Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This view is the inspiration for the quilt. The tree outside my apartment window blooms yellow every spring and the goldfinches like to hide in it. When the green leaves take over, the goldfinches stop coming. 050
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 28/05/2026"Forsythia" I wanted the quilt to evoke the feeling of a tree in bloom. I used hundreds of squares, measuring between 1 and 8 inches each, in a spectrum of yellows. I think it succeeds in walking the line between abstraction and specificity without being too literal. #modernquilting #quilting 4373
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Drunkard's path quilt in red and pink. Another exercise in a limited color palette, traditional quilting patterns, and curved piecing. I should have foreseen that it would look like pepperoni on pizza. 60"x60" #modernquilting #drunkardspath 2322
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 05/04/2026You know how repeating a word makes it lose meaning and seem nonsensical? That's how I feel about color after trying to explore it. "What is turquoise and teal?" I don't know. But here's the quilt I came up with. #modernquilting #halfsquaretriangle 3412
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I just finished this quilt (started over two years ago) for a friend whose favorite colors are mint green and pink. #flyinggeese #logcabinquilt 2181
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I keep calling this my "Rock Quilt" in my head. I assigned myself a design challenge to use: (1) a non preferred color palette; (2) larger scale shapes; and (3) improvise curves. It's about 60"x70", but feels like a little sketch. #improvquilt #modernquilting 0240
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Purple scrap quilt: I'm playing with the concept of big borders framing smaller central motifs. #scrapquilt #improvquilt #modernquilting 1438223
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Big scrap quilt using leftover shot cotton striped fabric. #scrapquilt #modernquilting 1311
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I really enjoy comparing the work in progress with the final. Quilting is such a process-oriented medium. The quilting and binding transforms the pieces in surprising and interesting ways. It adds something in the textured overlay and removes details like seams. 060
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I forgot to share this one earlier: Butler Valley, AZ (Fondamonte), completed Sept 2025. The first of the "land use policy" series. Maybe I should think of a less dry-sounding title for the series? It makes it sound so boring. #landscapequilt #modernquilt 1282
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 23/02/2026"Exurbia" (from the ongoing Land Use Policy series): a quilted meditation on housing growth through subdividing land. The straight line cuts break the fabric. But the fabrics continue to change and increase in complexity with those cuts. #modernquilt #landscapequilt 1313
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I just finished binding this second iteration of the Declaration of Independence. I think I'm going to push the next version towards increased verisimilitude and legibility on the next version. #protestquilt 0180
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 22/02/2026I like to work in variations on a theme. I made the blue and white double wedding ring on the left in 2024. It reminded me of plates, so I tried inserting gold like kintsugi on the second one (on the right). I guess the series is still in progress... #doubleweddingring #quilt 2141
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 22/02/2026I'm disappointed. It isn't what I hoped for. I've been dragging my feet on quilting and then binding it. It's fine. It's just not exciting or interesting. I wanted it to evoke china plates and kintsugi. Maybe I need to simplify it further? Fewer fabrics next time? #doubleweddingring #dwrquilt 6140
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 06/12/2025A landscape quilt for the #blueskyartshow featuring an interesting scrap #sky 2391
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Some details: The quilting is a meandering strawberry vine doodle with flowers and leaves. The backing is a cotton sheet with magenta cotton lawn binding 130
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Made 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. 4402
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Some 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. 070
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 10/09/2025A 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 6724
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 07/09/2025A 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 2565
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 06/09/2025I 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. 1100
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 01/09/2025I took a break from quilting to make myself a utility apron with lots and lots of pockets. #wafflepatterns #kaedeapron 3150
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 30/08/2025I'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. 010
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 30/08/2025A 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 2202
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 23/08/2025A quilt inspired by a city skyline at night. Reposting for the 8/23/2025 #blueskyartshow #skyline 2484
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Another 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 3181
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 14/07/2025I 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. 020
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 14/07/2025I tried painting the gold onto the fabric, but I hate it. It melts into the iron and looks bad. 110
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 14/07/2025I'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. 210
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Abstract 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 1300
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Finished 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 1290
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 05/07/2025To honor the birthday of my country, I made a #protestquilt. #modernquilt #artquilt 2264
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Oligarchy 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 0182
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 24/06/2025The 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. 1220
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 22/06/2025The 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 2536
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 19/06/2025You can see the embroidery better before quilting, washing, and crinkling. 120
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 19/06/2025This 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. 1151
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Finally 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 3422
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 08/06/2025This 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 020
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 08/06/2025This was the work in progress. You can see the forms of deconstructed sleeves and pockets here. I got the shirts from the Goodwill outlet bins. Some of the scraps are remnants from my other sewing projects. #modernquilting 110
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Finished this abstract landscape-inspired quilt top yesterday. 100% linen from recycled/reused garments and scraps. I overdyed some pieces blue for a cohesive palette. 1111
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 28/05/2025I made an ugly quilt top last year, using some free second-hand fabric. It disappointed me so much that I couldn't stand to look at it or finish it. Today, I overdyed it violet. I couldn't be happier with the result. I'm excited to work on it now. 5320
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 16/05/2025This has been a difficult year. I need moments of beauty like this to sustain me. This week's highlights have been: peonies in bloom, the scent of lilacs, and homemade rhubarb pies. They are little things, but embracing joy is an act of resistance. 010
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 07/05/2025My #grainlinearcher denim shirt. This is my most-used sewing pattern ever. I made this shirt a few months ago to replace a beloved (and tattered) version, but haven't broken it in yet. The cuffs and collar are faced with liberty tana lawn for fun. #memademay2025 0250
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Thank you. 💚 It's not quite a portrait of a specific place; it's inspired by the satellite images of Eastern Washington State like this one. I'm working on another one right now that's very geographically specific, though. 110
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 06/05/2025The back of the landscape quilt is a cotton sheet I picked up from the Goodwill outlet. I think someone hand-dyed/printed leaves onto the quilt. I try to use existing, scrap, or recycled fabric when I can. It's always a treat to find something that looks like it has a history of its own. 0300
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I finally quilted, bound, and washed this landscape quilt. It's always amazing how these steps transform quilts. I quilted it in organic lines designed to look like a typographical map. The binding is a green/brown batik. 7423
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 01/05/2025I wanted to work on a quick fun palette cleanser of a quilt between more intensive projects. But I just *had to* complicate it by cutting the fabric into little bits before sewing them back together. This is why I'm still messing around with 4" blocks 2 weeks later. 6220
Terrorsaurus Dax @terrorsaurusdax.bsky.social · 21/04/2025This is the second "doodle quilt" I finished last year (December 2024). It is pieced with scraps of blue and pink print fabric, bound with a striped bias binding, and quilted with looping free motion "doodles." 2130
