Category Archives: On my design wall

On my design wall – 2015.01.21

Posted on January 21, 2015 by TerryAske

The tree quilt is progressing well.  Here it is with the trees pinned in place.  They will probably get repositioned as I sew them onto the background.  I’m debating whether to cover the background trees with white tulle, but will … Continue reading →

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A busy week – 2015.01.18

Posted on January 18, 2015 by TerryAske

On Thursday, I did a trunk show for the Grouse Mountain Day Quilters Guild. Earlier in the week, I pulled all of my quilts out of storage, decided which to bring to the trunk show and organized them into groups … Continue reading →

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Something just for me! – 2014.11.12

Posted on November 12, 2014 by TerryAske

I can’t remember the last time I made something for our home. I’m usually quilting for a show or a challenge, or for a custom order.  Or even just to add to the inventory in my Etsy shop.  But this … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.11.05

Posted on November 5, 2014 by TerryAske

At the last VMQG meeting, we revealed our round robin quilt tops.   We started in February and we’ve been adding to each others’ blocks every month since then.  This is my starting block, and how it looks after 8 months.  … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.10.22

Posted on October 22, 2014 by TerryAske

I have lots of progress to show on the dog portrait I’m working on, last blogged about here. I fused the portrait to a light blue background fabric.  Then I outline stitched the nose, tongue and eyes, and thread-sketched the … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.10.18

Posted on October 18, 2014 by TerryAske

I’ve made lots of progress on the dog portrait in the last couple of days – I have all the pieces cut and positioned on a piece of parchment paper, ready to be fused.   Here are the steps I … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.10.15

Posted on October 15, 2014 by TerryAske

The custom dog portrait I started last week is progressing very well.  I pinned the full size pattern to my small portable design wall and covered the pattern with parchment paper.  As I fuse and cut out each piece, I’m … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.09.10 – CQA ‘It’s Time for Colour!’

Posted on September 10, 2014 by TerryAske

The Canadian Quilters’ Association (CQA/ACC) has invited award winners of their annual National Juried Show to donate a 12 x 16 inch quilt for a traveling quilt show.   As an award winner in the Modern category in 2014 with my … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.09.03 – playing with a new technique

Posted on September 4, 2014 by TerryAske

Later this month I’ll be attending the annual retreat of the Fibre Art Network (FAN).  As usual we will have an art exchange, size 8.5 by 11 inches.  The theme this year is ‘stepping out of your comfort zone’. I’ve … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.08.06

Posted on August 6, 2014 by TerryAske

Here’s what my portrait of Kodiak looked like yesterday – pinned to the full-size pattern on my design wall. Here’s a lesson I should have learned a long time ago – don’t pin a portrait in progress to a vertical … Continue reading →

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