{"id":6712,"date":"2021-01-08T12:35:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T20:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=6712"},"modified":"2021-01-08T12:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T20:35:29","slug":"first-quilt-of-the-year-2021-01-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2021\/01\/08\/first-quilt-of-the-year-2021-01-08\/","title":{"rendered":"First quilt of the year – 2021.01.08"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is my entry to the newest Curated Quilts mini challenge<\/a>. The theme is Covid-19, using “honor” as inspiration. The color palette is included in the image below: soft grey, medium grey, caramel, gentle yellow, soft pink, and brick red. The bottom right photo shows my fabrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recommended color palette, and my fabrics<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My quilt honors all the people who are doing their part to slow the spread of the virus – by doing the basic things – maintaining distance, minimizing contact, wearing a mask, and (perhaps simplest of all) washing hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Wash Your Hands!’ by Terry Aske<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My piece is called ‘Wash Your Hands!’ and is 12.5 inches square. I used the pattern for the clapping hands<\/a> I made in June. I re-positioned the hands and added soap bubbles and a 20 second clock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I fused the elements to the background, then added batting and outlined each element with zigzag stitching. By doing this step without the backing fabric, I didn’t have to bury all those thread ends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n