australian fabrics

Lots of little things............ from Exuberant Color

Last night I sewed the borders on this Australian fabric bars quilt. I haven't trimmed the ends of the wider strips yet so I'll give measurements when I get it pressed and trimmed.

In the morning I did my grocery shopping.

In the afternoon I trimmed off the dead blooms from my Annabelle Hydrangea in front of my house. There were already leaves growing on it. I'm usually farther ahead of this stage with my trimming and actually I usually trim it in the late fall.

In spare minutes a few times yesterday I was reading my ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 7 months ago. under australian fabrics , nature , strip piecing

Top sewn, not pressed............ from Exuberant Color

The top took a lot longer to sew together than I thought it would. I'll get it pressed today and take its photo.

I spent the morning yesterday in the garage flattening cardboard boxes that had accumulated all winter. It was 78 degrees yesterday, the first day the garage warmed up. Today is supposed to be warmer.

The front flower bed was the next project of the day. It doesn't look like too much right now but it is coming to life.

The Hostas are coming up. Each plant has its unique growth.

This one has curly leaves ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 7 months ago. under australian fabrics , nature , strip piecing

A few more blocks........... from Exuberant Color

The last 2 strips sets that were already sewn had white backgrounds in the light fabrics and I wasn't sure they were going to work. I went ahead and cut the 7" segments and then pieced one more set to have enough blocks to finish. I wanted to be sure I like this before I sew it so I took the photo and brought it to my computer where I could analyze it. I'll take another look at it this morning and make a decision. This one is calculated to finish at 45" x 64" so it is ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 7 months ago. under australian fabrics , strip piecing

More Australian fabric fun............. from Exuberant Color

First up, I sewed the zig zag quilt top, pressed it and did the staystitching around the perimeter. It is 36" x 45".

Then I moved something and discovered a tray with more triangles. I remember I had put it aside because I needed more dark ones. Oh, well, there will be another quilt top because the one pictured above is done unless I decide to add the borders.

Next up was using the remainder of the strip sets I used for the border on the Australian churn dash quilt. There was 29" left so I could get four 7 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 7 months ago. under australian fabrics , quilts made with triangles , triangles

One top finished, another started.............. from Exuberant Color

The last 2 seams were sewn on this colorwash, the iron turned on for a final press and staystitching done around the perimeter. It is 32" x 51".

I finished sewing all of the Australian fabric triangles into squares and during TV time I did this layout. This one is going to be small. When sewn together this will be about 36" x 45". I have the leftover long strips left from the border fabric on the 16 patch quilt so I'll audition it and see if I want to add borders or just keep it small.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 7 months ago. under australian fabrics , batiks , colorwash , quilts made with triangles , triangles , zig zag

A long day............. from Exuberant Color

I'm not an early riser so yesterday's cellphone weather alert of a tornado warning had me up at 6:15 and in the basement for 30 minutes until the storm weakened and the warning was dropped. This was the same storm front with tornados that went through Missouri while people were sleeping.

With the extra hours added to my day I did a load of laundry, went grocery shopping and sewed 4 more columns and added the three sections together on the colorwash. There are 9 more columns left to sew.

Yesterday afternoon I cut some more triangles ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 7 months ago. under australian fabrics , batiks , colorwash

Rest and recharge.............. from Exuberant Color

Yesterday was a lazy day, time to recharge. It was 31 yesterday morning and 55 in the afternoon. Maybe the temperature swing is why I had no ambition to work on anything. Last night I took one of each of the triangle squares I sewed the night before and tried my favorite layout, zig zag. I think they look pretty good and this design would make me happy. Now I need to sew up the rest of the triangles that are already cut and then cut up some scraps for more variety.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics , triangles

Sewing pieces and parts..................... from Exuberant Color

When I cut the triangles for the Hole in the Barn Door/Churn Dash quilt I cut extras. I sewed 98 of the squares last night. I'll be playing with them on the design wall soon.

There were also some strips left that I didn't need for the border on that quilt so I sewed the last 5 strip sets.

I don' t know where I will go with these parts, it was just mindless sewing while I caught up with 3 TV shows I missed last week.

There were 12 tornados in IL Friday night but none ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics , strip piecing , triangles

4 patches won........... from Exuberant Color

The main problem with the corner decision is that 2 corners have light outside strips and the other 2 have dark. If I did triangles there wasn't any way to contrast with the strips and still have all 4 corners alike. Even the 4 patches had a problem. To alternate dark/light of the 4 patches with the strips, all four 4 patches would have had to be in the same position and that looked goofy to me. I needed all four of the 4 patches to have the dark squares pointing out of the corners. If you look ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics

Partial border...................... from Exuberant Color

I hoisted this up as high as I could reach and stuck 3 pins in to hold it up there. The bottom is laying on the floor.

I got all of the strips for the border sewn on the quilt top. I left the ends unsewn on the top and bottom borders so I can add the corners. I originally thought I was going to put 4 patches there. Now I'm wondering if a square might look better.

