monthly recap

June 2025 monthly recap............................... from Exuberant Color

There were 3 finishes in June. The Crooked Cobblestone wall hanging took the longest to quilt and it is 36.5" x 57.5". It used up most of the cobblestone blocks I made several years ago.

In the center is a quilt spanning about 20 years for all of the parts to finally come together and be a cute baby quilt. It is 35" x 44".

The baby quilt at the right is 34.5" x 45" and was cut with the Bow Tie quilt block dies. The fabrics are all Kaffe Fassett collective except the flannel backing and ...

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May 2025 monthly recap.................. from Exuberant Color

I'll start my post with the only finished quilt for the month. The top was finished in August of 2020 and it is the last of my large quilt tops from past years to be quilted (by longarmer Robin Diaz).

It is 61.5" x 76". It has 6" and 4" Bow Tie blocks in it.

Next up are the two quilt tops finished about a week ago. The one on the left is made with 7 Martha Negley older prints in the Economy block, 4 across, 5 down. The pattern almost disappears as the blocks meet. It is ...

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April 2025 monthly recap...................... from Exuberant Color

There were 3 finishes in April. The quilt on the left is all batik fabrics and the top was finished last year in October. It is 62.5" x 74".

The other 2 finishes are made with Tilda fabrics. I searched online for pieces from older lines to add to the newer lines that were available. I had some green prints too but chose to only use the soft reds, roses, and blues in these 2 quilts. The one in the center is a free pattern on the Tilda website, Whimsy, and I chose it because it had larger pieces ...

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March 2025 monthly recap.................. from Exuberant Color

There were two finishes in March. On the left Neutral Batik 16 Patch 3 is 54.5" x 72". I have made a total of 4 quilts with these fabrics; the first one was sold as a top, the second a finished quilt (made with triangles) was sold, a family member has the third one. I'm hoping a family member will want this one.

On the right, Kaffe Blue Pinwheels is 59" x 72". It is the 4th quilt made with 6" triangles of Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics. The others were pink/blue, pink/green and pink/gray. all ...

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December 2024 monthly recap................ from Exuberant Color

There were 3 finishes and no new quilt tops, and that is great. I do have blocks ready to make into a top for next month.

The neutral color batik 16 patch is 71" x 93", the last of my big quilts to be quilted. I still have a smaller top made from the same group of blocks that will be quilted this year.

The pink/blue triangle quilt is 47" x 59" and I'll put it with the stack of baby quilts. Kaffe Fassett and Tula Pink fabrics.

The last one reminds me of rows of fences. It ...

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October 2024 monthly recap....................... from Exuberant Color

It was all new quilt tops in October, no finishes. I still have one more finish than new tops though for the year.

Kaffe Blue Pinwheels is 60" x 72". These were the leftover triangles from the pink/blue triangle quilt. I guess I cut a few too many for one project.

The butterfly baby quilt top is 35 "x 45". I think I made those blocks about 20 years ago, maybe a couple years before that. They were probably started to promote the book that the patterns were in. It's publication date is 1993 and that is over ...

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September 2024 monthly recap............. from Exuberant Color

I had 2 finishes in September, both quilted by Robin Diaz. The one on the left reminds me of graffiti and is mostly e Bond's fabric lines (Glyphs, Ravel, and Root) with some of the dark narrow strips Marcia Derse fabric. It is 59" x 79".

The one on the right is Kaffe Fassett collective and Tula Pink fabrics. I love pink and green together. It is 59" x 82".

I have 28 finished quilts so far this year.

I only finished one quilt top in September. That is good because I have only made 24 new quilt tops ...

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August 2024 Monthly recap............................ from Exuberant Color

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I had 4 finishes in August. Pink Hearts and 4 Patches is 59" x 76". The top was finished in February 2023. Printed cottons and batiks.

Fonthill, my interpretation of a Kaffe quilt by the same name, is 62.5" x 75". The top was finished in July 2023. It is at least half batik fabrics in the 2" triangles, and a mix of lots of other print fabrics. Many are Kaffe collective fabrics.

The Square Within, Karla Alexander's name for the original quilt, is 51" x 73". Kaffe collective and Martha Negley fabric. The top was completed in ...

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July 2024 Monthly Recap................ from Exuberant Color

It was obvious I wasn't going to have any more finishes today so my monthly recap is a day earlier than usual. I had two finishes, both quilted by my longarm friend Robin. The Red Kaffe Squares is 66" x 84.5" and has at least 77 different Kaffe collective fabrics in it. Hole in the Barn Door/ Churn Dash with 4 different size blocks is 63.5" x 82.5" and also is Kaffe collective fabrics. This one might have closer to 100 different fabrics.

I didn't expect to have a quilt top finish for July but ...

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June 2024 Monthly Recap..................... from Exuberant Color

There were 3 finishes in June. From left to right: Baby quilt started in 1996 and I still love the fabrics in it. It is 35" x 41". Kaffe X quilt made with yarn dyed woven stripes and Kaffe prints is 58.5" x 78.5". The top was made in 2022. 16 patch made with African fabrics and mottled batiks with an accent batik print as alternate squares scattered through the quilt. It is 62.5" x 78.5". The top was made in October last year. The 2 large ones were quilted by my longarm friend Robin.

