Author Archives: TerryAske

‘Wildfire’ almost finished – 2016.05.21

Posted on May 21, 2016 by TerryAske

‘Wildfire’ is almost finished.  I will have to do some quilting near the top and bottom, but I’m going to leave it on my design wall for a few days while I decide if it needs any more flames. As … Continue reading →

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Playing with fire – 2016.05.15

Posted on May 15, 2016 by TerryAske

I’m making progress on my ‘Wildfire’ tree quilt. Last week I had sewn all of the background fire fabrics in place, except one.  I decided to take Janet’s advice and use the smoky gray-pink fabric. Now I’m adding the smaller … Continue reading →

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Making fire – 2016.05.08

Posted on May 8, 2016 by TerryAske

The working title of my latest Tree quilt is ‘Wildfire’.   I’ve made a lot of progress on it.  I decided I was happy with the fabrics I showed in my last post, so I started cutting the background fabrics into … Continue reading →

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Learning to make fire – 2016.05.05

Posted on May 5, 2016 by TerryAske

I’ve been auditioning fabrics for my newest Tree quilt.  The theme is a forest fire.  I’ve long wanted to make a quilt featuring fire, and I’m working on a Tree series, so it made sense to put the two together. … Continue reading →

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Another change in direction – 2016.05.04

Posted on May 4, 2016 by TerryAske

I hate it when I forget to follow my own advice! In all my workshop handouts, the final section is about Selecting fabrics.  This is what it says: Value is more important than color – if all your fabrics are … Continue reading →

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A change in direction – 2016.05.01

Posted on May 1, 2016 by TerryAske

I started working on my improv idea for the MQG challenge but I’m not happy with the results.  I had this idea about cutting the black & white sashing fabric into thin strips, off-grain, to diminish the very linear, geometric … Continue reading →

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In the mood for Improv – 2016.04.27

Posted on April 27, 2016 by TerryAske

In December, the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) announced a new fabric challenge.  I signed up for the free black & white Sashing Stash fabric, which I received in March.  The rules require that only Riley Blake solids can be used … Continue reading →

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‘Casper’ the cat is finished – 2016.04.24

Posted on April 24, 2016 by TerryAske

The thread-sketched portrait of Casper is finished and has been shipped to my customer, Maureen.  I didn’t finish the edges, because Maureen is going to incorporate Casper’s portrait into a pillow for her granddaughter. When I last posted about this … Continue reading →

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Cat portrait in progress – 2016.04.13

Posted on April 13, 2016 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on a cat portrait, using the same techniques I used a couple of years ago for the portrait of ‘Baby’. In February, I received an email from Maureen, which said “My 9-year-old granddaughter asked me to help … Continue reading →

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The Edge of the Pond – 2016.03.31

Posted on April 1, 2016 by TerryAske

For the last few days, I’ve been working on the art quilt that I started designing in February.  The online submission deadline is tomorrow, and today I finished it, took photos, wrote my artist’s statement, decided on a title, and … Continue reading →

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