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Getting closer....................... from Exuberant Color

I went back through the Nancy Crow fabrics to try to find some more fabrics for stratas for the 16 blocks. I still need to find one more pair of fabrics.

I was able to get 20 blocks out of the alternate fabric so I have 52 blocks sewn, 6 more ready to cut from stratas and sew and 20 alternate blocks for an 80 block quilt. Now I need to search for those last 2 fabrics for the last 2 blocks.

I repotted several of my Thanksgiving and/or Christmas cactus plants last week and there are some buds ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 day, 20 hours ago. under nature , stash , strip piecing

This and that............... from Exuberant Color

The first day of every month is usually spent looking through things, attempting to clean off a table, just miscellaneous things.

I have had the 2 fabrics laying on my die cutter for over a week so I finally cut the pieces I needed for one more block.

I sewed the last block and then sewed this piece together. It will be the center of a medallion quilt, to be designed slowly, a little at a time. It is approximately 30" x 40" right now.

With those pieces off the design wall I could do the layout for these pinwheel ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 3 days ago. under black and white , kaffe fabric , knitting , quilts made with triangles , stash , triangles

Counting pieces................... from Exuberant Color

There wasn't time yesterday to sew on any project so I counted pieces of flannel, both pieced and cut. This pile is 35 flannel 16 patches. I need to make 28 more blocks for a decent throw size quilt, or mix these with some of the pieces in the following photos.

There were several boxes of cut pieces. In this one there are 53 of the 4.5" x 8.5" rectangles, 45 of the 4.5" squares, and I didn't count the strips since there are only a few of them.

A lot of my flannel quilts ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under flannel quilts , stash

Some more 1990s fabric................ from Exuberant Color

There were lots of Nancy Crow fabrics that didn't make it into the 16 patch selection on yesterday's post. The one on the right is folded so you can see the whole gradation across the 44". The sunset in the middle doesn't show the other half which fades to pale apricot. This is 22" showing from top to bottom.

Again this is 22" from top to bottom in the photo. It's pretty obvious why they wouldn't work in 2" finished squares.

This photo shows about 11" from top to bottom. There are more..... I have ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under food , stash

Fabric from the 1990s.................. from Exuberant Color

I spent the day yesterday pressing 32 Nancy Crow fabrics from the 1990s. A friend wants to make a 16 patch with them. While I cut for her I cut for 2 quilts for myself. I have more of her fabrics but some just weren't suitable to be cut up in small pieces.

I stopped at 40 stitches on this dishcloth because there wasn't much yarn left. It looks like I could have gone to 41 stitches...but I'm happy I stopped when I did.

I now have 6 great-grandchildren. The newest baby was born yesterday, a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under knitting , stash

My lucky day..................... from Exuberant Color

I pulled this quilt top as the next to baste for ditch quilting. I looked through my batiks for a possible backing.

My lucky day! I found a large enough piece of the same fabric as the outer row of squares. If I'm really careful, maybe I can get the binding out of it too. Maybe.....

I have been pressing my purple Kaffe collective fabrics, preparing to cut pieces for the Rosy quilt. This batch is potentially the large plain squares and possible some would be used in 9 patches too.

This group would be for the 9 patches ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks ago. under batik , kaffe fabric , stash

Blocks sewn..................... from Exuberant Color

The triangles are all sewn into blocks so now the webbing will start and there will be a quilt top soon. I'm still intending to add a border of the white dotted fabric at the top and bottom.

I got an email yesterday from Sew Colorful that there is a new group of fabrics for preorder called 'From the Archives' as in Kaffe Fassett fabrics archives, before there was the collective of 3 designers. I decided to see how many I have in my stash that will be in the reissued older fabric designs. I ended up with 18 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under stash , triangles , zig zag

Fun day........................... from Exuberant Color

I made a decision on the green triangles quilt. This layout is 9 across by 10 down, too close to square so I think it will get a strip of the white dotted fabric at the top and bottom to increase the length. I will cut the last 6 dotted triangles today. Now I need to take down triangles and sew them into squares and then into rows and a top.

I have 32 green 6 inch finished triangles left over. They will join all of the leftover blue and pink triangles in the project box.

I got two packages ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under basting , kaffe fabric , stash , triangles , zig zag

Floral 6" squares................... from Exuberant Color

Way back in November I cut a lot of my floral fabrics in several shapes, planning to make 3 or 4 quilts. I have had these squares pinned in stacks on the side of the main floor studio design wall ever since then. Yesterday I decided to revisit this idea. See this post for other quilts worked on with the floral fabrics. One top was sewn, 30 stars have been sewn and I showed a layout or 3 on this post. I took the stars down in rows and they are still stacked waiting to decide if I will put ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under stash

Amarillo Skies Revised and the Long Distance Runner from From the Strawberry Patch...

I participated in an online fabric swap last year hosted by redrainbootshandmade. I loved the wonderful variety of all the 5" blue squares that I received but struggled a bit with how I was going to use them. Julia, the swap host, offered a pattern to go along with the swap, her pattern was called "Amarillo Skies". It is a great pattern but revised my version a bit to include a blue/gray sashing

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under augie , fabric scraps , fabric swap , leader-enders , quilt patterns , stash , table runner

Amarillo Skies Revised and the Long Distance Runner from From the Strawberry Patch...

