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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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June 2023 monthly recap.............. from Exuberant Color

One finish for June. That makes 11 finishes so far this year.

I have been calling this one light Winged Square because I made a second quilt with all of the dark blocks. This one is 46.5" x 70", a perfect cover up for an afternoon nap.

It has Hobbs 80/20 batting, light beige Superior So Fine thread on top, cream color Superior Bottom Line in the bobbin.

The backing is an older Philip Jacobs fabric called Blowsey, one of my favorites.

The binding is by Brandon Mably, one of the Kaffe Collective group.

There was also just ...

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May 2023 monthly recap.................... from Exuberant Color

Two finishes again for May. That makes 10 so far this year. On the left is Kaffe fabric Rail Fence baby quilt, 38" x 52". On the right Pink Twisted Ribbons, fabrics from many years of collected stash, 35" x 48".

Two new quilt tops, numbers 16 and 17 for the year so I'm still having too much fun making new quilt tops and dragging my feet quilting and finishing them. On the left Pastel Diamonds is 49" x 72.5". On the right Prints and Solids: Stars, 63" x 72".

For my own record, this top was finished ...

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April 2023 monthly recap ............ from Exuberant Color

This is the 4th month in a row that I have had 2 finishes. I hope I can keep up that pace.

Red Hot on the left is 62.5" x 81". My Fantasy Garden is 53.5" x 64". It is much brighter and prettier than this photo.

Another month of more new quilt tops than finishes...which means I'm having fun.

Bars: Australian fabric is 51.5" x 75". The muted color blend top is 20" x 33". Pink ribbons is 36" x 48". Australian Zig Zag is 36" x 45". Colorwash made with rectangles is 32 ...

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January 2023 monthly recap............ from Exuberant Color

There were 2 total finishes in January, one at the beginning of the month and the other at the end. The neutral color batik quilt on the left is 54" x 74.5". On the right is Scrappy Friendship Star 47" x 59".

In between those 2 finishes I made 5 quilt tops. Two of them were made from Kaffe fabric strips that were cut about 10 years ago so they went together fast. Top left is a 16 patch baby quilt top 40.5" square. Bottom left is Chroma Zone, all 9 patches with 5 light/4 dark. Most ...

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December 2022 monthly recap and Happy New Year!.......... from Exuberant Color

In December I had 2 finishes. If I hadn't had so many problems when quilting the larger one I might have gotten another quilted. Gridlock, the large one is my version of the one of the same name in Kaffe Fassett's book Glorious Patchwork. It is 65" x 91". I finished the top in late November 2021 so it took a year to get it in the quilting lineup. The colorwash is 29.5" square and is made of all batik fabrics.

Two fairly large quilt tops were finally sewn together too. The one on the left is ...

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November 2022 monthly recap.............. from Exuberant Color

Two finishes for November and again one just squeaking in before midnight of the last day of the month. The mottled batik 16 patch quilt is 55.5" x 71", a nice throw quilt size. The Sunshine and Blackbirds is 36" x 45.5", a crazy pieced wall hanging made of all batik fabrics.

Thanks to one simple, less than 24 hour quilt top, I finished 3 tops, all with Kaffe Fassett yarn dyed woven stripes and one with his shot cottons added. The Other 16 Patch on the left is 63" x 81", the very simple 12 fabric quilt ...

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October 2022 monthly recap.............. from Exuberant Color

One finish for October. The top was made in January 2021. The finished size is 56.5" x 80.5". I have made over 25 sixteen patch quilts and this is the only one that I placed the blocks on point.

I made 5 quilt tops and I have them in 2 collages. The Log Cabin quilt on the left was made from blocks assembled in previous months and squares made of 2 prints were added to make the star blocks. It is 63" x 84".

The batik colorwash is 32" x 31.5".

The Square Within, my version of ...

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Monthly recap for September 2022 from Exuberant Color

No complete finishes in September but I did get a quilt top sewn together. I started this quilt on July 6th and finished the top on September 22nd. I have named it Charley in the Forest. It is all Kaffe Fassett collective and Charley Harper fabrics except for one Martha Negley print. The complete story is back on this post. There were so many decisions to make on this one and I really wasn't sure how big it was going to be when I started.

In the previous 2 months I had 6 finishes and no quilt tops so ...

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Monthly recap for August 2022........... from Exuberant Color

August ended with 3 finishes and no quilt tops completed. On the left is Winged square or Cut Glass Dish, 47" x 58.5". In the middle is Matrix, a Springleaf Studios pattern, 52" x 73". On the right, I have just been calling it Kaffe 4 Stars, and it is 58" x 84". My totals for the year so far, 14 finished and 15 quilt tops. I have 3 tops in progress so maybe next month I will get at least one of them to completion.

For my own information I need to add the stats for this one ...

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July 2022 Monthly recap............... from Exuberant Color

I had 3 finishes for July, no new quilt tops, yay!! Of course there are at least 3 quilt tops in progress so.....

The African colorwash wallhanging is 34" x 42", the yellow zig zag sweet little baby quilt is 29" x 35" and the quarter square yellow quilt is 55" x 71". Yellow is my favorite color so these 2 make me very happy. I love the African colorwash too and I'll probably keep it until I make the next even better one some day. This is #3 in the series.

The details of this quilt were on ...

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June 2022 monthly recap............... from Exuberant Color

Three quilt tops were sewn in June. The colors are so much different in real life although the zig zag is truer color than the quarter square triangle top. The small one is 30" x 36" and the larger one is 56.5" x 72.5". I think I will make one more yellow quilt top while the fabrics are out and then I need to destash the yellows that are left.

This is the third quilt top made in June. It is 56" x 75". The details about it are on this post.

I almost finished the quilting on ...

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May 2022 monthly recap............... from Exuberant Color

The only finish for the month of May was done early in the month before the gardening season started.

It is 38.5" x 54". It was started in 1991 and finally finished 31 years later.

The only other sewing was my mindless evening sewing on two projects. All blocks are made for the one on the left and 1/3 of the blocks are made for the one on the right.

The rest of the month was spent exploring the gardens, seeing what survived the winter and planting some new varieties.

The ferns are doing well on the north ...

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