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Starting one quilt, finishing another.................. from Exuberant Color

The first two star blocks are made and I love them. I didn't get any more pieces cut yesterday but I did pull some more light fabrics.

After cutting for 3 floral quilts I still have this much left. None of this is Kaffe collective, it is mostly florals purchased from the 1990s to 2005.

This is a top view of the 2 big bins. I need to sell a lot of it, probably for $5 a yard but need to decide how to group it and what size pieces to cut. Any suggestions would be appreciated, especially if ...

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

And still cutting.................. from Exuberant Color

This is one of each of the 6" finished floral squares. There are 4 of almost all of them so I think I have 150 cut so far so I need 9 more fabrics (or duplicates) if I make 4 quilts. I'm considering dropping one of my ideas and then I would only need 5 more. No final decisions at this point.

I need 13 more sets of 3" triangles and I can get then out of some of the smaller pieces of fabric.

Meanwhile I still haven't cleaned off the cabinet top so I haven't been ...

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

Still cutting................. from Exuberant Color

I had a stack of fabrics to press before I could continue cutting 6.5" squares. I got 13 more cut with a pile waiting to go to the die cutter. There are 4 squares of each of most of these fabrics. There are 2 or 3 quilts in the future to use all of them. I will need 177 squares if I make all 3 quilts and I have 96 cut so far.

I'm also cutting 3" finished half square triangles for one of the quilts. Lots more strips are also waiting to be die cut for this ...

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

Cutting................ from Exuberant Color

I need to start cleaning up the floral fabrics on my table in the basement. One (or two) other quilts need to be cut so I started with the 6.5" squares. There are duplicates of some of these so there are 42 squares cut so far.

I also got the fabrics I showed yesterday cut into quarter square triangles. I have to move all of the triangles off my sewing cabinet so I can sew again.

Another daylight photo in the morning in my living room, so you can see it was even more overcast yesterday. I found another ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under accuquilt die cutter , stash

Not much progress.................... from Exuberant Color

I got a few strips cut for quarter square triangles while I did a load of laundry. I didn't get any farther, too much else needed to be taken care of. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on my dotted fabric question yesterday.

It was a cloudy day yesterday with rain late in the day. I took this photo with just the daylight coming in the east picture window. The medium rose plant has some blooms and the champagne color in the striped pot should be blooming today.

84 years, didn't that used to sound old? Like ancient ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under nature , stash , triangles

Still searching and cutting................ from Exuberant Color

I thought maybe I should add more light triangles for this quilt so I added a Philip Jacobs floral.

Here are the rest of the triangles that wouldn't fit on the table. I only have enough triangles cut to make into 48 blocks so far. That would only make a quilt 36" x 48" so I have a long way to go.

I went though more Philip Jacobs fabric and the group of Lille which Kaffe did the coloration for. I think these 5 are going to work.

I spent about 3 hours outside yesterday picking the rest of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under knitting , stash , triangles

Busy, busy..................... from Exuberant Color

Back in mid-June I was sorting my floral fabrics to prepare some for a de-stash sale. I had 2 stacks that I was keeping and I finally got around to cutting them. First I cut an 11" strip off every piece that was large enough.

There is enough length in this group to cut another strip if necessary.

This group was shorter lengths or had squares cut out of them from the time I was making my Kaffe Seed Packet quilt. I can still get cuts from them, just not as many as I will get from the larger pieces ...

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

New stash................. from Exuberant Color

One of Charley Harper's newest lines is Michigan Audubon. I thought it was cute enough to purchase a fat quarter pack. There is a panel included in the pack too.

Yesterday afternoon became a social time so most of my effort in the studio was cleaning off tables. If I could learn to not make so many piles I wouldn't have to do the clean up so often.

I got this quilt back from my longarm friend Robin yesterday. Since the quilt is so scrappy I'm thinking about making the binding scrappy too. I have lots of ...

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

Murphy is under the weather from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Thanks for the comments yesterday. I'm surprised there were not more that roasted me for being "harsh." I get it that some people absolutely adore decorating for any holiday, making meals, etc. And I'm totally for that. But when it comes to the point that you shut everything else down for a month? That's a bit much! What about if you need a storage unit for your decorations? I guess we all have our priorities!

Again, I'm not against giving money as a gift, but I'm not fond of it when you don't know ...

added by Elaine 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under charity quilts , enders , lexi , murphy , stash

Sorting someone's' stash from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Several stores in Canada are selling the Cherrywood Challenge. None of the stores are close enough for me to drop in, so I must have it shipped. I contacted Stitch by Stitch yesterday, and it's on its way to the shop. That's OK if I have to wait, as I have other things to keep me occupied. I see that Cotton Harvest in Seaforth already has it in stock.

