{"id":1958,"date":"2014-04-15T19:13:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T02:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2014-04-15T19:13:10","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T02:13:10","slug":"on-my-design-wall-2014-04-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/04\/15\/on-my-design-wall-2014-04-15\/","title":{"rendered":"On my design wall &#8211; 2014.04.15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/metallic-fabrics.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1959\" alt=\"metallic fabrics\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/metallic-fabrics.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/metallic-fabrics.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/metallic-fabrics.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/metallic-fabrics.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/metallic-fabrics.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When I first heard about the <a href=\"http:\/\/vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca\/blog\/2014\/02\/a-new-quilting-event-a-new-quilt-exhibit-and-an-opportunity-for-free-fabric\/\" target=\"_blank\">Modern Metallic quilt exhibit<\/a>, I didn&#8217;t think I had very many metallic fabrics, so I was happy to hear there was some free metallic fabric available from Robert Kaufman for participating MQG members &#8211; I received 3 fat quarters of Quilters Linen Metallic (lower right in photo).\u00a0 However, going through my stash, I discovered more metallic fabrics than I expected.\u00a0 I have a charm pack of Fairy Frost, and scraps and small pieces of various metallic fabrics.\u00a0 I even have some gold net and gold lame bias tape.\u00a0 I decided to try to make a quilt completely from metallic fabrics.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still fascinated with circle quilts, so this was an opportunity to make another one.\u00a0\u00a0 As usual, I drew my full size circle pattern on freezer paper.\u00a0 I knew I&#8217;d have to piece some of the circles, as my fabric pieces were mostly less than a quarter yard.\u00a0 I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2013\/04\/21\/to-boston-with-love\/\" target=\"_blank\">this technique<\/a> to sew the circles together.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ll cover the seams with the gold lame bias tape (you can see it around the center circle).\u00a0 It looks a little over-the-top shiny, but hey! it&#8217;s a <em>metallic<\/em> challenge, right?\u00a0 I started piecing from the center circle, and they&#8217;re all sewn except the outside circle and the corners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1960\" alt=\"TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle.jpg?resize=640%2C650\" width=\"640\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle.jpg?resize=1008%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1008w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle.jpg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure how I&#8217;m going to quilt it.\u00a0 Maybe spiral quilting, or possibly a grid.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for stopping by.\u00a0 I\u2019m linking up with these blogs for WiP Wednesday.\u00a0 Click on the links below, to see many other creative projects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marelize-ries.blogspot.ca\/search\/label\/Linky%20Party\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"stitch by stitch\" alt=\"stitch by stitch\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1269.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj592\/MarelizeR\/blogbutton_zps06f76f16.png?resize=105%2C105\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypieced.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1109\/5159705972_49be14a673_m.jpg?resize=91%2C91\" width=\"91\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"W_I_P__Wednesday___________Link-up___@_The_Needle_&amp;____Thread_Network\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/W_I_P__Wednesday___________Link-up___%40_The_Needle_____Thread_Network.png?resize=138%2C91\" width=\"138\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/teamquiltsy.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quiltsy WiP \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sunflowermuse.com\/files\/2012\/03\/quiltsy.png?resize=87%2C90\" width=\"87\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/estheraliu.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Esther\u2019s Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1121.photobucket.com\/albums\/l501\/estheraliu\/esthersblog180pix.jpg?resize=126%2C88\" width=\"126\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first heard about the Modern Metallic quilt exhibit, I didn&#8217;t think I had very many metallic fabrics, so I was happy to hear there was some free metallic fabric available from Robert Kaufman for participating MQG members &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/04\/15\/on-my-design-wall-2014-04-15\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,4,3],"tags":[43,30,15,18,67],"class_list":["post-1958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-modern-quilts","category-on-my-design-wall","category-wip-wednesday","tag-circle-quilt","tag-freezer-paper-piecing","tag-modern-quilt","tag-vmqg","tag-wip-wednesday"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2SZWx-vA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1972,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/04\/30\/on-my-design-wall-2014-04-30\/","url_meta":{"origin":1958,"position":0},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 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I decided I didn't like the original dark center circle or the gold lame bias tape - I wanted a lighter center circle, and darker bias tape.\u00a0\u00a0 I replaced the dark circle with a yellow-gold metallic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Modern quilts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Modern quilts","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/modern-quilts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/TerryAske_ModernMetallicCircle-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1867,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/03\/05\/on-my-design-wall-2014-03-05\/","url_meta":{"origin":1958,"position":3},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 2014.03.05","author":"TerryAske","date":"March 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A few months ago, I sent away for a fabric kit for the Canadian Quilters' Trend-Tex Challenge.\u00a0 Since then, I've been mulling over how to best use the fabrics.\u00a0 I decided to continue with my current fascination with circles, and designed this quilt. 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