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12 Nov

Sesen {Pieced Quilt Top}

November 5, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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I write my patterns to have enough extra fabric to allow for cutting mistakes, but in my excitement earlier this year, I placed my fabric order for this version of Sesen before I finalized the pattern and fabric requirements. Which shouldn't be a big deal, because I've already made one version of the quilt, right? But I opted to...

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08 Nov

Sesen Bonus Quilt Musings

I got a bit distracted over the weekend by the scraps from piecing the Sesen curve star blocks. I love that the scraps created by my patterns that use curve star blocks can be quickly transformed into another quilt (the Sky Full of Stars pattern also offers the Hang On bonus pattern and the Pistils & Pollen pattern also...

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05 Nov

QuiltCon, Quilts

Sesen Piecing Progress

November 1, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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Due to the number of mistakes I made in piecing the sample quilt for the Playful Partial Seams workshop, I'm definitely going slower and paying a lot more attention to my instructions as I'm working through piecing Sesen. The great thing about the start of the pattern is that it begins by making curve star blocks, which are easy...

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01 Nov

Planview Quilt Along – Sewtopia Fabric Kits

In 2 weeks, on November 15th, the pre-sales for the Planview Quilt Along will open! I've been working behind the scenes to get everything ready for the quilt along, and today I'm excited to share with you that Sewtopia is offering Planview Kona cotton lap size (60" x 72") kits in two colorways. Although the fabric requirements won't be...

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29 Oct

QuiltCon, Quilts

Sesen {Fabric Cut}

October 18, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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After finishing the mini quilt sample for my QuiltCon Playful Partial Seams workshops, I knew it was time to dive in and start working on the Sesen workshop sample. I've had the fabric on hand for a long time, but before diving in and cutting all the fabric, I knew I needed to go back through the pattern carefully....

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25 Oct

2022 QuiltCon Submissions

This year, I submitted 3 quilts for consideration to QuiltCon 2022. I've been submitting quilts to QuiltCon for 8 years now, and over the years I feel like I have developed a better sense of which of my quilts are more appropriate for the show. But every year, I have at least one quilt that I struggle to decide...

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22 Oct

Courthouse Steps Block {Old School BOM}

October 14, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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After the excitement of getting to share my block in September, I was ready to sew up another block for the Old School Block of the Month. The October block, Courthouse Steps, was shared by Pat Sloan. I was really inspired by some early versions of the block that were sewn together by quilters following along with the block of...

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18 Oct

#CelebrateMyQuiltSubmission

With the deadline for QuiltCon 2022 submissions approaching (the final day to submit a quilt is October 31, 2021), I wanted to share more about my thoughts surrounding entering quilts into juried quilt shows. First, let's talk about what it means for a quilt show to be juried. If a quilt show is juried, one or more people will be looking...

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15 Oct

2021 Finished Quilts

TDR Queen {Finished Quilt}

It wasn't exactly smooth sailing to get from the basted quilt to a quilt finish this week, but my sample for the Playful Partial Seams workshop that I'll be teaching at QuiltCon 2022 in Phoenix is complete. 50wt Aurifl in 2435 (Peachy Pink) melted into the Tula Pink print perfectly. I did vacillate back and for on whether to use...

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14 Oct

Pulsar at PIQF

October 14, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Pulsar
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Oh boy, so I have a few quick stories to share about Pulsar with you today. First let me tell you that this all has a happy (very happy) ending. I shipped Pulsar via USPS Priority Mail to show at the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara on Monday, October 4th. I followed the tracking and it was out...

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10 Oct

TDR Queen {Making Progress}

After pausing on working on the TDR Queen (Playful Partial Seams workshop sample mini quilt), I was able to come back and make better progress on moving it forward. Most importantly, I was able to cut correctly from the background fabric. Whew. With the correct cut under my belt, I was able to successfully get the mini quilt pieced without...

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09 Oct

Email is Working Again

October 9, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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Short story: My professional email is working again. Long story: After waiting 72 hours, it still didn't work. I contacted support and *surprise surprise* they had to get a system administrator to make a change to the server. LONGEST WEEK EVER but my business should be back to normal. Thank you so much for your patience as this resolved. I...

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08 Oct

TDR Queen

When it comes to following quilt patterns, I do not do a good job. This sample quilt that I tried to start making for my Playful Partial Seams QuiltCon 2022 workshop is a good example of knowing when to stop for the day. But I'm getting ahead of myself a bit; let's start at the beginning. There are several aspects...

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06 Oct

Email Disruption

October 6, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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My professional email is down while the spam protection software my host provider uses is being removed. If you try to email me at yvonne@quiltingjetgirl.com and it bounces back, please try again using jetgirl8@gmail.com. Hopefully in 72 hours (or less) my email will stop having these issues. Thank you for your patience as this resolves.

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04 Oct

Marking Diagonal Lines for QSTs

September 30, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
QST Tip, quarter square triangle tip, quilting tip
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One of my favorite aspects of teaching workshops is that it makes me really think through what I do. In the process of preparing to teach the Sunburst workshop with the Las Vegas Modern Quilt Guild a little over a week ago, I was making samples to show my process for making quarter-square triangles (QSTs), and I realized that...

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01 Oct

2021 Finished Quilts

Planview {Completed Quilt}

November 1, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Planview, planview quilt, planview quilt along
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Quilting the white background for Planview honestly went quicker than I had anticipated, and so I'm really happy to get to share the finished quilt with you today! The fabric for the sample quilt was provided by Northcott Fabrics. The colorful prints are by Patrick Lose Studios and are part of the reorderable Mixmasters Mashup line. The quilt includes: Open...

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27 Sep

Pulsar {Pacific International Quilt Festival}

September 22, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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On August 4th, I submitted Pulsar for consideration for the upcoming Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF), to be held in Santa Clara Convention Center on October 14-17. A few weeks ago, I started seeing quilters on Instagram posting that their quilts had been juried in and selected to hang at the show. I did not receive an email, so...

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24 Sep

Planview – Listening to the Quilt

September 21, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
planview quilt, planview quilt along, quilting plan
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Once I had a quilting plan in mind, I was ready to get started quilting the Planview Quilt. I basted the quilt in two sessions: half before lunch and half after lunch, so it felt like it went quickly. And I am still very much an advocate of pinning the batting to the backing around the edge of the...

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20 Sep

Planview Quilting Plan

September 3, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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Today, I want so share the process I went through to come up with a quilting plan for my Planview quilt. I use an app on my iPad called Procreate (I think I paid $9.99 for it) which allows me to use an Apple pen to doodle out quilting motifs. I'll explain more about how I work through the...

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17 Sep

2021 Finished Quilts

Cathedral Star Mini Quilt

September 29, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cathedral star block, cathedral star mini quilt
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In addition to the Cathedral Star Block that I'll be adding to my Old School Block of the Month quilt, I also pieced 4 additional Cathedral Star blocks in the process of creating the PDF that I shared last Sunday: one block for each method and with each type of ruler. There was no sense in letting those blocks...

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, over 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 on the big island of Hawaii with her husband.