I participated in an online fabric swap last year hosted by redrainbootshandmade. I loved the wonderful variety of all the 5" blue squares that I received but struggled a bit with how I was going to use them. Julia, the swap host, offered a pattern to go along with the swap, her pattern was called "Amarillo Skies". It is a great pattern but revised my version a bit to include a blue/gray sashing

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under augie , fabric scraps , fabric swap , leader-enders , quilt patterns , stash , table runner

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

I negotiated a deal with my friend Mary, who visited yesterday and sent her home with some fabrics. This is the third time they have visited me on the way home from WI. We sorted my large Kaffe scraps while she chose some for herself. I wanted to separate out the narrow strips and small pieces that had made their way into the overflowing box and cut several size squares, 2" and 2.5" for sure and maybe one larger size. I already have lots of 6.5" squares cut. I need to check my 3" and 4" component boxes ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under stash

New fabric.................... from Exuberant Color

There is a new line of Marcia Derse fabric, just released. I had to have a few new ones to mix in with my older lines. The line is called Sketchbook 21. Chris at Dye Candy Fabrics was the first to send an email that it was available so I ordered from her.

This is my favorite print in the new line.

And here is my second favorite.

I always love circle fabrics mixed into a project.

These 3 have possibilities so I didn't want to leave them behind. I didn't get any of 3 of the new ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under marcia derse fabric , nature , stash

Something missing on the Table from Grandma's Red Needle

Can you spot what is missing on my sewing table?

'Dear Nina', of course! My sewing machine!

It had to go in for service after the handwheel got stuck!

How did that happen, you may ask? I was quilting an Advent Calendar, using gold metallic thread (Superior Threads). Metallic thread is a bit stiff and tend to 'jump'. That is what happened! Somehow it got tangled in the handwheel and made it stuck! UGH!

I bought the machine (Bernina Aurora 440 QE) in 2008 and it has been used almost every day. There are a couple of other issues too ...

added by Astrid 4 months ago. under bernina , christmas , stash

Backings , cross seams.................... from Exuberant Color

I took the easy route and made the backing out of the lavender Martha Negley print. The other 2 fabrics would have been time consuming and I wasn't sure I would even like them pieced together. The backing is seamed and pressed and as soon as I cut the batting, it will all be ready for the longarmer.

I also chose the backing for the table runner. It has some of the same colors that are in the top but will be interesting on it's own when the table runner is flipped over.

I spent an hour putting ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 1 week ago. under batik , nature , quilts made with triangles , stash , tablerunner

Lots of seams............................ from Exuberant Color

I had a few sewing sessions yesterday, first finishing the 10 vertical seams between the columns and then sewing 8 cross seams out of 15. One more day of sewing on this one.

I cut the border strips and sewed them onto the table runner top.

I'm still trying to come up with a backing for this quilt. I have 5 1/4 yards of a matching print in lavender if I want to stay with Martha Negley fabric but not match colors front and back. This would continue the soft pastel look.

I found a one yard piece ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 1 week ago. under batik , quilts made with triangles , stash , tablerunner

Small stuff................. from Exuberant Color

Yesterday morning I worked in the basement. again trying to get things put away and get table tops cleaned off. In one box I found the batik pieced sections that made these blocks. I sewed the blocks and then made them into a table runner top. I will look for the light fabric I used for the background and if I find it, I'll add a narrow border all around.

Last night I quilted the Australian/Aboriginal table runner and sewed on the binding. I'm almost done with the hand stitching on the binding.

While I was in ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under australian fabrics , batik , nature , stash

Layout complete...................... from Exuberant Color

All of the blocks were finished in time to do a layout on this Martha Negley fabric quilt. I didn't get it sewn together yet. There are only 7 fabrics used in this quilt, not my usual 50-100 different fabrics.

I spent most of the evening cutting squares and triangles out of scraps created in the last month.

Here is my photo matching the quilt I'm working on. I wanted to get out to the back garden and take a photo of the pink Columbine for several days, but it has been so windy. Finally yesterday afternoon I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under nature , quilts made with triangles , stash

A few complete blocks............. from Exuberant Color

The first task yesterday was pairing the final round of triangles with the square in a square blocks so I can make them into Economy blocks.

There are 5 total combinations of fabrics. The quarter square triangle fabric is the same in every block.

This is one of each of the combinations after sewing but before pressing. I actually sewed 2 of each last night.

The blocks are 16" so this gives a better perspective of their size. The quilt will have 20 blocks.

I tried one more time for a close up shot of the Yellow Salsify and had ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under nature , quilts made with triangles , stash

2 years............................... from Exuberant Color

About 2 years ago I pulled some Martha Negley fabrics for a quilt and I even pressed the fabrics to prepare for cutting. I went as far as pulling one of the 3 dies to do the cutting and all of that was laying on a table for 2 years...yes, 2 years waiting for me to start it. I kept having second thoughts about my original idea. Yesterday I just went with the first idea and in one hour had all of the pieces cut for 20 blocks.

On the right is a few of the centers of the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under nature , quilts made with triangles , stash

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