one color quilt

Working on the border................... from Exuberant Color

On the left side is one row of 4.5" squares and a little patch of 3" squares, the components of the pieced border. I need to move all of the blocks to the left to have room for both the left and right borders on the design wall. I ended up grocery shopping and doing laundry instead of continuing to work on this.

The 4.5" squares were all sewn into sets of 2 to speed up the design process.

The tree across the street was glowing with the sun from the south beating down on it, but no ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , one color quilt

Finish # 2 for October 2025.................. from Exuberant Color

This older quilt is finally finished. It was started in 2011 so it is 14 years old. The border was added in 2022 and then it hung on a hanger while I agonized about what kind of quilting and what color thread it needed.

There are 2 fabrics on the back, a wide piece of orange with roses and a narrow strip of the other fabric. I love the Folk Art by Kaffe Fassett for the binding.

It is 47.5" x 58.5". I used Hobbs 80/20 batting and the quilting thread color is Almond, which blends into ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 4 days ago. under 9 patch , binding , kaffe fabric , one color quilt

Layout 2.................... from Exuberant Color

I took out the square that was too light in this purple Rosy quilt and cut another of the second lightest fabric. I decided to try them evenly placed down the center. Then I cut 2 more squares of "dream" fabric and placed them evenly around the center. I usually use a random layout but I was having a hard time coming up with anything I liked. I'll let this one simmer for a day or two.

Last night I counted the squares that will make up the 2 borders. I only need 3 more of the 4.5 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 5 days ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , nature , one color quilt

Need to work on............. from Exuberant Color

At the end of 2019 I did some machine embroidery, redwork children on Kona snow fabric. I have been thinking about the quilt I need to make and have gone back and forth between a pieced sashing or an alternating block.

Meanwhile I have been collecting fabrics to use in the quilt. This will be a priority project for me so I need to come to a decision on the design soon.

Yesterday was a family day spending time with my east coast family, meeting my grandson's new wife for the first time. We were joined by some local ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 10 months ago. under machine embroidery , one color quilt

Finish #4 for August 2024 from Exuberant Color

This quilt is tricky to photograph. If I use auto adjust in my editing program, it gives the pinks a blue cast so I didn't use it.

I don't feel the necessity to name every quilt but I have to have something to call it when I refer to it. This one has just been Hearts and 4 Patches so far. It has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it and it is 59" x 76".

I bought a couple big yardage pieces of pink prints for backings at a good sale price and this butterfly print is one ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 2 months ago. under 9 patch , accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric , one color quilt , triangles

Binding time.......... from Exuberant Color

I have gotten into the habit of getting the quilts trimmed and bound shortly after they are quilted. I looked for binding choices for this pink quilt and found 4 stripes as well as the leftover backing with butterflies. The one on the right is too pale, second from right is used in the piecing and is at the edge of the quilt in a couple places so they are both out of contention.

I finally decided I liked the dark pink stripe because it echoes the darker pinks in the quilt so it doesn't look so pastel.

Then ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 2 months ago. under binding , one color quilt

Finish #2 for July 2024............ from Exuberant Color

Now that I have my 2 finishes for the month I can sit back and do nothing for the rest of the month.... wait...I don't know how to do that. I need to be busy.

I made the quilt top in November 2023 so this one didn't wait too long to be quilted (by longarm friend Robin). I did the binding all by machine which speeded up the finish.

Looking back at previous posts when I was making the top, there are at least 77 different Kaffe collective fabric in it, and 2 squares of most of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 3 months ago. under kaffe fabric , one color quilt

How about some red for Valentine's Day................. from Exuberant Color

I got the flannel quilt sewn together but didn't turn on the iron so I'll just talk about red today. I went through my archives looking for finished red quilts and came up with this assortment. My daughter owns the one on the bottom left and so far I still own the others.

This group is all quilt tops. I sold the three on the left. The one on the right will probably be finished soon. I have the perfect backing fabric for it.

I think of these as mostly red. The two on the upper right are ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 8 months ago. under one color quilt

Racing to the end with 2............ from Exuberant Color

I started working early yesterday and got all of the top row blocks sewn. I also have all of the 3.5" squares chosen for the bottom row. I think I'm going to go ahead and sew this now and I'll add the bottom row to it when I get it finished.

I sewed the binding onto this small soft colorwash last night (only a portion of it is shown here). I have had the quilting done for several weeks but couldn't decide which edge was the top and couldn't decide between a facing and a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 10 months ago. under 9 patch , binding , colorwash , kaffe fabric , one color quilt

Border blocks................ from Exuberant Color

The big fold up section at the back of my sewing cabinet is covered with green goodness.

I continued to design the border blocks with 2 sizes of squares and got all 20 blocks for the 2 sides of the quilt sewn last night.

Now I need to design and sew the 7 blocks for the top and 7 blocks for the bottom and figure out how I'm going to make the 4 corner blocks. I also need to decide if the center blocks are in their final arrangement.

