Category Archives: On my design wall

Chopping up my quilt top – 2020.06.27

Posted on June 27, 2020 by TerryAske

In my last post, I said I wasn’t entirely happy with my finished quilt top, and that I was going to chop it into 6″ squares. Once I made that decision, I quickly cut a couple of squares, so I … Continue reading →

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Black & white & brights – top finished, or not – 2020.06.22

Posted on June 22, 2020 by TerryAske

As I predicted, there was a lot of un-sewing and re-sewing and partial seams involved in the piecing of this quilt – but the top is now all sewn together. It’s about 44 x 46 inches. Here it is on … Continue reading →

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Improv black & white & brights – more progress – 2020.06.13

Posted on June 14, 2020 by TerryAske

Last week, I had 14 blocks pinned to my design wall over a background of solid gray fabrics. Since then, I’ve added 2 more blocks, and I’ve sewn black borders to 2 sides of each block. When I arranged the … Continue reading →

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Improv black & white & brights – progress – 2020.05.31

Posted on May 31, 2020 by TerryAske

I made 14 blocks from my black & white & bright fabrics, as described in my previous post. I pinned some black and grey solid fabrics on my design wall to see how they would work with the blocks. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Improv blocks – progress – 2020.05.27

Posted on May 27, 2020 by TerryAske

I finished sewing the curvy strips into blocks, which are approximately 6 x 12 inches. (See my previous post for more information about that step.) Now I’m using them to make 8 inch square quarter-circle blocks. Although I’m calling this … Continue reading →

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Improv black & white & brights – 2020.05.25

Posted on May 25, 2020 by TerryAske

I’ve started a new quilt with only a vague idea of how it will look at the end. I’m making blocks of 6 black & white prints plus a solid black. Then I am going to do some or all … Continue reading →

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Vancouver MQG 10 year anniversary challenge – 2020.05.20

Posted on May 20, 2020 by TerryAske

The Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. We have a new logo, and a modern mini challenge with the theme TEN using only the new logo colours. Each mini must be 10 inches square. I … Continue reading →

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Matchstick quilting experiment – 2020.04.19

Posted on April 19, 2020 by TerryAske

My next idea for the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge, was to do intense matchstick quilting with a variety of thread colors to see how much it would appear to change the color of the base fabrics. This time, I’m using … Continue reading →

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Optical illusions. Don’t believe your eyes – 2020.04.12

Posted on April 12, 2020 by TerryAske

As I said in an earlier post, primary colors are not my favorite colors. And yet here I am making quilts for a primary colors challenge. When I first read about the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge, my first thought was … Continue reading →

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Primary colors and rainbow blocks – 2020.03.27

Posted on March 27, 2020 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on a couple of entries for the Canadian Quilters Try-A-Triad Challenge. The only fabrics allowed are solid fabrics in the 3 primary colors – yellow, red and blue. I’m working with two different combinations of primary color … Continue reading →

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