Monthly Archives: January 2018

Aurora – the quilting – 2018.01.31

Posted on January 31, 2018 by TerryAske

I started designing and cutting fabric for ‘Aurora’ last Tuesday.   On Wednesday, I got it completely pieced.  It took all day, but I was determined to get it done.  I came perilously close to running out of one of … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Moonrise and Aurora – 2018.01.24

Posted on January 24, 2018 by TerryAske

My ‘Moonrise’ art quilt is all quilted, and I’m loving the texture the quilting has added.  I quilted the sky with straight horizontal lines about 1/4″ apart.  The moon and clouds have horizontal quilting 3/4″ apart. I realized that when … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 4 – 2018.01.21

Posted on January 21, 2018 by TerryAske

Progress on Moonrise – since my last post, I layered the quilt, and completed a lot of the quilting. Layering. In preparation for layering the quilt, I squared and trimmed the edges, then I machine basted 1/4″ from the edges.  … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 3 – 2018.01.17

Posted on January 17, 2018 by TerryAske

Let the quilting begin!  That’s the next step. When I removed the freezer paper from the back of the fabrics, I realized that the shadow of the turned under seam allowance of the white moon was showing through a bit.  … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 2 – 2018.01.14

Posted on January 14, 2018 by TerryAske

The Moonrise quilt is progressing well. The fabric selection for the water and reflection fabrics was simplified by my decision to use only batiks from my stash.  That narrowed down my options, which accelerated the decision making. In the photo … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 1 – 2018.01.10

Posted on January 10, 2018 by TerryAske

There’s a new art quilt taking shape on my design wall.  I’ve been thinking about this one for a few months, but I had other projects that took priority. It’s for a new SAQA exhibit Dusk to Dawn.  I know … Continue reading →

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Blue Stairs minimal mini quilt – 2018.01.08

Posted on January 8, 2018 by TerryAske

Here’s my second entry to the Minimal Mini Challenge by Curated Quilts.  You can see my first entry ‘Twist of Lime’ here. For this one, I used 3 of the colors in the palette – light gray, blue gray and … Continue reading →

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Twist of Lime minimal mini quilt – 2018.01.06

Posted on January 6, 2018 by TerryAske

I missed the deadlines for the first two calls for entry by Curated Quilts, but I’m entering the third one – the Minimal Mini Challenge.  The deadline for submissions is January 10th.  The color palette is light grey, leaf green, … Continue reading →

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Annual goal setting – 2018.01.04

Posted on January 4, 2018 by TerryAske

Happy New Year! At the beginning of each year, I like to review my goals for the previous year, as well as my accomplishments.  Then I think about what I want to accomplish in the coming year. I’m satisfied with … Continue reading →

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