Category Archives: On my design wall

‘Art with Fabric’ blog hop coming soon – 2016.09.12

Posted on September 12, 2016 by TerryAske

A couple of months ago, Alida from Tweety Loves Quilting contacted me to see if I would like to participate in her Fall ‘Art with Fabric’ blog hop.  Of course, I immediately said yes! The concept is for each participant … Continue reading →

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Work in progress – 2016.07.20

Posted on July 20, 2016 by TerryAske

Back in January, I posted about the current collaborative project I’m working on with my sister Anne – ‘WATER: an Element’.   Since then, I have thought about it a few times, but there always seemed to be other projects taking … Continue reading →

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‘Wildfire’ almost finished – 2016.05.21

Posted on May 21, 2016 by TerryAske

‘Wildfire’ is almost finished.  I will have to do some quilting near the top and bottom, but I’m going to leave it on my design wall for a few days while I decide if it needs any more flames. As … Continue reading →

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Playing with fire – 2016.05.15

Posted on May 15, 2016 by TerryAske

I’m making progress on my ‘Wildfire’ tree quilt. Last week I had sewn all of the background fire fabrics in place, except one.  I decided to take Janet’s advice and use the smoky gray-pink fabric. Now I’m adding the smaller … Continue reading →

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Making fire – 2016.05.08

Posted on May 8, 2016 by TerryAske

The working title of my latest Tree quilt is ‘Wildfire’.   I’ve made a lot of progress on it.  I decided I was happy with the fabrics I showed in my last post, so I started cutting the background fabrics into … Continue reading →

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Learning to make fire – 2016.05.05

Posted on May 5, 2016 by TerryAske

I’ve been auditioning fabrics for my newest Tree quilt.  The theme is a forest fire.  I’ve long wanted to make a quilt featuring fire, and I’m working on a Tree series, so it made sense to put the two together. … Continue reading →

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Cat portrait in progress – 2016.04.13

Posted on April 13, 2016 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on a cat portrait, using the same techniques I used a couple of years ago for the portrait of ‘Baby’. In February, I received an email from Maureen, which said “My 9-year-old granddaughter asked me to help … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2016.03.03

Posted on March 3, 2016 by TerryAske

Last week, I showed my 12 x 12 inch fish pond quilt before any fusing or quilting. This week, I’ve layered the quilt and started fusing and quilting. To give the illusion that the fish are swimming under the water … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2016.02.24

Posted on February 24, 2016 by TerryAske

I’m designing a new art quilt which will feature a koi pond and irises.  It will be 18 inches wide, and anywhere from 36 to 60 inches in length.  Fortunately, the condo building I live in is surrounded by gardens … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2016.02.10

Posted on February 10, 2016 by TerryAske

There’s a new tree quilt taking shape on my design wall.  The theme is Spring and Cherry Blossoms, and it will be fairly abstract, like my last 2 tree quilts. I started by pulling out a lot of fabrics with … Continue reading →

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