Category Archives: On my design wall

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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On my design wall – 2014.08.02

Posted on August 2, 2014 by TerryAske

I have a new commission for a dog portrait (and another one waiting in the wings!).  This is Kodiak – he’s a malamute. His coloring is similar to two other dogs I’ve made portraits of,  so I started with some … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.07.30

Posted on July 30, 2014 by TerryAske

I’m working on and/or thinking about several projects right now.  Most of them, though, I can’t show you any photos. I’ve started a new dog portrait, but it’s not yet at the point where I can take photos – hopefully, … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2014.07.16

Posted on July 16, 2014 by TerryAske

Last week, I showed my progress on the Kalina part of the fabric portrait of Thomas and Kalina.  I mentioned that I thought the lightest fabric might be too light – and many of you agreed.   So while I worked … Continue reading →

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