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14 Sep

Three Flocks {Quilting Progress}

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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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...

12 Sep

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Three Flocks {Completed Backing}

April 4, 2016
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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I don't know why it took me so long to finish the backing for my Three Flocks quilt top. I suppose other projects just came up and I kept working on them instead of this backing. Regardless, once I really sat down to work on it, it came together pretty quickly. First I had to finish piecing all the HSTs...

29 Aug

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Three Flocks {Backing WiP}

August 29, 2014
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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On Thursday I was able to sneak in an hour of work on the backing for my Three Flocks quilt top. I am taking the HSTs remaining from the flying geese block construction and putting them together as a stripe to make the center piece for the backing. I have completed sewing together 5 rows (out of 14) of these 4.5″ blocks (they will finish at 4″ square).

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.