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Photography – Published in The Sunlight Press from Kim Hanson Quilts

Good day friends. It’s so wonderful that you’re here with me today. I really appreciate it.

Earlier this week, two photos of mine were published by The Sunlight Press. Two lovely ladies run the literary online press – Rudri and Beth. They’ve been very kind to me over the past few years, publishing some of my photographs. One of my goals is to have an essay published by them over the next 12 months.

This is the link to access the photographs –https://www.thesunlightpress.com/2024/11/04/photography-by-kim-hanson-3/ .

Of course, the photos are of nature. . . right ...

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October 2024 monthly recap....................... from Exuberant Color

It was all new quilt tops in October, no finishes. I still have one more finish than new tops though for the year.

Kaffe Blue Pinwheels is 60" x 72". These were the leftover triangles from the pink/blue triangle quilt. I guess I cut a few too many for one project.

The butterfly baby quilt top is 35 "x 45". I think I made those blocks about 20 years ago, maybe a couple years before that. They were probably started to promote the book that the patterns were in. It's publication date is 1993 and that is over ...

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Butterflies sewn................. from Exuberant Color

It turned out to not be as difficult as I thought it would be to assemble this quilt top. There were 4 partial seams. I added 3" strips all around so the butterflies would be surrounded by background fabric. It is 35" x 45". I'll check so see if I have enough of any of the bright prints for the backing.

The yellow Coneflower bloom is finally opened. We don't have any frost or freeze warnings at night for the next week so maybe another of the buds has a chance to bloom.

The plant has grown so ...

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Sections sewn.............................. from Exuberant Color

It was time to jump in and start piecing sections of the butterfly quilt. I'm just winging it so far and haven't pressed any sections yet.

I pieced more sections and then it came to a standstill while I stared at it and tried to decide how to sew the center section. I think there will be some partial seams to sew it all together. I need to press all of the sections that are sewn so I can accurately measure the spaces.

I went outside to check on some plants yesterday afternoon. The Lenten Rose plants are ...

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Autumn scenes.................. from Exuberant Color

We had an outside visit yesterday at my house. The little great-grands are growing so tall. The littlest one in this family is 5. After they left I took some photos around my yard.

I have 3 of the compact Burning Bushes on the south side of my house. This year is the most vivid color they have produced in the 4 years they have been there. The one in the middle doesn't get quite as much sun as the other 2 so it is still half green.

I had to walk all the way into my backyard neighbor ...

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Sorting scraps............. from Exuberant Color

Since I didn't have anything lined up to sew last night, I decided to sort through my Marcia Derse scraps that were in 3 project boxes. The box on the left is now all strips of various widths and lengths and the box on the right is scraps large enough to cut 2" finished triangles or larger. In the plastic bags are small irregular shaped scraps in one, and pieced strips left from previous projects in the other. Now I'm down to 2 boxes. I will reserve the empty box for any new MD scraps that I create ...

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One more step................. from Exuberant Color

All 24 strip sets are at this stage now, ready to cut into 2 strips of rectangles. I need to find 16 more fabrics for 8 more pairs. I'm trying to decide whether to repeat some of the fabrics.

The new NCIS shows were on last night so I had 3 hours to sew.

One of my white cacti has 2 buds on it. This is the time of year that the first buds form. I need to get busy and repot a couple of them. This morning I have my wound check from pacemaker surgery and then I ...

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More green strips.............. from Exuberant Color

I needed to take one final look at all 11 pairs of strips to see if I needed to change anything. Then I started sewing them while I watched the first 'Tracker' show of the fall season.

I sewed 10 out of the 11 pairs. I decided to look for 2 new fabrics to pair with the 2 strips in the 11th pair. I now have 24 sets sewn which will only make 48 blocks so there will be more fabrics chosen.

I finally remembered to take some photos of the fall color in my neighborhood. This tree is straight ...

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Checking outside.................. from Exuberant Color

If you look at the left side of the pot, that is a hole dug by a critter, most likely chipmunk. It's amazing that he left my 2 little Viola plants alone.

This is the yellow Coneflower plant. This is the first year for such good growth. What amazes me is that it has sent up 2 new buds. The rest of the blooms are dried seedheads at this point.

The red Coneflower has been sending up new buds for about a month now. There are 2 small buds in this photo as well as full blooms and dried ...

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Binding progress.................... from Exuberant Color

In two sessions of hand stitching yesterday I finished one short side and 2/3 of the second long side. (One long side finished Sunday.) 1 1/3 sides left to do. I want to have this done and photographed by Wednesday.

I had pulled all of the dead pansies out of my porch pot after one of the hot spells. I was surprised to see these two pop up a few weeks later. They are officially Johnny Jump Ups, also called Viola, and they were planted in the center with all of the large yellow pansies surrounding them. The ...