I ...

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May 2024 monthly recap................. from Exuberant Color

There was only one finished quilt in May. It is one of a series of solids and prints that I started several years ago. (Inspiration quilt and block directions here.)

This quilt is 36.5" x 66" and has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it.

Making tops is more fun than finishing quilts so there were 4 new tops in May. From left to right: Marcia Derse "Glow" was just needing its outside edge triangles and then rows sewn together. It is 47" x 64". The pink/blue Kaffe triangles is 48" x 60". Next is Interweave, a free pattern ...

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April 2024 monthly recap.......... from Exuberant Color

Three quilts were finished in April. The Bear Paw quilt is 68" x 82", Charley in the Forest is 65.5" x 87", and Friendship Star is 62" x 71". The 2 largest ones were quilted by Robin Diaz and I quilted the third one.

I finished 3 quilt tops that were either cut or started several years ago The 4th top was started from scratch in March. The blocks were all made for the neutral 16 patch so it just took a design wall session and stitching it together to finish this 55.5" x 72" top in one ...

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March 2024 Monthly recap from Exuberant Color

It was another good month for finishes, 6 for March. I quilted 3 of them and Robin Diaz quilted 3 for me. Top left, Autumn Coneflower 2 is 62.5" x 78". Below it is Marcia Derse Stars which is 65" x 80". Second column top is Flannel Pinwheels which is 58" x 70". Below it is Bright Flannel, 53" x 71". Next is Sunlight in the Forest, 67.5" x 87" and last is Flannel Hugs and Kisses, 57" x 82.5". That was a lot of big backings to prepare and 3 of the quilts have hand stitched ...

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February 2024 monthly recap................... from Exuberant Color

There were 5 finishes in the shortest month of the year, all because there was one extra day this year. The 2 baby quilts are 37" square and 33.5" x 40". The quilt tops were made last month in an attempt to build up my baby quilt stash. Next is the Australian 16 patch which is 60" x 77" and the top was made in March 2023. Interweave, a pattern by SpringLeaf Studios, is 57" x 81". The top was made in March 2018. The last one is Scrappy Batik Bear Paw 2 which is 70" x 85". The ...

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January 2024 monthly recap................ from Exuberant Color

Two quilts were finished in January from tops made a few years ago, both large ones. Mosaic made of Kaffe collective prints is 76.5" x 97.5" and is in my top 5 favorite large quilts. Batik Pineapple Log Cabin is 69.5" x 89". Lots of hand stitching in those bindings. (Longarm quilting by Robin Diaz).

Six quilt tops were completed.

Shoo Fly (top left) was 17 blocks in a project box with all of the solid colors cut for another 13 blocks. I created the rest of the blocks, sewed the top together, and this quilt top ...

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December 2023 monthly recap................ from Exuberant Color

December was my best month for finishes. Three were just waiting for binding so that was pretty fast. Four of them were gifts that needed to be finished. On the left are the two I Spy quilts for my two families of great-grandchildren. (64" x 80.5" and 67.5" x 79"). Next to them are Soft Colorwash and Small Colorwash (20" x 33 and 18" square). Next is layered churn dash, 77" x 101" and below it flannel baby quilts, 38" square and 39.5" square. At the right is Batik Stars, 73" x 99".

Only one quilt top ...

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October 2023 monthly recap................ from Exuberant Color

In October I had 2 finishes, both small....that's what happens some months. On the left is Australian fabric zig zag which ended up at 34.5" x 45.5". The colorwash is all batiks and is 31.5" square.

There were 4 tops finished and these 2 are the largest. The African fabric and mottled batiks 16 patch with added batik blocks finished at 64" x 80". I started this top in September and finished it in October. On the right, the Bear Paw top is 69" x 84". The blocks were made in 2021 and they waited ...

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September 2023 monthly recap............ from Exuberant Color

I had 2 finishes in September, (my self imposed goal for each month this year) both made with the out of production Kaffe Fassett yard dyed woven stripes. I started buying them back in the1990s and added to them over the years that they were available. The green quilt on the left is 58" x 72" and the multicolor quilt on the right which includes the Kaffe shot cottons is 61" x 80".

For my own record on my blog I need to post the details so I can check back later if I have questions about the quilt.

This ...

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August 2023 Monthly recap............ from Exuberant Color

In some summers I spend more time gardening but as I get older, and perennials really do take care of themselves, I have gotten more quilting done this year. I'm still up to date on 2 finishes a month so this is numbers 15 and 16.

The Australian Hole in the Barn Door/Churn Dash top was made in March this year. After quilting it is 54" x 80.5". The Pastel Diamonds top was made in May this year. After quilting it is 48" x 72".

The I Spy #1 quilt top is number 20 this year. I ...

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July 2023 monthly recap............ from Exuberant Color

Three finishes for July. That makes up for only one in June and I'm back on my plan for an average of 2 finishes per month, 14 finishes so far this year. The little green zig zag quilt is 29.5" x 36.5". In the center the Snail's Trail made with Wishwell Weather Report fabric is 58" x 83". Improv Strippy is 75.5" x 98.5".

I keep track of my quilt tops by size in 3 categories. Two of these were in the large category (over 80" on the longest edge). There are still 14 ...

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