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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 – 2014.07.16

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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Pet portrait workshop for FVQG

Posted on November 18, 2013 by TerryAske

Last week, I did two trunk show presentations for the Fraser Valley Quilters’ Guild.  They were a warm, welcoming group.  I love showing my work to other quilters! Then on Saturday, I did a Pet Portrait Workshop for them.  Several … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – 2013.10.23

Posted on October 23, 2013 by TerryAske

I’ve been working on the portrait quilt, and I have two of the faces done.  I used some of my skin-tone fabrics for some of the facial features, but for most of them I used machine stitching.  It doesn’t show … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – dog portrait finished – 2013.04.13

Posted on April 13, 2013 by TerryAske

My art quilt portrait of Courtenay is finished, except for the binding.  If you’d like to see the beginning steps of this project, check this post and this one. I constructed the dog in units – head, paws, neck/collar, body … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – dog portrait continued – 2013.04.10

Posted on April 10, 2013 by TerryAske

  Courtenay’s portrait is progressing.  I add fabrics, then take a photo in black and white to make sure the values are still working.  Just a few of the darkest fabrics to add and the collar, maybe a bit of … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – dog portrait – 2013.04.07

Posted on April 7, 2013 by TerryAske

  I’ve been working on a new dog portrait.   This is Courtenay, an Airedale Terrier.   Here’s the starting photo, and the fabrics I plan to use. I used Picasa to crop the photo, then used the ‘posterize’ feature to reduce … Continue reading →

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On my design wall – plans for April – 2013.04.03

Posted on April 3, 2013 by TerryAske

  I have several projects in the works right now, all very different techniques. I’ll be teaching a workshop on freezer paper piecing at the end of the month, and I’m working on a class sample.  I’m going to make … Continue reading →

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