I put the narrow strips of a black print on the right side to simulate the binding. It definitely doesn't ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics

Bear Paw progress........... from Exuberant Color

I took the Australian fabric top off the design wall so I could use it for the Bear Paw blocks. I started sewing the sashing onto left and top sides of blocks.

I got 2 columns of blocks prepared. They need to be pressed and then I can sew those 2 columns together.

Look at all of the fun in this project box, all Australian fabric scraps. I need to go through them and organize them by size before I cut some triangles out of the larger pieces.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics , batiks , quilts made with triangles

Working on two.................. from Exuberant Color

The first thing I did yesterday was pair the Australian fabric strips for the border pieces for the current quilt project.

That became my TV time sewing. Ready for trimming to size and sewing onto the quilt.

I still had a little time left so I sewed cornerstones onto 30 strips for the Bear Paw quilt sashing.

While I waited for the weather forecast on the 10 p.m. news I finished this dishcloth. It is a departure from the pattern I usually use just for a little variety.

It was 12 degrees Friday morning and supposed to be 50 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics , batiks , knitting

Decision made........... from Exuberant Color

I did a mock up on the design wall with more strips pinned in place and a narrow strip cut to show how the binding will finish it off. I need to pair the strips that are already cut to make 20 sections and I'll need four 4 patches for the corners.

Yesterday was more thinking and planning. I have 2 more quilt tops waiting for completion. The Australian16 patch needs its border and I need to decide how to cut the large print. The batik Bear Paw is waiting for the sashing and cornerstones. The sashing strips are ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics

24 blocks sewn together.......... from Exuberant Color

I sewed the 24 blocks together yesterday, turned on the iron and pressed it. I'm really happy with it without sashing. I like the corners meeting and creating hourglass blocks. I didn't measure it but it should be close to 48" x 72".

I have been thinking about making pieced borders that can be sewn to each block instead a long strip of border. I used this on my pink heart quilt and liked it a lot. I had 2 left over 16 patch blocks so I folded them in half and put them up there so I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics

A little green for St. Patrick's Day............ from Exuberant Color

Before I can hang a finished quilt on the design wall for its portrait I need to use the lint roller. I don't want a lot of threads on the back of a finished quilt.

I think this is the only quilt with this much green in all of my shelves of quilts. I love green but haven't made an all green quilt for many years. This one will have to do for the Irish celebration. It is 50" x 70", Kaffe collective and Martha Negley fabrics in the top, quilted in a wavy crosshatch with yellow variegated ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics , binding , kaffe fabric , machine quilting

5 blocks instead of 4.............. from Exuberant Color

I had many pieces cut and I was sewing away and ended up with 3 light centers and 1 dark when what I needed was 2 light an 2 dark centers. I made one more dark center from the extra pieces and I will get them pressed this morning and decide which ones I will use.

I was moving one of my cactus pots to make room for another one and there was a surprise bloom on the plant. I inspect them every morning so I don't know how I missed that bud. This one is by the west ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics , nature

20 blocks, 4 more to go................ from Exuberant Color

I wasn't happy with some of last groups I had put together so I only got 5 more blocks sewn last night. I'll be searching for some more fabrics for the large squares. I have enough triangles and rectangles cut for 4 more blocks. I have 3 blocks with blue in them into the mix now and 2 more will have some blue pieces.

When I first started making these blocks I thought maybe I would put sashing between them. I'm liking them edge to edge but I'll still try a black background Australian print and ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics

15 blocks............. from Exuberant Color

Six more blocks were added yesterday and I can't tell you which ones they are. I keep moving them around so I don't have 2 with the same center fabric next to each other. I need to cut some more of the 6.5" squares. It looks like I might end up with 24 blocks, a 4 x 6 layout. The blocks will finish at 12".

Here are 3 more groups matched and ready to sew. I have to find some fabric with blue in it for the centers of some of the rest.

I had this quilt ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics , kaffe fabric , machine quilting

3 more blocks............... from Exuberant Color

It was a low key day yesterday. I sewed the bottom 3 blocks last night. I also cut several more large center squares and paired all of the fabrics for 12 more blocks so they are ready to sew tonight.

Once again we just got a bare covering of snow on the grassy areas overnight Saturday and yesterday morning. The end of actual winter is just a week away and we got off easy this year.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics

Top sewn, border auditions started........... from Exuberant Color

My Canon camera likes to make blue predominant, my Android phone likes to show warmer tones as predominant. (See IG photo @exuberantcolor if you have an IG account). The quilt top is somewhere between the 2 and very pretty if I say so myself. It is 48" x 64" now and I intended to add a border to this one. (sorry the bottom of the quilt is cut off by the bar on my longarm machine).

I ordered 2 fabrics from an ebay seller (at a really good price) that I thought might work for borders on Wednesday and I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under australian fabrics

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