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Time for a binding............ from Exuberant Color

I chose the binding fabric for the pink/green triangle quilt about 2 weeks ago and thought I needed to get busy and cut it.

I decided the binding just needed to blend in and not be too obvious. I started the hand sewing and have one long side done.

The Redbud trees aren't happy with a dry summer again and there are many branches with yellow leaves.

There are lots of leaves on the ground too. I have 6 Redbud trees in the backyard so the final mowing this year should chop a lot of leaves.

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Fiber fun............. from Exuberant Color

I made a couple more blocks yesterday after running some errands. I have lots more short strips, the size in the small blocks, in the scrap bag so I'll continue making the small blocks in spare moments. I'm thinking of a medallion style quilt at this point.

I searched through my oldest Kaffe fabrics and came up with two more light fabrics. I have one more in the basement. Now I need to find a few more dark fabrics and get them pressed and cut. I haven't turned on an iron yet so I can't start ...

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Early autumn in northern Illinois................. from Exuberant Color

The Black Eyed Susan in the crack of the sidewalk is dying back and now I will try to cut it out of there and plant it somewhere else.

I touched the blooms on the Zinfin Doll Hydrangea and they are dry enough to cut a bouquet now.

This is the only Black Eyed Susan still in full bloom. Since it is so dry here I expect it to change pretty quickly.

I am so thrilled with the growth of this red shaggy center Coneflower plant. I had a previous one that started coming up a second year and then ...

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Play day 3........................... from Exuberant Color

I altered 2 of the blocks I showed yesterday and had fun making a bunch of smaller blocks. I'm only using the scraps in the bag so far. I need to cut some more black and white fabrics into scraps.

I guess this is the best bloom I'm going to get on the little Flare Hydrangea. I have been trying to be faithful watering it since the directions said it needed to be watered every week. I hope the little bush will get larger next year.

My luck with planting flower seeds this year has been about 1 ...

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August 2024 Monthly recap............................ from Exuberant Color

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I had 4 finishes in August. Pink Hearts and 4 Patches is 59" x 76". The top was finished in February 2023. Printed cottons and batiks.

Fonthill, my interpretation of a Kaffe quilt by the same name, is 62.5" x 75". The top was finished in July 2023. It is at least half batik fabrics in the 2" triangles, and a mix of lots of other print fabrics. Many are Kaffe collective fabrics.

The Square Within, Karla Alexander's name for the original quilt, is 51" x 73". Kaffe collective and Martha Negley fabric. The top was completed in ...

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A mock up, a question, and what's happening outside...................... from Exuberant Color

I wanted to be sure I liked this idea before I cut up 2 1/2 yards of "spot" fabric into triangles. I think it is a go!

A question: I'm still going through everything for more offerings in a destash sale or 2 or 3. Laurel Burch fabric is one of the categories which I have lots more than I need. I'm stumped as to how to offer it. I realize it will only appeal to a smaller group of people.

Your answer to my question in no way obligates you to buy any. If I were ...

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What's next............. from Exuberant Color

There is one more batch of neutral batik 16 patch blocks made in 2018. (photo taken in daylight in the studio) I have one top ready to be quilted that is throw size and this one will be 72" x 96". I might start the layout on the design wall today. I have been working on fabrics for a friend's quilt and should have that done by tomorrow.

These are most intense of the tiny blooms of mini Sedum.

The third kind of mini Sedum is just sending up some flower stalks.

The tall Sedums are starting to show ...

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Binding and nature...................... from Exuberant Color

Yesterday I had the urge to clean/rearrange my pantry cabinet but I did get a few stitches in on the neutral quilt binding. I'm really happy with this stripe.

I'm so excited that this little yellow Coneflower has gotten as tall as it is this year. The past 2 years it was about 4-5" tall. Maybe I will see it get even taller next year.

This is the first year that I have had 3 big blooms too. When I transplanted it last year the root was so small on it that I wasn't sure if ...

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Garden............. from Exuberant Color

A binding photo would look similar to yesterday's so I'll show you garden delights instead. I have 2- 2/3 sides hand stitched now.

The Zinfin Doll Hydrangea is getting prettier by the day.

Walking to the north, one of tiny Sedum plants, about 5" tall has blooms shooting up now. These are a dark pink.

This is in the next section north and is also about 5" tall. These blooms are a paler pink.

In the next section the lime green Coral Bell is starting to bloom. They will fill out like plumes as they develop. This ...

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Outside for a few minutes.................. from Exuberant Color

When I went out to pick tomatoes I noticed how pretty the wild garden is right now. This patch is Black Eyed Susan and Purple Coneflower. Every year the Black Eyed Susan shows up in new places, and that makes me happy.

When the Tiger Lilies are done, the Brown Eyed Susan starts blooming. They also show up in different places each year.

The Hosta that is blooming here has the sweet smelling lily shaped blooms. It is part of the original plant that was on this property when we bought the house in 1972.

In this flower bed up ...

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