trip around the world

Ooops!!!............... from Exuberant Color

I didn't see my mistake until I sat down at 5:15 to watch the weather report last night. I was staring at the quilt and I saw a light square where it shouldn't have been. I finally figured out I sewed in the bottom half strip wrong end up. I didn't notice it in the photo yesterday.

Here is yesterday's photo and the mistake is at the bottom right, 3rd strip in. I wasn't in any hurry to get the unpicking done, so maybe it will happen today.

I have 2 rain gauges, one ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 1 day ago. under trip around the world

Top sewn, waiting for border................. from Exuberant Color

The vertical seams are all sewn now and it needs its final pressing. I fingernail pressed seams to the left in each of the 4 vertical sections as I was constructing this William Morris fabric Trip Around the World.

I started the day by walking to the end of the driveway to pick up the newspaper. On my way back to the house I saw something was starting to bloom so I got my camera and came back outside. I think we decided this variation of Rudbeckia is Gloriosa Daisy. Several plants have come up from seed this year.

I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 2 days ago. under food , nature , trip around the world

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

The third section of 7 columns is sewn and I only need to unpick 4 more loops for the last section of 6 columns. On the left is one of the red fabrics used in the quilt. I plan on using it for a border, size to be determined.

The William Morris fabrics are so pretty.

I have a 3 yard piece of the light fabric to the right of the red fabric and I'll use it on the back.

Yesterday was a neighborhood day. To the south was a graduation party which I was invited to. I just ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 3 days ago. under trip around the world

Half sewn................. from Exuberant Color

Two sections of 7 columns are sewn together now and that is half of the quilt top. I unpicked the rest of the cut loops, and now I need to cut loops from the next strata.

I was in the basement doing a load of laundry and decided I should check the top shelf in the bathroom to see if I had any other older irons I can use. Surprise!! There was a new iron in a box. I think I must have used my expiring Kohl's cash for it when there wasn't anything else I needed. I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 4 days ago. under nature , trip around the world

TAW progress and nature walk................ from Exuberant Color

I had 2 choices: move all of the pieces farther to the left on this design wall, or start unpicking bottom half pieces. I will be sewing the top and bottom half of each strip together and then start sewing them into sections of 7 long strips. I can then just hang the sections farther left on the wall to make space to do the rest of the unpicking.

Now lots of the Evening Primrose plants are blooming. They look great mixed in with the Hosta plants.

In another flower bed they are blooming near the first Stella D'oro ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 5 days ago. under nature , trip around the world

One off the wall, another up...................... from Exuberant Color

I needed one last photo of this group of blocks because I needed to take them off the design wall. I can continue to cut more squares and when I have enough, I will put all of them up on the design wall again, and then it can be sewn.

I got the seam sewn in a backing for a flannel quilt and got the fold line and seam pressed. Then I had 3 errands to take care of.

I took the 4 stratas for the William Morris Trip Around the World to my ironing table (30" x 60") in ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , trip around the world

Deciding on order................... from Exuberant Color

I did 4 layouts of order of strips for the Trip Around the World with William Morris fabric.

This is the first one.

It was hard to get all of the strips in the photo and not have them crooked.

This is the second one.

The third one.

And this was the original layout with the folded fabrics lined up before I cut strips and sewed sections of strata.

The fourth one.

As I type this late at night, I'm favoring one and four. As soon as I make a decision, I can start sewing the 4 sections together ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks ago. under trip around the world

More sewing...................... from Exuberant Color

I'm still sewing stratas for the William Morris fabric Trip Around the World quilt. Normally I lay out the order of all of the strips and sew it as one huge strata instead of sections. This time since I had 4 different 'runs' of light to dark I decided to sew each separately (there is one more group to sew) and then play around with the order before they get sewn together. I can't press anything until I have the whole strata sewn together because of the pressing method I use. I'll show my play time for ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under stash , trip around the world

Sewing started..................... from Exuberant Color

The William Morris fabrics were finally pressed so I could cut the Trip Around the World strips. My sciatica has kept me from standing for long times at the ironing table. I got several bobbins wound for all of this strata sewing so I'm all set for mindless sewing.

I got those 3 strips sewn for all 4 stratas.

Today looks to be a beautiful day for all of the Memorial Day events. 82 degrees and sunshine is predicted.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks, 2 days ago. under trip around the world

Long time no posts! Lots of pictures here. from Quilting Studio Adventures

My life’s rhythm is changing, and not for any specific reason. Sure, John was the hospital for five days right after Easter (he’s fine) and I had a big fall (I’m fine also, nothing broke, but I am sad there isn’t a best bruise contest). I’m busy sewing. A lot. Usually I remember to take pictures, but not always. So it goes.

This lone purse was sent into Sew Powerful. It is on its way to Zambia, and the young lady who gets this will have her picture taken, and I will get a copy ...

added by Donna 1 month, 1 week ago. under baby quilt , sew powerful , trip around the world , zippered pouches

Starting 2026 with a Sloan Travel Bag from Quilting Studio Adventures

Trying to keep to a schedule is hard but necessary. Early January I completed my monthly commitment of a dozen purses for Sew Powerful. And once those were done…

I resorted to an old safe sew, A Trip Around the World, in a color palette I don’t often work in. It’s now hanging and ready for a backing, batting, and pin basting with no particular deadline.

