Second sketch of my quilting plan for the Congruence quilt which creates echoes of the pieced shapes in the negative space and then adds in dense back and forth lines in the negative space to create secondary star like shapes
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Quilts

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,...

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quilt along

Diatom QAL {Block #10}

For Block #10, we will be piecing a Memory Quilt Block. If you have already purchased the Diatom Quilt Along, you will receive an email today with the Block #10 instructions. Look for an email from newsletter@quiltingjetgirl.com with the subject Diatom Quilt Along – Block #10. If you haven’t joined in yet, simply purchase the Diatom Quilt Along and...

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Friendly Fabric Monster
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Quilts

Congruence {Piecing Progress}

This weekend I was able to finish piecing the rest of the drunkard's path blocks for Congruence, and then get them all pressed and trimmed. While it can be rather messy to set all of the trimmings aside to create a friendly fabric monster, it is so silly and fun that I can't help myself. 64 drunkard's path blocks now...

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The Quilt Keeper - Cascades
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Life

The Quilt Keeper – Cascades

Given how busy I have been (but not in the sewing studio) lately, I honestly didn't think I was going to have anything I could share in a blog post today. But Thursday afternoon, I was contacted by The Quilt Keeper about an exciting new addition to their product line, Cascades. I really adore my Quilt Keeper that hangs on...

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Congruence - Piecing
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Quilts

Congruence {Slow Piecing Progress}

Last week, I had big intentions to make a lot of piecing progress on Congruence, but the universe had other plans. On Tuesday evening, I pinned just over half of the curves and I even sewed 2 units together. But instead of chain piecing, my husband and I took an hour long phone call. Then Wednesday was a long...

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quilt along

Diatom QAL {Block #9}

Don't tell the other blocks, but Block #9 might just be my favorite (especially in the Star Setting Twin layout)! For Block #9, we will be piecing a Double Sawtooth Star. If you have already purchased the Diatom Quilt Along, you will receive an email today with the Block #9 instructions. Look for an email from newsletter@quiltingjetgirl.com with the...

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Congruence - Friendly Fabric Monster
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Quilts

Congruence {Fabric Prep}

With the first Night Garden bonus quilt finished (Space Arcade), what else was a girl to do but start on the second bonus quilt, Congruence? While Space Arcade can be made from the scraps of either Night Garden quilt size, Congruence can only be made from scraps created to make the queen size quilt. Congruence is a two-color quilt, and...

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2023 Finished Quilts, Quilt Gallery

Space Arcade {Finished Quilt}

I am really thrilled with my first Night Garden bonus quilt finish, Space Arcade. For a quick recap, I made the queen size version of Night Garden for my sister- and brother-in-law. From the queen size version of Night Garden, there are enough large scraps created in piecing the quilt top that I also designed 2 additional throw size quilts...

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Isha Upanishad
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Discussion

Quilting as Meditation {Discussion}

Every now and then, I get a little more philosophical here in my blog posts. The musings I'm sharing today were inspired by two activities that I have been engaging in on a daily basis this week: quilting (I'm up to working on back and forth free motion quilted lines for Space Arcade) and meditation. I have been drawn...

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quilt along

Diatom QAL {Block #8}

For Block #8, we will be piecing a Ribbon Star. If you have already purchased the Diatom Quilt Along, you will receive an email today with the Block #8 instructions. Look for an email from newsletter@quiltingjetgirl.com with the subject Diatom Quilt Along – Block #8. If you haven’t joined in yet, simply purchase the Diatom Quilt Along and I...

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Teaching

Quilt Pattern Technical Editing 101 {Panel Discussion}

I've been working as a technical editor for the quilting industry for 7 years. Sarah Ruiz is another technical editor that I have met during that time. As Sarah and I have gotten to know one another better, we have each referred quilters to the other when we are too busy or full to take on a new client....

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Space Arcade - Quilting Progress
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Quilts

Space Arcade {Quilting Progress}

Wow, it's really hard for me to believe that the last time I shared a progress update on the Space Arcade quilt was exactly a month ago. After marking the quilting plan and basting the quilt, I set it aside so I could finish the last Project Quilting challenge of the year. Then Night Garden came back from being...

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Diatom Blocks 1 through 6 - Postage Stamp Throw
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Quilts

Diatom QAL {Blocks 1 through 6}

After the first three Diatom blocks were released, a few people in the quilt along shared photos of their blocks already sewn together into the top row of the quilt. It was beautiful and exciting for me to see! I've been sewing along making the Postage Stamp Throw version and I was definitely tempted to sew my first three...

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Carolyn Friedlander Fabric
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Fabric

Carolyn Friedlander Stash Additions

In mid-March, Amanda @whatthebobbin was doing some fabric destashing through Instagram. I'm not normally one who pays a lot of attention to fabric destashing, but she had lots of Carolyn Friedlander prints, and I just couldn't stop thinking about them after I saw the post. I have a soft spot for Carolyn's prints, and Amanda had some scraps of some...

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Night Garden
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2023 Finished Quilts, Quilt Gallery

Night Garden {Finished Quilt}

My hands are happy to say that I finished hand binding the queen size Night Garden quilt and it is complete! A 90" wide by 100" tall quilt was much, much larger than my husband could reasonably hold up. Some friends stopped by at the end of last week, and I was musing about what I could do to hold...

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Linky Party

2023 Q1 Check In

There are still 2 weeks left in the first quarter of 2023, and I'm really happy with how much I have accomplished in the first 11 weeks of the year. Here are the highlights: I have 8 finishes, starting in the upper left hand corner and working clockwise in the image above they are: Project Quilting 14.1 {One} Project Quilting...

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