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A couple more layouts............... from Exuberant Color

In the comments yesterday my friend Mary G suggested turning 2 of the blocks in each set of 4 to make star blocks. In this version dark stars are alternated with light stars.

This one is with all dark stars. But wait, I have already made a Kaffe quilt with this layout but I think I don't think I made Broken Dishes blocks for it.

I made this one in 2022 and it isn't exactly the same but in my mind the layout was the same. This one has double row stars and creates the same diagonals as ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 17 hours, 44 minutes ago. under kaffe fabric , quilts made with triangles

Thinking about layouts..................... from Exuberant Color

There are just 8 more Broken Dishes blocks waiting to be sewn so it is time to think about layouts I have to try several to get an idea what i like best.

This one is pretty straight forward, 8 blocks across, 10 down for a 48" x 60" quilt. It could have a border to increase the size.

Grouping them in 4s with either borders all around each block or sashing between blocks. Estimating 1" borders or 2" sashing, it would be 58" x 72" and could still have a border added.

My brain isn't ready to figure ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 day, 17 hours ago. under kaffe fabric , quilts made with triangles

Still hot.................. from Exuberant Color

It's been too hot for me to think about a new project so I'll just continue sewing these squares for Broken Dishes blocks.

With all that I sewed yesterday and Thursday, I have plenty to start sewing into blocks. I pressed all of them so I would be ready for assembly last night and today. I sewed 32 blocks last night and added them to the 39 already sewn. They are 6" blocks.

I watered the tomato plants and then went to the front garden and watered the bushes. This is the Zinfin Doll Hydrangea finally starting to ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 days, 17 hours ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , triangles

Miscellany.................. from Exuberant Color

I quilted another tiny table mat (left) yesterday. It's the same size as the one from the day before. The piecing was done a few years ago, now layered, quilted and ready for edge finish.

A few Broken Dishes blocks were sewn, not pressed yet.

I cut several more light fabrics and sewed some more squares for Broken Dishes blocks.

This is the second batch that were sewn. I'm going to have to turn on the iron today.

I think this is one of the ugliest variegated yarns, a sick green in few values. It's kind of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 days, 17 hours ago. under kaffe fabric , knitting , triangles

Teeny tiny.......................... from Exuberant Color

I pieced the squares into this little top a couple years ago. This heat saps my energy so all I was able to get done was layering and quilting this. I will finish the edge soon.

I had this piece laying with the top so I guess it was meant to be the back.

A couple days ago I took this photo of the Creeping Bellflowers. They are getting closer to the time to be pulled out. These are actually in the grass along the edge of the flower garden.

I watered my tomato plants and then tackled one area ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 days, 17 hours ago. under kaffe fabric , machine quilting , nature

Empty design wall problem....................... from Exuberant Color

Yesterday morning I was looking for things to take to the thrift shop and that ended up being a dusting project. I have said before, I dust twice a year whether it needs it or not. Guess what, it needed it.

Then I headed to the studio and the bare design wall was getting to me. I had a pile of small Kaffe scraps that needed to go in the project box, and I found it to be overflowing. I took out all of the parts that were sewn and put them on the design wall, mostly for a little ...

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

Mindless sewing again........... from Exuberant Color

Since yesterday was errand day and I didn't have anything lined up to sew, I just went to the 3" Kaffe collective fabric component bin and continued sewing some Broken Dishes blocks, like I was making in April.

I have lots of dark triangles that were cut over a couple years but didn't have any more light ones. I looked through my Kaffe 'large scrap' box and found a few more light ones to cut. This is the next batch I will sew. I have a table runner I may quilt and finish today.

My cousin and his ...

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

Two tops.................... from Exuberant Color

The border doesn't show up that much in this photo but it's there. This quilt is 7 Martha Negley fabrics that I had chosen 2 years ago and finally got around to using. It ended up at 69.5" x 85". Now I'm trying to decide whether to use Martha Negley fabrics on the back, or to go with a light color print from my stash.

Thanks to my friend Mary G, I caught the 2 four patch blocks turned the wrong way in the last 2 row segment. I'm glad I hadn't sewn it ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric , knitting , quilts made with triangles

Almost done............. from Exuberant Color

The last two rows have been pieced and are ready to add to the top section. I could have sewn it on last night but I need to press the top after it's done and it was too late for that.

I also cut the border strips and sewed the border on the Martha Negley fabric quilt. Another one to be pressed today.

More Peonies are blooming. I cut some of the ones that fell over for a bouquet for my living room.

I did a little clean up in the front garden. I had been watching this plant ...

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

Today is Tuesday...... from Exuberant Color

How many times today will I have to remind myself that today is not Monday, repeating to myself Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday.

Rows 1 through 8 out of 10 are sewn together now.

And then I folded it and pinned to make room for the bottom 2 rows.

