Category Archives: On my design wall

Improv black & white & brights – more progress – 2020.06.13

Posted on June 14, 2020 by TerryAske

Last week, I had 14 blocks pinned to my design wall over a background of solid gray fabrics. Since then, I’ve added 2 more blocks, and I’ve sewn black borders to 2 sides of each block. When I arranged the … Continue reading →

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Improv black & white & brights – progress – 2020.05.31

Posted on May 31, 2020 by TerryAske

I made 14 blocks from my black & white & bright fabrics, as described in my previous post. I pinned some black and grey solid fabrics on my design wall to see how they would work with the blocks. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Improv blocks – progress – 2020.05.27

Posted on May 27, 2020 by TerryAske

I finished sewing the curvy strips into blocks, which are approximately 6 x 12 inches. (See my previous post for more information about that step.) Now I’m using them to make 8 inch square quarter-circle blocks. Although I’m calling this … Continue reading →

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Improv black & white & brights – 2020.05.25

Posted on May 25, 2020 by TerryAske

I’ve started a new quilt with only a vague idea of how it will look at the end. I’m making blocks of 6 black & white prints plus a solid black. Then I am going to do some or all … Continue reading →

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Vancouver MQG 10 year anniversary challenge – 2020.05.20

Posted on May 20, 2020 by TerryAske

The Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. We have a new logo, and a modern mini challenge with the theme TEN using only the new logo colours. Each mini must be 10 inches square. I … Continue reading →

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Matchstick quilting experiment – 2020.04.19

Posted on April 19, 2020 by TerryAske

My next idea for the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge, was to do intense matchstick quilting with a variety of thread colors to see how much it would appear to change the color of the base fabrics. This time, I’m using … Continue reading →

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Optical illusions. Don’t believe your eyes – 2020.04.12

Posted on April 12, 2020 by TerryAske

As I said in an earlier post, primary colors are not my favorite colors. And yet here I am making quilts for a primary colors challenge. When I first read about the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge, my first thought was … Continue reading →

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Primary colors and rainbow blocks – 2020.03.27

Posted on March 27, 2020 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on a couple of entries for the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge. The only fabrics allowed are solid fabrics in the 3 primary colors – yellow, red and blue. I’m working with two different combinations of primary color … Continue reading →

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Maple leaf art quilt – part 5 – 2019.12.18

Posted on December 18, 2019 by TerryAske

In my post last week, I showed a mock-up of the background of my Maple leaf art quilt. Since then, I fused the tree trunks to the background leafy fabric, then layered it with batting and backing, and quilted it … Continue reading →

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Maple leaf art quilt – background – 2019.12.11

Posted on December 11, 2019 by TerryAske

I’m working on the background of the Maple leaf art quilt. In my last post, I showed a selection of low-volume leafy prints that I was considering for the background. When I posted the photo on Facebook a few days … Continue reading →

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