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25 Sep

Cloudy Night Sky {Pieced Quilt Top}

September 23, 2023
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cloudy night sky
13 comments

After working through what thread color(s) I wanted to use to piece the Cloudy Night Sky quilt top, I was ready to start chain piecing my curve blocks for the quilt top. I loaded up my machine with 50wt Aurifil Thread in 2785 (very dark navy) and was able to sew my quarter circle and orange peel blocks fairly quickly....

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20 Sep

Cloudy Night Sky {Piecing Thread Selection}

I am taking my time getting started piecing Cloudy Night Sky this week. I have been documenting my decision making process on Instagram, but nothing really feels "official" until I record it here on my website. So today, I'm going to share how I thought through and selected the thread I am going to use to piece my two...

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18 Sep

Cloudy Night Sky {Fabric Prep}

September 15, 2023
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cloudy night sky
7 comments

After finally overcoming the urge to put off cutting the fabric for my next project, I'm happy to report that the worst is over and I'm ready to start piecing Cloudy Night Sky. I'm using Kona cotton in Nightfall and Snow. My 28mm rotary cutter was perfect paired with the drunkard's path templates from Jen Carlton-Bailly. The design wall doesn't look...

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11 Sep

Happy Blocks {Compassion Quilts}

Since the beginning of 2023, my friend Cynthia (Quilting is more fun than Housework) has been running a series of block drives. She then assembles the blocks she receives into quilts and donates them to her local hospital. These Compassion Quilts support multiple programs; from palliative care to a family housing program (similar to a Ronald McDonald house) to...

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05 Sep

Birthday Flash Sale!

August 25, 2023
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
flash sale
12 comments

To celebrate my birthday today, I've marked down all of the digital quilt patterns* in my pattern shop. This is a one day only 40% off sale (no coupon codes needed). Thanks as always for your support of my small business! *Digital quilt patterns only. Small tutorials and webinars are not included in the sale.

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03 Sep

#2023FoodQuilt – Sunset Block

September 3, 2023
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
#2023FoodQuilt, raffle quilt, Sunset Block
12 comments

I had to run an errand on Friday afternoon, and when I got home I had planned to get some more quilting done on Signal Trace. The universe had different plans. Before sitting down at my sewing machine, I checked Instagram and noticed that Meaghan @so_gingerly had opened up registration for the #2023FoodQuilt; this year, the funds raised from...

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01 Sep

Signal Trace {Quilting Progress}

August 25, 2023
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
2023 goals, Just for fun quilt, Signal Trace Quilt
10 comments

Last Friday, it didn't take long for me to sew the final 3 seams to complete the Signal Trace quilt top: I am so happy with how it came together! Friday evening, I took the left over fabric from the quilt top, and started overlaying those fabrics on top of the quilt on my design wall. I also dug around in...

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25 Aug

Signal Trace Quilt {Piecing Progress, Part 2}

August 25, 2023
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
2023 goals, Just for fun quilt, Signal Trace Quilt
14 comments

The biggest update in this post might be right here: this quilt has a name! After a lot of fun discussion, several people suggested it reminded them of something cosmic and a few others said printed circuit boards, so I've chosen to call my Q3 Just for Fun project the Signal Trace quilt. Last week's piecing progress left off after...

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21 Aug

Cloudy Night Sky {Fabric}

The good news is that not only do I have a rough draft of my next quilt along pattern written, but I also have had time to think about the quilt I want to make in time to submit for consideration to QuiltCon 2024: Cloudy Night Sky. I have been eager to make Cloudy Night Sky since I designed...

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18 Aug

Q3 Just for Fun {Piecing Progress}

Piecing progress on this just for fun quilt started off slowly last weekend but it really started to pick up momentum this week. I took some progress photos to show a bit about how I puzzled through putting the blocks together. I had 4 blocks to begin with based on the Bonus HST tutorial that I created . So to...

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11 Aug

2023 Q3 Just for Fun Quilt Fabric Pull

A week ago, I shared the Bonus HSTs from Stitch and Flip Tutorial and Table. In order to test out the math and make the tutorial, I pulled a few fabrics from my stash. Several of you commented on the lovely fabrics, and I heartily agree! The prints I used are from Leslie Tucker Jenison's Urban Garden line for...

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24 Jul

quilt along, Quilts

Diatom – Postage Stamp Throw {Quilting}

The summer heat has slowed down my sewing / quilting progress. But I did make slow and steady progress last week on my Postage Stamp Throw version of the Diatom quilt. The first thing I needed to address was what thread I wanted to use for the quilting. I auditioned 4 50wt Aurifil thread choices (top to bottom): 2785 (Very...

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17 Jul

quilt along, Quilts

Diatom – Postage Stamp Throw {Pieced & Basted}

I don't remember exactly when I got my Diatom blocks that I pieced during the quilt along sewn into a quilt top (it happened sometime in the past month). It honestly didn't take long to do since I had already sewn the first 6 blocks into the top half of the quilt top, and I'm sure I snuck it...

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03 Jul

Sunrise Sherbet Improv & Online Vacation

I really delighted in participating in the week long Project Quilting prompts at the beginning of this year (I'm still not sure why I waited so long to join in). Because of that joy, I wanted to add in a "just for fun" project each quarter of this year. I knew when I pulled the Sunrise Sherbet palette in...

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30 Jun

My First Quilt

Hello and Happy Friday! It's hard to believe but today is the last day of June and we are halfway through the year (don't forget about the #2022QuiltingQ2CheckIn). I'm popping in quickly today to let you know that Leanne of Devoted Quilter has an interview up on her blog today about the first quilt I ever made. I found the...

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22 Jun

Creating a Quilting Plan {Auribuzz Guest Post}

June 22, 2023
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Auribuzz
5 comments

The pattern instruction to “quilt as desired” can leave a lot of us feeling stumped, especially when we are working with a quilt that has a lot of negative space (like the quilts I love to design and make). In my quilt patterns, I include details and templates that I use to create my quilting plans, but there are...

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12 Jun

Congruence {Quilting Progress}

It took me a few days to get to the point where I could sustain spending much time quilting last week. One of the lingering symptoms of COVID for me has been vertigo. And the effect of spinning Congruence in a circle through the throat of my machine took a bit of getting used to (along with a continued...

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05 Jun

Congruence {Basting}

Thank you so much for your well wishes; what a difference a week makes. I'm feeling better and have short periods of good energy. Hooray! Since all of my quilting plan options for Congruence (including Plan C) have the same straight line quilting, I went ahead and got the quilting lines marked out on the quilt top using my Hera...

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29 May

Congruence {Quilting Plan C}

I'm still very low energy and not feeling well, and I am feeling pretty stir crazy. About all the energy I had in this past week was to come up with what is likely the final quilting plan for Congruence, Plan C. Based on feedback from a week ago, I think this splits the difference and seems achievable. Hopefully I'll...

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22 May

Congruence {Quilting Plan}

Well, this post is probably going to be pretty short. After avoiding COVID for years, my husband and I both tested positive last week. It's really hard for me to not do much, but I don't have much energy. Thankfully my husband is already much improved and I can tell that I'm doing better than I was on Friday. So,...

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 curves, transparency color play, and bold, geometric designs. Yvonne’s quilts have been featured in numerous national and international magazines, quilt shows, and books.