{"id":5900,"date":"2019-05-06T17:38:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T00:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=5900"},"modified":"2019-05-06T17:38:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T00:38:09","slug":"on-my-design-wall-a-map-quilt-2019-05-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2019\/05\/06\/on-my-design-wall-a-map-quilt-2019-05-06\/","title":{"rendered":"On my design wall – a Map quilt – 2019.05.06"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last June, I was contacted by Valerie Prideaux of Quilts at the Creek<\/a> to ask if I would like to participate in their Map Your World challenge. Valerie is posting one quilt a month on the blog, and the map quilts will be on display at the show in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I’ve been thinking about map quilts for the past few months, and decided to base my quilt on a map of my city, New Westminster BC<\/a>. The city’s location on the banks of the Fraser River and the diagonal street grid make for a visually interesting map. I’m attracted to bright colors on dark backgrounds, and have long been a fan of the stylized look of transit maps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought about using a black solid background, but decided it would be more interesting to use a scrappy background of various black and dark gray prints (which I happen to have a lot of in my stash). I used gray bias tape to indicate the major roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some progress photos as my map evolved. I drew a full-size map on freezer paper showing the major roads, then cut up the freezer paper and used it as templates for the background fabrics. I pinned it all to my design wall, then sewed the background pieces together. Then I positioned and sewed the gray bias tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then it was time for the fun part – adding the colorful bias tape to indicate bus routes and transit lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n