Author Archives: TerryAske

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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Vacation Inspiration – 2013.10.07

Posted on October 7, 2013 by TerryAske

I spent 2 weeks in September on a catamaran sailboat in Croatia with my husband and 4 close friends (you have to be close friends to live together on a sailboat for 2 weeks!).  We had a wonderful time, and … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.08.28

Posted on August 28, 2013 by TerryAske

I’ve been busy in the last week or so.  I made a portable ironing mat for the top of my rolling, folding table, and I wrote a tutorial on how to create a portrait pattern from a photo. On Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Making a custom portable ironing surface – 2013.08.25

Posted on August 25, 2013 by TerryAske

When I was re-organizing my studio recently, I said that I was planning to make a portable ironing mat for the top of my rolling, folding table.   The table measures 12 x 36 inches when folded – almost the … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.08.21

Posted on August 21, 2013 by TerryAske

I finished up my Sanctuary journal quilt.   I quilted it with a variegated blue rayon thread, and love the way it sparkles like sun on the water! I’ve been developing a new quilt facing process – and I’m so happy with … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.08.16

Posted on August 16, 2013 by TerryAske

I’m working on a journal quilt (8.5 x 11 inches) for an upcoming quilt retreat.  The theme is Sanctuary.  Most definitions refer to churches and holy places, but those words just weren’t generating any design ideas for me. A synonym … Continue reading →

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WiP – Organization Update – 2013.08.10

Posted on August 10, 2013 by TerryAske

This is what I said I would get done this week, on the organization front: pull almost everything out of the studio, and then put it back in more logical locations – DONE document where I store things on my … Continue reading →

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