Author Archives: TerryAske

My quilts on display – 2016.08.06

In the month of August, some of my quilts will be on display at two different locations.   The first is the New West Cultural Crawl. I’m thrilled to have my art quilts on display at the Constituency Office of … Continue reading

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Work in progress – 2016.07.20

Back in January, I posted about the current collaborative project I’m working on with my sister Anne – ‘WATER: an Element’.   Since then, I have thought about it a few times, but there always seemed to be other projects taking … Continue reading

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Heart of the Forest continues – 2016.07.14

Our ‘Heart of the Forest’ exhibition is going very well!  Judy Villett and I have a duo exhibition at The Gallery At Queen’s Park in New Westminster BC.  It’s on until July 24th.  One or both of us will be … Continue reading

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Teddy Bear Picnic recap – 2016.07.09

On Wednesday evening, Judy and I hosted the Opening Reception for our textile art exhibition at the Gallery At Queen’s Park.  In keeping with the theme of our show ‘In the Heart of the Forest’, we had a Teddy Bear … Continue reading

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Heart of the Forest exhibit – 2016.07.03

Our exhibition is open!  Judy Villett and I have a duo exhibition at The Gallery At Queen’s Park in New Westminster BC.  It’s on until July 24th.  One or both of us will be in attendance every Saturday and Sunday … Continue reading

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Quilt Canada 2016 in review – 2016.06.22

Last week, I attended Quilt Canada in Toronto ON with my friend Janet. We arrived Tuesday evening at the ALT Hotel near the airport, and were greeted by wonderful signage and logos that reminded us of colorful modern quilts.  We … Continue reading

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New facing technique – even easier corners – 2016.06.12

‘Wildfire’ is almost finished.  The facings are sewn, and just need to be hand-stitched to the back. I experimented with a new technique and I’m very pleased with how it turned out.  Instead of cutting the batting larger than the … Continue reading

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Quilt Canada – less than 1 week – 2016.06.09

This popped up in my Instagram feed yesterday.   I’m very excited – next Tuesday, I’ll be flying to Toronto with my friend Janet to attend Quilt Canada in Toronto ON. We’ll attend the awards ceremony on Tuesday evening.  We both … Continue reading

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‘Gridded Circle’ is finished – 2016.05.29

I decided to quilt my circle quilt with a 1 inch grid, using yellow, orange and pink thread.  I finished the edges with a facing for a clean look.  I have submitted it for the fabric challenge on the MQG … Continue reading

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A new circle quilt – 2016.05.25

After a couple of false starts (here and here), and receiving my order of black fabric to add to my collection of Riley Blake solids, I started a new entry to the MQG Sashing Stash fabric challenge.  I reverted to … Continue reading

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