Author Archives: TerryAske

Weekend finish – 2014.04.06

Posted on April 6, 2014 by TerryAske

The Skybridge quilt is finished!  It’s 35 x 52 inches.  I started working on it just 2 weeks ago, so it went together very quickly – although that doesn’t include the time I spent thinking about and designing it. It’s … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.04.02

Posted on April 2, 2014 by TerryAske

Lots of progress on the Skybridge quilt.  After three days of fairly intense work, all the units are constructed and ready to be fused to the background.  And I’m soooo happy with how it looks! I pinned the sky background … Continue reading →

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Almost on my design wall – 2014.03.28

Posted on March 28, 2014 by TerryAske

I had great plans for my Skybridge quilt this week, but I ran into a few problems that slowed my progress. As I said last week, I was thinking of making it in surreal colors, rather than realistic – something … Continue reading →

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Weekend finish – 2014.03.23

Posted on March 23, 2014 by TerryAske

Quilting Arts magazine announces a reader challenge in every issue.  The current challenge is called ‘Art in the Park’ and is to make an 8″ x 8″ art quilt with the theme of ‘enjoying the park’.   My immediate thought was … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.03.19

Posted on March 19, 2014 by TerryAske

Another circle quilt – this one is for the SAQA 2014 Auction.  Each SAQA member can submit one 12 x 12 inch art quilt.  The quilts are posted on the SAQA website, and auctioned off in September.  The funds are … Continue reading →

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Friday finish – 2014.03.14

Posted on March 15, 2014 by TerryAske

I finished my second entry for the Canadian Quilters‘ Trend-Tex Challenge.  As I said on Wednesday, this one is an improv style.  For example, the pink corner is only there because I ran out of the blue fabric – because … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.03.12

Posted on March 12, 2014 by TerryAske

Here’s my second entry for the Canadian Quilters‘ Trend-Tex Challenge.   (You can see my first entry here.)  This one is an improv style, and as usual with this type of design, I didn’t really know what it was going to … Continue reading →

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Friday finishes – 2014.03.07

Posted on March 7, 2014 by TerryAske

This week I have two finishes to share. This my first entry for the Canadian Quilters‘ Trend-Tex Challenge.   It went together really quickly – on Monday I drew the pattern on freezer paper, cut the fabric and sewed it together; … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.03.05

Posted on March 5, 2014 by TerryAske

A few months ago, I sent away for a fabric kit for the Canadian Quilters‘ Trend-Tex Challenge.  Since then, I’ve been mulling over how to best use the fabrics.  I decided to continue with my current fascination with circles, and … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.02.19

Posted on February 19, 2014 by TerryAske

Today I’m trying out a couple of new techniques.  I made up a small sample piece about 5 x 8 inches. The first technique is a background made from small scraps, each less than 1″ square.  I fused some Misty … Continue reading →

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