hive 9 – Quilting Jetgirl

07 Sep

QST Candy Chains {August Stash Bee Block}

September 6, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
hive 9, QST candy chains block, stash bee
12 comments

This month my stash bee queen asked for a really fast and fun block that she calls QST Candy Chains (click on the link to see her great tutorial). She gave a wide choice in block colors, and since she had already made an orange and pink block you know I headed straight for my blue fabric bin. The piecing...

02 Aug

Stash Bee

Wonky Pinwheel August Stash Bee Block

August 1, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
bee block, hive 9, stash bee, wonky pinwheel block
13 comments

For August, my Stash Bee queen requested a wonky pinwheel block. By chain sewing, the block came together surprisingly quickly, and I had a lot of fun raiding my ever growing scrap bin for the colored strips. As I was digging through my overflowing scrap bin, it became evident that it will need to be tamed in the future. I...

06 Jul

Stash Bee

July Stash Bee Feather Blocks

July 5, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
bee blocks, feather bed blocks, feather blocks, hive 9, stash bee
11 comments

The queen for my Stash Bee Hive requested Anna Maria Horner's Feather Bed block this month. I had made this block back in January, so I felt like I would be able to make 2 blocks for her this month pretty easily. I wanted to focus in on the fabric that she requested, and started by pulling C+S basics and...

09 May

Stash Bee

May Stash Bee & MayIsForMakers

May 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
#MayIsForMakers, granny square block, hive 9, stash bee
14 comments

In Hive 9 of the Stash Bee for May, the queen requested a Granny Square block. She just asked for bright colors but let us choose our own color palettes... Is anyone surprised I grabbed blue or went with a color gradient? Yeah, me either. ;) I also want to share the second pattern I purchased during #MayIsForMakers. I chose to...

01 Jan

Block Tutorials, Stash Bee

Plus Banner Block {Tutorial}

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
block tutorial, hive 9, plus banner block tutorial, stash bee
30 comments

Happy New Year! I will be a hive mama for Hive 9 of the Stash Bee in 2016, which means I get the pleasure of posting a tutorial for my hive in January. I created a fun block that I call the Plus Banner Block, and I thought I would share the tutorial with you today here on my...

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.