattern, Sequenced! Originally designed as a bonus quilt using the large quarter circle scraps left over from another quilt, Sequenced is expanded in this stand alone pattern to offer three sizes: lap, throw, and twin. When we decide to come together as a community, it means we are agreeing to a...

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20 Apr

Island Batik FQ Bundle {2026 SAHRR}

I was surprised and delighted to be randomly selected to win an Island Batik fat quarter bundle for my participation in the 2026 SAHRR! The bundle has arrived and is a generous collection of 20 prints. I'm torn: I could cut these up and make more mini square in square charity blocks for the block drive for Many Hands and Many...

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15 Apr

2026 Finished Quilts

Topsy-Turvy {Finished Quilt}

April 29, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
exposed finished seams, exposed seams, turn and straight stitch exposed seams
17 comments

So far, this year has felt like the it should be entered as part of the definition of topsy-turvy. As in... top·sy-tur·vy adjective 1. being in a state of confusion or disorder, with many unpredictable changes or reversals. "in one topsy-turvy week, they cancelled a vacation to Italy" adverb 1. in or into a state of confusion or disorder. "things turned topsy-turvy in 2026" The...

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03 Apr

Mini Square in Square Charity Blocks

April 1, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
charity quilt block, many hands and many hearts, mini square in square
10 comments

Tomorrow, I will be dropping off 42 Mini Square in Square charity blocks at the post office to send to Many Hands and Many Hearts. As part of Cynthia's request for the Mini Square in Square blocks, she requested the blocks be made in batiks or blender fabrics. While I have a lot of blender fabrics, I opted to purchase...

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30 Mar

Life, Linky Party

#2026QuiltingCheckIn Q1

Have you seen that Melanie Meyer has taken over the quarterly quilting goal check in link up party? To support the transition to the new host, I'm linking up to the #2026QuiltingCheckin Q1. Q1 (January - March) 2026 Review In terms of quilt finishes, I think this quarter is one of the busiest quarters I've ever had as a quilter. Some...

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27 Mar

Favorite Finish {March 2026}

Welcome to the March 2026 Favorite Finish monthly linkup. I look forward to seeing and celebrating your favorite quilt finish of the month! Ready to celebrate? Here are the Favorite Finish linkup party details: Please only link up one quilt / blog post – your favorite fully finished quilt for the month. Please link up to a blog post or social...

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25 Mar

2026 Finished Quilts

Granadilla {2026 SAHRR | Finished Quilt}

I am so glad that I joined the 2026 Stay At Home Round Robin. It was such a treat to sew along with the prompts, and I am thrilled with how my quilt came together. Today, I'm pleased to share my finished quilt, which I have named Granadilla. A granadilla is a sweet, aromatic tropical fruit known for its bright...

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17 Mar

2026 Finished Quilts

A Happy Handful | PQ 17.6

I knew exactly what I was going to make when I read the final Project Quilting prompt for Season 17, a happy handful: mug rugs and hot pads using remnants! I've wanted to cut the orange peel block into quarters to tun it into mug rugs for a few months, and I figured I should be able to use the...

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13 Mar

Mid March Check In

March 12, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
many hands and many hearts, SAHRR, Stay At Home Round Robin
10 comments

Cynthia recently announced the Many Hands and Many Hearts March-May 2026 block drive: Mini Square in Square block. She requested the blocks be made in batiks. I don't have batiks in my stash, and the few I have in my scrap bins aren't big enough to use for a block. She did also mention that using blender fabrics would...

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07 Mar

2026 Finished Quilts

Lupine | PQ 17.5 {Finished Quilt}

The first thing I did last Sunday after reading the Project Quilting 17.5 prompt, My Complements, was to go looking for an online color wheel. I settled on using this digital color wheel from Canva. For some reason, I really wanted to work with Chartreuse, so I started there and noted that the complement was a bright purple with...

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28 Feb

Round 6 {2026 SAHRR}

To close out the 2026 Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) prompts, Anja told us that Round 6 is "quilter's choice" on Wednesday. I was excited to spend time designing my final top and bottom borders, and jumped right in to my design software (Inkscape) on Wednesday after I wrapped up my work day. Two things surprised me about...

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24 Feb

Round 5 {2026 SAHRR}

I had to hustle today to get my Round 5 piecing for the 2026 Stay At Home Round Robin complete before the Round 6 prompt is shared tomorrow morning. For Round 5, Quilting Gail asked us to use 2 colors. I knew that I could happily add two color blocks down the side of my quilt top, but the...

Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Engineering & Artistic Fusion
Vibrant | Geometric | Modern

Yvonne is a technical writer in the aerospace industry by day and a modern quilter and quilt pattern designer by night. 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. Yvonne has developed a style that bridges her technical background and love of color, specializing in curves, transparency color play, and bold, geometric designs. Her award winning quilts, which have been featured in numerous national and international magazines, quilt shows, and books, often incorporate the quilting plan as a key design element, and she quilts her quilts on her domestic Juki sewing machine.