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28 Sep

Low Volume Scrappy Color Row Charity Blocks

September 24, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
charity quilt block, many hands and many hearts
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After a break from sewing, small projects like mini mini quilts or charity blocks are always a great way for me to pick back up. Thankfully, the next Many Hands and Many Hearts charity block drive was announced at the end of August, so the requested Low Volume Scrappy Color Row charity blocks were on my menu to sew...

07 Jul

Quilts

Potato Chip Charity Blocks

July 6, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
charity quilt block, many hands and many hearts, potato chip block
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Yesterday afternoon I hustled to get 36 Potato Chip charity quilt blocks for Many Hands and Many Hearts finished and dropped off at the post office. Cynthia requested that the blocks be made using complementary colors: red with green centers or green with red centers / purple with yellow centers or yellow with purple centers / blue with orange centers...

11 May

Quilts

76 More Mini Square in Square Charity Blocks

May 9, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
charity quilt block, many hands and many hearts, mini square in square
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I knew that the best use of the Island Batik fat quarter bundle I was randomly selected to win for my participation in the 2026 SAHRR was to turn them into more Mini Square in Square charity blocks for Many Hands and Many Hearts. The fat quarters were beautifully sized at 18" x 22". Looking at my options for...

03 Apr

Quilts

Mini Square in Square Charity Blocks

April 1, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
charity quilt block, many hands and many hearts, mini square in square
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Tomorrow, I will be dropping off 42 Mini Square in Square charity blocks at the post office to send to Many Hands and Many Hearts. As part of Cynthia's request for the Mini Square in Square blocks, she requested the blocks be made in batiks or blender fabrics. While I have a lot of blender fabrics, I opted to purchase...

12 Dec

Quilts

Black and White Framed Charity Blocks

December 11, 2025
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
black and white framed, charity quilt block, many hands and many hearts
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This week, I pieced 20 Black and White Framed Charity blocks for Many Hands and Many Hearts. Work was a bit busier than normal for me, and even with just a few hours in the evenings, I was able to get these blocks pieced and ready to ship to Cynthia by the end of the day on Wednesday. Of...

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.