Author Archives: TerryAske

Fibre art, photography and watercolour paintings – oh my! – 2018.10.13

Posted on October 13, 2018 by TerryAske

Last night, I attended the opening reception for three exhibitions at Places des Arts in Coquitlam BC.   In the Atrium Gallery, Botanical Reflections, a traveling exhibit of mixed media fibre art by members of the Fibre Art Network.  There … Continue reading →

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Circles and design considerations – 2018.09.21

Posted on September 21, 2018 by TerryAske

I will be teaching a Circles workshop at the end of September with Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild.   I like to make a class sample or two before a workshop, partly to refresh my memory about the techniques (even though I … Continue reading →

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Journal quilt – 2018.09.10

Posted on September 10, 2018 by TerryAske

This little quilt is 8.5 by 11 inches.  It’s for the artist exchange at the upcoming annual Fibre Art Network (FAN) conference. It’s the result of a convoluted thought process on my part, in response to the newest FAN exhibition … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2018.09.07

Posted on September 7, 2018 by TerryAske

The background for my new art quilt is sewn together.  See my blog post from earlier this week for more information about the SAQA regional exhibition “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth“. Before I sewed the columns together, I checked the … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2018.09.05

Posted on September 5, 2018 by TerryAske

I’ve started working on a new art quilt.  It’s for a SAQA regional exhibition – the “greater North Pacific region” (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Western Canada). The title of the exhibition is “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth“.  … Continue reading →

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Row houses mini quilt – 2018.08.24

Posted on August 24, 2018 by TerryAske

I’m working on another mini quilt for Curated Quilts magazine’s mini quilt challenge.   The theme is House, and the deadline for submissions is August 31.  You can see all of the entries here. My second entry will be Row … Continue reading →

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Hobbit House mini quilt – 2018.08.15

Posted on August 15, 2018 by TerryAske

The theme for Curated Quilts magazine’s issue 6 is House.  As usual they are having a mini quilt challenge.   Some of the mini quilts will be included in the magazine. The image below shows the color palette they would … Continue reading →

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Want to see some quilts?

Posted on August 11, 2018 by TerryAske

If you would like to see some beautiful quilts, and you live in the Vancouver area, mark this event on your calendar. It will be at the same location as our Showcase in 2016, and it promises to be an … Continue reading →

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Baby quilt is finished – 2018.07.18

Posted on July 18, 2018 by TerryAske

The baby quilt is done! I layered it with batting and fleece backing.  I cut the batting to 1.5 inches wider than the top on each side, and I cut the fleece backing even larger, so there was about 4 … Continue reading →

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Baby quilt top is done – 2018.07.03

Posted on July 3, 2018 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on this baby quilt off and on since the beginning of May.  Towards the end of May, I was at this point.   Then it sat untouched on my design wall until a few days ago, while … Continue reading →

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