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13 May

Quilting the Cocoa Leaf Medallion Quilt

May 13, 2015
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf medallion quilt, free motion quilting, quilting plan
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I have been posting my quilting progress on my Instagram account, and I want to get anyone who does not follow me there up to speed on the quilting fun I have been having. After an initial loading error (I loaded the quilt top upside down and had a moment of horror when I thought I had pieced the border upside...

17 Apr

Quilts

Cocoa Leaf Medallion Flimsy Finish

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf medallion quilt, flimsy finish, TGIFF
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I am super thrilled to say that I buckled down and spent 7 hours this week finishing up the Cocoa Leaf Medallion quilt top and backing. Hooray! As it is intended for a queen size bed, I carefully placed the finished top on my own bed to get a feel for how it will drape. I did not get the...

15 Apr

Quilts

WiP Wednesday {4/15/2015}

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf medallion quilt, WiP, wip wednesday, Work in Progress
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It turns out that it has been a month since I worked on the Cocoa Leaf Medallion quilt. A bit of open honesty here: I am struggling with motivation to work on this quilt. I am not in love with it, but I don't loathe it as a project. I am trading the quilt for time with a therapist,...

11 Mar

Quilts

Cocoa Leaf Medallion Quilt {WiP}

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf medallion quilt, WiP, wip wednesday, Work in Progress
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After finishing the piecing and applique for the center of the Cocoa Leaf Medallion Quilt, the next step in the process was to expand the quilt top out to its final, over-sized queen dimensions. It now measures 103-inches wide by 122-inches long! The final step in piecing the top together is adding on smaller applique cocoa leaves to create borders around the...

11 Feb

Quilts

Cocoa Leaf Medallion Quilt Progress {WiP}

February 11, 2015
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf medallion quilt, medallion quilt, WiP, Work in Progress
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After cutting out the cocoa leaf shapes for the center of the cocoa leaf medallion quilt, I took the loose pieces over to my client's home. We discussed the arrangement of the colors and how to stack the leaves on top of one another. The input I received was fantastic, and I have to admit that I really love how...

19 Jan

Quilts

Cocoa Leaf Medallion Quilt {WiP}

January 19, 2015
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf medallion quilt, medallion quilt, WiP, Work in Progress
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It has been almost exactly a month since I posted any progress updates on the Cocoa Leaf Medallion Quilt. I pulled it back out over the weekend and worked on making a template and cutting the fabric to make the center cocoa leaf "star" for the center of the quilt. I have to admit that I had a lot...

17 Dec

Quilts

WiP Wednesday {12-17-2014}

December 17, 2014
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf medallion quilt, hashtag blocks for sydney, pretty secretive quilt, wip wednesday, Work in Progress
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Some days you wake up with a plan, only to find that life has a much better one in store for you. Yesterday, I woke up with one idea for how my day would progress, but I quickly found that I was called in a different direction. In case you missed it, Molli Sparkles is organizing the creating of quilts...

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 transparency color play and bold, geometric designs. Yvonne’s quilts have been featured in numerous national and international magazines, quilt shows, and books.