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Binding finished................ from Exuberant Color

I found a flannel stripe for the binding on this flannel quilt. I didn't get the binding done until 9:30 last night so I'll do photos today. I made the quilt top in 2024 but didn't have anything I liked for the back. I found a good match for it on sale last year and now it is finished this year.

I'm so happy for each and every one of the cacti blooms since there are so few of them in this second blooming time.

This white with pink edging looks mostly pink in the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 7 hours, 19 minutes ago. under binding , flannel quilts , nature

Coffee With Dad - An RSC Flimsy, Another WIP from Grandma's Red Needle

As the title says; Coffee with Dad is a Flimsy!

Viola at Familie Barwitzki challenged me to work on my UFO #26, since 26 is her birthday. Now that Swirling Stars is on hold, waiting (forever! due to shipping error from the online shop!) for ordered quilting thread, I accepted the challenge.

In my previous post I mentioned I had too many blocks for one quilt.

That is absolutely not true! I don't know where my head was, or better say brain (it must have melted in the heat these days!), when I figured out I need 36 coffee ...

added by Astrid 1 day, 12 hours ago. under basket quilt , bom 2025 , coffee with dad , fruit and vegetables , mauritius , nature , rsc 2026 , rsc2025 , rscred , ufo challenge 2026

Lent from From the Strawberry Patch...

We are already in the second week of Lent. Right on cue, the Lenten Roses are blooming, time marches on and spring is appearing sporadically. One day it's here and the next we're plunged back into winter.It's been a very sad time this past week, our dear daughter-in-law lost her precious mother to a horrible and aggressive brain tumor that appeared, so suddenly, just last summer. We will miss

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 5 days ago. under cross stitch , death , grandchildren , lent , nature , patriotic quilts , phyllis , prayers

Lent from From the Strawberry Patch...

We are already in the second week of Lent. Right on cue, the Lenten Roses are blooming, time marches on and spring is appearing sporadically. One day it's here and the next we're plunged back into winter.It's been a very sad time this past week, our dear daughter-in-law lost her precious mother to a horrible and aggressive brain tumor that appeared, so suddenly, just last summer. We will miss

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 5 days ago. under cross stitch , death , grandchildren , lent , nature , patriotic quilts , phyllis , prayers

Flannel progress.............. from Exuberant Color

I made some decisions since my last post on this flannel quilt. I took out the darkest of the rectangles in the border but didn't have enough medium values already cut. Instead I took the stack of squares that were in the box and sewed some pairs together and inserted them between each set of 2 rectangles. I finalized the design after sewing 2 more blocks and got the top half sewn together and part of the bottom sewn after I took this photo (which is missing the bottom row of rectangles and squares in the photo).

A third ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 days, 7 hours ago. under flannel quilts , nature

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

I decided I needed a little more variety in the triangle blocks for the medallion quilt. It took me an hour to find my cutting die. I need to do some cleaning and organizing.

I sewed some of the triangles into squares but didn't turn the iron on last night.

These blocks will go in the column on the right when I get them sewn.

The last 2 flowers on the Amaryllis have opened up. The red edge on the petals is so delicate it hardly shows up in the photo.

Our warm weather is history now, snow flurries ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , triangles

#2 Quilt top for February 2026................ from Exuberant Color

This top ended up at 48" x 72", much better than the 42" x 60" that it was before adding extra columns and rows. This Wishwell Weather Report fabric is hard to photograph, the darkest fabrics a little darker than they look in person. This cell phone photo is better than the Canon camera photo.

I looked through my larger yardage pieces and it looks like I'll have enough of these 2 for the backing. The one on the left is more apricot color than it looks here.

I put my Kaffe medallion center back up on the design ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , triangles

Sewing long rows............... from Exuberant Color

These are the 2 new blocks I made yesterday, actually 2 of each of them. I didn't take a photo of the final layout.

I had 3 sewing sessions and this photo is after the rows were webbed in one direction.

This shows a portion of the top after some seams the other direction were sewn. There are three more long seams to sew.

Finally a couple of my cactus plants are setting buds for a new blooming season. I love this white with pink edging. I have another like this that has one bud on it too. Also ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under batik , double 4 patch , nature

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

Yesterday was a PT day so I have to be watching the clock.

One thing I did get done during the day was to layer several stratas, staggered by 1" and cut 2.5" segments from them. I had sewn the 2 strips together and did the pressing last week.

Last night's mindless sewing was making the 80 four patches which will be used in 40 double 4 patch blocks. I need to cut the 4.5" squares now from the 4.5" strips.

Part of the reason I didn't get much done yesterday was because of this ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under 4 patch , batik , double 4 patch , nature , strip piecing

Sewn, not pressed.......................... from Exuberant Color

The top half of the quilt is folded up so I would have room to design the bottom half. The blocks on the bottom aren't sewn in this photo. I changed one because I had a light block where a dark block was supposed to go.