I cut the binding for a wallhanging that is already ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 10 months ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , one color quilt

Playing with green.................. from Exuberant Color

There will be about 76 of the 3.5" squares and around 228 of the 2.5" squares to form the border on the green Rosy quilt.

There were a few candidates for the smaller squares in the 2.5" strips box.

I really didn't get much accomplished yesterday, kind of a transition day from the super busy days to normal days. I put enough of the new squares that I cut up on the wall to see I need some blue and a few darker green for some value contrast. Because I am going to sew the border ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 10 months ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , one color quilt

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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 4 months ago. under monthly recap , one color quilt , quilts made with triangles

And on to binding................ from Exuberant Color

The quilting was finished a little after noon yesterday.

The thread color matches well, so well that I couldn't tell where I had already quilted. It is definitely done by a human being, not a computerized quilting machine. In fact my long arm is so old they probably don't even offer the computer setup for it.

I auditioned several binding choices and wanted one with some coral/pink if I could find it. What looks like yellow or beige as the lightest stripe is actually a salmon or coral, then orange, and finally deep rose in the center ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 4 months ago. under binding , food , machine quilting , nature , one color quilt

Use the pretty ones.............. from Exuberant Color

We finally got rain overnight Saturday into Sunday, 3/4". That is the first rain in 5 weeks. It turned cooler with quite a breeze yesterday.

My task yesterday was to find backings...and yes this is a pretty one.

I'm going to put it on the back of the Winged Square/Cut Glass Dish quilt which is mostly light colors.

Next was the backing for the Snail's Trail quilt.

The stripes in this quilt run vertical and the backing will be turned so the leaves run vertical too. I should have refolded the top for this photo ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 4 months ago. under one color quilt , quilts made with triangles , stash

Free day to dream.................. from Exuberant Color

I decided to make a collage of all of the pink quilts I have made from 2016 -2023. This goes to prove there isn't just one quilt that can be made from pink fabric. So many times I hear a quilter say I have (insert any group of fabric), what should I make with it? My answer, choose the style of quilt you like and make it. I prefer piecing. Most of my applique was done by machine back in the 1980s, long before I had a blog. What shape do you like? Triangles and squares are in the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 5 months ago. under one color quilt , stash

Top sewn.......... from Exuberant Color

It took 3 hours to sew this little 36" x 48" top together. I estimated it would take me less than 2 hours. It will only need one width of fabric for the back so it will probably get quilted early in May. I'm thinking a light binding might be best because a dark binding would touch the points at the edge. If I put a 2" light border on it a dark binding would work. I have a few days to make a decision.

I finished reading the new Kaffe book I showed on this post. There are ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 6 months ago. under one color quilt

Enough blocks............. from Exuberant Color

I have enough pieces for a 36" x 48" baby quilt. I need to rearrange them a little first.

There are 2 different kinds of rectangle triangle blocks and each twist block of 6 pieces uses 4 of one and 2 of the other. Than means a lot leftover all facing the same way. I need to make another quilt or use them for a border or something. I love leftovers.

Have you seen the new Tula Pink neon prints? I had to have a couple of them. My photo of the pink elephants was washed out and the color ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 6 months ago. under knitting , one color quilt , stash

Another try............. from Exuberant Color

The center layout yesterday was most popular with the commenters. Today I decided to try a half drop on every other row. This creates a zig zag pattern between rows.

Compare the layout above to this one from yesterday that creates diamonds between the rows. I have lots more sewing to do before I need to make a decision.

This will be another small quilt, most likely baby size or lap size.

The last 2 days have been gloomy and cold, like 40s cold. I took this photo from inside. There was a freeze warning overnight last night so maybe ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 6 months ago. under nature , one color quilt

What did I do yesterday?............. from Exuberant Color

I turned on the iron...that is a big event in my studio. I either wait 5 days to turn it on or have it on for hours while I sew some days. I pressed this wallhanging top and hung it back up on the wall upside down to the way I showed it yesterday.

Yesterday's photo as a reminder how it looked this way. I like it both ways so that probably means a delay in finishing it.

While the iron was on I pressed a group of fabrics that I have been wanting to cut.

Also while ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 6 months ago. under batiks , kaffe fabric , one color quilt

Two quilt tops........... from Exuberant Color

Pink Hearts is sewn together and measures 60" x 77". When I made the 3 pink quilts 2 years ago I thought I was low on pink fabric. Only about 5 of these fabrics are new. I used batiks and Kaffe fabrics in with my other pink quilting fabrics so I would have a good variety. I think there are 44 different fabrics in this one.

Weather Report Snail's Trail is 60" x 84". I have a large piece of the lighter blue fabric for the back of the quilt.

I need to do the staystitching around the edge ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 8 months ago. under 4 patch , one color quilt , snail's trail , triangles

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