free motion quilting – Quilting Jetgirl

26 Feb

Review: Free-Motion Designs for Allover Patterns

Occasionally I am contacted by C&T Publishing with an opportunity to review a book, and in return I offer to write a blog post with my honest reactions and thoughts. Today, I am sharing about Free-Motion Designs for Allover Patterns (affiliate link). The book includes over 75 designs from Natalia Bonner, Christina Cameli, Jenny Carr Kinney, Laura Lee Fritz,...

13 May

Quilts

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...

14 Sep

Quilts

Three Flocks {Quilting Progress}

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
fmq, free motion quilting, machine quilting problems, three flocks, twin quilt, twin size quilt
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I had a very nice weekend working on the quilting of Three Flocks. This is the largest quilt that I have quilted on my home machine to date at 65" wide by 88" long, and so far it has been going just fine. It took me an hour to pin baste the layers in preparation for quilting. I love...

15 Aug

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Super Cute Baby Boy Quilt

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
baby quilt, completed project, completed quilt, fmq, free motion quilting
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I am excited to be able to reveal a quilt to you today that I made at the end of July. I was approached by a group of friends who wanted to work with me to make a baby quilt as a baby shower gift. We emailed back and forth, and to enhance the experience, we decided to go...

28 Jul

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Space Age Tumbling Blocks {Completed Quilt}

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
completed project, completed quilt, finished quilt, free motion quilting, lap quilt, quilting, rocket quilt, space age tumbling blocks, throw quilt
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I really loved making this quilt. The fabrics are fun, the pattern creates a really great 3D effect, and I really enjoyed quilting it. The idea to "hide" some rockets among the rest of the quilting?!? Super fun! For a recap on the history and evolution of this quilt, check out my other posts about it: Space Age Tumbling...

08 Jul

Quilts

Namibia Trees {Quilting Detail}

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
fmq, free motion quilting, lap quilt, modern quilt, modern quilting, namibia trees, quilt pattern, WiP, Work in Progress
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I really loved how the quilt top for Namibia Trees turned out, and I wanted to spend more time thinking about the quilting than I normally do. Instead of an all-over quilting design, I wanted to do something a bit more around the tree panels themselves. I have never really quilted a meandering, rounded, stipple pattern, so why not start...

07 Jul

Free Motion Quilting Tutorials

{Tutorial} Free Motion Quilting – Part II – Practice!

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
design, fmq, free motion quilting, machine quilting, machine quilting patterns, machine quilting practice, machine quilting tutorial, practice, quilt patterns, tutorial
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I want to pick back up where I left off in my Free Motion Quilting - Part I - Drawing Tutorial and mention again that I always start out working through new free motion quilting patterns by sketching and drawing on paper. I recently discussed this in my post about quilting flames on my Dragon Baby Quilt, and today...

02 Jul

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Orange, Jade, and Cocoa Custom Placemat Order

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
completed project, custom wedding gift, finished project, free motion quilting, orange jade green cocoa quilting, placemats, wedding registry
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I was contacted on Friday with a request to make a custom set of 6 placemats as a wedding gift. As is typical, the couple had registered for some dishware, and I was able to use the colors of the dishes as a jumping off point for fabric selection. The dishware are orange and jade, with rich cocoa and...

27 Jun

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Positively Perfect Nap Quilt {Completed Quilt}

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
blue white quilt, completed project, completed quilt, finished quilt, free motion quilting, lap quilt, modern quilt, nap quilt, plus quilt
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I am really excited to be able to sneak in a Friday Finish right at the end of the day! This lap or nap size quilt was a lot of fun to work on, and I like the back as much as the front. It took me 3 hours on Thursday to get the backing complete. I then took...

19 Jun

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Dragon Quilt {Completed Quilt}

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
completed project, completed quilt, dragon quilt, finished project, flame quilt pattern, free motion quilting, quilt, quilting
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As I was working on the Dragon Quilt, I knew that I wanted to free motion quilt flames, but I have never quilted that as a pattern before. Taking my own advice about preparing for free motion quilting, I spent some time on Wednesday looking for an image or pattern that I could turn into a repeating flame pattern...

17 Jun

Free Motion Quilting Tutorials

{Tutorial} Free Motion Quilting – Part I – Drawing

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
design, fmq, free motion quilting, machine quilting, machine quilting patterns, machine quilting practice, machine quilting tutorial, practice, quilt patterns, sketch, tutorial
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There are a LOT of great tutorials and resources available to help you gain confidence and learn to free motion quilt on your home machine (a long arm is not required!). I was intimidated enough by the process that I took a class from Elizabeth Hartman in order to force myself to learn. I kept reading about the techniques, but...

