Author Archives: TerryAske

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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Workshop and trunk shows – 2014.02.17

Posted on February 17, 2014 by TerryAske

On Wednesday, I did a trunk show at the monthly meeting of the Vancouver Quilters’ Guild.  On Saturday, I did a workshop for the guild on Freezer Paper Piecing. I provided patterns – a choice of a fairly simple Maple … Continue reading →

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Monday afternoon finish – 2014.02.10

Posted on February 10, 2014 by TerryAske

My entry for the Modern Quilt Guild Riley Blake Basics challenge is finished.  It’s 36 x 36 inches.  I added several other solids to the challenge fabrics. After drawing several sketches of circles, I settled on a design with 3 sections … Continue reading →

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