I got a notice that my Trendtex Challenge was shipped yesterday.

The striped binding fabric was popular many years ago. I bought lots because I wanted to make binding ...

added by Elaine 2 months ago. under stash

Cleaning up................ from Exuberant Color

In another attempt to clean off my sewing cabinet I came across these 3 Liberty Lawn prints I purchased a few months ago. They are designs by Brian Wildsmith. He illustrated many books and I have a favorite.

I love the illustrations in this book so much that I have never shared it with the little ones in the family.

Can you resist this cute face and those leaves and stems?

Here is some more of the foliage. I love the hollow leaves and all of the dotty paint splatters in the background.

And then there is the tortoise. I ...

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

All is well........................ from Exuberant Color

Photo: Philip Jacobs Papaver in a nice soft color combination.

All went well with the pacemaker replacement. We arrived about 20 minutes early (2:40 p.m.) and within 5 minutes they had us heading to my room. It was like an emergency department room with a pull curtain but had its own private bathroom and closet. I was prepped in that room and then wheeled down to the surgical suite for more prep and then the surgery. I was back in my room in about an hour and they brought me a meal. (I hadn't been allowed to ...

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

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

Yesterday was a day of waiting for the phone call that would tell me when my pacemaker replacement surgery would happen. I was disappointed to hear it is late afternoon today. I really wanted a morning appointment.

I couldn't settle down to any project so I decided to clean up all of the little piles of scraps in the main floor studio. They needed to be sorted into like types. I ended up with Kaffe's, African, batik, misc. prints, and scraps left from a project (that I want to keep together). The Kaffe scraps will go into the ...

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

A Cleanup day.................. from Exuberant Color

Last year in June I moved my Kaffe Fassett fabrics up to the main level. The two green bins are where I return pieces I have used recently, planning on working them back into the shelves where they belong some day. Well that day was yesterday. it took over 3 hours because the bins were full.

As I worked my way through the piles I found 3 more dark blues and one more light one that I may use in my blue pinwheel quilt. The piece on the bottom left is my very last piece of this older print. It ...

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

Blue again................... from Exuberant Color

I searched through the Philip Jacobs prints and found some more dark blue fabrics and then found 2 more Brandon Mably light blue fabrics. I turned on the iron and pressed them and also all of the squares that I have already sewn, enough for twelve 12" pinwheels. Then it was die cutting time.

I mixed the new prints in with some others that were already cut, for 5 more sets to make 3 pinwheel blocks each. I think I'll save this sewing for after I get the new pacemaker on Thursday. I'm thinking they might like me ...

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

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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , stash

Sunday night fun............ from Exuberant Color

After spending time creating my blog post on WandafulQuilts, I grabbed the scrapbag of Kaffe collective fabrics and had fun with some mindless block creation.

My destash sale is live on WandafulQuilt this morning. Lots of Laurel Burch fabric and other fabrics and miscellaneous items.

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

Working on destash............... from Exuberant Color

No sewing yesterday. I had one more batch of Laurel Burch fabric I had to iron before I could cut it. Iron, cut, fold, photograph, and package. That was my day. I hope to have everything listed for sale on Monday.

Oh, and I also had to water the tomato plants and all of my pots. We are in a dry spell, no rain in sight. There are a few areas east of me that are already in the drought area. We are in the abnormally dry area and will soon also be in the drought area.

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

Some blue choices................... from Exuberant Color

I decided to look for some Kaffe collective dark blue fabrics to go with the light triangles. Most of the darker blue fabrics have other colors in them so I tried to choose ones that had a larger percentage of blue. One of these is a Brandon Mably fabric and the rest are Kaffe's designs.

I think the one at the top left is Kaffe's and the rest are designed by Philip Jacobs. I will probably look for a couple more light blue fabrics too and then I'll be ready for cutting.

I had 2 dishcloths almost ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under knitting , stash

More Kaffe fabric.............. from Exuberant Color

Sometimes I order the 6" rolls of the new Kaffe collective fabrics, especially when I think there might be a few I want to order but I want to see them first. There are 20 fabrics in a roll.

This year they were labeled Cool and Hot. This photo is most of the ones in the cool pack. There were a couple I might have to have more of.

These 3 were also in the pack but I have already purchased a half yard of each of them. I'm always happy when they have fabrics that read as one ...

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

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