accuquilt die cutter

More cutting....................... from Exuberant Color

Almost all of the small pieces of Kaffe fabrics are now cut. There is no project in mind, just prep for when the whim strikes.

This was the first 2 hours of cutting, in the morning yesterday, 2.5" squares and triangles. I decide to not cut rectangles.

In the evening I spent another hour cutting 3.5" squares, 3.5" x 6.5" rectangles and 2" squares. There is another group of fabric I need to cut into 2" squares so maybe that will be today's project. I didn't feel like turning on the iron so I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 5 days ago. under accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric , nature

Not much to show................... from Exuberant Color

There isn't much to show for yesterday but it was a busy day. This is about an hour and a half's ironing. The stack at the top is large enough for 3.5" squares or 3.5 x 6.5" rectangles. The bottom stack is for 2.5" squares and 2.5" x 4.5" rectangles, and maybe some 2" squares from the longer strips.

After lunch was my second PT session and it is helping. I have a good therapist and she is training another person so I get to hear everything explained. That doesn't mean ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 5 days ago. under accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric

Two tops.................... from Exuberant Color

The border doesn't show up that much in this photo but it's there. This quilt is 7 Martha Negley fabrics that I had chosen 2 years ago and finally got around to using. It ended up at 69.5" x 85". Now I'm trying to decide whether to use Martha Negley fabrics on the back, or to go with a light color print from my stash.

Thanks to my friend Mary G, I caught the 2 four patch blocks turned the wrong way in the last 2 row segment. I'm glad I hadn't sewn it ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months ago. under accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric , knitting , quilts made with triangles

Weather warnings and a little cutting......... from Exuberant Color

We were under a tornado watch last evening but the storms mostly missed us. We only got enough rain to wet the driveway and then it moved on. We haven't had a good rain since May 1.

I got the first group of pieces cut with my new die. They are 8" so one X block would be 16". I don't have any idea what I'm going to make with them but I'll continue to cut and also choose a fabric for the triangles that complete the blocks.

I'm used 10" squares from layer cakes ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , christmas , kaffe fabric , knitting

Bowtie quilt finished.................... from Exuberant Color

I finished the quilt top in August 2020 and now, finally, it is a finished quilt. The fabrics are Kaffe collective. I used 2 sizes of Bowtie blocks, cut with my die cutter.

The back is another Kaffe fabric. The binding that was used is the same fabric as a couple of the larger bowties.

It is 61.5" x 76" and has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it.

I was in the basement doing more organizing and found a bag with these pieces in it. It is a precut Christmas tree skirt with fabrics from the 1980s. I taught ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , nostalgia

Lots of pink...................... from Exuberant Color

I have 6 Redbud trees in my backyard and I didn't plant any of them. This is from the north end of my backyard looking south with my house on the left and garden to the right. My backyard isn't very deep and half of it is garden.

This is south facing north. The farthest Redbud on the right is the only one left from years ago. I think it was here when we moved here but I'm not positive it is that old. (I have lived here 53 years). The one in the middle (which is ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik , binding , nature

Cutting, sorting, binding................. from Exuberant Color

Yesterday morning I die cut 17 more fabric strips into rectangles and squares for Colorwash. I had previously cut 43 fabrics and have 43 more fabric strips to go. Since I usually use only one of each print in a colorwash this 100+ group of cut pieces are just a portion of what I will need.

While the washing machine was running I looked through some embroideries I have done in the past for these 2 pieces. I want to do another quilt with this style block. The one on the left was a sample block for a quilt I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik , binding , machine embroidery

Cutting. hand sewing.................. from Exuberant Color

I pulled out these 3 dies to start cutting a pile of batiks. They are all pieces less than 1/4 yard wide, most between 3 and 6" wide

I pressed this pile of strips a couple weeks ago so it was time to do the cutting. I'm doing 1 hour a day and have worked on it on 3 days so far.

There are 4 pieces of most of the fabrics and only 2 of a few. These will be worked onto the trays of pieces that have been cut over several years. As soon as the pile ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik , binding

A finish, more snow..................... from Exuberant Color

I finished hand sewing the binding late yesterday afternoon. That gave me plenty of time to do the photography.

This quilt is 59" x 71" and has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it. It was longarm quilted by Robin Diaz.

The 6" triangles (which were all cut with my die cutter), backing and binding are all Kaffe Fassett collective fabric. There are some really old Kaffe prints in this one.

Here you can see the insert of the second print in the backing. It matches so well it's hardly noticeable.

We woke up to just under 2" of snow ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 1 week ago. under accuquilt die cutter , binding , machine quilting , nature

Binding chosen................. from Exuberant Color

When I saw my binding choices from yesterday in daylight I decided the rosy one was leaning toward purple. I went through 2 stacks of batiks and came up with these two new choices.

