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Prepping for quilting............. from Exuberant Color

It was time to prep two more quilts to be sent out for quilting. This quilt top is only 53.5" wide so this 58" black and white fabric is sufficient for the back. It was nice to not have to piece a backing.

I had already searched through the Wishwell Weather Report fabric and found 2 pieces that would work for the back. The apricot is full width and the green is about 14" wide for this backing. Batting was cut for both quilts and then I turned on the iron and pressed the 2 backings.

I knew I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under hand dyed fabric , machine quilting , paper piecing

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 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , hand dyed fabric

Yes, it did snow................ from Exuberant Color

This was the scene around 9:30 yesterday morning. I think we had around an inch of snow when it was all done. The good part is how fast it will melt today when it gets close to 50 this afternoon. We may get a little snow Thursday morning too, the first day of spring.

The good news yesterday was the Amaryllis saved from several years ago is blooming. I was happy to see it was a double white one.

A few days ago I thought it only had 2 buds but when it finally all opened up there are ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year ago. under binding , hand dyed fabric , kaffe fabric , nature

Sunday Stash October 27, 2024 from Quilt Paint Create

No change in the numbers.

I had quilt group this week, and one of the members was downsizing. She sent two boxes of odds and ends to pass around. I only took a few bits, too little to count.

The pile includes some dyed cheesecloth and batting and a scrap of vinyl. Our homework is to make two things from what we took. The group didn’t decide that until everything was distributed. I’ll definitely have to add from my stash.

Fabric In: 16.5 yards

Fabric out: 22.125 yards

Net Fabric Used: 5.625 yards

How did ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 1 year, 4 months ago. under dyeing , hand dyed fabric , stash report , stashbusting (Comments)

Small bits of time.............................. from Exuberant Color

I don't like days with an appointment in the middle, breaking up time to work on anything. In the morning before I had to leave I was looking through this bin of Cherrywood hand dyed fabric. It is all from broken up packages of gradations, usually 8 quarter yard pieces. I plan on grouping some of this for my destash next week. The back story of why I have so much of it: Dawn Hall, the inventor of the process of Cherrywood dyeing, was the niece of my friend who owned Quilting Books Unlimited. I went to Houston in ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 8 months ago. under batiks , hand dyed fabric

September 2023 OMG Finish from Quilt Paint Create

My September OMG was to finish the challenge quilt, which I called Still Life. The photo doesn’t do justice to the background fabric.

Except for the veins in the leaves, I either dyed or painted all the fabrics. I learned the free form piecing technique at a class I took at Guild several years ago. The quilt is the size of a cutting mat.

The inspiration for the next challenge is hanging on my design wall, where I can listen to what it has to say.

Visit Stories From the Sewing Room for all the other OMG finishes.

added by quiltpaintcreate 2 years, 5 months ago. under art quilts , artquilts , challenge , dyeing , fabric painting , fabricpainting , group challenges , hand dyed fabric , omg , ufos (Comments)

I’m Back to Sewing, Finally from The Snarky Quilter

I’m still coughing my head off, but I am now able to follow a train of thought for more than five minutes. That means I am becoming reacquainted with my sewing machine. Since I have had no artistic breakthroughs for new work I am quilting the pieces gathering dust in the fabric closet.

Under the needle this week is “The Left Coast.” I wrote about designing it, but now I am trying to add texture with quilting. I gathered about 15 spools of thread to use and began with walking foot quilting. The past two days have been all ...

added by snarkyquilter 3 years, 4 months ago. under art quilts , fmq , hand dyed fabric , in process , the left coast (Comments)

Dye bliss in Bali from Stitch and Yarn

I can't tell you how wonderful it is being out in the world again, and what joy to feel warm and away from a cold Melbourne winter. And that's just the start – the real fun has been spending six days at Threads of Life, batiking and dyeing fabric to my heart's content.

The first two days were spent in a workshop, or induction, as I got to learn about the studio and their processes as well as try out a number of different dye colours and batiking (which I hadn't done since my trip to Eswatini ...

added by Stitch and Yarn 3 years, 7 months ago. under bali , botanical colour , hand dyed , hand dyed fabric , indigo dye , indigo dyed fabric , natural colour , natural dyes , plant dye , threads of life , tjs textile travels , ubud , ubud 2022

Looking for backings............ from Exuberant Color

I spent a couple hours looking through my larger yardage pieces for a batik mottled fabric to use for borders and back of the latest quilt top. There is only one piece that is large enough and it is either navy or charcoal, not sure which.

