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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 3 days, 18 hours ago. under kaffe fabric , nostalgia , organization

5" blooms, more organizing.......................... from Exuberant Color

From the 6" strips I showed on Monday I got 12 fussy cut blooms. These are cut 5" to finish at 4.5", 2 to match up with the 9" blocks. There is lots more cutting to do so these will go in the box with the others previously cut.

Back to the basement for more cleaning and organizing. The next thing in line on the workbench was the box of Christmas fabric. I will be going through this and pulling out the few pieces I might need for future Christmas stockings or other small projects. I will sell the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 days, 18 hours ago. under christmas , kaffe fabric , nature , organization

Taking it easy................. from Exuberant Color

Finally a beautiful low humidity day in the high 60s, windows open, time to be lazy.

I started going through the 6" strips of Kaffe collective fabrics looking for the ones I'll cut into 5" squares for my fussy cut floral quilt. I forgot to bring my 5" square up from the basement so cutting might take place today.

Other than that I filled the bird feeders and checked on my tomatoes, then a trip to the grocery store 7 blocks from my house for a few items. Oh, and many games of Spider Solitaire.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 days, 18 hours ago. under kaffe fabric

One off the wall, another up...................... from Exuberant Color

I needed one last photo of this group of blocks because I needed to take them off the design wall. I can continue to cut more squares and when I have enough, I will put all of them up on the design wall again, and then it can be sewn.

I got the seam sewn in a backing for a flannel quilt and got the fold line and seam pressed. Then I had 3 errands to take care of.

I took the 4 stratas for the William Morris Trip Around the World to my ironing table (30" x 60") in ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under kaffe fabric , trip around the world

Miscellaneous................. from Exuberant Color

As promised yesterday I took a photo of the lock screen on my cell phone with my Canon camera. This is the close up photo of one of my Peony blooms. Before the last update on my phone I didn't see the possibility of using one of my own photos. Now I can enjoy the Peony year round.

For several years I have been dropping photo Christmas cards, loose photos, folders from funerals, obituaries cut from the newspaper, etc. into the top drawer in the guest room. I wanted to find my grandparents' obituaries to see how old they ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 weeks ago. under batiks , kaffe fabric , miscellaneous

Floral progress and nature............... from Exuberant Color

I did trim 2 of the 3 blocks mentioned yesterday, changing them from 9,5" to 6.5" squares. I also cut a few more 3.5" and 6.5" squares from different fabrics. I think this is about 1/3 of the squares I will need.

I took a close up photo of one of the pink Peony blooms. When I went to change the lock screen photo on my cellphone, it was one of my options. It is a rectangular section of the center of the flower and it is beautiful on the phone. My Canon camera was ...

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

Cutting and planting............ from Exuberant Color

The separate column on the left is all of the new squares cut yesterday. I think I need to cut the 2 light background squares down to 6.5" and then the flower will be more prominent. Also the red flower with the purple background might need to be cut down. I'll keep cutting......

I brought my Peony bouquet inside yesterday morning. I will put it in my bathroom now where it will reflect in the mirror and look twice as large.

I finished potting most of the flowers in the remaining pots. Now I have 5 pots on ...

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

Another busy day..................... from Exuberant Color

I had a nice visit yesterday morning with a cousin. I had offered her some fabric and she is going to teach a 2 week sewing camp for young people. The students are bringing fabric for their main project and she will supply the fabric for some fun extra projects.

After she left I baked a batch of cookies with dough I had made the night before. They are going with family that is travelling out of state. I delivered the cookies to them and then did grocery shopping on the way home.

This Peony is behind a tomato ...

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

Comparison............................. from Exuberant Color

I showed the original squares a few days ago, on the left, the 10" squares from a layer cake stack. Then I cut a few more squares and showed the photo in the center. Now I have added some more squares in the photo on the right. I haven't looked for any fabrics yet to cut 12.5" squares from. I may decide I'm happy with just the 3", 6", and 9" finished squares.

I started planting the pots for the porch. I might get more planted today or tomorrow.

I'm trying a new type of pot ...

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

Cutting started.............. from Exuberant Color

Finally I found my 9.5" square to add to the 6.5" and 3.5" squares. Since I'm beginning my cutting from 10" squares, I won't need the 12.5" square yet.

I'm just placing them on the design wall as I cut them and there are duplicates of some of them. I'm realizing I could just come up with my own layout instead of following one in a Kaffe book. I'll start looking through the pieces in the Kaffe large scrap box next. Lastly I'll go to yardage to find more.

There ...

