quilts made with triangles

Quilting started..................... from Exuberant Color

I finished the basting yesterday morning and last night started the quilting on this small quilt I call Game Board. This post shows the whole top. I got the ditch quilting done in the 3 outer borders and then quilted the flying geese border. I'll probably do the bow ties next and then proceed to the center.

I have tweezers handy when I am quilting. No matter how many threads I pull out of the seams before I start, I always find more while quilting. Sometimes as in this case, only about 1/4" of thread is showing and ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , machine quilting , quilts made with triangles

First quilt top for October 2025............... from Exuberant Color

It took less than a half hour to finish this little quilt top. It is 34" square. It will be put with next month's pieces to be quilted.

I had to clear off my table top so I sewed the last group of tiny pieces into 4 more strips. This set isn't as colorful as the first 2 sets shown yesterday

Yesterday morning I did some more cutting for the Nancy Crow fabric 16 patch and for the purple Rosy quilt. I started sewing the stratas for the NC 16 patch. This is all 1990s fabric. I have ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under batiks , quilts made with triangles , strip piecing

Searching................. from Exuberant Color

I went back to the black and white stash to find something for setting triangles. The first one I found that had enough yardage was just too bold compared to the background fabrics in the blocks.

I went back to the stash and found 2 more larger yardage pieces (I mentioned yesterday I have lots of 1/4 yard pieces and some 1/2 yard pieces but not many larger yardage). The bottom one is too dark and I'm not sure if I like the top one.

One of the zebra prints is light enough but being a one ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under black and white , quilts made with triangles , triangles

This and that............... from Exuberant Color

The first day of every month is usually spent looking through things, attempting to clean off a table, just miscellaneous things.

I have had the 2 fabrics laying on my die cutter for over a week so I finally cut the pieces I needed for one more block.

I sewed the last block and then sewed this piece together. It will be the center of a medallion quilt, to be designed slowly, a little at a time. It is approximately 30" x 40" right now.

With those pieces off the design wall I could do the layout for these pinwheel ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under black and white , kaffe fabric , knitting , quilts made with triangles , stash , triangles

First quilt top for September 2025........................ from Exuberant Color

The borders are on and looking at it now, I think it will need the white dotted fabric for binding. At first I thought green. This zig zag top measures 54" x 69".

With the quilt top finished, I quilted the table runner I started a couple days ago. I used Invisafil WonderFil thread for the ditch quilting.

I used thread that matches the color of the zebras in the bobbin.

I have to find a binding for this table runner and for the quilt I finished yesterday and maybe get them cut and sewn on today. Then I have ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 months, 1 week ago. under batik , kaffe fabric , machine quilting , quilts made with triangles , tablerunner , zig zag

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

A friend and I are making a Marcia Derse fabric quilt so while I have all of the fabrics out, I'm cutting 2.5" strips for a 16 patch. I'm cutting duplicates of lots of them so I will have extras if I don't find enough variety for just one strip of each. Each pair of fabrics makes 2 blocks so it is easy to figure how many strips you need. If you are making 80 blocks you need 80 strips, with 2 strips paired making 2 blocks you will end up with 40 pairs, or in ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 8 months, 1 week ago. under marcia derse fabric , quilts made with triangles , strip piecing

A couple more layouts............... from Exuberant Color

In the comments yesterday my friend Mary G suggested turning 2 of the blocks in each set of 4 to make star blocks. In this version dark stars are alternated with light stars.

This one is with all dark stars. But wait, I have already made a Kaffe quilt with this layout but I think I don't think I made Broken Dishes blocks for it.

I made this one in 2022 and it isn't exactly the same but in my mind the layout was the same. This one has double row stars and creates the same diagonals as ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , quilts made with triangles

Thinking about layouts..................... from Exuberant Color

There are just 8 more Broken Dishes blocks waiting to be sewn so it is time to think about layouts I have to try several to get an idea what i like best.

This one is pretty straight forward, 8 blocks across, 10 down for a 48" x 60" quilt. It could have a border to increase the size.

Grouping them in 4s with either borders all around each block or sashing between blocks. Estimating 1" borders or 2" sashing, it would be 58" x 72" and could still have a border added.

My brain isn't ready to figure ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , quilts made with triangles

Backings , cross seams.................... from Exuberant Color

I took the easy route and made the backing out of the lavender Martha Negley print. The other 2 fabrics would have been time consuming and I wasn't sure I would even like them pieced together. The backing is seamed and pressed and as soon as I cut the batting, it will all be ready for the longarmer.

I also chose the backing for the table runner. It has some of the same colors that are in the top but will be interesting on it's own when the table runner is flipped over.

I spent an hour putting ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under batik , nature , quilts made with triangles , stash , tablerunner

Lots of seams............................ from Exuberant Color

I had a few sewing sessions yesterday, first finishing the 10 vertical seams between the columns and then sewing 8 cross seams out of 15. One more day of sewing on this one.

I cut the border strips and sewed them onto the table runner top.

I'm still trying to come up with a backing for this quilt. I have 5 1/4 yards of a matching print in lavender if I want to stay with Martha Negley fabric but not match colors front and back. This would continue the soft pastel look.

