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Garden Peony Pattern Release

When I shared about the recap of my 2022 goals in my 2023 goal setting post, I received some really lovely support and feedback. In particular M m mullins left this comment that got me thinking: I purposefully include "bonus patterns" in my more complicated curve piecing designs to show how to immediately put the large scraps to use in...

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Just Lovely Pattern Bundle

Announcing the Just Lovely Pattern Bundle! This bundle features 15 talented quilt designers and each pattern in the collection showcases their personal design style. Here are the quilt designers and their patterns that are included in this bundle: Becky - Patchwork Posse / Circle of Love Claudia - Create with Claudia / Heart Strings Deb - Quiltblox / Bouquet Swan - Swan Amity /...

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Final Day – What is Love Free Modern Quilt Block Event

I'm just popping in with a final reminder: today, February 14th, is the last day you can register for the What is Love, a free modern quilt block event. When you register, you will get access to 15 FREE modern quilt block patterns. Each block was created specifically for this event by a different designer, and these blocks represent...

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What is Love – Free Modern Quilt Block Event

The What is Love, a free modern quilt block event, is live! Celebrate love with 15 FREE modern quilt block patterns. Each block was created specifically for this event by a different designer, and these blocks represent the diversity of ways we define, experience, and think about love. If you haven't already signed up, you can get all of...

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Meringue (& Bonus Garden Peony) Pattern Release

I have been having so much fun over the past two months making Meringue and Garden Peony, and today the Meringue pattern is now available for you to make your own versions of these quilts! The pattern offers three sizes (baby, lap or queen) AND the pattern includes instructions for Garden Peony, a bonus quilt option in three sizes for...

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Planview Pattern Release and Quilt Along Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who sewed along during the Planview Quilt Along. It was a treat to get to see your beautiful quilts come together! Now that the quilt along is officially over, the stand along Planview digital quilt pattern is now available in the Quilting Jetgirl pattern shop. The Planview quilt pattern is a fun, modern design that...

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Sesen
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Sesen Pattern Release

Sometimes, a quilt tells you what it wants. Different colors, specific quilting motifs, a particular binding; whatever the case may be. Sesen has taught me that sometimes quilt patterns can tell you what they need to be. Today, after taking the time to really listen to what the quilt had to teach me, I am really pleased to be...

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Playful Partial Seams {Pattern Release}

Today, I have a new mini quilt pattern available in my pattern shop: Playful Partial Seams! I created this mini quilt pattern as an introduction into some of the techniques needed for my larger quilt pattern, Sesen. I often find that a lower risk, small project like a mini quilt is the perfect way to try out new techniques...

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Transparent Building Blocks
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Transparent Building Blocks {Finished Quilt & Pattern Release}

I was so delighted to get to make this baby quilt for my friends. Now that the quilt is finished and on the way to them, today I get to share the finished quilt with you. The Transparent Building Blocks digital quilt pattern is also complete and available as of today in the Quilting Jetgirl digital pattern shop. The design was driven by...

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Pulsar
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Pulsar Finish and Quilt Pattern Release

I am so, so excited to get to share the finished Pulsar quilt with you today! The Pulsar digital quilt pattern is also complete and available as of today in the Quilting Jetgirl digital pattern shop. Are you ready to see more photos of the finished quilt (I sure hope you said, yes)?!? A pulsar is a type of rotating...

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Diffraction Quilt Pattern Release

Today I'm excited to share that the Diffraction digital quilt pattern is complete and available in the Quilting Jetgirl digital pattern shop. The Diffraction pattern includes instructions to make two versions of the baby size (40" x 40") cover quilt as well as 2 alternate baby quilts, a large lap quilt, and a queen size quilt. Inspired by an improv mini quilt I...

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Fractures
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Fractures Quilt Pattern Release

The expanded version of the Fractures digital quilt pattern (which was previously available to Modern Quilt Guild members through Modern Monthly in lap size only under the name Rock Candy) is complete and available in the Quilting Jetgirl digital pattern shop. The Fractures pattern includes instructions to make the quilt in six sizes: baby (48" x 48") throw (48"...

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Pistils & Pollen
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Pistils & Pollen {Morrison Park Fabric Tour, Pattern Release & Giveaway}

Welcome to my stop on Pat Sloan's Morrison Park Tour! If you are new to Quilting Jetgirl, I'm a former aerospace engineer (the highlight of my 15 year career was working on the small design, build, and test team for the prototype SpaceShipTwo) turned quilt pattern designer, teacher, and technical editor. I lean toward modern, graphic designs and have...

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Sky Full of Stars Pattern Release

Thanks to Cheryl's (Meadow Mist Designs) amazing technical editing help, today is the pattern release day for the Sky Full of Stars digital quilt pattern! Deep dive into intermediate to advanced curved piecing techniques to create a joyful constellation of curve star blocks. The design is perfect for featuring your favorite large scale prints and fat quarter bundles. The Sky...

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Mum’s Garden Pattern Release

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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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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Tire Tracks - photograph taken by Kitty Wilkin @nightquilter in Costa Rica
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Tire Tracks {Pattern Release}

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...

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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...

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Downstream
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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...

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Scoop {Pattern Release}

I shared Scoop back in mid-November, and today I'm excited to announce the release of the Scoop digital quilt pattern! And here's the inside scoop on Scoop: I actually made it to reacquaint myself with curved piecing before making the Rock Candy quilt for the MQG's Modern Monthly. The pattern is written to help you explore your stash and scraps...

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