Author Archives: TerryAske

On my design wall – 2013.11.13

Posted on November 13, 2013 by TerryAske

I was thinking about quilting this quilt with a serpentine stitch.  Thank goodness I tested the serpentine stitch on a leftover block, because I saw that it really didn’t work with the skinny lines – it made them look really … Continue reading →

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Friday Finish – 2013.11.08

Posted on November 8, 2013 by TerryAske

The Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild has organized a needlebook swap with the London Modern Quilt Guild.   I’ve never made a needlebook, but was up for learning a new technique. I decided to use the VMQG logo colors for my needlebook, … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.11.06

Posted on November 6, 2013 by TerryAske

I had a lot of fun designing this quilt.  I knew I wanted the background to be white at the top, then a couple of shades of gray, and black at the bottom, with small squares and narrow strips of the … Continue reading →

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Off my design wall – 2013.11.02

Posted on November 2, 2013 by TerryAske

The portrait quilt is finished and off my design wall. (You can see other posts about it here, here, here and here.) I didn’t have enough of the border fabric for a traditional binding, and I didn’t want to use … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.10.30

Posted on October 30, 2013 by TerryAske

The portrait quilt is nearly finished.   Since I posted about it last week, I added features to  the third face, fused it all together, and quilted it.   Just the final touches to complete – quilting the border, binding, … Continue reading →

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Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2013 – Part 2

Posted on October 29, 2013 by TerryAske

This is my second entry in Amy’s Bloggers Quilt Festival – you can read about my first entry here. Category entered: Wall Hanging Quilts Techniques used: machine piecing, fused applique, stitched applique, free-motion quilting Designed, created and quilted by me … Continue reading →

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Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2013 – Part 1

Posted on October 28, 2013 by TerryAske

Amy at Amy’s Creative Side has been running the Bloggers Quilt Festival since 2009.  It’s timed to coincide with Quilt Market in the fall and spring each year. Here’s the schedule if you’d like to participate – you can submit … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.10.23

Posted on October 23, 2013 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on the portrait quilt, and I have two of the faces done.  I used some of my skin-tone fabrics for some of the facial features, but for most of them I used machine stitching.  It doesn’t show … Continue reading →

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New quilt show and on my design wall – 2013.10.16

Posted on October 16, 2013 by TerryAske

As you may recall, my sister Anne and I participated in the “Abstracted” exhibition in which pairs of artists explore the concept of realistic and abstract art.  The show is now hung at the La Conner Quilt Museum, and I’ve … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.10.09

Posted on October 9, 2013 by TerryAske

I’m just starting another custom portrait quilt.  My client sent me a photo of her parents with her grandson.  I traced the three figures from the photo, then moved them all a bit closer to each other.   I enlarged … Continue reading →

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