Category Archives: On my design wall

On my design wall – 2016.03.03

Posted on March 3, 2016 by TerryAske

Last week, I showed my 12 x 12 inch fish pond quilt before any fusing or quilting. This week, I’ve layered the quilt and started fusing and quilting. To give the illusion that the fish are swimming under the water … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2016.02.24

Posted on February 24, 2016 by TerryAske

I’m designing a new art quilt which will feature a koi pond and irises.  It will be 18 inches wide, and anywhere from 36 to 60 inches in length.  Fortunately, the condo building I live in is surrounded by gardens … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2016.02.10

Posted on February 10, 2016 by TerryAske

There’s a new tree quilt taking shape on my design wall.  The theme is Spring and Cherry Blossoms, and it will be fairly abstract, like my last 2 tree quilts. I started by pulling out a lot of fabrics with … Continue reading →

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Star Trails – 2016.02.03

Posted on February 3, 2016 by TerryAske

Last fall, when I heard that Brenda Gael Smith was curating a new textile art exhibition, a matter of time, I decided to submit an entry.   Although my quilt was not one of the 32 selected, I really enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Bad Moon Rising – 2016.01.31

Posted on January 31, 2016 by TerryAske

As I in mentioned in my Goal Setting post at the beginning of January, I recently submitted art quilts to two juried shows, both of which had restrictions about publishing work prior to the decisions of the jurors.  The selected … Continue reading →

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Work in progress – 2016.01.21

Posted on January 21, 2016 by TerryAske

I haven’t posted since the beginning of January, but I have been busy with a variety of quilting-related projects.  Here’s one of them. Earlier this month, I visited my sister Anne in Victoria BC, and we spent a couple of … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – a glitzy circle – 2015.11.02

Posted on November 4, 2015 by TerryAske

Earlier this year, I signed up for the MQG annual Michael Miller challenge.   The fabrics this year are from the Glitz collection – gold or silver designs on black or white backgrounds.  Each participant received 6 of these fabrics.   … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Circles! – 2015.07.31

Posted on July 31, 2015 by TerryAske

The circle quilt I started working on earlier this month is almost finished.  I quilted the right side with horizontal straight lines, and the left side with vertical lines.  I debated for a while if I wanted to finish it … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2015.07.15

Posted on July 15, 2015 by TerryAske

I started designing a new circle quilt a couple of days ago.  I created a basic design in MS Paint.  I picked some contrasting colors without really thinking about the fabric I had on hand.   I wanted to use … Continue reading →

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Water diamonds & workshops – 2015.07.10

Posted on July 10, 2015 by TerryAske

A couple of days ago, I started cutting diamond shapes to use in the ‘Water’ quilt.   Today, I sewed three rows together – to figure out if the size I had cut would look good when sewn together.  I also … Continue reading →

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