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04 Mar

You + Me Progress

March 4, 2014
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I spent the weekend in Tennessee visiting with family and meeting my niece, Lillie, for the first time. I had a great visit with everyone, and I managed to make it to a quilt store or two (I reeeeeally did not need that fabric...). I bought batting, so this weekend promises to see some good progress - hopefully I...

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02 Mar

Quilt Love

March 2, 2014
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Receiving photos of quilts I have made being used and loved makes my heart sing! The McMenemy family shared this photo of Woodland Creatures and said, "Thank you again for creating our wonderful quilt! The raccoons and squirrels are a big hit." And I was super happy to get to go meet my niece, Lillie, for the first time this past...

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23 Feb

Whale of a Time – Ready to Quilt

I had a fun and productive day today getting this quilt top pieced together. Creating the final top layout and sewing it together is my favorite part of the quilting process; it is just so satisfying to see it all come together! As I mentioned in my earlier post about these blocks, I decided to use solid color blocks to...

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19 Feb

WiP Wednesday

February 19, 2014
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, WiP, Work in Progress
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*WiP = Work in Progress I mentioned that I came home from SewDown Portland with 5 projects. 4 projects came from the classes, and the 5th was started during the open sew on Friday night after registration and dinner. I didn't have a project to work on with me, so I stopped by the pop up quilt store (Drygoods Design)...

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16 Feb

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Sidekick Sampler

April 7, 2018
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Jaybird Quilts, Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, Sidekick Ruler, Sidekick Sampler
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I've completed another project I started at SewDown Portland! Today I finished up the Sidekick Sampler by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts. Julie designed the sidekick ruler to cut 3 different shapes in 4 different sizes, and in her class at SewDown Portland she reviewed how to cut all the shapes with the ruler. At the class I was able...

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15 Feb

2014 Finished Quilts, Sewing Project

Shooting Star

April 7, 2018
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Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, Shooting Star
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I just completed the first project from Sew Down Portland - Lee Heinrich‘s “Shooting Star”. She brought in a demo in the same colorway, and I adored the quilting on it. So, I quilted mine pretty much the same way. I am really pleased with how it turned out, and I've hung it in my sewing room for inspiration!

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14 Feb

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

SewDown Portland – Sunday

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
JayBirdQuilts, Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, Shooting Star, Sidekick Sampler, SnowDownPortland
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Shooting Star: A Modern Traditionalist Mini I really was not sure what to expect from Lee Heinrich's "Shooting Star" class. She was definitely prepared and ready to talk about her passion for creating beautiful traditional blocks/quilts with decidedly modern twists. We learned two different ways to make flying geese. And she taught paper piecing (yes, I believe I was the only...

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12 Feb

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

SewDown Portland – Saturday

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Improv Round Robin, Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, SnowDownPortland, You + Me
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Improv Round Robin There were 4 fabulous instructors at SewDownPortland. We had a 3 hour class with each instructor over 2 days. On Saturday, I had my first class with Sherri Lynn Wood who blogs at daintytime.net. Her class was a twist on Improvisational Quilting in which we sewed a round robin. Which meant we first created a block as...

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12 Feb

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

SewDown Portland

February 12, 2014
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Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, SnowDownPortland
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I had a great weekend at #SewDownPortland. The rare snowstorm that affected the area did not seem to dampen anyone's spirits. I made it home (a day later than originally planned...) with 5 new projects. I can't wait to share them with you! The tire tracks in snowy downtown Portland streets reminded me of tumbling blocks! I was so thankful to...

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26 Jan

Blue Spring Rain – Quilt Top

April 4, 2016
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Today was a beautiful and productive day. I started out this morning spending some time figuring out Etsy - it is going to take a while, but I think I will eventually open an Etsy shop to sell my quilts (yay!), then I put binding around my pattern sample block, I took a 4 mile walk with my husband...

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26 Jan

Pattern Sample

January 26, 2014
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I have been working on a quilt concept, and I made a quick block sample this weekend to work through the piecing. I am collaborating with my husband on this quilt, because I am trying to make a graphic representation of his synesthesia. Making this sampler is also a really important step to make sure it is a close enough...

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24 Jan

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Uneven Log Cabin

April 7, 2018
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I have a very soft spot for log cabin quilts. I don't exactly know why; probably because they are very geometric and play so well with color blocking. The more I am drawn to the modern quilting movement, the more I kind of question myself with this log cabin love affair. But have you seen what a log cabin...

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02 Jan

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Baby Quilt for Genevieve

April 7, 2018
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As my previous entries (Monkey Business and Falling for Fall) alluded to, I had a busy fall! It was so busy that I am seriously late in completing a baby quilt for little Genevieve. Thankfully her parents were warned ahead of time and they are still excited to work with me! Yay! Genevieve's mother and I went fabric shopping in...

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09 Dec

2013 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Monkey Business

April 7, 2018
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I have a co-worker who decorates her "cube". In the past, that has meant she puts up fabric of a pleasing color on top of the hideous cubical wall board and pinned up photos of tropical locations (which we changed out to photos of the desert when she was on vacation. Yeah, we're great co-workers). My husband and I...

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08 Dec

2013 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Falling for Fall

April 7, 2018
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I have wanted to make a quilt for my friend, Beth, for quite a while. I finally got the opportunity to go fabric shopping with her late this summer, and she picked out a beautiful selection of colors that reminded me strongly of gorgeous fall color. Because the colors and fabrics blended together so well, I immediately thought about the "Four Square"...

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02 Oct

Quilts in Use

October 2, 2013
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My brother's lovely wife recently gave birth to their first child (I'm officially an auntie!). It really made my heart sing to see photos of my brother waiting while wrapped up in a quilt I made and then again when they sent photos of my niece using the quilt I made for her. I love making quilts, and I...

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15 Sep

2013 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Stargazer

April 7, 2018
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My husband and I have close friends who are getting married on the equinox. They spend a LOT of time camping and generally being outdoors, and I thought it might be a really neat gift to make them a quilt to cuddle under while they are under the stars. So began my inspiration... I went to my super special private...

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20 Aug

2013 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Butterfly Baby Quilt

April 7, 2018
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Baby quilts are so fun to put together. It is also a real treat to be able to go fabric shopping with the expectant mothers - there are so many wonderful fabrics to choose from! It quickly became obvious that the large butterfly print was going to be the major focal point for this quilt. Finding other butterfly fabrics...

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09 Jun

2013 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Pink Tumbling Baby Quilt

April 7, 2018
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In March of 2012 I made the quilt "Zigzagged" for a friend. She recently contacted me to ask if I had time to make a baby quilt for her niece. I am always excited when friends want me to make a quilt for them, and since she was a return customer, I was doubly excited! We quickly settled on...

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27 May

2013 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Lillie Mae Baby Quilt

April 7, 2018
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Subtitle: I am going to be an auntie!!!! My brother and his lovely wife are expecting their first child, a baby girl, in late September. We are all so excited and looking forward to meeting Lillie Mae. With so many quilters in the family, she is going to be covered with blankets. What a lucky lady! I found some fabric that...

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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, 25 years later, Yvonne has developed a style that bridges her technical background and love of bold color, specializing in transparency color play and bold, geometric designs. Yvonne’s quilts have been featured in numerous national and international magazines, quilt shows, and Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century. She lives on the big island of Hawaii with her husband.