Tag Archives: CQA

Lecture at Quilt Canada in June – 2022.03.11

Posted on March 11, 2022 by TerryAske

I’m really looking forward to Quilt Canada in Vancouver in June. Quilt Canada will include the National Juried Show, the Concurrent Quilt Shows, the Merchant Mall, Demonstration Booth, plus a wide selection of workshops and lectures. Registration opens on March … Continue reading →

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Matchstick quilting experiment – 2020.04.19

Posted on April 19, 2020 by TerryAske

My next idea for the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge, was to do intense matchstick quilting with a variety of thread colors to see how much it would appear to change the color of the base fabrics. This time, I’m using … Continue reading →

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Optical illusions. Don’t believe your eyes – 2020.04.12

Posted on April 12, 2020 by TerryAske

As I said in an earlier post, primary colors are not my favorite colors. And yet here I am making quilts for a primary colors challenge. When I first read about the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge, my first thought was … Continue reading →

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Primary colors mini quilt – 2020.04.05

Posted on April 5, 2020 by TerryAske

Here is my first entry for the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge. The only fabrics allowed are solid fabrics in the 3 primary colors – yellow, red and blue. I had an idea to make a quilt that looked like 3 … Continue reading →

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Quilt Canada 2018 recap – 2018.06.06

Posted on June 6, 2018 by TerryAske

Last week I spent 4 fun-filled days at Quilt Canada 2018 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.   Four days of workshops, lectures, shopping and over 400 spectacular quilts!   On Wednesday morning, I helped my fellow Vancouver MQG members with … Continue reading →

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Quilt Canada postcard challenge – 2018.04.24

Posted on April 24, 2018 by TerryAske

Quilt Canada is coming to Vancouver in late May/early June.  In conjunction with the Canadian Quilters’ Association, Cindy at Cindy’s Threadworks is sponsoring a quilted postcard challenge. The postcards will be on display at Quilt Canada and will be available … Continue reading →

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Tally to Thirty – 2018.04.21

Posted on April 21, 2018 by TerryAske

My entry for the Trend-Tex Challenge is finished and has been submitted. As I said in my last post, I decided to base my design on the theme of 30 years.  I wanted a design that looked modern and interesting, … Continue reading →

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Triangles and tally marks – 2018.03.28

Posted on March 28, 2018 by TerryAske

Triangles Curated Quilts magazine has a new call for entry for mini quilts – the theme is Triangles.  The image below shows the color palette they would like entrants to use, all or in part. I have made two entries … Continue reading →

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June was a busy month! – 2017.07.04

Posted on July 4, 2017 by TerryAske

June was a very busy month!  It’s the beginning of July, and I just realized I haven’t posted since May 21st. At the beginning of June, my husband and I spent a very enjoyable week in New York City.  I … Continue reading →

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More Canada big quilt bee blocks – 2017.04.30

Posted on April 30, 2017 by TerryAske

This week, I made another 4 blocks for Canada’s Big Quilt Bee.  I used a new-to-me technique.  I made 4 large log cabin blocks (approximately 13 to 15 inches square).  Then I stacked them on top of each other, and … Continue reading →

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