Then I placed a few pieces up on the wall to continue the design. I'll work on placing the final pieces on the wall today.

The red Weigela is starting to bloom. It is my favorite. I need to trim back some branches after the blooming so my neighbors won't get ...

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

64 blocks sewn..................... from Exuberant Color

I designed all of the rest of the blocks that would fit on the design wall and sewed 29 to add to the 35 from yesterday. Now I need to sew this big section together and move it up the wall so I can design the last 2 rows.

With any luck I will get this top sewn before the end of the month.

I pulled all of the pieces I needed for the last 16 blocks and put the unneeded pieces in the 4" storage bin.

This is the best looking section in my front garden. My rain gauge ...

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

More layout............. from Exuberant Color

I moved the blocks another 4" to the left and now the width of the layout will fit on the design wall. The height though is not ideal. I have to add 2 more rows at the bottom. I may end up sewing the top part and double it up on the wall to design the last 2 rows. I have 35 of 80 blocks sewn. There are 40 of each style block.

Here is how much the tomato plants have grown. May 11 on the left and May 23 on the right. This one is the Early Girl.

The ...

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

Moving blocks............................ from Exuberant Color

I moved part of the blocks to the left but I can see I need to move them a few more inches. Everything on the left side is sewn into 8" blocks. I need to fit 3 more 8" blocks to the right of the top rows. I finished cutting the squares that I need to finish the layout so I just need time now to design and sew the blocks. I'm happy that this one is working as a scrappy quilt.

I have the first blossom on a tomato plant with more forming.

I was down at the ...

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

More designing, a little sewing................. from Exuberant Color

Center #4 seemed to be the favorite in yesterday's comments. I haven't made a final decision but I think it will be the one.

I took this photo as a reference because I need to start sewing blocks. I have to move 2 sets of 8" blocks to the left on the design wall so I can get the rest of the layout up there.

I have sewn all of the blocks in the first 2 columns and the top 2 blocks in the 3rd column. Today I'll start moving pieces to the left. I cut lots ...

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

Continuing from yesterday............................. from Exuberant Color

At the left is the photo I showed yesterday of the beginning of a layout, inspired by a Mary Ellen Hopkins layout (also shown yesterday). On the right is my box of 4" components, cut over a period of a few years. I did some more trial layout choices to see if scrappy was going to work.

I don't have a lot of light fabrics already cut but there were enough to get a feel for how this is working. I tried 4 different centers and this was the first one.

Here is number 2 center trial. This is ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , knitting , quilts made with triangles

Quilt top......and other things........... from Exuberant Color

The top is sewn together but I haven't decided whether I'll add a narrow border of the same fabric as the quarter square triangles. I staystitched the edge so it's ready for border or not. It is 64" x 80". It is made of Martha Negley fabrics. She is mentioned in at least one of Kaffe's early books. Most of these fabrics are from her earlier lines.

Later in the day I did some more cutting with my new 8" die.

Here are the rest. There are 2 of some of them. Then it was time ...

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

Searching the stash..................... from Exuberant Color

Yesterday I was searching for Philip Jacobs fabrics for the triangles I need for my current project. Here are four that I'm pretty sure will work but I think I want to find at least four more that will work too.

While I was in the basement I finished pressing all of the small floral triangle squares. I had a pile of larger squares too that were added to the same storage box. I also pressed a pile of fabrics that are waiting to be cut.

I pulled out three books to look through after seeing them on Maureen ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , triangles

Weather warnings and a little cutting......... from Exuberant Color

We were under a tornado watch last evening but the storms mostly missed us. We only got enough rain to wet the driveway and then it moved on. We haven't had a good rain since May 1.

I got the first group of pieces cut with my new die. They are 8" so one X block would be 16". I don't have any idea what I'm going to make with them but I'll continue to cut and also choose a fabric for the triangles that complete the blocks.

I'm used 10" squares from layer cakes ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , christmas , kaffe fabric , knitting

Playing with squares............... from Exuberant Color

I'm still going through the 10" squares, trying to decide which ones I want to cut with my new die.

My grandson and his fiancé took me out for lunch yesterday for a belated Mother's Day celebration.

In the afternoon I went outside for a photo shoot. Most of my tomato plants are in pots this year. Those large pots hold 30 lb. of dirt.

This is probably the last year for the raised bed. My son pounded 2 stakes in to hold the front board up. This is the bed I'm hoping to see volunteer Sun ...

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

Another binding................. from Exuberant Color

There was one more quilt waiting for binding so I trimmed it and then started looking for something that would look good with both the front and back. One of the bow ties is made of this fabric and I thought it would work well. I'm glad I had enough of it.

I got one short side hand stitched last night.

This small project was just waiting for the border to be sewn on so I took care of that too. It is made of Australian Aboriginal print fabric.

I went shopping for the plants for my porch pots ...

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

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