{"id":4412,"date":"2018-01-24T08:39:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2026-05-02T18:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:23:30","slug":"on-my-design-wall-moonrise-and-aurora-2018-01-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2018\/01\/24\/on-my-design-wall-moonrise-and-aurora-2018-01-24\/","title":{"rendered":"On my design wall – Moonrise and Aurora – 2018.01.24"},"content":{"rendered":"

My ‘Moonrise’ art quilt is all quilted, and I\u2019m loving the texture the quilting has added.\u00a0 I quilted the sky with straight horizontal lines about 1\/4\u2033 apart.\u00a0 The moon and clouds have horizontal quilting 3\/4″ apart.<\/p>\n

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I realized that when I fused the strips for the sky and water, I started from the top and overlapped each strip over the one above<\/span> it.\u00a0 When I smooth the quilt by running my hand over it in a downward direction, I disturb the raw edges where the strips overlap.\u00a0 If I use this technique again, I will try to remember to overlap each strip over the one below<\/span> it.\u00a0 With this quilt, I will try to remember to smooth it with an upward motion.<\/p>\n

So it’s all complete, except for the finishing – the facings, sleeve and label.\u00a0 But that will get done later, because I’ve started working on a new art quilt.\u00a0 (It’s a good thing I have a two-sided design wall<\/a>!)<\/p>\n

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While working on ‘Moonrise’ I found myself getting bored with the color palette, and started wondering whether I could have come up with a more colorful combination for the SAQA exhibit Dusk to Dawn<\/a> theme.\u00a0 Somehow, that made me think of Northern Lights, also known as Aurora<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I remembered that I have a collection of gradated fabrics in a variety of colors – some of which would be perfect for Northern Lights.\u00a0 I was so excited about this idea that I got out of bed to find the fabrics!\u00a0 The next thing you know, there’s a new project on my design wall!<\/p>\n

Yesterday morning, I cut strips of several of the gradated fabrics and arranged them on some dark blue background fabrics.\u00a0 I drew a very rough sketch, but I’m not going to make a full-size pattern.\u00a0 I’m just going to piece it together in an improv way, and see what happens.\u00a0 Here’s my initial fabric selection and placement.<\/p>\n

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I initially cut the strips 3 inches wide, then I cut some of those in half to add more interest to the design.\u00a0 And I added in a few different fabrics to increase the streaky vertical look.\u00a0 Here’s what it looks like this morning.\u00a0 I\u2019m loving these colors – it’s looking even better than I imagined it would!<\/p>\n

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I’m hoping to get the piecing all finished today.\u00a0\u00a0 I have to work quickly, because both of these art quilts need to be ready for submission by January 31.<\/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

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My ‘Moonrise’ art quilt is all quilted, and I\u2019m loving the texture the quilting has added.\u00a0 I quilted the sky with straight horizontal lines about 1\/4\u2033 apart.\u00a0 The moon and clouds have horizontal quilting 3\/4″ apart. 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