Terrorsaurus Dax
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Terrorsaurus Dax
@terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social
Quilting, mostly
Some details:

The quilting is a meandering strawberry vine doodle with flowers and leaves.

The backing is a cotton sheet with magenta cotton lawn binding
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Made a "quick" and cheerful nine patch quilt for my friend in her favorite colors for her 40th birthday. It's a traditional quilt done in a modern colorway.
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Some details. I want to move towards using free hand quilting to "draw" images in the fabric. A sewing machine is a very large and clunky drawing implement.
September 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A simple nine patch Irish chain quilt using scraps.

I took this as an opportunity to practice some long arm quilting designs and techniques before I quilt my kintsugi/DWR.

#modernquilting #ninepatch
September 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A small 12"x12" abstract fabric collage inspired by aerial landscapes of summer fields.

This is one in a series of small studies for a bigger piece I'm working on. I'm exploring the interplay of quilting and piecing to get the feeling I want.

#blueskyartshow
#summer #modernquilting
September 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I wanted some long arm quilting templates, but those are so dang expensive. So I borrowed my friend's lab and a scrap piece of acrylic to make some. They're not perfect. But these are test prototypes and a learning experience.
September 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I took a break from quilting to make myself a utility apron with lots and lots of pockets.

#wafflepatterns #kaedeapron
September 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I'm interested to see what happens after it's quilted. I think I will focus on highlighting and drawing out the interlocking rings with a cobalt blue stitch pattern.
August 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A modern take on a classic quilt pattern inspired by kintsugi. It's a crazy quilt / double wedding ring mashup with metallic gold lines inserted into random seams.

#blueskyartshow #shiny #kintsugi #modernquilting
August 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A quilt inspired by a city skyline at night.

Reposting for the 8/23/2025 #blueskyartshow
#skyline
August 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Another landscape quilt is ready to quilt. This one has a title: "Butler Valley, Arizona." It is a portrait of an exploited landscape.

#landscape #landscapequilt #modernquilt
August 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I also tried cutting up a big piece of fabric and inserting gold lines before cutting it into smaller shapes. But it got messy and ugly. I didn't like it. I also discovered that I prefer the gold lines very thin.
July 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I tried painting the gold onto the fabric, but I hate it. It melts into the iron and looks bad.
July 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I've been experimenting with some piecing techniques and ideas on and off for the last 6 months. I thought this was going to be a series of small 12 inch "sketches," but it had other ideas. It's growing into a big piece.
July 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Abstract landscape quilt inspired by the coast of southern Washington and the work of Richard Diebenkorn.

~80"x80"
100% scrap and upcycled linen
Overdyed and hand-stitched

#artquilt #landscape #modernquilt #upcycled
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Finished the over-dyed nine patch. It's a complete functional object, but seems to want to be something else. I will have to put it away and think about it for a while.

#modernquilting #upcycled
July 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
To honor the birthday of my country, I made a #protestquilt.

#modernquilt #artquilt
July 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Oligarchy kills democracy. The top 1% owns or controls 16 times more wealth than half the collective population. They buy power to entrench their privilege.
In such a case, equality is nothing more than an Orwellian fairy story.
Happy Independence Day.

#protestart #protestquilt #artquilt
July 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The boys reportedly love their new quilts and lit up when they saw them. I expected mild indifference, but their mom said they like blankets very much and love that their quilts were designed specially for them. I hope they use them for forts and naps and adventure until they fall apart.
June 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The cityscape crumb quilt is finished and delivered.

I used an Hilbert curve to quilt it.

The minky fabric backing is scrap repurposed from a garment sewing project.

#modernquilting
June 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
These are my favorite blocks
June 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
You can see the embroidery better before quilting, washing, and crinkling.
June 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This quilt is a collab. My nephew embroidered some squares in kindergarten.

I turned them into a quilt. We have the same initials, so I hand-quilted our initials and the year into one block.

I'm sad to see this go. I really enjoyed making and looking at this.
June 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Finally finished this one. The lighting isn't great, but I couldn't wait until morning to take pictures. The photo on the right shows off the colors better.

(Details in comments)

#modernquilting #quilt
June 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This is all that's left of the scraps. The larger bits will get incorporated into a different project. My quilting queue is like a never-ending pot stew.

#scrapquilt #crumbquilt
June 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM