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I turned the first 4 blocks to create a center................ from Exuberant Color

I turned the first 4 blocks to create a center like I had in my previous quilt in 2013. I don't know for sure if I will keep this or continue with a diagonal design.

I got the last 3 light fabrics cut and sorted groups of 9 pieces for more blocks.

I pulled sets of 9 dark color pieces and matched them with 3 of the light groups. This is the group I was sewing last night.

There are 2 different kinds of blocks to make the design continuous.

I have added the 3 new blocks on the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 23 hours, 10 minutes ago. under accuquilt die cutter , nature

4 blocks.................. from Exuberant Color

I got 4 blocks sewn last night. They are 18" square so this is 36" square. I have to figure out what kind of layout I will be able to do with such big blocks.

I looked for binding fabric for the Kaffe zipper quilt and this is one that I think will work. (larger photo farther down this post).

This is the second one and it's hard to see what the print looks like here, but look at the next photo. I like both of these and haven't made a decision yet.

I was totally shocked that ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 days, 6 hours ago. under accuquilt die cutter , food , kaffe fabric

Cutting some pieces................ from Exuberant Color

I thought I was cutting enough for a block but obviously I only cut 6 pieces instead of 9 alike. The pieces are 6" tall so they are way bigger than the ones in the original Fractured quilts. That means 3 blocks across is 54" and 4 across is 72".

That made me wonder if I would rather have one background fabric per block and 9 different colors per block. I think this is the way to go. I'll be doing more cutting today. The new fall shows are starting this week and I need TV sewing.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 days, 6 hours ago. under accuquilt die cutter , fractured quilt

Here we are again, first day of the new month.................... from Exuberant Color

The first of a new month is the same every time, I'm free of the monthly recap of the last month, I can do whatever I want. But......what do I want. I have so many different groups of fabric that I want to work with, that's usually where is starts for me. I bought this group a couple years ago. I have had it on a shelf where I see it every time that I enter my studio.

My first thought was maybe the smaller die for Snail's Trail (8"). I really enjoy piecing that block ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 1 day ago. under accuquilt die cutter

First finish for September 2026................ from Exuberant Color

The Snail's Trail block is easy to cut with a die and fun to piece. This color scheme worked out well too. The quilt finished at 58" x 83".

The backing fabric has tools in the print: hammer, wrenches, saw, and others.

In case you want to enlarge it and find the tools, this view is better. Just click to enlarge the photo.

A lot of the fabrics in this quilt are from the 1990s and early 2000s. I still had a good discount at a couple quilt shops during that time.

The camera has a hard time showing ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under accuquilt die cutter , snail's trail

July 2026 monthly recap......................... from Exuberant Color

Two favorites were finished in July. The "Other 16 Patch" was made with Marcia Derse fabrics, front, back, and binding. On this one I staggered the blocks by using half blocks at top and bottom in every other column. I think I like it better than the first few I made with the blocks in rows both horizontally and vertically. This one is 61" x 79.5".

The floral stars was in a time out for a year and half and then I made final decisions to get the top sewn together. A large percentage of the prints are from ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under accuquilt die cutter , knitting , monthly recap

First finish in June 2026................... from Exuberant Color

It didn't take long to finish the binding (by machine) yesterday. We had some hefty storms again so my machine was unplugged most of the afternoon. There were tornadoes north and south of me. This was one time I was happy the storm split and didn't touch us.

The rain didn't finish until 8 p.m. so I don't know the total for yesterday. The dew point started dropping (from 73) after 8 and was down to 60 by bedtime. Now we will have some cooler and drier weather for a while.

This quilt finished at ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 4 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , marcia derse fabric

Backing and binding chosen................. from Exuberant Color

I didn't even have this top on my list of ones to finish because I thought I was going to add a border. I made the decision yesterday to just finish it as is. I chose a gray leaf print for the back and there is a pebble or mosaic type fabric on the left edge that I'm thinking will be the binding. I need to carefully ditch quilt this one because I don't want quilting all over the top. This batik top was made 5 years ago using the Hattie's Choice die from Accuquilt. I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batiks

One decision made................ from Exuberant Color

After a little prodding by a friend I realized I didn't want to find separator strips like I used on the original quilt I made 10 years ago. Last night I sewed the three sections together. After trimming the side points it will be about 46" x 62". I'm thinking about adding a border, but we shall see how long that takes.

I also cut 1.5" purple squares yesterday and added them to the few that were cut previously.

It was warm enough to open all of the windows yesterday and low humidity. We had a 1 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik , marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles

Slow day................ from Exuberant Color

I didn't have anything lined up to sew, so I sorted the 1.5" batik squares by color and value so I could check on my inventory. Red, orange and yellow filled one tray.

Another tray was all blue and turquoise, and it looks like it is mostly turquoise.

This assortment was pulled from one box of batik scraps to do more cutting today.

Here are the remaining squares waiting to be sorted. It looks like I need to cut some more purple and green.

