{"id":2553,"date":"2015-02-11T09:44:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T17:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=2553"},"modified":"2015-02-11T09:44:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T17:44:44","slug":"wip-wednesday-2015-02-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2015\/02\/11\/wip-wednesday-2015-02-11\/","title":{"rendered":"WIP Wednesday &#8211; 2015.02.11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It feels good to be back in the studio and getting things done.<\/p>\n<p>On the weekend, I created my starter block for the <a href=\"http:\/\/vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca\/blog\/round-robin-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">VMQG Round Robin<\/a> project.\u00a0 Last year, we had 8 participants, and had some fabulous quilts at the end of the project &#8211; you can see 5 of them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hushrules\/15244717683\/in\/pool-vancouvermodernquiltguild\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 And below you can see my starting block, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/12\/05\/finished-modern-quilt-and-pillow-cover-2014-12-05\/\" target=\"_blank\">finished quilt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSCN3333.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSCN3333.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"DSCN3333\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSCN3333.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSCN3333.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSCN3333.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSCN3333.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSCN3333.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN4242.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN4242.jpg?resize=298%2C300\" alt=\"DSCN4242\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN4242.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN4242.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN4242.jpg?resize=1018%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1018w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN4242.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN4242.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year, I&#8217;m going for a wonky look, so I made my starting block non-square.\u00a0 I hope the other participants will add some wonky borders.\u00a0 I won&#8217;t see my block or the progress on my quilt top for the next 12 months, until we have the big reveal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Round-Robin-2015-starting-block.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2554\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Round-Robin-2015-starting-block.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"Round Robin 2015 starting block\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Round-Robin-2015-starting-block.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Round-Robin-2015-starting-block.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Round-Robin-2015-starting-block.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Round-Robin-2015-starting-block.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Round-Robin-2015-starting-block.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca\/blog\/challenges\/january-nametags-and-raspberry-kiss\/\" target=\"_blank\">block lotto<\/a> this month is a cute little block called Raspberry Kiss.\u00a0 Finishing at only 4 1\/4 inches, the blocks are a little smaller than I prefer, but they go together quickly and they&#8217;re cute, so I made 4 of them.\u00a0 If I win the lotto, I would make some larger versions of the block.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/VMQG-block-lotto-Raspberry-Kiss.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2555\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/VMQG-block-lotto-Raspberry-Kiss.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"VMQG block lotto Raspberry Kiss\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/VMQG-block-lotto-Raspberry-Kiss.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/VMQG-block-lotto-Raspberry-Kiss.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/VMQG-block-lotto-Raspberry-Kiss.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/VMQG-block-lotto-Raspberry-Kiss.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/VMQG-block-lotto-Raspberry-Kiss.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have lots more projects on the go, and if you come back on Friday you&#8217;ll see what I&#8217;ve accomplished this week.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m linking up with these blogs \u2013 click on the links below, where you\u2019ll find many other creative projects to inspire you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freshlypieced.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1109\/5159705972_49be14a673_m.jpg?resize=91%2C91\" alt=\"WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced\" 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\" 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\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/estheraliu.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1121.photobucket.com\/albums\/l501\/estheraliu\/esthersblog180pix.jpg?resize=125%2C87\" alt=\"Esther\u2019s Blog\" width=\"125\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 <a title=\"Sew Fresh Quilts\" href=\"http:\/\/sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mqqPpWeFz7A\/UtyR1HYzgmI\/AAAAAAAADjA\/MZ84gVa9KXk\/s1600\/LinkyBees.jpg?resize=77%2C87\" alt=\"Sew Fresh Quilts\" width=\"77\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It feels good to be back in the studio and getting things done. On the weekend, I created my starter block for the VMQG Round Robin project.\u00a0 Last year, we had 8 participants, and had some fabulous quilts at the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2015\/02\/11\/wip-wednesday-2015-02-11\/\">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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[15,58,18,67],"class_list":["post-2553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-modern-quilts","category-wip-wednesday","tag-modern-quilt","tag-round-robin","tag-vmqg","tag-wip-wednesday"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2SZWx-Fb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2350,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/11\/05\/on-my-design-wall-2014-11-05\/","url_meta":{"origin":2553,"position":0},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 2014.11.05","author":"TerryAske","date":"November 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"At the last VMQG meeting, we revealed our round robin quilt tops.\u00a0\u00a0 We started in February and we've been adding to each others' blocks every month since then.\u00a0 This is my starting block, and how it looks after 8 months.\u00a0 I love how it looks!\u00a0 I just have to figure\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":"DSCN3333","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSCN3333-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2785,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2015\/06\/24\/wip-wednesday-2015-06-24\/","url_meta":{"origin":2553,"position":1},"title":"WIP Wednesday &#8211; 2015.06.24","author":"TerryAske","date":"June 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This week I made a border for the June assignment of the Vancouver MQG Round Robin project. There are 11 of us participating.\u00a0 We each brought our own starting block to the February meeting, and we each left with someone else\u2019s project.\u00a0 Each month, we receive instructions for the next\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":"DSCN4998","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSCN4998-1024x263.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSCN4998-1024x263.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSCN4998-1024x263.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1027,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2013\/05\/08\/on-my-design-wall-2013-05-08\/","url_meta":{"origin":2553,"position":2},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 2013.05.08","author":"TerryAske","date":"May 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I've finished my fossil quilt for the SAQA Western Canada Burgess Shale fossil quilt project. I'm really happy with the dimensional appearance of the head and body.\u00a0 I outlined the spines and small armor plates with zigzag stitching - using slightly lighter thread colors to give it a bit of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art quilts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art quilts","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/art-quilts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Terry Aske _ Burgess Shale Fossil quilt","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Terry-Aske-_-Burgess-Shale-Fossil-quilt-298x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3036,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2015\/12\/23\/improv-curved-piecing-2015-12-22\/","url_meta":{"origin":2553,"position":3},"title":"Improv curved piecing &#8211; 2015.12.22","author":"TerryAske","date":"December 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm playing with improv Orange Peel blocks for the VMQG Round Robin challenge.\u00a0 This is our last round, and the theme is Curved piecing.\u00a0\u00a0 I've always admired Orange Peel quilts, the wonkier the better.\u00a0 Obviously, I haven't settled on a size yet - I'm experimenting with various sizes.\u00a0 Maybe I'll\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Inspiration&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Inspiration","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/inspiration\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Improv orange peel","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Improv-orange-peel1-1024x807.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Improv-orange-peel1-1024x807.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Improv-orange-peel1-1024x807.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1536,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2013\/10\/30\/on-my-design-wall-2013-10-30\/","url_meta":{"origin":2553,"position":4},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 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