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

Wishes and dreams..................... from Exuberant Color

Wishes: I wish I still had the energy and stamina I had 10 years ago.

Dreams: I can dream about what I will make with my stash.

This is all of the 10" squares that had big blooms, some bigger than others.

There is a Kaffe quilt called "Bloomers" that has a layout that uses 3", 6", 9" and 12" finished squares. I'll probably use the layout, but not the same fabrics as in the book.

Another dream: I want to make a Trip Around the World with this assortment of Wm. Morris fabric. I have been collecting these ...

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

Sorting fabric................ from Exuberant Color

Some years I buy the 10" squares of Kaffe collective fabrics so I can see the whole line of fabric without having to buy yardage. Last night I decided to go through the stack and pull out the ones that read one color or are a smaller print. When I came to the one on the bottom left stack I realized I should also be pulling out the ones that have a single large flower on them. I guess I get to go through the pile a second time today.

In the morning yesterday, after filling the bird feeders, I ...

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

Subtle changes depending on lighting.......... from Exuberant Color

The photo on the left was taken at night with the overhead lighting in my studio with one extra light shining across the bottom of the quilt top.

The one on the right was taken in full daylight from the west and north windows in the morning. At first glance they don't look a lot different but the one on the right is warmer tones and more like the top actually looks. If you look at the beige vertical strip that is to the left of the 5 octagon blocks and compare it in both photos, you can see ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric

First quilt top for May 2026 from Exuberant Color

The stripe bottom border was removed and a replacement fabric sewn in. Then the borders were added and it is finished. I don't think it needs anything else. It will be wall art rather than a cuddle quilt. It is 48" wide and 53" tall. The light fabrics aren't as bright of a contrast as they look in the photo.

I have company staying with me for a few days and we went plant shopping for my pots. I didn't remember to get a photo of all of the plants so we brought this one in for ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , nature

Creative play................... from Exuberant Color

I used a lot of the leftover 1.5" squares from the colorwash trays and tried a still life. In the photo below you can see the scale.

I worked on the Kaffe medallion top yesterday. I pinned up a border all around and have covered the purple stripe near the bottom with 2 options that I'll look at again this morning.

This is what it used to look like.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under colorwash , kaffe fabric

A busy day............... from Exuberant Color

As I started sorting pieces I'm trying to decide how to divide them up for storage in the project box. Also is a strip 3" or shorter a chunk instead of a strip?

While I was in the basement doing a load of laundry, I pressed the binding fabric for this quilt and cut the 7 strips needed. Maybe I'll get it sewn onto the quilt today.

When I went out to get the mail, I noticed the Weigela bushes are in bloom. There is a Redbud tree growing right next to it on the back side of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under batik , binding , food , kaffe fabric , nature

I need to do some sorting....................... from Exuberant Color

I'm going to start a major sorting session in my studio. The box of large Kaffe collective scraps is overflowing.

For the last several months I have been just piling smaller scraps on top of the project boxes on the shelves behind my sewing cabinet.

There were 2 boxes full on those shelves. The one on the left is all pieced parts and the one on the right is small Kaffe collective scraps. I think I'll start with the small scraps first and separate all of the strips from the odd shaped scraps. I hope this is a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric

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

I put this medallion piece back up on the design wall and tried a few pieces for continuing borders, trying to figure out if it needs medium or dark or bright fabric. I have a box full of 4" Broken Dishes blocks that might get used for a border.

I also have the other Maria Derse tall triangles quit top in progress that needs a decision on the insert strip fabric. I think this one will come down and that one will go up on the wall.

I cut 20+ more green fabrics in 1.5" squares but I see ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months ago. under batik , kaffe fabric , knitting

Some new fabric............... from Exuberant Color

I used to buy at least one color of every new Kaffe fabric but now I only buy the ones I like and sometimes more than one color. The February fabric was finally delivered to the stores. I thought this one might make nice bindings but I may end up using some in other projects. I got 1/2 yard of each.

I had to have several colors of this one. I got a yard of the red and half yards of the other 3.

This is the last batch of Marcia Derse paired strips, sewn last night. I also ...

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

Side by side..................... from Exuberant Color

I couldn't decide whether the strips should run horizontal or vertical so I made one of each. I was making these to use up the 1.5" and 2.5" Kaffe strips that I had cut several years ago. I did end up having to cut a few new strips to have enough for both quilts. The spacer strips in the quilt on the left are in there because I needed a little more width and I didn't want to make any more blocks. I'm not sure which quilt I like best because I like both of ...

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

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