It was chilly and breezy yesterday so I spent the day inside relaxing. The ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik

Doing some cutting.................. from Exuberant Color

A lot of small pieces of batik fabric are now cut into 2" squares. Most of these are from previous cutting sessions but new ones were added.

I also added to the 1.5" squares. I made a lot of 9 patches from this collection over a year ago. I mostly used the ones that aren't good for colorwash. I will continue with some cutting while I make decisions on some other projects in progress.

We got 3/4" of rain from the storm Friday night. My rain gauge collections for the month total 4.25". Now we have ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik

First finish for April 2026.............. from Exuberant Color

I finally stopped avoiding the last 54" of hand stitching and finished the binding on this quilt last night.

It's hard to see the beauty of this quilt in a photo. I think the colors are prettier in person. The fabric is Wishwell's Weather Report, a line from several years ago.

The quilt ended up at 47" x 71" and I think it will be my recliner quilt.

I only had a couple pieces long enough to use for the back, also from the same line of fabric.

Storms rolled through around 10 last night. Chicago had over ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , binding

Sewing and garden..................... from Exuberant Color

I made the third block (not pressed) and added it to the other two for a table runner top.

I changed to 60 weight 2 ply thread and put the single hole plate on my machine to make a couple of the tiny bowties. I didn't turn on the iron yesterday.

I will need to cut some more pieces to make some more blocks. I was happy they really came out to the right size. Sometimes with tiny pieces the blocks come out a bit smaller than they are supposed to.

After 3 days near or above 80, everything ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik , nature , tablerunner

More about the new die.................. from Exuberant Color

I made several test blocks, using a layer cake 10" squares. On the first two I didn't keep the small pieces in the right place a couple times. If they were right, there wouldn't have been bias on the edge in a couple places. Once I realized that, the next 2 blocks were better....except the center pinwheel is spinning the opposite direction (2 blocks on the right). I should have known better but somehow it slipped past me. Look at the 2 blue blocks, darks shouldn't be touching darks when the 2 blocks are next to ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter

Some die cutting............... from Exuberant Color

I took my pile of small batik scraps and cut some pieces for the 2" bowtie blocks. I have pieces laying out for one block but I haven't sewn any yet. I need to change to a lighter weight thread on my machine.

I have always been intrigued with this traditional block and the die was 57% off and free shipping so I bought it. It is a 12" block so the largest pieces will work nicely with larger prints.

I sewed a sample block but haven't pressed it yet so I'll have more to show tomorrow ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 4 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , batik

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

My mind yesterday was busy with new project ideas and thoughts of what I should be finishing but all I accomplished was a little more stitching on the diamond quilt. I have about 2 1/4 sides finished now.

I was looking at the dies for my tiniest bow tie blocks. This one is the little corners that sew onto the pieces in the next photo.

There are 4 pieces on the die on the left. After I took this photo I marked them with a black permanent pen. This bow tie will finish at 2". I have some tiny ...

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

Cutting and third layout................... from Exuberant Color

All three sets needed more pieces. I actually cut a few more than I needed so if I need to make a substitute block I'm all set. I ended up finishing the 2 partial blocks and made 6 new blocks last night. I haven't pressed them yet so they haven't made it to the design wall.

This is the assortment of new pieces plus the leftovers from the day before. I had a strip of fabric that I had previously die cut 6 triangles of each fabric from and I put the ends of the strips back ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months ago. under accuquilt die cutter , marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles

6 more blocks................. from Exuberant Color

I had to cut some more triangle corners before I could make any more blocks. That is 60 triangles in the stack, one pass through the Studio die cutter with a Studio die, 10 layers at a time. That is enough triangles for 15 blocks. There is very little waste when cutting with the triangle dies.

After that I cut 30 tall triangles in one pass through the cutter, enough for 15 blocks.

I also cut 6 of each of these Marcia Derse prints so I would have some more variety to choose from for both quilts.

While I was ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , kaleidoscope quilts , marcia derse fabric , triangles

Die cutting............... from Exuberant Color

I went through the small pieces of Wishwell Weather Report fabric to cut some half rectangle triangles for enlarging a quilt top. There are 44 pieces in these piles.

I will need 20 of them to add one column of blocks on a side, and I'm doing both sides, needing 40 of them. I have a little bag of leftover triangles from when I made the top, but it was in the basement when I was writing this post and I didn't want to go down there to get it. I don't think there are more than ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , triangles

Sample block................... from Exuberant Color

Another thing I want to do this year is make a test block for all of my dies and hopefully one a week. I started yesterday with this Pine Burr die. I remember a friend of mine made a quilt with this pattern back in the late 1990s and I liked the quilt.

I decided to use some small chunks of Cherrywood fabric for this one. I didn't have the gold fabric lined up quite right for the cut so it is short on 2 of the outside edges. I think I may be able to trim it into ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months ago. under accuquilt die cutter , hand dyed fabric

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