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08 Feb

2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts, Stash Bee

Weekend Odds & Ends

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
#miniminiquiltswap, gate crashing, hive 4, stash bee
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As can happen sometimes, what I had planned to do this past weekend (start quilting my Midnight Mystery quilt) did not happen. Instead, late on Friday night I realized it was the first Friday of the month and so I turned on my sewing machine and participated in the fun #FridayNightSewAlong on Instagram. I started by gate crashing the...

14 Jan

Stash Bee

January Bee Blocks

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
gate crashing, january bee blocks, stash bee
15 comments

Carla @Granny Maud's Girl introduced me to the concept of "gate crashing" during last year's Stash Bee. The concept is simple: make a block for someone in another hive and ship it to them when it is their month as Queen Bee. This was especially easy to accomplish in January, as I am Queen Bee for Hive 9 and...

03 Jun

Stash Bee

Gate Crashing Stash Bee Hive 4

June 3, 2015
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
gate crashing, hive 4 june block, stash bee
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It is my turn to request blocks from Hive 2 this month (I posted my Love Letters block tutorial yesterday). I have been having so much fun making a quilt block for someone each month that it was a bit sad to wake up on Monday and not have a tutorial to work on. So I decided to follow Carla @Granny...

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