#2023QuiltingQ2CheckIn

Do you follow Yvonne (@quiltingjetgirl) on Instagram? I can’t remember how I first discovered her, but I love her modern style! She’s a well-known quilt pattern tech editor as well as a pattern designer. In fact, she’s just released a trio of patterns, two of which could be created using scraps from the first - how cool is that?

I subscribe to her newsletter –

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– which is how I learned about the #2023QuiltingQ2CheckIn. I’m late to the game here, but I’ve decided to tag along. I can very easily get caught up in a flow and forget to pause and get some good perspective and strategically plan (is this you, too?), so I thought the checkin was a great nudge to do just that.

Looking back at 2023 so far:

The first 6 months of 2023 have been really great in my corner of the quiltiverse.

-I attended my first QuiltCon, where I met some quilty folks IRL, reconnected with some camp buddies, and seriously bonded with my roomie!

-I had 2 quilts juried into & shown at QuiltFest Greenville - my first show acceptances and a great excuse to drive to Greenville, visit with a dear college buddy, and see my babies displayed in person!

Me, with my very first show quilts in Greenville, SC

On the left in this photo is Making Do, and on the right is Strongest Link.

-I enrolled in and completed Amber/Alderwood Studio’s Pattern Writing Academy. What a fantastic experience! I can’t speak highly enough about Amber’s course and the community I’m now part of.

-I wrote my first pattern, Heliconia, releasing July 6!

-I had a quilt juried into AQSQuiltweek - Grand Rapids

Quilty creations so far this year:

-Sunrise Wall Hanging (pattern from Amber Elliott’s Modern Heirloom Quilting)

-Cosmic Waterfall throw (pattern tester for Radha/Sewing Through Fog)

-Patchwork jackets

-Pantone Plumage throw for the Pantone Challenge

-One Good Thing - a BOM project with Libs Elliott’s Patreon; I’ve finished the top but haven’t quilted it yet!

-Sasanqua baby quilt (pattern tester for Pin and Press Co)

-Dainty Paws pillow cover (pattern tester for Gingerly Quilt Co)

-Heliconia cover quilt