Then I switched to going through things in my main floor studio and found a box with these die cut pieces from 2010 before I had my die cutter. Another person cut the pieces for me with her die cutter. I have made one small quilt top with the blocks and now I have ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 years, 11 months ago. under hand dyed fabric , winding ways

So Many Choices from The Snarky Quilter

It’s so easy to get tangled up in choices when I design a piece. Since my starting point is usually rough, at best, many shape and color decisions still need to be made. And it’s easy to slip into not … Continue reading →

added by snarkyquilter 4 years ago. under art quilts , hand dyed fabric , in process , painted fabric , spoonflower , stan hywet , trees , wall (Comments)

Dyed And Over Dyed Small Fabrics, Waiting For Inspiration from Quilts + Color

This was an ongoing project to dye and overdye these smaller pieces of fabric.

Some only have two layers of color but some have many more.

I am taking my time deciding how I will make the best use of them.

added by Kay Koeper Sorensen 4 years ago. under fabric i dyed , hand dyed fabric

What Quilts Are Ready To Bind from Quilts + Color

This quilt is the highest priority to bind when I complete the Olympics.

It will take a lot of time as it not only will need hand finished binding but will need 4 casings for slats to make it hang properly.

I already have a special spot to display it for maximum enjoyment.

added by Kay Koeper Sorensen 4 years, 1 month ago. under hand dyed fabric , hand quilting , my original design

Yes, Quilts Were Finished in 2020 Even Though I Didn't Blog from Quilts + Color

This is a quilt that was finished in 2020. It was definitely a time lapse quilt.

I silk screened the heart motifs over 30 years ago, overdyed the squares about 8 years before I constructed it, and constructed it several years before it was finished.

It was one of 12 quilts finished in 2020.

The year started with 29 works in progress and finished with 26.

It was constructed

added by Kay Koeper Sorensen 4 years, 2 months ago. under hand dyed fabric , machine quilted , silk screened , time lapse quilt

Pat Pauly and Inspiration from Where Art & Life Meet

First things first… Pat Pauly! I just posted my interview with Pat Pauly on my YouTube channel. For those of you who may not be familiar with Pat, she is a brilliant, multi-talented artist, who also hand paints and dyes fabrics that she sells on her website, is a sought after teacher and does the […]

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Sleepless in NYC & Stitching Projects from Where Art & Life Meet

There’s nothing quite like being woken in the middle of the night only to then not be able to go back to sleep. I took this opportunity to read. I read about Britney Spears and her ongoing battle to gain her full independence and then an article about how learning a new language will increase […]

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Organisms & Hand Stitching from Where Art & Life Meet

When last we met, I had just pulled my Bernina 790 out of hibernation only to find it did not fit my Koala sewing cabinet and so I had to order a new insert. Check, check and check. Who says I’m not getting sh*t done? I know all of you want to know how Pat… Continue reading Organisms & Hand Stitching

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New: Improvisational Stitching Workshop! from Where Art & Life Meet

I am doing a new 5-day workshop! Improvisational Stitching! But what does that mean, exactly? Well funny you should ask, because I’ve given it a great deal of thought. Improvisational Stitching is what I call what I do when I begin with a piece of fabric, usually a piece of hand dyed linen, with no… Continue reading New: Improvisational Stitching Workshop!

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Two More Retro Sampler Blocks Completed, and Fabric Crises Averted from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Hello and happy Tuesday! This post needs to be a "quickie" because I have a dentist appointment to get ready for. I like making these Tuesday To-Do lists, even if I don't always cross everything off before the next Tuesday rolls around.

Last week, I managed to eke out two more 5" sampler blocks for my '80s Retro Building Blocks sampler quilt:

5 Inch Puss In the Corner Block

Neither of these blocks is in the original Moda Modern Building Blocks quilt, by the way. I always try to mention that in case anyone out there is working on ...

added by Rebecca Grace 5 years, 2 months ago. under fabric , hand dyed fabric , kaleidoscope quilt , moda modern building blocks , paper piecing , patchwork , retro eighties building blocks , sampler blocks

First New-FO of 2021: Kaleidoscope Grad Quilt for Anders from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Alright you guys, I know you've heard me sing this song before, but THIS time I mean it. THIS is the quilt I'm making for Son-the-Younger's upcoming high school graduation:

77 x 99 Kaleidoscope Quilt in Blues, Greens, and Purple

Some of you are raising your eyebrows at this, recalling my previous announcement about a year ago that I would be making Anders a version of Karen Kay Stone's spectacular Cinco de Mayo quilt for his graduation, but that idea has been abandoned for the following reasons:

Graduation is only 5 months away, and I have ...

added by Rebecca Grace 5 years, 2 months ago. under design , eq8 , graduation quilt , hand dyed fabric , kaleidoscope quilt , marjorie lee bevis , newfo , quilting

The Joy of Obsession from Where Art & Life Meet

Often referred to as a negative, I’ve always thought of obsessions as a lifeline to exploration, creativity, joy and boundless energy. Being obsessed with something (rather than someone) results in any number of truly awe-inspiring things, such as these artists who carve thread spools into amazing miniature works of art. Or Andrea Love whose website… Continue reading The Joy of Obsession

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