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Postcards received, WIP and QuiltCon entries – 2014.12.18

Posted on December 18, 2014 by TerryAske

A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about my entries to Brandy Lynn‘s worldwide Snowflake postcard exchange.   On December 3rd, Brandy let us all know who we were exchanging postcards with, and I mailed mine off to Quebec and to … Continue reading →

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Pillow improvements – 2014.12.10

Posted on December 10, 2014 by TerryAske

I want to thank Nicole for her comment about my pillow cover problem. I had said “I did make the mistake of making the cover a little too large for the pillow form, so I’ll buy a larger form for … Continue reading →

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A new project on my design wall – 2014.12.03

Posted on December 3, 2014 by TerryAske

For some time now, I’ve been thinking about making an abstract art quilt of a spiral galaxy.   A few weeks ago I made a rough sketch.  Since I want the quilt to have an abstract look, I decided to just … Continue reading →

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Welcome Blogathon Canada visitors!

Posted on November 17, 2014 by TerryAske

I’m delighted to be participating in the third Blogathon Canada, a week-long blog hop of Canadian quilting blogs, sponsored by Sew Sisters Quilt Shop.  If you follow along, You’ll get to visit and meet some amazing Canadian quilting bloggers – … Continue reading →

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Off my design wall – a project start to finish and a tutorial – 2014.11.08

Posted on November 8, 2014 by TerryAske

I usually show my progress on a quilt through several posts, but I didn’t blog about this one because it was going to be juried.  It’s now been accepted for the exhibition, so I’ll show my entire process – start … Continue reading →

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A busy week and lots of news – 2014.11.04

Posted on November 5, 2014 by TerryAske

I haven’t posted for a while – mostly because I was in Victoria BC last week, visiting family and friends. While I was there, we visited Satin Moon Quilt Shop to see the ‘It’s Time for Colour!’ traveling quilt show of … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.10.22

Posted on October 22, 2014 by TerryAske

I have lots of progress to show on the dog portrait I’m working on, last blogged about here. I fused the portrait to a light blue background fabric.  Then I outline stitched the nose, tongue and eyes, and thread-sketched the … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.10.15

Posted on October 15, 2014 by TerryAske

The custom dog portrait I started last week is progressing very well.  I pinned the full size pattern to my small portable design wall and covered the pattern with parchment paper.  As I fuse and cut out each piece, I’m … Continue reading →

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Another pet portrait – 2014.10.09

Posted on October 9, 2014 by TerryAske

I’m working on another custom dog portrait.  On the weekend, I drew the pattern from the original photo and enlarged it to full size.  (Don’t you just love that slurpy tongue licking his nose?)   Then I started selecting fabrics.  … Continue reading →

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A variety of news – 2014.09.28

Posted on September 28, 2014 by TerryAske

I haven’t posted for a couple of weeks, but I have been busy with lots of quilting-related activities. I attended the annual retreat of the Fibre Art Network (FAN) in Edmonton.  It was an opportunity to re-connect with old friends, and … Continue reading →

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