kaffe fabric

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

This quilt was created from a free pattern called Kaffe Fassett Zipper from Free Spirit fabric company. It was intended to be used with a certain pack of fat quarters that was available at the time. I ended up choosing fabrics from my ample stash of Kaffe collective fabrics. I didn't have the exact value changes I needed in the purple and orange but it turned out okay.

The backing fabric was designed by Philip Jacobs. It is one of my favorite prints of his. The binding is by Brandon Mably. The quilt is 58" x 80" and it ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under kaffe fabric , nature

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

Yesterday afternoon I sewed one more Fractured block, bottom right. When I get all 20 blocks sewn, maybe the ones with the darker backgrounds will end up on the edges of the layout.

Then I cleaned off my cabinet so I could sew the binding on the Kaffe Zipper quilt.

I started sewing on the binding in the late afternoon and then decided to go to the grocery store before it got dark. I got home in time to pick some more tomatoes.

I finished the binding at 10 p.m. You can see I went with the wild fabric ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 weeks, 1 day ago. under binding , fractured quilt , kaffe fabric

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 1 month ago. under accuquilt die cutter , food , kaffe fabric

Keeping busy......................... from Exuberant Color

I trimmed the Kaffe Zipper quilt yesterday. I like the straight line quilting on it, quilted by longarm quilter Robin Diaz.

Since the edge of the quilt has the lightest and the darkest fabrics, I'm not sure what I will choose for the binding.

Last night while watching TV I did some sorting. The triangles are Marcia Derse fabrics. When I discovered the tray I noticed it had all dark fabrics and some already sewn triangle pairs so I cut some new light ones for variety. I'll use this as one of my mindless sewing sessions now that ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under fractured quilt , kaffe fabric

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

I had errands to run in the morning before the heat became oppressive yesterday. When I got to work this backing was the first project. I have cut the pieces so maybe I'll get them sewn together today.

Next I cut 19 squares from the alternate block fabric. I will have to design this quilt sideways on my double design wall in the basement. It will have 99 blocks to make a top 72" x 88".

I braved the heat late in the afternoon and filled the birdfeeders and picked tomatoes. Most of the tomatoes are up high on ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months ago. under kaffe fabric , stash , strip piecing

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

All of the blocks were finished and pressed yesterday morning so I had to make a decision on the layout. I needed to clean off my work table. I decided it will be sashing, but wider than I originally tried. I was thinking 1" finished when I first showed the fabrics, but I decided yesterday that the blocks need a little more space between them. Now I'm planning on 1.5" finished sashing. I haven't decided if there will be cornerstones yet. I'm putting this aside now and will work on something else, plus I'm still ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under 9 patch , black and white , kaffe fabric , knitting , triangles

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

I finished sewing and pressing this top by early afternoon yesterday. As a comparison with the pattern photo, I'm not completely happy with my fabric selection. Not comparing, it's OK. I wish I could have found a lighter orange fabric for next to the yellows. I forgot to measure it but the pattern says 60" x 80.5". I'll get the actual measurement today and update this post.

I knew I had some 6.5" squares of floral prints left from a previous quilt that I could use for a mock-up. I cut one strip of quarter ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under kaffe fabric , quilts made with triangles

Two more seams................. from Exuberant Color

I finished sewing all of the B blocks and then sewed 2 blocks together for 7 long rows. In the afternoon I started sewing rows together and continued later in the evening and got 4 out of 6 sewn.

While I was in the basement in the morning I was looking for one particular stripe which I didn't find. I saw this charcoal and white stripe and thought it might work as quarter square triangles around the little 3" nine patches as the first found in Economy blocks. I think it would also look good just as alternate squares ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under kaffe fabric , quilts made with triangles

Good progress............... from Exuberant Color

I finished piecing all 8 of the Block A and 2 of the Block B. I pinned 4 of them up on the design wall to get an idea whether my fabric choices worked.

A couple pinks could have been a little lighter, but overall I'm happy with it. I'll finish sewing the last 4 B blocks today and get the 2 sections of each row sewn together. Then I can press all of the seams before I add the rows to each other. With a little luck I may be able to finish it today,

The rain ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under kaffe fabric

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

I decided to go with the wildcard fabric staggered. I stacked all of the pieces for 8 block A and layered them on a cover of a plastic bin so I could carry them up the stairs.

I did the same for 6 block B. Now I have some sewing set up for a couple days.

Since I was not using fat quarters, but instead cut a 10" strip selvage to selvage, I had room to cut 2 more stacks of each group. These are stacks of 5 pieces in the order they would be sewn. Maybe I can use ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under christmas , kaffe fabric

Pieces cut.................... from Exuberant Color

All of the strips were pressed and cut into segments yesterday. There are 2 blocks in the Kaffe zipper quilt so I laid out 1 of each. My wild card fabric is at the exact center and this is how they would be sewn together. That would made a stripe of it from top to bottom 2 places in the quilt.

