SAQA annual benefit auction – 2022.09.03

Posted on September 3, 2022 by TerryAske

SAQA’s 2022 Benefit Auction will take place online from September 9 through October 2. 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 exhibition programs and education outreach activities.

With 430+ pieces of beautiful artwork available for bidding, there is something for everyone to enjoy! At just 12″ square, these pieces are perfect for collecting and displaying. These artworks have been donated by SAQA artists from around the world. You can see them all on the SAQA website here. Think about which you might want to bid on when the auction opens on September 9th. Or just enjoy browsing through hundreds of mini works of art!

This is my entry for this year – ‘Sunflower on Blue’.

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I’m linking up with Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday.

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Vancouver MQG Modern Quilt Showcase – 2022.08.30

Posted on August 30, 2022 by TerryAske

Here are some photos from the Vancouver MQG Modern Quilt Showcase this past weekend. More than 140 modern quilts made by the members of the VMQG were on display at the Pipe Shop Building near Lonsdale Quay. It’s such a fabulous venue.

We even had an area featuring the Lifestyle of the Modern Quilter.

To see more quilts that were on display, check my Instagram feed, and also hashtag #vmqgshowcase.

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My work on display – 2022.08.19

Posted on August 19, 2022 by TerryAske

Square Foot Show is an online sale of artworks, all 12×12 inches and all priced at $300 CAD plus shipping.  Artists submit examples of their work, and are invited to participate in specific shows. The sales occur every few months and have different themes. 

The most recent sale was August 11-13 and the theme was Abstract² featuring Kate Taylor & Friends.  Over 70 artists submitted 350 original 12″x 12″ pieces to the 48-hour online show. I was one of the artists, and I submitted 4 quilted fabric artworks. I‘m pleased to say that 2 of them were sold.

Harmony is an exhibit at the Broadway Gallery in North Virginia. It’s a collaborative project of the Broadway Gallery and Sacred Threads. The exhibit is running until August 31.

My piece Duet was juried into the show, and can be seen in this video of the opening reception right behind the speakers at the beginning of the video.

You can read about how I made this piece in this post.

  • Duet by Terry Aske

Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild Showcase

On August 27/28 in the historic Pipe Shop Venue at the Lonsdale Shipyards on the North Vancouver waterfront.

Over 140 quilts will be on display, including a few of mine.

Generally a biannual event, it was last held in 2018.  You can see photos from the 2018 and 2016 events here. We are eagerly looking forward to this event.

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I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

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Quilt Canada favourites – 2022.06.30

Posted on June 30, 2022 by TerryAske

I didn’t take very many photos at Quilt Canada, but there were lots of wonderful, inspiring quilts. Here are a few quilts and exhibits that really appealed to me.

  • Changes, by Jo Allbutt

  • Barista Art or Cultural Appropriation by Margaret Notar

  • Forest on Fire, by Lucinda Tooker

  • Hear My Words, Vancouver MQG

  • a small portion of FAN’s Chromatopia exhibit

  • World Wide Whispers – Canada Team

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Quilt Canada recap – 2022.06.29

Posted on June 29, 2022 by TerryAske

Earlier this month, I spent 4 fun-filled days at Quilt Canada 2022 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.   An awards ceremony, followed by 3 days of workshops, lectures, shopping and hundreds of spectacular quilts! This was the first large live event I have attended since 2019, and I loved it. The extra bonus was I didn’t have to fly to get there, as I live very near to Vancouver.

On Wednesday evening, I attended the Awards Ceremony, and was happy to cheer as many of my friends won awards.  The National Juried Show award winning quilts can be seen here.

I was thrilled to receive the 3rd place award in the Abstract and Improvisational category for my piece X’s and O’s.

  • X’s and O’s 3rd in Abstract and Improvisational category

My quilts were well represented in a number of exhibits.

  • The Magical Colours of Autumn, in the NJS Landscapes and Still Life category.
  • NYC Library Lions, in the Fibre Art Network Chromatopia exhibit
  • Floating in the World Wide Whispers exhibit
  • Air of Elegance in the Teachers Lecturers Invitational exhibit

  • Magical Colours of Autumn in Landscapes and Still Life category

  • NYC Library Lions in the FAN Chromatopia exhibit

  • Floating in World Wide Whispers exhibit

  • Air of Elegance in the Teacher Lecturer Invitational exhibit

On Friday morning, I presented a lecture about my evolution as an art quilter. (Thanks to my sister Joan for the photos.) It was a fun lecture to present, and it was very well received.

On Saturday afternoon, I helped take down the national juried show quilts.  It was fun to be a part of the behind-the-scenes action.

Now I’m looking forward to Quilt Canada 2023, which will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

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‘Sunflower on Blue’ for SAQA annual auction – 2022.05.26

Posted on May 26, 2022 by TerryAske

Each year, SAQA invites each of its members to create a small 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the annual SAQA Benefit Auction.  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 exhibition programs and education outreach activities.

