flannel quilts

First quilt finish for March 2026................. from Exuberant Color

Photographing flannel is a little tricky. It looks blurry but actually is just soft. The top was made 2 years ago and finally it is a finished quilt. It is 53" x 70". It has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it and it was longarm quilted by Robin Diaz.

The backing is a flannel I found on sale. It is a little heavier than most flannels and it is a yarn dyed woven design, not a print. One long panel has the stripe running vertical and the remainder was cut into two crosswise strips and sewn end to end to ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 4 days ago. under binding , flannel quilts , kaffe fabric , machine quilting

Binding finished................ from Exuberant Color

I found a flannel stripe for the binding on this flannel quilt. I didn't get the binding done until 9:30 last night so I'll do photos today. I made the quilt top in 2024 but didn't have anything I liked for the back. I found a good match for it on sale last year and now it is finished this year.

I'm so happy for each and every one of the cacti blooms since there are so few of them in this second blooming time.

This white with pink edging looks mostly pink in the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 5 days ago. under binding , flannel quilts , nature

Trimming and ditch quilting.................. from Exuberant Color

This quilt came home from the longarmer yesterday and I got it trimmed last night. I'll choose binding today.

I chose the thread to quilt the Hunter Star table runner. All of the fabrics in the runner are from one fabric, an ombre print by Nancy Crow.

With two TV shows to watch last night, I finished the ditch quilting on the table runner. I'll trim it today and choose its binding.

Rain expected today in 2 waves. I hope we get more than we got 2 days ago which was only a few hundredths of an inch ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks ago. under flannel quilts , hunter star , tablerunner

First quilt top for March 2026.................. from Exuberant Color

I love it when I can take a bunch of parts laying around and make a quilt top. For this one I just needed to make 2 more flannel 16 patch blocks. There was a box of squares and rectangles that make up the scrappy border. It is approximately 48" x 72", close to the 50" x 70" size I like for throw quilts. Most of these flannels are from the 1990s when the browns were very popular.

I decided to put these blocks and sewn panels up on the design wall. The last time I had them out was ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under flannel quilts , knitting , paper piecing

Flannel progress.............. from Exuberant Color

I made some decisions since my last post on this flannel quilt. I took out the darkest of the rectangles in the border but didn't have enough medium values already cut. Instead I took the stack of squares that were in the box and sewed some pairs together and inserted them between each set of 2 rectangles. I finalized the design after sewing 2 more blocks and got the top half sewn together and part of the bottom sewn after I took this photo (which is missing the bottom row of rectangles and squares in the photo).

A third ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under flannel quilts , nature

Play day on the first day of the month................. from Exuberant Color

I usually don't get started working on anything the first day of the new month, but yesterday I got busy. First I found a backing for this table runner which I pieced several years ago. I think it is the first project I made when I got the Hunter Star cutting die.

I decided to have a little fun looking through a collection of fabrics that I bought several years ago. It is all Kathy Doughty fabric. I have a couple of Kathy's books and have made a few quilts from one of them and one quilt from ...

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

Finished!............... from Exuberant Color

I didn't want to deal with keeping pink checks or plaid straight for binding so I used the gray one that had enough yardage. This flannel baby quilt is 32" x 40".

This little quilt has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it. I used white thread to quilt it on my Pfaff 7570.

This pile of mail that I have received in 9 days is 19 solicitations for money. There is even 2 from each of 2 organizations, like I didn't react soon enough so I need a 'reminder'. Obviously some charity sold my address to some data ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months ago. under baby quilts , binding , flannel quilts

Machine quilting again.................. from Exuberant Color

The machine ditch quilting is done on this flannel baby quilt now. The squares are 4" and that is the recommended maximum space with Hobbs 80/20 batting.

The backing is a cute diagonal plaid. I haven't decided on binding yet but will look for it today.

It's going to be cold over the weekend so I'm glad I don't have anywhere to go.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months ago. under baby quilts , flannel quilts

A little bit of everything................. from Exuberant Color

I had a few things to take care of in the basement so while I was down there I got this little quilt ready for basting. It didn't keep my interest though so I moved on.

My friend who visited on Monday wanted to buy some black and white batik fabrics for this quilt. I had the fabrics in 2 bins and had large and small pieces all mixed together.

I want to sort through them now and get all of the small pieces in one bin and large pieces in the other bin. There is a lot more ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months ago. under baby quilts , basting , binding , black and white , flannel quilts , kaffe fabric , marcia derse fabric

Time to get busy................. from Exuberant Color

I really didn't do much yesterday other than look through things. I found this stack of 8.5" squares, 87 of them. They are flannel, corduroy, homespuns, and denim cut from old jeans. In December 2011 I made 2 quilts with similar fabrics for 2 great-nephews who would graduate from high school soon. This link takes you to one of them. Scroll down in this post to see the other one. I think most of the pieces in this pile were cut within a few months of making those 2 quilts. If I cut one more square I could ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under flannel quilts , knitting

Finish #6 for December 2025........................ from Exuberant Color

I started the day yesterday making 3 batches of Chex Mix to take to the family party tonight. Late in the afternoon I worked on the quilting of this flannel tumbler baby quilt and finished the quilting last night. It is 39" square.