I found a one yard piece ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under batik , quilts made with triangles , stash , tablerunner

Border and layout................ from Exuberant Color

I looked through my stash of batiks for more of the background fabric to make a border, but didn't find any. I found this other batik that looks good with it. The table runner top is about 12" x 36" right now so I think a 1" finished border will be enough.

I got all of the Tilda squares up on the design wall yesterday afternoon. You might notice there is a slight diagonal pattern of the fabrics. I had 11 piles of 16 squares. 10 of them were all alike and 1 of them had 2 sets of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under batik , quilts made with triangles , tablerunner

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

The border doesn't show up that much in this photo but it's there. This quilt is 7 Martha Negley fabrics that I had chosen 2 years ago and finally got around to using. It ended up at 69.5" x 85". Now I'm trying to decide whether to use Martha Negley fabrics on the back, or to go with a light color print from my stash.

Thanks to my friend Mary G, I caught the 2 four patch blocks turned the wrong way in the last 2 row segment. I'm glad I hadn't sewn it ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under accuquilt die cutter , kaffe fabric , knitting , quilts made with triangles

Almost done............. from Exuberant Color

The last two rows have been pieced and are ready to add to the top section. I could have sewn it on last night but I need to press the top after it's done and it was too late for that.

I also cut the border strips and sewed the border on the Martha Negley fabric quilt. Another one to be pressed today.

More Peonies are blooming. I cut some of the ones that fell over for a bouquet for my living room.

I did a little clean up in the front garden. I had been watching this plant ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , quilts made with triangles

Today is Tuesday...... from Exuberant Color

How many times today will I have to remind myself that today is not Monday, repeating to myself Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday.

Rows 1 through 8 out of 10 are sewn together now.

And then I folded it and pinned to make room for the bottom 2 rows.

Then I placed a few pieces up on the wall to continue the design. I'll work on placing the final pieces on the wall today.

The red Weigela is starting to bloom. It is my favorite. I need to trim back some branches after the blooming so my neighbors won't get ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , quilts made with triangles

64 blocks sewn..................... from Exuberant Color

I designed all of the rest of the blocks that would fit on the design wall and sewed 29 to add to the 35 from yesterday. Now I need to sew this big section together and move it up the wall so I can design the last 2 rows.

With any luck I will get this top sewn before the end of the month.

I pulled all of the pieces I needed for the last 16 blocks and put the unneeded pieces in the 4" storage bin.

This is the best looking section in my front garden. My rain gauge ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 4 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , quilts made with triangles

More layout............. from Exuberant Color

I moved the blocks another 4" to the left and now the width of the layout will fit on the design wall. The height though is not ideal. I have to add 2 more rows at the bottom. I may end up sewing the top part and double it up on the wall to design the last 2 rows. I have 35 of 80 blocks sewn. There are 40 of each style block.

Here is how much the tomato plants have grown. May 11 on the left and May 23 on the right. This one is the Early Girl.

The ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 4 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , quilts made with triangles

Moving blocks............................ from Exuberant Color

I moved part of the blocks to the left but I can see I need to move them a few more inches. Everything on the left side is sewn into 8" blocks. I need to fit 3 more 8" blocks to the right of the top rows. I finished cutting the squares that I need to finish the layout so I just need time now to design and sew the blocks. I'm happy that this one is working as a scrappy quilt.

I have the first blossom on a tomato plant with more forming.

I was down at the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 10 months ago. under kaffe fabric , nature , quilts made with triangles

More designing, a little sewing................. from Exuberant Color

Center #4 seemed to be the favorite in yesterday's comments. I haven't made a final decision but I think it will be the one.

I took this photo as a reference because I need to start sewing blocks. I have to move 2 sets of 8" blocks to the left on the design wall so I can get the rest of the layout up there.

I have sewn all of the blocks in the first 2 columns and the top 2 blocks in the 3rd column. Today I'll start moving pieces to the left. I cut lots ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 10 months ago. under kaffe fabric , quilts made with triangles

Continuing from yesterday............................. from Exuberant Color

At the left is the photo I showed yesterday of the beginning of a layout, inspired by a Mary Ellen Hopkins layout (also shown yesterday). On the right is my box of 4" components, cut over a period of a few years. I did some more trial layout choices to see if scrappy was going to work.

I don't have a lot of light fabrics already cut but there were enough to get a feel for how this is working. I tried 4 different centers and this was the first one.

Here is number 2 center trial. This is ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 10 months ago. under kaffe fabric , knitting , quilts made with triangles

Quilt top......and other things........... from Exuberant Color

The top is sewn together but I haven't decided whether I'll add a narrow border of the same fabric as the quarter square triangles. I staystitched the edge so it's ready for border or not. It is 64" x 80". It is made of Martha Negley fabrics. She is mentioned in at least one of Kaffe's early books. Most of these fabrics are from her earlier lines.

Later in the day I did some more cutting with my new 8" die.

Here are the rest. There are 2 of some of them. Then it was time ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 10 months ago. under kaffe fabric , quilts made with triangles

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