monthly recap

August 2026 monthly recap....................... from Exuberant Color

My only finish of the month is my elegant quilt for this year. It is made of William Morris prints on the front and Jinny Beyer fabric on the back. It is 62" x 76". I decided the fabric called for a traditional quilt pattern and decided on Trip Around the World, one of my favorites to make.

I completed two of the three quilt tops I started in August. The one on the left is Zipper, a free Kaffe Fassett pattern by Free Spirit fabrics. The pattern came in 2 versions, warm and cool and I chose the warm ...

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July 2026 monthly recap......................... from Exuberant Color

Two favorites were finished in July. The "Other 16 Patch" was made with Marcia Derse fabrics, front, back, and binding. On this one I staggered the blocks by using half blocks at top and bottom in every other column. I think I like it better than the first few I made with the blocks in rows both horizontally and vertically. This one is 61" x 79.5".

The floral stars was in a time out for a year and half and then I made final decisions to get the top sewn together. A large percentage of the prints are from ...

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June 2026 Monthly recap................... from Exuberant Color

Three finishes in June, the halfway point of the year. This makes 14 finishes for the year so far so maybe I can finish just as many in the second half. On the left is "Glow" made with Marcia Derse fabric and it is 45" x 62.5". In the center the Single Irish Chain layout worked well with the Terrie Mangat fabrics. It is 53.5" x 71". I was happy to get a flannel quilt finished even though it is summertime. I love the 16 patches. It is 47" x 71".

The 1990s floral Sawtooth Star blocks waited ...

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2nd finish for June 2026................... from Exuberant Color

A Single Irish Chain layout seemed perfect for these quirky prints designed by Terrie Mangat. I pieced the top in August 2024. Robin, my longarm friend, quilted it for me.

The back and binding are also her fabrics. I was glad I had enough of the stripe for the binding since it goes well with both sides of the quilt. It is 53.5" x 71".

I have the backing fabric in 2 colors but thought this one went best with the top.

You can click on the photo to enlarge it. Check out the lavender background with the long ...

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April 2026 Monthly recap................ from Exuberant Color

There were 2 finishes in April. The batik Double 4 Patch was nice mindless sewing with strips cut many years ago. I had to cut a few new strips to get the number of blocks I wanted. I had a favorite purple batik waiting to be a backing for the right quilt. It is 55" x 78.5". The Diamond quilt, made with Wishwell Weather Report fabric was just needing to have a few more rows added to create a 47" x 71" quilt and then it was off to my longarm quilter, Robin Diaz.

I made 3 quilt tops ...

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March 2026 monthly recap.................... from Exuberant Color

Three quilts were finished in March. On the left a flannel quilt, the top made 2 years ago. It is 53" x 70". In the center is Kaffe Strippy 2, the top was finished last December. It is 47.5" x 71". On the right is Floral Hourglasses, made with mostly 1990s floral fabrics in December 2024. It is 53" x 64.5". They were all quilted by Robin Diaz.

I worked on several quilt tops but only two made it to the finish line by the end of the month. The top on the left is all Marcia Derse ...

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February 2026 monthly recap................. from Exuberant Color

Three finishes, one large, two small. Purple Rosy joins Green Rosy on the finished quilts pile. It is a Kaffe Fassett pattern in several of his books and I followed the pattern loosely, making my own version of it. It is 65" x 82".

The other two are baby quilts to add to my selection for parents and grandparents to choose from. In the center is a quilt made from a pile of blocks using leftovers from another quilt and a large print. It is 32" x 34.5", perfect for tummy time for a baby. On the right is ...

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November 2025 monthly recap.................. from Exuberant Color

November had just one finish. It was a special one for me because it is made of all Nancy Crow designer fabric. I started collecting the fabric in the mid 1990s and had only used a few pieces of it in quilts over the years since then. It's my favorite pattern to make, 16 patch with a patchwork print cut into 8" blocks placed in with the pieced blocks. It is 62" x 78.5".

I finished 3 quilt tops. The Purple Rosy (Kaffe design) quilt top took up most of the creative time in the month. The original ...

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October 2025 Monthly Recap........................ from Exuberant Color

October was a good month with 4 finishes. Top left with 3 sizes of 16 patch blocks and a paper pieced star was started in 2017, the star pieced in 2008, and finally a finish. It is 38.5" x 51". Bottom left was started in 2011, the border added in 2022, and finally finished last month. I cut pieces with my new Bear Paw die and played with them for this layout. It is 47.5" x 58.5". In the center is a quilt that surprised me. It is simple piecing with 2 sizes of strips of Kaffe ...

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September 2025 Monthly recap.................... from Exuberant Color

Big and small, but 2 finishes anyway. The 16 patch on the left is all Marcia Derse fabric, both front and back. It is 78" x 95". On the right, a double 4 patch, is Kaffe collective and Martha Negley fabric and is 40" x 59.5".

I only completed one top, and that's fine with me. I'm gaining on finished vs. started.

This one is all Kaffe collective fabric. I was trying to use up some green triangles which I had overcut for a previous project. It was fun adding the Brandon Mably plaid in this one ...

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August 2025 monthly recap......... from Exuberant Color

The finishes for August seem like so long ago because they were both at the beginning of the month. The border barely shows on the quilt on the left against a white design wall. It was made from 7 Martha Negley fabrics and I used my die cutter for all of the pieces. It is 67" x 83.5".

On the right is Australian Bars, all Australian/Aboriginal fabrics. It is 50" x 71".

It was a big month for quilt tops, more than I thought I would finish. On the left is a 16 patch made with many lines ...

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July 2025 monthly recap.................. from Exuberant Color

I managed to get two quilts finished in July. The one on the left was quilted by Robin Diaz so I just had to trim the quilt and add the binding on it. The top was made in May so it was a fast turnaround. It is 62.5" x 79". The fabrics are Kaffe collective with most of the large prints designed by Philip Jacobs. Most of the light fabrics are Kaffe and Brandon designs.

I quilted the flannel baby quilt on the right. The squares were sewn together last year, so on this one I added the border ...

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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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years ago. under monthly recap , nature

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