And now? It’s time for a luxury project - a Sloan Travel bag. It’s one of my favorite Sew Sweetness patterns, and I make them only for very special people. The ...

added by Donna 5 months ago. under sew powerful , sloan travel bag , trip around the world

A little Christmas quilt from Wendy's Quilts and More

I'm going to donate this little Christmas quilt at our guild meeting tomorrow. Each year our guild members make a special donation of Christmas sewing to our local hospital - Hutt Hospital.

The hospital staff like to make Christmas Day special for the children stuck in hospital for Christmas. Our members donate more than 50 stockings each year.

One of our guild members passed away quite suddenly this year, and her friends have been working through her stash trying to ensure it all gets used. A couple of months ago they gave each of us a brown paper bag with ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under charity quilt , christmas quilt , laundry basket quilts , trip around the world

Enlarging A Favorite Quilt for a Favorite Grandson from Quilting Studio Adventures

Grandson Sam is renting a house in Lombard along with his brother Jack and a third roommate. Just because they are living close to us doesn’t mean we will see them with greater frequency. Sam went to Northern Michigan State, and one fall we took a road trip to see him - Sam was a sophomore, and I gave him a quilt. Since then almost any event we are attending, Sam is quick to tell me he uses his quilt nightly and has washed it a lot. Recently he told me he bought a queen bed and kind of gave ...

added by Donna 1 year, 5 months ago. under grandchildren , janet clare , reversible , trip around the world

Changing up my dining room from Quilting Studio Adventures

For several years this quilt has been on my dining room wall. It’s the absolute last of. Janet Clare line of fabrics called Wordsmith, and none of it is available any more. I had just enough left to make this Trip Around the World with no borders. It’s very similar to a quilt I made for grandson Sam when he was at Northern Michigan State. John and I took a road trip to visit him, maybe 7 years ago, and .sam is color blind. He has told me how much he loves his quilt - I think because the ...

added by Donna 1 year, 5 months ago. under grandchildren , seth apter , trip around the world

Strata cut and sewn................ from Exuberant Color

I sliced the strata that was sewn into a tube and unpicked a seam in a different place on each of the 20 slices. This is the layout on the design wall before I started sewing them together.

I decided I will make 2 table runners and have sewn one together. It lost 4.5" in width with the seams sewn (compared to the layout).

Many of my cactus plants have buds and I saw the first blooms yesterday. This is a piece I saved off a dying white cactus 2 years ago.

I decided to move the other two ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 7 months ago. under nature , trip around the world

Possible layout............. from Exuberant Color

This is a possible layout for the butterfly blocks. Now I just have to figure out what will fill in all of the blank areas. I have enough of the background fabric to just use it but I think I need to do some piecing and add a little more color.

While I was waiting for the dryer to stop yesterday afternoon, I started cleaning off the table that I baste small quilts on. There was a box with leftovers from previous Trip Around the World projects. The back story on this one: when I worked at one of the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 7 months ago. under trip around the world

Trip Around the World Quilt + Free Pattern from A Little Bit Biased

I loved the backing fabric from my Dawn's Delight quilt so much that I immediately wanted to use the leftovers in another quilt. It's the black floral fabric I circled below and the biggest square I could cut from the leftovers was 4". So what's a pattern that you can basically use any size square for? The classic Trip Around the World pattern! I had never made one but now I'm obsessed and would love to make more!

I mocked up a Trip Around the World quilt with my Electric Quilt software and asked a friend ...

added by Gigi's Thimble 1 year, 8 months ago. under finished quilts , free pattern , trip around the world

Baby Quilt - Trip around the World from Quiltmanufaktur

Was eine Freude, wenn ich mal wieder Kundenwünsche erfüllen darf! So, wie jetzt diesen schönen Baby Quilt 'Trip Around the World' zur Geburt von 'Carlotta'

Meine Kundin kam mit dem Wunsch nach einem Baby Quilt zu mir ins Quiltbüro. Das Baby war noch nicht auf der Welt. Damit das Geschenk gleich nach der Geburt fertig wird, haben wir uns darauf geeinigt, dass ich das Top soweit fertig mache, um anschließend rechtzeitig noch den Name sticken zu können.

Die Eltern haben sich ein Petrol als Grundfarbe gewünscht - ganz mein Geschmack! - und nachdem wir uns auf Muster 'Trip around the World' geeingt ...

added by Quiltmanufaktur 1 year, 11 months ago. under andrea kollath , baby quilt , chinesischer garten bethmann park , namen sticken , petrol , quiltmanufaktur , straightline quilting , sunshine and shadow , trip around the world

Last Christmas from Wendy's Quilts and More

I finished my Trip Around the World quilt just in time to enter it into Capital Quilters recent exhibition.

I've called it Last Christmas because I've always loved Wham, and each December I pump this song out regularly.

I used Edyta Sitar's pattern and method and I found it very good. If I decide to make another Trip Around the World quilt I would certainly follow her method again.

You can read my first blog post about this quilt here. I made this quilt over the Christmas break and found all these fabrics in my stash. I ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years ago. under big stitch hand quilting , christmas quilt , hand quilted , hand quilting , last christmas quilt , laundry basket quilts , trip around the world

My Easter break in Tekapo from Wendy's Quilts and More

At Easter I went to Tekapo in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand. The mountains and lakes are amazing there and the weather was beautiful. The place we stayed at had great views and a big deck off the lounge.

I took some quilting along because our Capital Quilters exhibtion is fast approaching and I'm not ready!! I still have two quilts in progress and this is one of them. It's the Trip Around the World that I started in January. You can read more about it here.

It's quite a bit colder in ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 2 months ago. under hand quilted , hand quilting , laundry basket quilts , mt cook , tekapo , trip around the world

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