cocoa leaf quilt

14 Dec

2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Cocoa Leaf Quilt Finish

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf quilt, commissioned quilt, finished quilt
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I was really excited yesterday morning to get the binding sewn down to finish the Cocoa Leaf quilt. Before I jump to some finish photos, let's pause and talk a bit about trimming such a large quilt with lots and lots of negative space. Bottom line: trimming a quilt like this is a challenge. I use carpenter's squares, long metallic...

02 Dec

Quilts

I have friends who have commissioned me to make several quilted items for them in the past: Fall Placemats (which they use in their home) and Lighthouse Lens Placemats (which became a Christmas gift for family last year). They have now asked me to create a queen size topper quilt for the other side of their family. The quilt will...

15 Oct

Quilts

WiP Wednesday {10/15/2014}

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
cocoa leaf quilt, fall placemats, queen size quilts, tessellated leaves, wip wednesday, Work in Progress
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This week I have an update for 4 different projects. How is that for multi-tasking? Let me tell you, it is kind of over whelming for me... but at the same time it is fun and gratifying to see progress (even small progress) on each project. 1. Cocoa Leaf Drum Lamp Inspired Queen Sized Quilt Things have progressed along quite nicely...

22 Sep

Quilt Design

Cocoa Leaf Queen Size Quilt {Quilt Design}

I delivered the Cocoa Leaf mini-quilts about a week ago and spent some time with my customers discussing design options for the larger, queen size quilt. I drew up some pretty nice hand sketches and colored them with colored pencil, and I am kicking myself for not photographing them before leaving them with the customers. Oops. So I pulled...

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