I finished sewing the top at 10 last night and even though the last seams haven't been pressed, I wanted to check it out and make sure I didn't have any blocks turned wrong. Now seeing the photo I can see I have one dark block where a light one should ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under batiks , double 4 patch , nature

On the design wall.................. from Exuberant Color

I finally got to the design wall with half of the blocks and created the layout of the top half of the quilt. I have enough blocks to do a 7 x 10 layout which will yield a top 56" x 80". That is pretty close to the 60" x 80" that I like. I started sewing this together last night and will design the bottom half today. It isn't quite as bright as the photo shows.

The first Amaryllis flower has opened and it is white with red edging on the petals. I should have a second flower ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under batik , double 4 patch , nature

Slowly, getting there............ from Exuberant Color

Strips were cut, seams were sewn, but I stopped at the point where I have to turn on the iron. I counted blocks and need to choose one more pair to achieve 63 blocks for a throw size quilt, 56" x 72".

This purple is kind of a wild card. It has purple, green, red, and orange. The green fabric above it is a possible pairing for it. I can make blocks from these 2 and if I don't like them, I'll just choose 2 more fabrics.

The Amaryllis that I received the third week of November has ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under batik , double 4 patch , knitting , nature

Finish #5 for December 2025 from Exuberant Color

The binding was cut yesterday afternoon and last night I sewed it on, finished by machine. This little quilt is 30" x 39.25". It is flannel and in the Bullseye Log Cabin pattern. It has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it and I quilted it on my Pfaff.

It took only a one yard piece of flannel for the back of the quilt. The binding is a medium tan, darker than the light fabrics and lighter than the dark fabrics.

It was so dark yesterday morning that I had to move this cactus plant to the bathroom to take ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , christmas , flannel quilts , nature

Quilting finished................ from Exuberant Color

I wasn't sure this one was going to bloom. It was a bud for more than 3 weeks. This pot is on my kitchen windowsill, west exposure.

Since I am only a little over 5' I am looking across at this pot when I'm standing at the sink. I kept thinking this pot had 4 pieces that had broken off my pale pink cactus plant, but when I looked closer it is just 2 pieces.

I did have one more thing to bake yesterday and then PT in the afternoon. Last night I finished the quilting on this ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , flannel quilts , knitting , machine quilting , nature

Great mail....................... from Exuberant Color

In my mail preview I saw a card from Vicki Welsh. This was my favorite of the three she made this year. It is so exciting to receive one of her cards.

I did a little rearranging of the cards from the previous 14 years plus the new one. They are up on my bulletin board year round and I look in that direction while I'm sewing so I'm enjoying them all of the time.

Also in the mail was a new book. The author contacted me a while ago and asked if she could use the image ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under food , nature , postcards

Bright and soft...................... from Exuberant Color

The binding is finished on this medallion quilt and full photos and stats will be on tomorrow's post. The repairman was supposed to come between 2 and 4 yesterday and he got here at 5. By 6:30 he had the oven and the dryer both working normally.

While waiting for him to arrive, I pressed all 10 flannel pieces and cut the squares. Last night I got the top sewn together. It is 32" x 40" so a 1 yard piece will be enough for a backing.

Jack Frost only did a little painting on my kitchen windows ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under flannel quilts , kaffe fabric , nature

Still hand stitching................. from Exuberant Color

I worked on the hand stitching on the binding of this medallion quilt a few times yesterday. I have about 40" left to stitch.

I have only one cactus currently in bloom. This orange one is so pretty. I don't see buds on any of the others in the living room and dining room. I have one on the kitchen windowsill that is 4 pieces that broke off of one plant and I rooted them and planted them all in one pot. There is one bud on one of them so I hope it gets to the blooming stage ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under binding , kaffe fabric , nature

Baking again......... from Exuberant Color

I baked Kringlas in the morning and should have left the oven on and baked something else. When I turned the oven on later in the afternoon....nothing....no heat.

Since I already had chocolate spritz dough made, I had to go to plan B. My main oven is gas, but I have a countertop electric oven. I know things bake differently in the 2 kinds because my mother had electric and her cookies always turned out different than mine. It took many trays to bake since the oven is small but I got the job done.

After I figured ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under food , nature

Last minute November finishes and more...................... from Exuberant Color

There is nothing better than an all day sewing day. It was too cold to go anywhere.

This top is finally finished other than a little trimming of the bottom edge. It ended up at 49.5" x 71". There are 2 Martha Negley fabrics in it and the rest are all Kaffe Fassett Collective.

I determined a final layout and got this flannel baby quilt top sewn together too. When I was putting the blocks up on the design wall, I realized the bottom left block was shorter than the rest. Evidently 2 of the light strips were 1 ...

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

Snow is the big news.......... from Exuberant Color

Yesterday there was a little snow on the ground when I got up and it was light snow in the beginning. This photo is from 10 yesterday morning. By noon there was heavier snow. By afternoon, there was a break in the storm and we were under that area.

This photo was at 6:30 last night when we had around 6" of snow. On Chicago news they said my town had 7.2". The snow total for a day in November may be broken in Chicago's records.

I spent the day sewing the columns and then sewing them ...

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

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