This photo is a little dark and I didn't have any luck trying to lighten it. The binding is the same fabric as the backing.

This is closer to the true color of the backing flannel. I used Hobbs 80/20 batting in the quilt.

Now I have 3 little flannel quilts made. I may be ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under baby quilts , flannel quilts

Merry Christmas................. from Exuberant Color

No white Christmas this year, and I'm thankful for that. We had our white right after Thanksgiving instead this year.

In yesterday's mail there was a Christmas card from my talented friend, Linda Swanekamp. She not only makes quilts, she also paints. I love the warm glow behind the tree.

I got the basting done on this little quilt late yesterday afternoon and started the quilting last night. I quilted in the ditch crosswise on the quilt and am quilting a presser foot width away from the seams in the other direction.

Both packages of treats reached my ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under christmas , flannel quilts , machine quilting

Finish #5 for December 2025 from Exuberant Color

The binding was cut yesterday afternoon and last night I sewed it on, finished by machine. This little quilt is 30" x 39.25". It is flannel and in the Bullseye Log Cabin pattern. It has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it and I quilted it on my Pfaff.

It took only a one yard piece of flannel for the back of the quilt. The binding is a medium tan, darker than the light fabrics and lighter than the dark fabrics.

It was so dark yesterday morning that I had to move this cactus plant to the bathroom to take ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under baby quilts , christmas , flannel quilts , nature

Quilting finished................ from Exuberant Color

I wasn't sure this one was going to bloom. It was a bud for more than 3 weeks. This pot is on my kitchen windowsill, west exposure.

Since I am only a little over 5' I am looking across at this pot when I'm standing at the sink. I kept thinking this pot had 4 pieces that had broken off my pale pink cactus plant, but when I looked closer it is just 2 pieces.

I did have one more thing to bake yesterday and then PT in the afternoon. Last night I finished the quilting on this ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under baby quilts , flannel quilts , knitting , machine quilting , nature

Baking first, sewing last...................... from Exuberant Color

I started the day yesterday baking the other Kringlas, different than the ones I baked last week. The dough was refrigerated overnight.

Next I baked the pink Spritz. It was a relief to have my oven fixed to bake these. I did the previous batch that were for my son's customers last week in the little countertop electric oven and it was tricky getting them out before they got too dark.

A little later in the day I baked the chocolate spritz. After that I made one more batch of fudge. Now I have enough of everything to mail ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under baby quilts , flannel quilts , food , machine quilting

Bright and soft...................... from Exuberant Color

The binding is finished on this medallion quilt and full photos and stats will be on tomorrow's post. The repairman was supposed to come between 2 and 4 yesterday and he got here at 5. By 6:30 he had the oven and the dryer both working normally.

While waiting for him to arrive, I pressed all 10 flannel pieces and cut the squares. Last night I got the top sewn together. It is 32" x 40" so a 1 yard piece will be enough for a backing.

Jack Frost only did a little painting on my kitchen windows ...

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

Quilt trimmed, table piece finished................. from Exuberant Color

Another quilt is back from my longarm friend Robin. I got it trimmed yesterday afternoon.

Since I needed to turn on the iron, I also pressed the binding fabric and cut the 7 strips needed. It is Kaffe's Woodear fabric.

I also cut the binding strips for my Christmas table runner and got it sewn on and since it is for me, I hand finished the binding. It is 14.75" x 34.5".

I also finished the second dishcloth from this color ball of yarn. 15 dishcloths have left my home since the beginning of November so I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under flannel quilts , kaffe fabric , knitting , nostalgia , tablerunner

Busy day.................. from Exuberant Color

I decided to do two loads of laundry yesterday so while I was in the basement I was looking through all of my flannel fabric. I had something specific in mind which I haven't found yet. When I saw the leftover pink with bears I decided to pull all of the others that would go with it for a baby girl quilt. I think I'll use the diagonal plaid on the back but there might be a little of it that I can use on the front, depending on the size quilt I make. If I keep it ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under flannel quilts , food

Last minute November finishes and more...................... from Exuberant Color

There is nothing better than an all day sewing day. It was too cold to go anywhere.

This top is finally finished other than a little trimming of the bottom edge. It ended up at 49.5" x 71". There are 2 Martha Negley fabrics in it and the rest are all Kaffe Fassett Collective.

I determined a final layout and got this flannel baby quilt top sewn together too. When I was putting the blocks up on the design wall, I realized the bottom left block was shorter than the rest. Evidently 2 of the light strips were 1 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under crazy piecing , flannel quilts , kaffe fabric , marcia derse fabric , nature

All blocks.................... from Exuberant Color

Yesterday morning I got all of the strippy blocks up on the design wall. I think I might have moved 2 of the blocks after this photo was taken.

I decided to sew the columns I'm happy with so the three at the left are sewn, but not sewn to each other. I need to do more playing with the insertion strips. I don't like the grouping of the strippy block columns right now, 3, 2, 3, and 2. After I sew some columns I can move them around and also move the narrow strips to new locations ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under flannel quilts , kaffe fabric , strip piecing

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