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13 Apr

2018 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Weighted Quilt Finish

Today promises to be a wonderful day; not only do I get to share the finish of the weighted quilt with you... but I get to gift it in person to my niece. It doesn't get much better than that, does it?!? I had *just* enough of the Lizzy House Natural History Stars in Green yardage to make the binding...

09 Apr

Quilts

Weighted Quilt: Step 3

After the last weighted quilt update, I went straight into sewing the two quilt layers together following the lines I had taped out on the quilt top. Only to either sew on the wrong side of the tape or find I had marked them a bit less consistently than I thought. Oops! I actually didn't notice when I took this...

05 Apr

Quilts

Weighted Quilt: Step 2

I made a lot of progress since I last wrote about the weighted quilt on Tuesday, so I'm not sure it's quite fair to say this is "Step 2", but it's the more like Part 2 in sharing about my approach! I quilted 2 panels, using a muslin as the backing for each. The top fabrics were each approximately 1.5 yards. I...

03 Apr

Quilts

Weighted Quilt: Step 1

I have thought a lot about how I want to approach making this weighted blanket / weighted quilt for my younger niece, and I've looked at a lot of different tutorials online. I may really regret my choice to go a bit free form and deviate from anything I've seen... but there's only one way to find out, right? I...

01 Apr

Quilts

Weighted Quilt Project

A month or two ago, my sister-in-law contacted me about making a weighted quilt for her youngest daughter (my youngest niece). As I plan to be back visiting family in a few weeks, it makes sense to get the quilt made so I can take it with me! My youngest niece *loves* Maui from Moana, and I found a great...

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