marcia derse fabric

Second finish for September 2025.......................... from Exuberant Color

For binding, something in gray, taupe or black was going to look best with the back of this quilt. I still had enough of this black and taupe Marcia Derse print to cut the 9 strips of binding.

I did the binding all by machine. I used a dark taupe thread to topstitch the binding. I didn't want to struggle seeing black thread. This quilt is big, too big for me to get it up on the double design wall right now. If you want to see the whole top, this post shows it.

I was happy to see ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under binding , marcia derse fabric

Trimming time................ from Exuberant Color

I had to do a load of laundry yesterday because I was running out of clean essentials. While I was in the basement I trimmed the huge Marcia Derse 16 patch quilt.

I had 6 yards of this large Marcia Derse print so I used it on the back. I bought the two 3 yard pieces at different times and possibly from 2 different stores. When I went to match the backing seam, I realized that one of them had slightly smaller motifs so by the time I got to the bottom of the seam they were a little off ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under marcia derse fabric

A quilt top.......................... from Exuberant Color

I got the 2 halves of this Marcia Derse fabric 16 patch quilt top pressed and sewed the final seam. After pressing that seam I struggled to get it up on the double design wall. I reached as high as I could but the last few inches still ended up on the floor. I had to hang it sideways and rotated the photo. The part on the floor is on the right edge. It is 80" x 96", large enough for an oversize twin quilt. With the deep mattresses on the new beds we need to make bed quilts larger ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under kaffe fabric , marcia derse fabric , strip piecing , triangles

Second finish for August 2025............. from Exuberant Color

It's a little hard to see the border since it wants to blend into the white flannel on the design wall. This quilt has only 7 Martha Negley fabrics in the quilt top. It is 67" x 83.5". The binding is the same light fabric as the quarter square triangles in every block and the border. It has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it and was quilted by Robin Diaz.

The back is also a Martha Negley fabric, the same print in lavender as was in pink in the front of the quilt. I didn't have enough ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under marcia derse fabric , strip piecing

A side project....................... from Exuberant Color

I decided to wash my bathroom curtains yesterday and when trying to slide them off the tension rod, they tore all the way down the side, sun rot. I checked back on my blog and those curtains were made 10 1/2 years ago. They were so faded they didn't look anything like when they were new.

Here is a close up of the new fabric. I bought it several years ago on sale. It is an Alex Anderson design for P&B fabrics. It is so much heavier weight than most new fabrics are. It only took about ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under home repair , marcia derse fabric , strip piecing

Lots done, just one photo................... from Exuberant Color

Just to recap, I have 2 blocks alike of each of 50 Marcia Derse fabric combinations. Yesterday I took 1/2 of the blocks, one of each combination and the 10 squares cut from the Marcia Derse panel, downstairs to the double design wall. I forgot to take a photo and brought the blocks upstairs to sew. I have half of the quilt sewn now, 10 blocks wide (80") and 6 blocks tall (48"). I can put the other half of the blocks in the very same arrangement and sew the 2 halves together. I could also take column 10 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under marcia derse fabric , strip piecing

Saving a block.................... from Exuberant Color

If you read yesterday's post, you know I miscut a strip and was short one segment for a 16 patch block. I briefly thought about just forgetting about that block, but I'm going for 120 blocks so I really needed it. I don't like chunks cut out of my yardage. I guess that is a leftover feeling from having worked at quilt shops and always having a clean edge on yardage. I cut 2 squares out of each of the 2 fabrics and finished piecing the block.

I finished another dishcloth last night. It is not as ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under knitting , marcia derse fabric

More blocks for 16 patch quilt.............. from Exuberant Color

I sewed 8 new combinations of Marcia Derse fabric yesterday morning. There are 2 of each, so 16 new blocks.

I sewed and cut the next batch of stratas and when cutting into segments I made one miscut. There is exactly enough for 2 blocks with only a small cut leftover.

I was able to salvage all but one combination by sewing the left over piece onto the miscut piece and recutting into 2.5". On the left, the seam sewn, center, the seam pressed open, and right, a trimmed strip ready to use. The 6th strata didn't have ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under marcia derse fabric , nature , strip piecing

The other quilt.......... from Exuberant Color

I have several quilt tops in progress, at all different stages, and I'm not sure any of them will be a finished top for this month.

Yesterday I decided to work on the Marcia Derse 16 patch and have this group ready to slice into segments to make blocks.

I pressed more fabric and cut more strips and got pairs sewn together.

I had PT in the morning instead of afternoon yesterday. It is helping my sciatic problems but it's still undetermined if there is another problem in my lower back. I have gone to 6 of 10 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under marcia derse fabric , nature

It was binding day...................... from Exuberant Color

I had the binding sewn onto the flannel baby quilt before lunch time yesterday. I need to take some blocks off the design wall before I can take its full portrait.

These are the blocks that need to be removed from the design wall. I added the 4 new ones so I could take a photo of all 36 blocks (one of each combination of fabrics, two alike of each are sewn). This wasn't necessarily the final layout but I have a photo of it now if I do want to start with this when I get the rest ...

