Monthly Archives: July 2013

On my design wall – 2013.07.31

Posted on July 31, 2013 by TerryAske

The indigo quilt top that I started last week is finished, and I’m very happy with it.  It’s not quilted yet, but I plan to quilt curved lines across the quilt – mostly by machine, but I think I’ll also … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.07.24

Posted on July 24, 2013 by TerryAske

I’m participating in an exciting collaborative quilt project – Common Threads Indigo Quilt Project.  The project began with more than 40 people participating in the dyeing of 40+ meters of cotton, linen and silk.  The indigo and shibori dyed fabrics … Continue reading →

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Off my design wall – a finished quilt – 2013.07.23

Posted on July 23, 2013 by TerryAske

  I finished this quilt, and it’s ready to send to the La Conner Quilt Museum. My original intention was to piece this quilt as hexagons – blogged here.  That didn’t work so well, so I fused the hexagons instead … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.07.17

Posted on July 17, 2013 by TerryAske

I’m continuing to work on my optical illusion quilt.  I decided not to zigzag the edges.  Instead I’m sewing straight lines around the edges and through the middle of each section.  I’m not sure if you can see on the … Continue reading →

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A change of direction, and a giveaway – 2013.07.15

Posted on July 15, 2013 by TerryAske

I definitely bit off more than I could chew with machine piecing the half-hexagon quilt!  The piecing started off fine when I was doing the corner with mostly solid full hexagons.  But when I got to joining the pieced hexagons, … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.07.10

Posted on July 10, 2013 by TerryAske

I finished the custom portrait quilt, and it’s on the way to its new home.  I made lots of notes and took lots of photos of my process, and I will be posting some tutorials later this month, including a … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.07.03

Posted on July 3, 2013 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on the portrait quilt (last seen here).  Everything is fused, the quilt is layered, the two people are completely quilted and the background quilting is underway.  I’m thrilled with how it looks.   As always, I’m linking … Continue reading →

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