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23 Mar

2020 Finished Quilts

Rock Candy {MQG Modern Monthly}

March 27, 2020
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Modern Monthly, Modern Quilt Guild, Rock Candy
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Just before Thanksgiving last year, I submitted a few quilt designs to the Modern Quilt Guild to consider for their upcoming Modern Monthly series, and I was thrilled when one of my designs was selected to be featured as the quilt design for March 2020. It's my pleasure to introduce you today to Rock Candy. Rock Candy is a design...

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14 Dec

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

MQG Modern Monthly BOM

December 13, 2017
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Modern Quilt Guild, MQG, MQG Modern Monthly
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Each month the Modern Quilt Guild sends out a newsletter called the MQG Modern Monthly to its members. It contains a quilt of the month pattern, information on how to sign up for free webinars, a block of the month and quilt pattern, and more! I am really excited to share that I created the December Block of the...

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07 Dec

Fresh Quilting / MQG Membership Giveaway

I wanted to drop in to mention that the first episode of Fresh Quilting that I filmed back in June is set to air on the Fresh Quilting website starting at noon tomorrow - Friday, December 8, 2017 - and it will run for 7 days! Fresh Quilting Episode 203 – Mix It Up Modern quilter Riane Menardi modifies traditional blocks by...

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17 Mar

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

March Block of the Month: Inversion

March 17, 2017
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Block of the Month, Inversion, Modern Quilt Guild, MQG
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I just wanted to pop in with a quick update today. If you are a member of The Modern Quilt Guild, you can get access to the new Block of the Month lesson (including block tutorial and quilt tutorial) today, which just happens to be based on my block design, Inversion (note that you must be a MQG member and...

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11 Nov

2016 Finished Quilts, Quilt Pattern, Quilts

Oh Happy Day – MQG QOM November 2016

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Modern Quilt Guild, MQG QOM, Oh Happy Day, Quilt of the Month
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I am thrilled to get to share a bit of secret sewing with you today! Oh Happy Day is my contribution to the Modern Quilt Guild's Quilt of the Month (QOM) program and is the featured design and pattern for November. Oh Happy Day is a playful exploration of traditional blocks in a very non-traditional layout. The design aims to...

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11 Sep

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

Modern Quilt Guild Webinar Review

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
ins and outs of pattern writing, Modern Quilt Guild, modern quilt guild event, modern quilt guild webinar, MQG, quilt pattern writing, webinar review
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Last night the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) hosted yet another wonderful webinar. Shea Henderson, of Empty Bobbin Sewing Studio, gave a wonderful talk about the Ins and Outs of Pattern Writing. If you are a MQG member and would like to see previous webinars, you can find them on the Resources tab of the MQG community site (after you...

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10 Jul

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Namibia Trees {Completed Quilt}

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
completed project, completed quilt, finished quilt, lap quilt, modern quilt, Modern Quilt Guild, modern quilting, namibia trees
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This might just be my favorite quilt to have worked on (so far!). I really enjoyed creating this quilt, and if you are interested in the process, you can find out more by looking at my previous posts about this quilt: Namibia Trees {WiP} Namibia Trees {Quilting Detail} I entered Namibia Trees into my local fair, so it will be...

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25 Jun

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild), QuiltCon 2015, Quilts

Positive Nap Quilt {Pieced Top / WiP}

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
blue white quilt, lap quilt, modern quilt, Modern Quilt Guild, nap quilt, pieced quilt top, positive nap quilt, positivity, WiP, Work in Progress
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Even with all the QuiltCon 2015 registration distractions yesterday, I was able to finish piecing the blocks for the Positive Nap Quilt. I really enjoyed spending time arranging the blocks. I wasn't sure it was going to be possible, but I was able to keep a fabric from repeating in each row and column. Even better, I was able...

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24 Jun

Life, MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild), QuiltCon 2015

QuiltCon 2015 Registration

June 24, 2014
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Modern Quilt Guild, quiltcon, quiltcon 2015, quiltcon registration
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I knew that registering for the Modern Quilt Guild's upcoming mega awesome and exciting QuiltCon 2015 was going to be an interesting process with plenty of life lessons in patience. I was basing this assumption on how quickly the hotel rooms sold out for the event earlier this year (a whole year in advance!). With that in mind, I carefully...

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09 Jun

Synesthetic Alphabet WiP and Suggestions?