I wasn't sure I wanted that so I rearranged 3 of the fabrics to stagger it. I'm leaning toward this version but haven't made the final decision. I think this way it might cause more attention ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under kaffe fabric

More sorting fun.................... from Exuberant Color

Here is the whole rack that I showed a portion of in yesterday's post. Yesterday I sorted the reds, what fun, and there weren't any I wanted to get rid of. To the right of them is the overflow of Brandon fabrics (which you can see the edge of on the right) and a couple Kaffe yarn dyed wovens. There is a pile of fat quarters in front of the stack. So the second shelf from the top was sorted Saturday and the reds on Sunday. The 2 unsorted shelves are the Philip Jacobs prints. On the bottom ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under kaffe fabric , knitting , organization , stash

Keeping busy.................. from Exuberant Color

While I was waiting for clothes in the dryer I took down all of the fabric on the top shelf and reorganized it. I found a few more pieces in other places that belong on that shelf too. It is a miscellaneous group. The 2 lower shelves are mostly Philip Jacobs fabrics. I started organizing it by color a few months ago and never finished.

We finally got some rain yesterday. I checked it around 9 a.m. and there was 1.75" in the rain gauge. It rained a little more after that so I'll check the gauge ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under food , kaffe fabric , organization

A little cutting.................... from Exuberant Color

I had to turn on the iron yesterday to press the Aboriginal Dot fabric. All 15 strips are cut now so I can start sewing on this project. While the iron was on, the 13 little 9 patches got pressed too.

The Zinfin Doll Hydrangea blooms are just starting to turn pink. I hope we get the rain they are predicting for this afternoon through tomorrow. Otherwise I will have to start watering this bush.

There is one tiny Tiger Lily in the front flower bed. I'll have to dig it out because it is right next to the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under kaffe fabric , nature

Turned on the iron................... from Exuberant Color

The basement had cooled off with those few cool days we had so I had a pressing session yesterday morning. All 20 little 3" nine patches are pressed and trying their layouts. Edge to edge always makes an interesting design.

I also thought about adding 4 plain squares (a floral print) for 9" blocks. I'll make many more before I decide.

I knew I had a little drawer full of strips so I pulled it out and went through them. I'll cut some squares from them for variety for the project.

While the iron was hot I pressed ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , nature

The great yellow takeover.............. from Exuberant Color

Two years ago there were 2 Black-eyed Susan plants that somehow migrated from the back garden to the front. This year they have multiplied and have taken over the front garden. It's colorful, I will say that.

After an hour or so of playing with this group of fabric, this is the final batch. I removed one purple and like that end much better. Now I have to read the directions and decide if I will follow them or devise my own directions. I know the directions are for fat quarters and I'm not sure I want to ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under binding , food , kaffe fabric , nature

Changes..................... from Exuberant Color

All of the photos yesterday have the fabrics overlapped so you only see 2" of them, which is the width of the finished strip in the quilt. Here is a full view of the wild card.

In this photo are 3 new pink prints and a purple to replace the 3rd from the left.

In this one the wild card is removed and another pink is in the center. Still not quite right.

In this group one of the pinks has been removed and the orange swirly added, and then I switched the dotted and the large plaid with each ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric

I'm not sure..................... from Exuberant Color

I thought it might take between a half hour and an hour to find the fabrics to make this Zipper quilt. It took me an hour to get from 12 fabrics to the 15 I needed and I'm still not sure I'm done. This was the first group of 15 and I thought I might be done but when I saw the photo I didn't like the 3rd piece in from the left. I think it is too dark.

I had another purple to try and it is a little better, but I kept looking.

I changed ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric

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

There were 2 project boxes full of Kaffe collective scraps plus a pile I had collected in the basement. This is a 12" x 12" project box opened, with strips in the left side. On the lid on the right is a bag of scraps large enough to cut 2.5" squares, a bag of tiny scraps, and a bag of scraps with a seam, cut offs from projects. I have no interest in working with these. I have too much yardage calling my name right now. The good news though is that it is sorted and hopefully I can ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 1 week ago. under kaffe fabric , nostalgia

A little more................ from Exuberant Color

I misjudged how many day in a row I could stand on the basement floor so I only cleaned 8" more on the workbench surface. This wood thread holder had a thick layer of dust on it so that was the first job, cleaning it. When I worked at Quilting Books Unlimited, a man visited our store and showed us these racks that he handmade. We ordered some and this is the one I bought. I think the only place I might use it now is near my embroidery machine, and I use that so seldom that this would just ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , nostalgia , organization

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