{"id":7360,"date":"2022-02-18T09:23:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2022-02-18T09:23:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:23:46","slug":"new-art-quilt-variegated-spring-2022-02-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2022\/02\/18\/new-art-quilt-variegated-spring-2022-02-18\/","title":{"rendered":"New art quilt &#8216;Variegated Spring&#8217; &#8211; 2022.02.18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On February 12, I pulled some strips of variegated green fabrics from my stash and sewed them together to create a background for my quilt.  I drew a quick sketch of my concept &#8211; a grid of strips and squares.    I knew I had to work fast, because the entry deadline was February 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7367\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?attachment_id=7367\" class=\"wp-image-7367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Variegated-start-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I pulled out my pink, green and yellow scraps and started building a grid.  I backed each scrap with fusible web, then cut them to size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scraps-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7365\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scraps-1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?attachment_id=7365\" class=\"wp-image-7365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scraps-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scraps-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scraps-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scraps-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scraps-1.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scraps-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided the strips should be skinnier.  They were already backed with fusible web, so were easy to cut to 1\/4&#8242; widths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/grid-start.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7368\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/grid-start.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?attachment_id=7368\" class=\"wp-image-7368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/grid-start.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/grid-start.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/grid-start.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/grid-start.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/grid-start.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/grid-start.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I finished positioning the green strips, I added the brightly coloured squares and rectangles.  Once satisfied with the layout, I fused everything in place.  Then I quilted an irregular grid with variegated green thread.  I really like how the thread disappears and reappears against the background.  I finished the edges with facings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I called it &#8216;Variegated Spring&#8217;.  It is 12.5 by 20 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1007\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aske_T_Variegated_Spring_full.jpg?resize=640%2C1007\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7369\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aske_T_Variegated_Spring_full.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?attachment_id=7369\" class=\"wp-image-7369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aske_T_Variegated_Spring_full.jpg?w=651&amp;ssl=1 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aske_T_Variegated_Spring_full.jpg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got it finished in time to take photos and submit my entry by the Feb 15 deadline.  Check back in a few days, and I&#8217;ll tell you if it is accepted into the exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Quilt Fabrication <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiltfabrication.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Midweek Makers<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em>Nina-Marie\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca\/search\/label\/Off%20the%20Wall%20Fri\" target=\"_blank\">Off the Wall Friday<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 12, I pulled some strips of variegated green fabrics from my stash and sewed them together to create a background for my quilt. I drew a quick sketch of my concept &#8211; a grid of strips and squares. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2022\/02\/18\/new-art-quilt-variegated-spring-2022-02-18\/\">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":[5,6,4],"tags":[14,15,17],"class_list":["post-7360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-quilts","category-modern-quilts","category-on-my-design-wall","tag-art-quilt","tag-modern-quilt","tag-quilt-show"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2SZWx-1UI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3713,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/10\/28\/on-my-design-wall-2016-10-28\/","url_meta":{"origin":7360,"position":0},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 2016.10.28","author":"TerryAske","date":"October 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"There's a new quilt taking shape on my design wall.\u00a0 It's for an upcoming SAQA exhibit titled H2Oh!.\u00a0 The theme is 'Water \u2013 it\u2019s everywhere!' \u00a0 The entry fee is $40 USD for up to three (3) entries, so I'm trying to pull together 3 water-themed quilts.\u00a0 The entry deadline\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":"terryaske_rain","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TerryAske_Rain-719x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1972,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/04\/30\/on-my-design-wall-2014-04-30\/","url_meta":{"origin":7360,"position":1},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 2014.04.30","author":"TerryAske","date":"April 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"First, I have a finish to show off.\u00a0 My entry for the Modern Metallic quilt exhibit is finished and has been submitted.\u00a0 The finished size is 37 x 36 inches.\u00a0 I called it 'All That Glitters'.\u00a0 Every fabric has some metallic in it, the bias tape outlining each circle is\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":"Aske.Terry-All.That.Glitters-FULL","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Aske.Terry-All.That_.Glitters-FULL-1024x995.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Aske.Terry-All.That_.Glitters-FULL-1024x995.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Aske.Terry-All.That_.Glitters-FULL-1024x995.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1626,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2013\/11\/27\/on-my-design-wall-2013\/","url_meta":{"origin":7360,"position":2},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 2013.11.27","author":"TerryAske","date":"November 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Lots of progress on the Indigo Project quilt.\u00a0 I stitched around the red fish, and stitched the water with a variegated blue thread.\u00a0 In the sky I've done some wavy machine quilting, and some handing stitching.\u00a0 I've fused and stitched the flying geese.\u00a0 I still have do some more\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":"DSCN2966","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSCN2966-106x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3217,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/04\/01\/the-edge-of-the-pond-2016-03-31\/","url_meta":{"origin":7360,"position":3},"title":"The Edge of the Pond &#8211; 2016.03.31","author":"TerryAske","date":"April 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"For the last few days, I've been working on the art quilt that I started designing in February.\u00a0 The online submission deadline is tomorrow, and today I finished it, took photos, wrote my artist's statement, decided on a title, and submitted it. 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