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On my design wall – 2014.04.02

Posted on April 2, 2014 by TerryAske

Lots of progress on the Skybridge quilt.  After three days of fairly intense work, all the units are constructed and ready to be fused to the background.  And I’m soooo happy with how it looks! I pinned the sky background … Continue reading →

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Almost on my design wall – 2014.03.28

Posted on March 28, 2014 by TerryAske

I had great plans for my Skybridge quilt this week, but I ran into a few problems that slowed my progress. As I said last week, I was thinking of making it in surreal colors, rather than realistic – something … Continue reading →

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Weekend finish – 2014.03.23

Posted on March 23, 2014 by TerryAske

Quilting Arts magazine announces a reader challenge in every issue.  The current challenge is called ‘Art in the Park’ and is to make an 8″ x 8″ art quilt with the theme of ‘enjoying the park’.   My immediate thought was … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.03.19

Posted on March 19, 2014 by TerryAske

Another circle quilt – this one is for the SAQA 2014 Auction.  Each SAQA member can submit one 12 x 12 inch art quilt.  The quilts are posted on the SAQA website, and auctioned off in September.  The funds are … Continue reading →

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Friday finishes – 2014.03.07

Posted on March 7, 2014 by TerryAske

This week I have two finishes to share. This my first entry for the Canadian Quilters‘ Trend-Tex Challenge.   It went together really quickly – on Monday I drew the pattern on freezer paper, cut the fabric and sewed it together; … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.02.19

Posted on February 19, 2014 by TerryAske

Today I’m trying out a couple of new techniques.  I made up a small sample piece about 5 x 8 inches. The first technique is a background made from small scraps, each less than 1″ square.  I fused some Misty … Continue reading →

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Workshop and trunk shows – 2014.02.17

Posted on February 17, 2014 by TerryAske

On Wednesday, I did a trunk show at the monthly meeting of the Vancouver Quilters’ Guild.  On Saturday, I did a workshop for the guild on Freezer Paper Piecing. I provided patterns – a choice of a fairly simple Maple … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.01.22

Posted on January 22, 2014 by TerryAske

My entry for this month’s Quilting Arts Magazine ‘In the Garden’ Reader Challenge is finished and has been submitted.  It was a lot of fun to recreate the effect of the sun and shadows on the clump of iris leaves, using … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.01.15

Posted on January 15, 2014 by TerryAske

For this month’s Quilting Arts Magazine ‘In the Garden’ Reader Challenge, I was initially thinking of a flower garden with bright colors – but I just wasn’t getting inspired. So I went to my image collection and found this photo I … Continue reading →

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Friday finish – 2014.01.10

Posted on January 10, 2014 by TerryAske

I started working on this little quilt earlier this week.  It’s finished and ready to ship to the SAQA 25th Anniversary Trunk Show. I was originally going to finish the edges with a facing, but then I realized it will … Continue reading →

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