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24 Oct

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3D Printed Fabric Cutting Templates

Summary/Spoiler Alert: The 3D printed fabric cutting templates my husband printed for me for the Highland quilt work great! This week, I wanted to methodically and carefully test out the 3D printed templates that my husband made for me for the Highland quilt. I am making this bed quilt for his parents, so while that might be a slight motivational...

04 Oct

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Signal Trace {Scrappy Tips & Tricks}

October 22, 2024
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Curated Pattern Bundles, fat quarter frenzy, signal trace
2 comments

There are a lot of different ways to approach making a scrappy quilt top. For Signal Trace, I think there are two good options: "grab and go" and controlled scrappy. Scrappy Method 1 - "Grab and Go" My definition of "grab and go" is that quilt pieces are randomly used in whatever combination is close at hand. The "grab and go"...

19 Apr

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Cutting Convex Shapes Efficiently & From Directional Fabric

As I promised yesterday, I have a quick video tutorial to share with you today. Not only is this tutorial perfect for showing how I cut the convex shapes from a directional print so that I could keep the print "right side up" as I was piecing Garden Peony, the added bonus is that this is actually also the...

15 Apr

Tips

Stitch and Flip Pressing Tip

April 23, 2024
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
pressing tip, sewing tip, stitch and flip
28 comments

Have you ever made a stitch and flip unit only to be disappointed to find that it is undersized? Because I do not pre-wash my fabric, this happened to me all the time, and I got frustrated enough by the undersized units that I avoided patterns with stitch and flip piecing. When I wrote the pattern for Star Pulse...

08 Dec

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Tips for Making / Planning a Scrappy Binding

After sharing about the scrappy binding I used on Signal Trace, I was asked by longtime reader and online friend Mary (Quilting is in My Blood) if I would consider writing up a blog post about how I plan out and make scrappy binding. Not having taken photos of my process for Signal Trace, I kept that idea tucked away...

06 Oct

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Quilt Show Entry Tips

We have until October 31, 2023, to submit quilts for consideration for QuiltCon 2024, which will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina. I am working on a quilt that I am planning on submitting (Cloudy Night Sky), and as such I'm doing a few things differently than I normally would for a regular use quilt. I got a great...

24 Mar

Tips

Quick Binding Tip

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...

18 Nov

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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...

24 Oct

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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...

21 Oct

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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...

08 Aug

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Quilt Basting Tips and Tricks

October 1, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
pin basting tip, quilt basting, quilt basting tips and tricks
22 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...

22 Jul

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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...

29 Apr

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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...

06 Dec

Quilts, Tips

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...

04 Oct

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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...

09 Jul

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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...

31 May

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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,...

10 May

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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...

23 Apr

Quilts, Tips

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...

01 Feb

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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,...

12 3

Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Engineering & Artistic Fusion
Vibrant | Geometric | Modern

Yvonne is a technical writer in the aerospace industry by day and a modern quilter and quilt pattern designer by night. 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. Yvonne has developed a style that bridges her technical background and love of color, specializing in curves, transparency color play, and bold, geometric designs. Her award winning quilts, which have been featured in numerous national and international magazines, quilt shows, and books, often incorporate the quilting plan as a key design element, and she quilts her quilts on her domestic Juki sewing machine.