11 Jun

Quilts

Synesthetic Alphabet – Quilting

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
fmq, free motion quilting, modern quilt, modern quilting, synesthesia, Synesthetic Alphabet
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Today I started quilting the Synesthetic Alphabet quilt, but I want to step back and talk a bit more about the piecing of the quilt top. Piecing this quilt top was another great learning experience for my husband and I. I had a plan to randomly place the letter "blocks" within each gradated background block. After I made the...

05 Jun

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Spaceship Tic-Tac {Completed Quilt}

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
baby quilt, completed quilt, dropped stitches, finished project, free motion quilting, spaceship quilt, tic-tac
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After much frustration and time spent away from my sewing machine cooling off, I was able to finish the quilting on the Spaceship Tic-Tac baby quilt today. I had originally hoped to complete this quilt on Wednesday, but my sewing machine and I were disagreeing about that! I was able to use thread that I had on hand for the...

24 May

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

4th of July Picnic Quilt – Completed

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
4th of July picnic quilt, finished quilt, free motion quilting, lap quilt, modern quilt, picnic quilt, quilting, throw quilt
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I'm just going to say - whoo! It's done! I'll let the photographs do the rest of the talking.

19 May

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Blogger’s Quilt Fest Entry – Color Weaving (Original Design)

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
blogger's quilt festival, completed quilt, design, finished quilt, free motion quilting, modern quilt design, modern quilting, quilting
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Twice a year, Amy of Amy's Creative Side puts on Blogger's Quilt Fesitval, a wonderful linky event so quilt bloggers can share our quilts and see the work of lots of other talented quilter's in blogland. I am new to blogging and new to knowing about this festival, so I was enjoying reading about everyone's amazingly creative and beautiful quilts that have been submitted. It did...

17 May

Quilts

Color Weaving II – Quilting Complete

May 17, 2014
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
baby quilt, color weaving, fmq, free motion quilting, machine quilting problems, modern quilt, modern quilt pattern, modern quilting, quilting
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I had so much fun quilting this quilt top. I don't have much to say other than I love how it turned out! I hope you are having a great weekend! :)

16 May

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Color Weaving I – Complete!

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
baby quilt, completed quilt, finished quilt, free motion quilting, modern quilt
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I just completed Color Weaving I, and it is currently getting its first wash. I am looking forward to seeing how it crinkles up! I decided to go with an all over "robot boxes" quilting pattern. I think it works pretty well with the quilt design, and I am hoping that I will work on my piecing precision enough to...

03 May

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Under the Sea – A Collaborative Quilt

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
baby quilt, completed quilt, finished quilt, fmq, free motion quilting, modern quilt, quilting
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I was able to attend QuiltCon 2013 with my mother. While there, I found some fabrics that I could not resist purchasing which turned into a baby quilt for my lovely niece, Lillie. My mother fell in love with Tula Pink's Salt Water fabric line and purchased several of those fabrics. Well, she just found a perfect use for them. My...

02 May

2014 Finished Quilts, Life, Quilts

Week Wrap-Up

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
baby quilt, completed quilt, finished quilt, fmq, free motion quilting, modern quilt
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I have had a very busy week! This has been my first full week at home after resigning from my full time jet job. I was able to accomplish a lot, and for that I am very thankful. As the week is drawing to a close, I am so excited to get to see several initial projects come to completion. One of...

20 Apr

Quilts

Blue Spring Rain – Almost Done!

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
binding, fmq, free motion quilting, lap quilt, modern quilt, quilting
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Sunday was a super productive day! We went for a 4 mile walk, got our veggie garden planted for the year (I am already looking forward to the delicious fresh meals from the backyard...), and I finally finished quilting Blue Spring Rain! Yay! I had to pick out another tuck or two this afternoon, but I got it done...

Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Quilter | Designer | Tech Editor | Blogger

I seek to change active, generous, caring creatives who want to learn to quilt or improve their quilting skills into people who approach quilting with joy. Into people who recognize that quilting creates connections and builds community. I seek to help you become excited about every step of the quilting process. To make quilts that you are proud of. Thanks for joining me. I can’t wait to see the quilts you are going to create.

In her earlier career, Yvonne worked as an aerospace engineer until April 2014 when she radically redesigned her life to focus on her physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Her company name, Quilting Jetgirl, is a blend of her professional histories and the tagline “Sewing at the Speed of Sound” is a nod to her work on the second privately funded (non-government) vehicle to break the sound barrier. She has been quilting for 20+ years and credits quilting with helping her feel balanced and connected to both her local hometown community and a larger global community.