Author Archives: TerryAske

Off my design wall – 2020.10.18

Posted on October 18, 2020 by TerryAske

Last week, I asked for advice from my readers on how I should finish the quilting on this one. I received a lot of comments, with a wide variety of suggestions for the quilting. Thank you so much to everyone … Continue reading →

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A quilting dilemma – 2020.10.10

Posted on October 10, 2020 by TerryAske

It was the end of July when I last posted about this quilt. I finished quilting the straight lines 1/2″ apart in early August and since then it’s been hanging on my design wall while I considered options for additional … Continue reading →

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Three little seahorses – 2020.09.29

Posted on September 29, 2020 by TerryAske

My three little seahorses are finished. Scroll to the bottom of the post to see the finished quilt. Or read through for information about my construction techniques. Here are my three seahorses about a week ago, temporarily fused to parchment … Continue reading →

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Seahorses on my design wall – 2020.09.18

Posted on September 18, 2020 by TerryAske

I’m working on a fun little mini quilt for the SAQA Florida region exhibit Fresh Fish. The theme is fish or other underwater creatures, realistic or imaginary. The size is no larger than 12” in length or width. While searching … Continue reading →

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View art quilts online – 2020.09.13

Posted on September 13, 2020 by TerryAske

I want to share a couple of online quilt shows you may be interested in viewing. Check out the first annual Everyday Objects Quilt Show 2020 conceived and organized by Brandon Wulff. I was intrigued when I read Brandon’s call … Continue reading →

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Colours of Summer – journal quilt – 2020.08.16

Posted on August 16, 2020 by TerryAske

Last week, I started working on my quilt for the annual art exchange of the Fibre Art Network.  You can see my inspiration photos and initial fabric selection in last week’s post. As I said last week, I decided to just … Continue reading →

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Colors of summer – 2020.08.09

Posted on August 9, 2020 by TerryAske

I’m working on a journal quilt (8.5 x 11 inches) for the annual art exchange of the Fibre Art Network.  My first step was to look for a source of inspiration. I scrolled through my photo collection, and found myself drawn … Continue reading →

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Quilting is underway – 2020.07.31

Posted on July 31, 2020 by TerryAske

I’m about halfway done quilting vertical straight lines on my re-imagined quilt. I started quilting in the middle and worked to the right, quilting lines 1/2″ apart. I’m marking the lines with my yellow gaffer tape. Now I’m quilting from … Continue reading →

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Pieced, layered, and basted – 2020.07.19

Posted on July 19, 2020 by TerryAske

Last week, the top half of my quilt top was sewn together. This week, I finished piecing the bottom half. I was very pleased that when I sewed the top and bottom sections together, all the lines were straight. (I … Continue reading →

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Redesigning my quilt top – 2020.07.12

Posted on July 12, 2020 by TerryAske

I played around with the blocks on my design wall from last week (left photo below), and thought about what color to use for the background. I settled on a dark gray background for the upper left quadrant and light … Continue reading →

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