Category Archives: Mini quilts

‘Trimmings’ – 2024.02.18

Posted on February 18, 2024 by TerryAske

This mini quilt is my entry to the annual SAQA Spotlight Auction. The auction will be an online event taking place during the 2024 SAQA Virtual Conference (April 12- 20, 2024). It is an opportunity for all SAQA members to … Continue reading →

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‘Zesty, Bright and Spicy’ – 2024.02.17

Posted on February 17, 2024 by TerryAske

The next Fibre Art Network exhibit is called Narrow Works! There are more than 40 pieces in the exhibit. Each artwork is 9½” wide x 19½” long, mounted on a 10” x 20” black canvas. There is no specific theme … Continue reading →

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A new mini art quilt – 2023.10.28

Posted on October 28, 2023 by TerryAske

Here is a 12 x 12 inch mini quilt I made recently. It was intended for a Quilting Arts magazine invitational challenge, but it wasn’t selected. But I’m sure it will find a place in an exhibit at some point. … Continue reading →

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SAQA annual benefit auction starts soon – 2023.09.09

Posted on September 9, 2023 by TerryAske

SAQA’s 2023 Benefit Auction will take place online from September 14 through October 8. The auction has a dual purpose – to increase the recognition of quilts as art and quilters as artists, and to raise funds to support SAQA’s … Continue reading →

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Variations on a theme – 2023.08.26

Posted on August 26, 2023 by TerryAske

I have been working on a trio of art quilts in complementary tertiary color pairs (yellow/orange with blue/violet, yellow/green with red/violet, and red/orange with blue/green). I love tertiary colors, but I always want to to use ALL the tertiary colors, … Continue reading →

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Midas Touch mini quilt – 2023.08.06

Posted on August 6, 2023 by TerryAske

I belong to a local group of fibre artists called FYBR 2RT. A recent challenge, called Midas Touch, was to use gold foil in a 12 x 12 inch quilt. I haven’t used foil much in the past, so a … Continue reading →

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Skinny strips, how I make them – 2023.07.29

Posted on July 29, 2023 by TerryAske

At the June meeting of the Vancouver MQG, members displayed mini quilts made to celebrate our Guild’s 10th anniversary back in 2020. The theme was TEN, using only our logo colours and the size was 10 x 10 inches. The … Continue reading →

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‘Purple Sun’ African Daisy mini quilts – 2023.01.26

Posted on January 26, 2023 by TerryAske

Earlier this month, I created 2 mini quilts from a photo I took last year at Vandusen Garden. I was captivated by the vibrant color palette of this flower. A Google image search told me this was a ‘Purple Sun’ … Continue reading →

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‘Aqua Flow’ mini quilt – 2022.12.11

Posted on December 11, 2022 by TerryAske

Here is my entry for the current Curated Quilts mini challenge. The theme is Abstract. The color palette for the mini quilt challenge is teal, deep grey blue, bright yellow-green, soft grey, periwinkle, and flamingo pink. The instructions are to … Continue reading →

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Journal quilt for FAN artwork exchange – 2022.09.12

Posted on September 12, 2022 by TerryAske

Later this month, I’ll be heading to Winnipeg MB for the annual conference of the Fibre Art Network.  This will be our first in-person conference since 2019. As usual we will have an artwork exchange.  All participants are invited to create … Continue reading →

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