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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
42 comments

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

Cocoa Leaf Quilt

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...

17 Jul

Quilts

Orange Crush and Space Age Tumbling Blocks

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
commissioned quilt, flimsy finish, orange crush, pieced quilt top, space age, space age tumbling blocks, WiP, Work in Progress
16 comments

I was able to finish piecing the Orange Crush quilt top on Wednesday. I am pleasantly surprised with how well my points turned out. It is definitely ORANGE! As I was piecing, I only found one location where the same fabric touched (which I was trying to avoid), so not too shabby. It has taken 13 hours to get...

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.