The 2022 Benefit Auction will take place online from September 9 through October 2.

This is my entry for this year – ‘Sunflower on Blue’.

The pink shading was a sudden last-minute impulse. I added add some dark pink shading with an Inktense pencil. I think it adds a lot of depth and dimension. Read on for some information about my construction process.

This piece is based on the same photo I used last year for the SAQA trunk show, and I employed similar techniques.

I traced the photo onto semi-transparent stabilizer, and used that to position the petals on a piece of dark pink boiled wool. After fusing them in place, I outline-stitched the petals with dark pink thread.


I trimmed the boiled wool close to the fused fabrics to create a very narrow outline. I followed the same process for the stem and bracts. Then I fused the pieces to the background and quilted just around the edges of each piece.

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This is my tenth SAQA auction quilt! Below are the nine previous ones. As you can see, I like to mix it up and use a variety of techniques.

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I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

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Monthly decluttering and organization post – 2022.04.29

Posted on April 29, 2022 by TerryAske

I didn’t get a lot done this month on the decluttering and organization project. But I did get this little utility cart put together. It’s the RASKOG cart from IKEA.

I’ve been thinking of this for a long time, and I finally did it. And I love it!

I positioned the cart to the right of my sewing machine and for a couple of weeks now, I’ve been slowly filling it with things I reach for while sewing. There is still room for more notions and tools.

This is going to help me keep my adjacent ironing area much more tidy.

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I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

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Duet – a new art quilt – 2022.03.31

Posted on March 31, 2022 by TerryAske

I haven’t posted for almost 3 weeks, but that’s because I have been busy designing and creating a new art quilt.

At the beginning of March, I decided to enter the Sacred Threads / Broadway Gallery exhibit – Harmony. I had an idea that combined the concept of musical harmony with color harmonies.

I have been a visual artist for many years. However, I had very little exposure to the art of music, until my musically talented sister Harmonious Joan introduced me to the ukulele.

I decided to go for the 24″ x 24″ size option. I took a photo of my ukulele then printed two full-size images and pinned them on my design wall.

My initial fabric pull was more representative of cacophony than harmony, so I removed the very busy print from the mix.

Color harmonies are part of color theory – established color compositions interact with each other based on their relative positions on the color wheel. I used analogous, complementary and monochromatic harmonies in my composition.

The ukuleles, in chartreuse fabrics, are an example of an analogous harmony. They are bordered with red-violet, the complement of chartreuse, to create a high-contrast vibrant effect. 

Musical symbols dance subtly across the dark violet monochromatic background.

‘Duet’ by Terry Aske

I called it ‘Duet’ which relates to the two ukuleles, as well as the concept of harmony in both music and color.

P.S. I got nothing new done on the Decluttering front this month. But I did manage to keep my work area fairly organized throughout this project.

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I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

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Lecture at Quilt Canada in June – 2022.03.11

Posted on March 11, 2022 by TerryAske

I’m really looking forward to Quilt Canada in Vancouver in June.

Quilt Canada will include the National Juried Show, the Concurrent Quilt Shows, the Merchant Mall, Demonstration Booth, plus a wide selection of workshops and lectures. Registration opens on March 15 for CQA members, and March 29 for non-members.

If you’ve been browsing the website looking at information about workshops and lectures, you may have noticed my smiling face in the list of teachers and lecturers, also in the list of workshops and lectures.

I will be doing a presentation on Friday, June 17 at 11:00 am.

Here are some topics I will include in my lecture:

  • my quilting background
  • progression of my work over 20+ years
  • design inspirations
  • favourite techniques
  • entering juried exhibits
  • my quilt studio
  • my favourite organization ideas
  • first quilts
  • favourite quilts
  • most recent quilts

If there are any other topics you would be interested in hearing about, I’d love it if you leave me a comment below.

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I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

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Square Foot Show – Flash sale to benefit Ukraine – 2022.03.04

Posted on March 4, 2022 by TerryAske

Attention art collectors! Square Foot Show is having flash sale THIS WEEKEND to benefit the Ukraine!

Artists are donating their artworks, and all proceeds are going to support the Ukrainian people in their time of devastation. Proceeds will go to World Vision. World Vision is working with refugees on Ukraine’s border in Romania, and working closely with partners in Ukraine. They are engaging closely with the U.N. and other partners to closely monitor the unfolding crisis and its potential humanitarian demands.

The sale is online, and will start on Saturday at noon EST To shop, visit Shop.SquareFootShow.com All pieces are 12″ by 12″ and will be selling for $300.

I am donating this piece, titled ‘Angular Heart‘.

It’s cotton fabric, pieced, quilted and mounted on a 12” x 12” x .5” frame, with black fabric wrapped around the sides to the back.

I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

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