Category Archives: Art quilts

On my design wall – 2015.04.26

Posted on April 26, 2015 by TerryAske

Here’s a fun project! I’ve made a lot of custom portrait quilts, but my clients usually request a fairly realistic looking portrait.  I made a self-portrait a few years ago in an abstract/pop art/Picasso/cubist style (as you can tell, I’m … Continue reading →

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Weekend progress – 2015.04.19

Posted on April 19, 2015 by TerryAske

I added skinny black binding to the city quilt, and I really like how it looks.  I’m still thinking about a title for it – I was considering: City Night; Night City; Bright City; Dark City.  Now I’m thinking City … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2015.04.15

Posted on April 15, 2015 by TerryAske

A few days ago, when I started working on my cityscape quilt for IQF Tactile Architecture special exhibit, I thought the deadline to submit entries was April 17th, so for the past few days I’ve been focusing all my attention … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2015.04.13

Posted on April 13, 2015 by TerryAske

Last week I spent a delightful and productive couple of days with my sister Anne working on our collaborative quilt.  We wanted to add some embellishments and hand-stitching.  It’s so much easier to make design decisions when there are two … Continue reading →

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On my design wall and in my bookcase – 2015.04.06

Posted on April 6, 2015 by TerryAske

Work continues on the collaborative quilt.  I’ve quilted more straight lines in black and a copper-gold variegated thread.  Tomorrow I’m taking it to Anne’s so we can decide on the next steps.  Some options we’re considering are: adding square or … Continue reading →

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Off my design wall – 2015.03.26

Posted on March 26, 2015 by TerryAske

Thanks to everyone who commented on the possible background fabrics for my Royal terns – that was very helpful.  I found myself agreeing with those who preferred the fabric in the bottom right photo, so that’s what I used. I … Continue reading →

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Trunk show and work in progress – 2015.03.20

Posted on March 20, 2015 by TerryAske

On Wednesday morning I packed up about 40 of my quilts in my rolling cart, and headed to North Vancouver to do a presentation and trunk show for the Seymour Quilters’ Guild.   The members of the guild seemed to … Continue reading →

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Workshop and trunk shows – 2015.03.11

Posted on March 11, 2015 by TerryAske

Last Friday evening, I did a trunk show/presentation at the monthly meeting of the Blue Mountain Quilters Guild. On Saturday, I did a workshop for the guild on Freezer Paper Piecing.  I provided patterns – a choice of a fairly … Continue reading →

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In my mailbox – 2015.02.27

Posted on February 28, 2015 by TerryAske

Look what was in my mailbox yesterday!  Yes, those are my ‘Rainy Day Girls’, the latest in my Rainy Day People series.  Even though I had been notified my quilt would be on the cover, it was still a thrill … Continue reading →

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A finished project and an ongoing one – 2015.02.13

Posted on February 13, 2015 by TerryAske

The second quilt in my new Tree Series is completed. I think I’ll call it Foggy Winter Day. This is what it looked like three weeks ago, when I last posted about it.  I was debating whether to cover the … Continue reading →

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