{"id":3188,"date":"2016-02-19T04:25:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T12:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2016-02-19T04:25:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T12:25:09","slug":"spring-is-in-the-air-2016-02-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/02\/19\/spring-is-in-the-air-2016-02-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is in the Air – 2016.02.19"},"content":{"rendered":"

The abstract art quilt of a Cherry Blossom tree that I started last week<\/a> is finished.\u00a0 It’s 18 x 36 inches, and I’m calling it ‘Spring is in the Air<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n

I quilted the horizontal lines of the background before fusing the leafy fabric and sewing on the tree and branches.<\/p>\n

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Then I fused the ‘blossoms’ and quilted them with a squarish pattern with pink thread.<\/p>\n

\"Aske_T_Spring<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here is the finished quilt.<\/p>\n

\"Aske_T_Spring<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is the third in my series of Tree quilts.\u00a0 Here they are all together hanging on my studio wall.<\/p>\n

\"TerryAske-TreeSeries\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thanks for stopping by.\u00a0 Today, I\u2019m linking up with these blogs \u2013 click on the links below, where you\u2019ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.<\/p>\n

\"Creations<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \"Confessions<\/a><\/p>\n

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The abstract art quilt of a Cherry Blossom tree that I started last week is finished.\u00a0 It’s 18 x 36 inches, and I’m calling it ‘Spring is in the Air‘. 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