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Off my design wall – a finished quilt – 2013.07.23

Posted on July 23, 2013 by TerryAske

  I finished this quilt, and it’s ready to send to the La Conner Quilt Museum. My original intention was to piece this quilt as hexagons – blogged here.  That didn’t work so well, so I fused the hexagons instead … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.07.17

Posted on July 17, 2013 by TerryAske

I’m continuing to work on my optical illusion quilt.  I decided not to zigzag the edges.  Instead I’m sewing straight lines around the edges and through the middle of each section.  I’m not sure if you can see on the … Continue reading →

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A change of direction, and a giveaway – 2013.07.15

Posted on July 15, 2013 by TerryAske

I definitely bit off more than I could chew with machine piecing the half-hexagon quilt!  The piecing started off fine when I was doing the corner with mostly solid full hexagons.  But when I got to joining the pieced hexagons, … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.07.10

Posted on July 10, 2013 by TerryAske

I finished the custom portrait quilt, and it’s on the way to its new home.  I made lots of notes and took lots of photos of my process, and I will be posting some tutorials later this month, including a … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.07.03

Posted on July 3, 2013 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on the portrait quilt (last seen here).  Everything is fused, the quilt is layered, the two people are completely quilted and the background quilting is underway.  I’m thrilled with how it looks.   As always, I’m linking … Continue reading →

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A finish and a work in progress – 2013.06.28

Posted on June 28, 2013 by TerryAske

I got the Sew Batik challenge quilt faced, labeled and sleeved on Wednesday, and in the mail Thursday.  I forgot to take another photo after sewing on the facing, so this one (cropped to finished size) will have to do. … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.06.26

Posted on June 26, 2013 by TerryAske

A nice surprise in my email inbox yesterday – my entry to the Quilting Arts ‘Text Me’ reader challenge was featured in the Quilting Daily newsletter email.  And again in today’s email! Which reminds me, my entry to the ‘Map … Continue reading →

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Off the design wall – ‘Abstracted’ pieces finished – 2013.05.31

Posted on May 31, 2013 by TerryAske

If you’ve been reading along, you’ll recall the red bench quilt is for an exhibit by Fibre Art Network members. ‘Abstracted’ will explore the development of a subject from a realistic image to one that illustrates the essence of that … Continue reading →

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Off my design wall – red bench finished – 2013.05.27

Posted on May 27, 2013 by TerryAske

I’ve finished the red bench quilt.  I’m going to call it ‘Solitude’. Anne is still working on her abstracted version.  Below you can see the original photo, my finished quilt, and an in-progress shot of Anne’s abstract piece.  Anne has … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.05.22

Posted on May 22, 2013 by TerryAske

The red bench quilt is all fused and ready to be quilted. I purposely cut my fabrics larger than required to allow me some leeway when I cut it down to the final size of 18 x 45 inches.  I … Continue reading →

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