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24 Mar

Quick Binding Tip

March 23, 2023
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
binding tip
8 comments

I received the queen size Night Garden quilt back from Melissa at Sew Shabby Quilting this week. I LOVE the quilting and can't wait to show the full quilt and more details off to you. I do love to finish my own quilts, but it was absolutely the right choice to send this 90" x 100" queen bed quilt...

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18 Nov

Sewing Machine Packing Tip

This is a tip that I hope you never need to use. Ideally, when you purchase your sewing machine, you will have space in your home to keep the box and padding that your machine was shipped to you in, just in case you need to ship or move your sewing machine in the future. However, if you are...

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24 Oct

Scrap Batting Organization

When I was preparing to travel for 5-6 months in 2019, and condensing my stash down to fit in 75 square feet, I started a new habit for organizing my scrap batting. Every time I trim my quilts when I'm basting, I make note of the larger scrap sizes and write their size down on a sticky note that...

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21 Oct

Two Quick Sewing Room Cleaning Tips

October 20, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
sewing room cleaning tip, sewing room tips
15 comments

Life continues to be very hectic and I have not had much time to focus on quilting this week. So today I thought I'd share two quick sewing room cleaning tips using items you very likely have on hand already! Dusting Tip I keep ALL of my scrap batting. The larger pieces get saved for potential future projects (from mini mini...

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08 Aug

Quilt Basting Tips and Tricks

July 10, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
pin basting tip, quilt basting, quilt basting tips and tricks
20 comments

Hello and if this is your first time visiting my blog, welcome! I'm Yvonne and my blog and business name is Quilting Jetgirl which is a blend between my current profession (I am a quilt pattern designer and technical editor for the quilting industry) and my former professional career as an aerospace engineer. Today I'm going to be giving all...

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22 Jul

Sewing Machine Cleaning Tip

If nothing else, this post is a friendly reminder to take some time and care for one of your best friends: your sewing machine! The first thing I should note is that all sewing machines are made a little differently. For reference, I sew on a Juki TL-2200QVP Mini. After every bobbin, I like to use a small paintbrush to remove...

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29 Apr

Curved Piecing Bias Evaluation

April 19, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
bias edges, curve piecing tip, curved piecing
11 comments

I was cutting fabric to prepare to test out the Meringue quilt pattern, and I noticed that I could get a little bit creative and save some fabric if I cut drunkard's path concave templates differently than I normally recommend in a pattern. Well, one thing lead to another and I decided it was worth a side trip of...

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06 Dec

Sesen {Quilting Tips}

December 1, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
sesen
6 comments

It's been about 2½ weeks since I shared how I developed the quilting plan for Sesen. It was a busy few weeks with Thanksgiving, my final virtual guild lecture for 2021, and the start of the Planview Quilt Along, but I've made good progress along the way and today I want to share a few things I've tried differently...

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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
9 comments

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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09 Jul

Walking Foot Washi Tape Tip

June 29, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
quilting tip, walking foot tip, washi tape tip
7 comments

I took these photos weeks ago when I was setting up to spiral quilt the Love is Love Sky Full of Stars quilt to share this simple tip with you, but silly me misplaced the photos and then forgot about them. Oops! Well, better late than never, right? This is a really simple tip that I find handy when...

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31 May

Color Blending Color Theory

May 16, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
color blending, color theory, transparency color theory
5 comments

I am very excited to share this color blending color theory post with you today! It's pretty technical at the beginning, but trust me, I wrap back around to discussing how this applies to fabric selection for quilting projects. During a recent Wayward Transparency workshop that I was teaching, where quilters apply fabric selection techniques to create a transparency design,...

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10 May

Domestic Sewing Machine Walking Foot Quilting – Turning and Dealing with Quilt Bulk Tip

As I was quilting Pulsar, a 72" square lap quilt, with my walking foot on my domestic sewing machine (I have a Juki TL-2200 QVP mini), I employed one of my standard tricks to cope with the quilt bulk when I reached the corner of the quilt. I decided to record a quick video to share this tip, and...

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23 Apr

Pulsar – Pin Basting Tip

I tested out the lap size of the soon-to-be-released Pulsar quilt pattern, which finishes at 72" square. I knew that basting a quilt this size was going to be stretch in our cozy 512 square foot (47.5 square meter) cottage, so after a few days of measuring and planning how to make it work, I was able to give...

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01 Feb

Nesting Ironing Table

As I mentioned in my Big Move post, we are working hard to renovate and create a cozy space in our new-to-us 512 square foot cottage. One of the challenges of a smaller space is making sure that everything has its place and that the overall effect leaves it feeling as large and open as possible. Before we moved,...

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10 Sep

Tips for Using a Hera Marker {Video Tutorial}

September 10, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Tips for Using a Hera Marker, video tutorial
14 comments

Today I want to share a quick video tutorial that I recorded yesterday to give you some tips for using a Hera Marker. It includes how I use a regular acrylic ruler to mark curves and suggestions for how to modify the lighting at your sewing machine in order to see the marked lines, especially on prints, better while...

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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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27 Nov

Converting Images to Grayscale {Video Tutorial}

November 24, 2019
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
push-pull quilt along, transparency tutorial, video tutorial
1 comment

One of the topics that I cover when I teach transparency workshops is how to take good quality photographs of your fabric selections and convert the images into grayscale. Once the photos are in grayscale, it is easier to evaluate their relative values and edit your fabric selection to create stunning transparency quilts. I just completed a video tutorial to...

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11 Aug

Diagonal Cross-hatch Quilting on a Longarm {Tips}

August 10, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Diagonal Cross-Hatch Quilting on a Longarm, Longarm Quilting Tips
12 comments

Based on responses to my post earlier this week about my Local Fair, a few things became obvious: Quilters are visual! Adding more description (using images, photos, or pictures) on the tips I learned while quilting a diagonal cross-hatch on my longarm on Wayward Transparency would be helpful. I am certainly no exception to being visual. I actually have a...

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20 Sep

Evaluating Fabric Contrast {Photo Tutorial}

September 18, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
evaluating fabric contrast, fabric selection, transparency fabric selection, tutorial
26 comments

I received a great question in the Quilting Jetgirl Facebook group regarding the Wayward Transparency Quilt Along fabric selection: How much contrast is enough? Let's look at some real life requested examples and discuss! Above are are two potential Kona color palettes, photographed and evaluated as close to true color as possible. Above are the same two images in grayscale. Note...

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14 Jul

Quilting with 12wt Thread Tips

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
12wt thread tips, 12wt thread tutorial, Diaper Bag, quilting with 12wt thread tips, tips and tutorials, Weekender Bag Panels
17 comments

I used 12wt Aurifil thread to do some straight line quilting on my Juki TL-2200QVP Mini (think TL-2010) this week, and I wanted to share a few tips today. First and foremost, I started with a new needle. I used an 80/12 needle and my needle threader worked just fine. If you are having to thread it yourself or your...

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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, 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.