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Exciting news and another cityscape – 2018.03.02

Posted on March 2, 2018 by TerryAske

Exciting news – in January, I posted about two art quilts I made for a new SAQA exhibit ‘Dusk to Dawn’ – Moonrise and Aurora. I felt I had a very slim chance of either being selected – typically, hundreds … Continue reading →

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Cityscape for SAQA Spotlight Auction – 2018.02.24

Posted on February 24, 2018 by TerryAske

This is my entry to the SAQA Spotlight Auction.  All pieces must be 6” x 8” (portrait or landscape orientation). This mini art quilt is inspired by my city, Vancouver BC, which is located in a spectacular scenic location between … Continue reading →

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Off my design wall – 2018.02.19

Posted on February 19, 2018 by TerryAske

Last Friday, I finished my cherry blossom modern/art quilt with a black binding, gave it a title and submitted it for consideration for the textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation. I was having a hard time coming up … Continue reading →

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Off my design wall – 2018.02.14

Posted on February 14, 2018 by TerryAske

Happy Valentine’s Day! My cherry blossom modern/art quilt is quilted, and just needs a black binding before I can submit it to the textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation. I quilted the black and gold background hexagons with … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2018.02.12

Posted on February 12, 2018 by TerryAske

My cherry blossoms modern/art quilt is all pieced. It’s about 16 x 22 inches.  I don’t think I’ll add a border, just black binding.  I’m stumped for a name and would welcome suggestions. I made a total of 3 blossoms.  … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2018.02.07

Posted on February 7, 2018 by TerryAske

You know it’s almost Spring in Vancouver when thoughts turn to Cherry Blossoms.  I’m working on an entry for the textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation which will be at the Silk Purse Gallery in West Vancouver. I … Continue reading →

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Aurora – the quilting – 2018.01.31

Posted on January 31, 2018 by TerryAske

I started designing and cutting fabric for ‘Aurora’ last Tuesday.   On Wednesday, I got it completely pieced.  It took all day, but I was determined to get it done.  I came perilously close to running out of one of … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Moonrise and Aurora – 2018.01.24

Posted on January 24, 2018 by TerryAske

My ‘Moonrise’ art quilt is all quilted, and I’m loving the texture the quilting has added.  I quilted the sky with straight horizontal lines about 1/4″ apart.  The moon and clouds have horizontal quilting 3/4″ apart. I realized that when … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 4 – 2018.01.21

Posted on January 21, 2018 by TerryAske

Progress on Moonrise – since my last post, I layered the quilt, and completed a lot of the quilting. Layering. In preparation for layering the quilt, I squared and trimmed the edges, then I machine basted 1/4″ from the edges.  … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – Moonrise, part 3 – 2018.01.17

Posted on January 17, 2018 by TerryAske

Let the quilting begin!  That’s the next step. When I removed the freezer paper from the back of the fabrics, I realized that the shadow of the turned under seam allowance of the white moon was showing through a bit.  … Continue reading →

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