Category Archives: Art quilts

Square Foot Show – preparing entries – 2021.07.11

Posted on July 11, 2021 by TerryAske

Earlier this year I read about the Square Foot Show on Instagram. I submitted my application and I’m thrilled to say I will be one of the 70 artists whose work will be featured in the August online show. The … Continue reading →

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NYC library lion basking in the summer sun – 2021.05.23

Posted on May 23, 2021 by TerryAske

Here’s my donation for SAQA’s annual Benefit Auction. SAQA invites each of its members to create a 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the online auction. Last year there were over 500 submissions from SAQA … Continue reading →

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Night Driving – 2021.05.10

Posted on May 10, 2021 by TerryAske

Last August, I started thinking about what I would submit to the Grand National 2021 exhibition ‘Crossroads’. I made two pieces specifically for this exhibition: Night Driving and A Study of Pattern and Perspective. I submitted my entries in December, … Continue reading →

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Grand National 2021 Exhibition ‘Crossroads’ – 2021.05.02

Posted on May 2, 2021 by TerryAske

Grand National is a Canadian fibre art exhibition that will travel to various venues across the country. The theme for the 2021 exhibition is Crossroads. The exhibit was scheduled to open today at the University of NB Art Centre with … Continue reading →

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Cherry Blossom exhibit and live virtual opening – 2021.04.02

Posted on April 2, 2021 by TerryAske

For the last week or so, I’ve been busy getting quilts ready for upcoming exhibits – making hanging sleeves and labels. I shipped off a couple of quilts last week and I have more to go this week. One piece … Continue reading →

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NYC Library Lions – more progress – 2021.03.14

Posted on March 14, 2021 by TerryAske

I have good news and bad news about the blue lion. As I said in my last post, I was a lot more methodical with creating the pattern than I was with the orange lion – I marked all the … Continue reading →

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NYC lions – photo-editing and preparing the pattern – 2021.02.28

Posted on February 28, 2021 by TerryAske

In my last post, I said “I used a variety of photo-editing apps to simplify my photos. Then I drew lines on the photo to separate the values. Then I traced the shapes on fusible web (Steam-a-Seam Lite) and cut … Continue reading →

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Monochromatic library lions – 2021.02.26

Posted on February 26, 2021 by TerryAske

The next exhibition by the Fibre Art Network is titled “Chromatopia”. The exhibition will include 50 monochromatic artworks, each 12″ x 12″. They will be displayed so that they progress through the color spectrum. Each artist has been assigned two … Continue reading →

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‘Touchy-Feely’ a mini artwork – 2021.02.14

Posted on February 14, 2021 by TerryAske

Here is my initial fabric pull for a small piece for SAQA Western Canada regional trunk show titled Touch. Each piece in the trunk show will be 8″ x 10″ and will be mounted to an 8 ½” x 11″ … Continue reading →

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X’s and O’s – part 3 – 2021.02.01

Posted on February 1, 2021 by TerryAske

In my previous post, I had removed all the freezer paper templates, and was ready to cover the raw edges with bias tape (or maybe couching or zigzag stitching). My original plan was to use pre-fused 1/4″ black bias tape. … Continue reading →

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