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21 Aug

Mum’s Garden Pattern Release

August 16, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
digital quilt pattern, mum's garden, pattern release
5 comments

Thanks to the wonderful editing eyes of Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs, I am ready to release the Mum's Garden digital quilt pattern today! Inspired by the Kona Cotton colors Burgundy, Spice, Yarrow, and Bone, I found a photograph of fall mums which was a great spring board for the design. Explore your own color palette with the included coloring...

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17 Aug

Sky Full of Stars {Bonus Quilt}

August 11, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
bonus quilt, curved piecing, sky full of stars quilt
22 comments

When piecing the curve star blocks and inset curve stars for the Sky Full of Stars quilt, (4) large convex scraps were created from each of the prints that I used to create the stars, for a total of (68) large scraps. I quickly trimmed them down using 5" finished / 5 1/2" unfinished convex templates. I looked through...

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14 Aug

2020 Finished Quilts

Curve Star and Inset Curve Star Mini Quilt

August 14, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
curve star block, finished quilt, inset curve stars, mini quilt
11 comments

This week I was able to turn my test block for the Inset Curve Star tutorial into a finished mini quilt. The mini quilt uses curve star blocks, square in a square blocks, and an inset curve star. With the test block finished as a mini quilt, I have one long term WIP that needs to be quilted, but...

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10 Aug

2020 Finished Quilts

Inset Curve Star Mini Quilt

August 14, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
finished quilt, inset curve stars, mini quilt
11 comments

I was able to finish the first of two test piecing blocks that I figured deserved to become finished mini quilts over the weekend. When I pieced the brightly colored yellow, green, and purple test block that was my first attempt at piecing an inset curve star, I wasn't sure if my piecing idea was going to work. To...

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07 Aug

2020 Finished Quilts, Quilt Gallery

Sky Full of Stars {Finished Quilt}

August 31, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
curve star blocks, inset curve stars, sky full of stars, sky full of stars quilt
16 comments

Well, in the end I stuck with the 1" quilting density for Sky Full of Stars. The quilting seems to be just what the quilt needed, and I probably didn't have enough of the dark navy thread to double the density. The quilt finished at 48" square after quilting and binding. I love how the quilt shows off both the...

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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
8 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...

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31 Jul

Curated Quilts – Half-Square Triangles

July 26, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Curated Quilts, half square triangles, Oh Happy Day
10 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...

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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...

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24 Jul

Block Tutorials

Curve Star Block Tutorial

August 22, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
block tutorial, curved piecing, curved piecing tutorial, Star Block Tutorial
10 comments

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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. -...

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13 Jul

QuiltCon, Teaching

QuiltCon Together Registration

July 9, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
QuiltCon 2021, QuiltCon Together, teaching
5 comments

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...

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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...

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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...

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29 Jun

Block Tutorials

Solidarity Quilt Block

June 28, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Heart in a Heart Block, Quilt Mania, Solidarity Project
8 comments

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...

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26 Jun

2020 Finished Quilts, Quilt Gallery

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;...

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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...

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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 on the big island of Hawaii with her husband.