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Teddy Bear Picnic recap – 2016.07.09

Posted on July 9, 2016 by TerryAske

On Wednesday evening, Judy and I hosted the Opening Reception for our textile art exhibition at the Gallery At Queen’s Park.  In keeping with the theme of our show ‘In the Heart of the Forest’, we had a Teddy Bear … Continue reading →

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Heart of the Forest exhibit – 2016.07.03

Posted on July 3, 2016 by TerryAske

Our exhibition is open!  Judy Villett and I have a duo exhibition at The Gallery At Queen’s Park in New Westminster BC.  It’s on until July 24th.  One or both of us will be in attendance every Saturday and Sunday … Continue reading →

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Quilt Canada 2016 in review – 2016.06.22

Posted on June 22, 2016 by TerryAske

Last week, I attended Quilt Canada in Toronto ON with my friend Janet. We arrived Tuesday evening at the ALT Hotel near the airport, and were greeted by wonderful signage and logos that reminded us of colorful modern quilts.  We … Continue reading →

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New facing technique – even easier corners – 2016.06.12

Posted on June 12, 2016 by TerryAske

‘Wildfire’ is almost finished.  The facings are sewn, and just need to be hand-stitched to the back. I experimented with a new technique and I’m very pleased with how it turned out.  Instead of cutting the batting larger than the … Continue reading →

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Quilt Canada – less than 1 week – 2016.06.09

Posted on June 9, 2016 by TerryAske

This popped up in my Instagram feed yesterday.   I’m very excited – next Tuesday, I’ll be flying to Toronto with my friend Janet to attend Quilt Canada in Toronto ON. We’ll attend the awards ceremony on Tuesday evening.  We both … Continue reading →

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‘Gridded Circle’ is finished – 2016.05.29

Posted on May 29, 2016 by TerryAske

I decided to quilt my circle quilt with a 1 inch grid, using yellow, orange and pink thread.  I finished the edges with a facing for a clean look.  I have submitted it for the fabric challenge on the MQG … Continue reading →

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A new circle quilt – 2016.05.25

Posted on May 25, 2016 by TerryAske

After a couple of false starts (here and here), and receiving my order of black fabric to add to my collection of Riley Blake solids, I started a new entry to the MQG Sashing Stash fabric challenge.  I reverted to … 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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