This one was the winner. I named this quilt shimmering fish and the setting triangles look like water ripples. I decided this aqua and green batik would carry that feeling of water the best.

I got it sewn on and started the hand stitching. Some of the setting triangles are blue but none of them made it into this photo. I will spend the day today ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik , binding , hunter star , kaffe fabric

First quilt top for February 2025........... from Exuberant Color

The first thing I'll say is that it is a lot prettier in person than I have been able to capture in a photo. This little quilt top is all Kaffe Fassett collective fabrics. I was able to use a pile of scraps and just a few pieces cut from yardage. I would never have made this quilt if I didn't have a die to use for the cutting. Its a Bow Tie die, with a wonderful secondary pattern.

I bought this cute piece of flannel on sale a couple months ago and I think it is perfect ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric , triangles , yo-yo

Starting to cut................. from Exuberant Color

I started cutting a new project, most likely a baby quilt unless I have so much fun that I want to make it larger.

I showed a pile of pastel Kaffe collective fabric scraps a couple days ago. Yesterday I pressed them and chose some corner fabrics and then had a cutting session. I'm using the Bow Tie die but this quilt will be all light squares with a darker triangle corner. I have seen this quilt on several blogs and liked it.

This is the whole selection I have cut so far. I have one more triangle fabric ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months ago. under accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric

Catching up.............. from Exuberant Color

I'm getting a slow start to my projects in this new year. I had to do some catch-up, grocery shopping and laundry.

I'm looking for the dies that will cut some of the pieces of the Plaid-ish quilt. One of them is a 5" square. I'll get some fabrics pressed today and start cutting. Some of the shapes will have to be rotary cut. My right shoulder has been bothering me so I won't be doing a lot of cutting any one day.

I did some reorganizing of computer folders too and I enjoy doing that ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , knitting , stash

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 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , stash

Triangles......................... from Exuberant Color

Starting with the end of the day yesterday, last night I sewed 60 triangle squares, 12 each of 5 combinations. The first group sewn last week have been pressed so I can start making the pinwheel blocks with them.

This is the same pile flipped over. Whenever I feel like turning on the iron I will press these for more pinwheels.

Also last night I finished the dishcloth currently on the needles. I used 3 small leftover pieces of yarn and then finished with a partial ball of yarn which has now created one more small leftover.

Sometime in the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 10 months, 1 week ago. under accuquilt die cutter , knitting , triangles

Finish #4 for August 2024 from Exuberant Color

This quilt is tricky to photograph. If I use auto adjust in my editing program, it gives the pinks a blue cast so I didn't use it.

I don't feel the necessity to name every quilt but I have to have something to call it when I refer to it. This one has just been Hearts and 4 Patches so far. It has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it and it is 59" x 76".

I bought a couple big yardage pieces of pink prints for backings at a good sale price and this butterfly print is one ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 11 months ago. under 9 patch , accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric , one color quilt , triangles

A variety of things.............. from Exuberant Color

I sewed a few samples of the other block on the die I showed recently. It is similar to the Fractured series of quilts I made several years ago. There is a Label for Fractured in the label list on my right sidebar. The difference being the angle is the same on every block with the die and the angles varied with the 2 methods I used on the other quilts.

I emptied another project box. I think these are the leftovers from this quilt top. I'm pretty sure I have another location where I have 1.5" strips ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 11 months, 1 week ago. under accuquilt die cutter , binding , log cabin

Binding started..................... from Exuberant Color

Yesterday felt like a binding day so I sewed the strips together and got it sewn onto the quilt. I have hand stitched one long side and half of a short side so far. I'm sure a print wouldn't have been the choice of a lot of people but it just felt right to me. Click on the photo for a closer look at how it is looking with both front and back of the quilt.

I showed a new die a few days ago and I cut up some batik scraps and sewed some of one of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 11 months, 1 week ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik , binding

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

I did a lot of sorting of batik scraps yesterday. I pulled everything large enough to cut a 6.5" square for a friend's quilt and then sorted smaller pieces to cover both areas on this die. That left a pile of mostly strips up to 3.5" wide. They will go into a bag for a future destash sale.

I have this same die for 12" blocks so I can make both 12" and 6" blocks for the same quilt. I have one more box of batik scraps to go through today.

The tomato plants are in a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter

Trimming............. from Exuberant Color

I got 2 quilts back from my longarm quilter and they are 2 favorite quilts. I got this one trimmed so it is ready for me to choose binding. It is all batik fabric so it will be a batik binding and will be hand finished.

There are lots of colors in this quilt so almost any binding color will work.

The back is a batik too. I think I will look for a medium value for the binding since there is a light end and a dark end to the layout of the blocks.

I finished pressing another huge ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 6 months ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batiks , knitting , log cabin

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