June 9, 2014
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
modern quilt, Modern Quilt Guild, quilt pattern, synesthesia, Synesthetic Alphabet, WiP, Work in Progress
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It has been a while since I prepped all the fabric for the very special Synesthetic Alphabet quilt I am making. The pre-cut kit was fantastic; in about a day I was able to complete the top and mostly complete the backing. I am taking a quick pause in making progress on this quilt to ask for some help. I plan...

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06 May

Modern Improv Round Robin – WiP Progress!

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Improv Round Robin, modern quilt, Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, WiP, Work in Progress
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I am so excited that I have finally made progress toward finishing up my last WiP that I brought home from SewDown Portland: my Modern Improv Round Robin which was a class led by Sherri Lynn Wood. Here is what I cam home with: I started out by completing the second column of improv blocks. Once they were done I had...

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13 Apr

Blue Spring Rain – Quilting Update

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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I am officially over halfway done quilting Blue Spring Rain. But the backing is giving me MAJOR fits, so I have decided to become a crazy rebel - I'm quilting the second half of the quilt with the backing upright so that I stand a chance of fending off tucks. I did a little bit to test it out,...

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29 Mar

Works in Progress

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
lap quilt, Modern Quilt Guild, quilting, quilts, sewdown portland, Work in Progress
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Since I returned from SewDown Portland, I have had quite the backlog of projects sitting on my shelf. I came home with 5 unfinished projects and I had a project ready to be basted and quilted already! Works in Progress 2/10/2014 Lee Heinrich‘s “Shooting Star” Julie Herman‘s Sidekick Sampler Sherri Lynn Wood's Improv Round Robin Heather Jones' You + Me A set of disappearing nine patch...

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28 Mar

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

You + Me: Complete!

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
lap quilt, modern quilt, Modern Quilt Guild, quilting, sewdown portland
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On Thursday after work I got the binding stitched down to the front of the You + Me quilt. I used a lot of the remaining fabric from the front for other projects, so I went with a scrappy binding. I used the last of the yellow and blue from the front and a bit of the backing fabric...

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25 Mar

You + Me – Quilting Complete

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
lap quilt, modern quilt, Modern Quilt Guild, quilting, sewdown portland
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I did not have a very productive weekend in quilting; somehow I just never got around to working on anything. Thankfully, my husband had a dentist appointment Tuesday afternoon, and I ditched work a bit early with him so that I could work on the You + Me quilting while he got his teeth cleaned. I finished the quilting...

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19 Feb

WiP Wednesday

February 19, 2014
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, WiP, Work in Progress
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*WiP = Work in Progress I mentioned that I came home from SewDown Portland with 5 projects. 4 projects came from the classes, and the 5th was started during the open sew on Friday night after registration and dinner. I didn't have a project to work on with me, so I stopped by the pop up quilt store (Drygoods Design)...

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16 Feb

2014 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Sidekick Sampler

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Jaybird Quilts, Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, Sidekick Ruler, Sidekick Sampler
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I've completed another project I started at SewDown Portland! Today I finished up the Sidekick Sampler by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts. Julie designed the sidekick ruler to cut 3 different shapes in 4 different sizes, and in her class at SewDown Portland she reviewed how to cut all the shapes with the ruler. At the class I was able...

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15 Feb

2014 Finished Quilts, Sewing Project

Shooting Star

April 7, 2018
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, Shooting Star
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I just completed the first project from Sew Down Portland - Lee Heinrich‘s “Shooting Star”. She brought in a demo in the same colorway, and I adored the quilting on it. So, I quilted mine pretty much the same way. I am really pleased with how it turned out, and I've hung it in my sewing room for inspiration!

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14 Feb

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

SewDown Portland – Sunday

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
JayBirdQuilts, Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, Shooting Star, Sidekick Sampler, SnowDownPortland
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Shooting Star: A Modern Traditionalist Mini I really was not sure what to expect from Lee Heinrich's "Shooting Star" class. She was definitely prepared and ready to talk about her passion for creating beautiful traditional blocks/quilts with decidedly modern twists. We learned two different ways to make flying geese. And she taught paper piecing (yes, I believe I was the only...

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12 Feb

MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild)

SewDown Portland – Saturday

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Improv Round Robin, Modern Quilt Guild, SewDownPortland, SnowDownPortland, You + Me
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Improv Round Robin There were 4 fabulous instructors at SewDownPortland. We had a 3 hour class with each instructor over 2 days. On Saturday, I had my first class with Sherri Lynn Wood who blogs at daintytime.net. Her class was a twist on Improvisational Quilting in which we sewed a round robin. Which meant we first created a block as...

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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.