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

Quilting a small one.......... from Exuberant Color

This flannel quilt has been ready for quilting for a couple weeks so I finally quilted it yesterday. It will get trimmed today or tomorrow and then I'll look for binding.

I pressed the stratas yesterday and sliced off the segments for 8 blocks, 2 of each combination. They aren't pressed so they can't go up on the design wall yet. I have 72 blocks made now. That would give me an 8 x 9 layout but that is too close to square. I would rather have 7 x 11 or 8 x 10. I could still ...

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

LIttle progress............... from Exuberant Color

I spent a couple more hours cutting 2" squares of Kaffe collective fabrics yesterday morning and now have 5 stacks instead of 3 shown a couple days ago. I had PT in the afternoon and afterwards sewed 4 more stratas of Marcia Derse fabrics for the 16 patch quilt. I trimmed off sad looking branches on my tomato plants and pulled out some more of the Creeping Bellflower.

I know there is nothing exciting about showing the most recent dishcloth finish but this helps me keep a record of the colors I have used.

7 days of 90s now, and ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under knitting , marcia derse fabric , strip piecing

32 blocks..................... from Exuberant Color

I think it is going to be impossible to get a true contrast photo of these blocks. The camera wants to emphasize the light/dark contrast and in reality, it is much more blendy, closer to yesterday's photo. This is one of each of the 32 unique blocks, so there are 64 completed at this time.

Here are the 6 new combinations (daylight photo).

The tallest volunteer Sunflower is a full bloom now. I see I didn't catch it before a bug ate holes in one of the petals. This one is about 4 feet tall.

The smaller ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under marcia derse fabric , nature , strip piecing

Moody 16 patch from Exuberant Color

I think this photo is a little dark, but this 16 patch is definitely a moody group of fabrics. I just put one of each that are sewn on the wall temporarily. I have chosen 12 more fabrics to cut and they are lighter than a lot of these.

I chose 4 of the new fabrics and sewed them but they aren't pressed so they aren't on the wall with the rest of the blocks.

I went out after sunset to take this photo. I kept meaning to go out earlier. This is the first of the Tiger ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under marcia derse fabric , nature , strip piecing

Red................. from Exuberant Color

In 2018 I bought the red 40th year anniversary Olfa rotary cutter but I never opened it. You know, saving it for later. Yesterday was the day to open it. Next to it is the 25th anniversary silver Olfa rotary cutter, my favorite one that I keep in my main floor studio.

Here are closeups of the labels on the 2 cutters. The silver one is reflecting light so it isn't showing its true color. I have always had several rotary cutters. I know some people only have one. I have 2 studio spaces so I have one of ...

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

Sewing stratas..................... from Exuberant Color

Even though I'm not done cutting strips from the Marcia Derse fabric, I had to start sewing pairs together. They all need pressing now before I can cut them into the segments for the blocks.

I like some pairs better than others, but the overall look is what I need to be concerned with.

These 24 stratas will produce 48 blocks (if I don't make any cutting mistakes) and that would only be a 48" x 64" quilt. I have a large piece for backing that I scored on sale so I need to make it larger.

The ...

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

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

A friend and I are making a Marcia Derse fabric quilt so while I have all of the fabrics out, I'm cutting 2.5" strips for a 16 patch. I'm cutting duplicates of lots of them so I will have extras if I don't find enough variety for just one strip of each. Each pair of fabrics makes 2 blocks so it is easy to figure how many strips you need. If you are making 80 blocks you need 80 strips, with 2 strips paired making 2 blocks you will end up with 40 pairs, or in ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles , strip piecing

New fabric.................... from Exuberant Color

There is a new line of Marcia Derse fabric, just released. I had to have a few new ones to mix in with my older lines. The line is called Sketchbook 21. Chris at Dye Candy Fabrics was the first to send an email that it was available so I ordered from her.

This is my favorite print in the new line.

And here is my second favorite.

I always love circle fabrics mixed into a project.

These 3 have possibilities so I didn't want to leave them behind. I didn't get any of 3 of the new ...

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

Prepping................... from Exuberant Color

I went through my Marcia Derse fabrics and pulled a selection for the next quilt. I cut a 7" strip off each of them since that is what I need for the die I will be using. Now I need to press all of them, and then cutting can take place. Actually I think I'll be cutting for 2 quilts which both use the same shape.

I checked out my tomato plants and there are 10 tomatoes now. The largest ones are about the size of a marble. Three cucumber plants are up but are taking their time growing ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months ago. under marcia derse fabric

Discoveries and an idea.......... from Exuberant Color

My post today will be in reverse order to explain how I get ideas.

This is sewing from 2 nights, 82 blocks. (total number from several days = 269). As I was sewing them, I was considering an all triangle square center of a baby quilt. I was trying to decide if all of the ones with the same 2 fabrics would be grouped together or if I would spread them out in a random grouping. Then I started thinking about how else I could use them: a small center with a border around it and then another round of triangle ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 1 week ago. under marcia derse fabric , organization , triangles

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