exposed finished seams – Quilting Jetgirl

15 Apr

2026 Finished Quilts

Topsy-Turvy {Finished Quilt}

April 29, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
exposed finished seams, exposed seams, turn and straight stitch exposed seams
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So far, this year has felt like the it should be entered as part of the definition of topsy-turvy. As in... top·sy-tur·vy adjective 1. being in a state of confusion or disorder, with many unpredictable changes or reversals. "in one topsy-turvy week, they cancelled a vacation to Italy" adverb 1. in or into a state of confusion or disorder. "things turned topsy-turvy in 2026" The...

12 Feb

2026 Finished Quilts, Quilt Gallery

2718 {Finished Quilt}

February 14, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
exposed finished seams, exposed seams, turn and straight stitch exposed seams
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It took several purchases from Sewtopia to refine my fabric selection for 2718, including a special assist from a friend who had the purple print I was considering in her stash (it's the one I ended up using)! Just like with Half In Half Out, I knew I wanted to stick with a single fabric manufacturer for this quilt,...

05 Feb

2026 Finished Quilts, Quilt Gallery

Half In Half Out {Finished Quilt}

February 12, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
exposed finished seams, exposed seams, turn and straight stitch exposed seams
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While I started iterating on the fabrics for the 2718 quilt, I knew I had time to explore working with the exposed seam hourglass blocks. Because I learned from the One Ninth mini quilt that working with the same fabric manufacturer was beneficial across longer seams, I went straight to my stash of Carolyn Friedlander prints for this mini...

29 Jan

2026 Finished Quilts

One Ninth {Finished Quilt}

January 30, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
exposed finished seams, exposed seams, turn and straight stitch exposed seams
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After exploring the exposed seams idea with a few test blocks and making an exposed seams mini mini quilt, I knew the idea had potential. I spent about a week thinking about quilt design options, and by the end of the week I had a handful of designs that I thought had potential with even more ideas rattling around...

22 Jan

2026 Finished Quilts

Exposed Seams Mini Mini Quilt {Finished Quilt}

January 23, 2026
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
exposed finished seams, exposed seams, turn and straight stitch exposed seams
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Now that QuiltCon judging is over, I am thrilled to start sharing with you a series of quilts that I made last year. Over the course of the next four weeks, I am going to share four quilts that I made last year. The first two finishes that I will share with you (today and next week) are exploratory...

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.