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Hello There!

Thank you for stopping in for a visit! I skipped posting last week—life happens, right?—but I ended up accomplishing twice as much on my goals - for the blog and behind the scenes. The rain here has been beautiful, leaving our desert plants looking fresh. My husband and son were away on an overnight trip, and while I enjoyed a quiet morning for studying and writing, the house felt a bit too lonely without them. I was so glad when they returned!

Take good care and, as Daddy used to say,

"Make memories; it's later than ...

added by Patricia in New Mexico 22 hours, 45 minutes ago. under 4" hexies , binding , crochet cowls , epp 3 , epp panel , fields of fancy bom , joshiah queen , juliet faithfull , psalm 14:2

Second finish for July 2026.................. from Exuberant Color

I'm so happy to have this quilt finished because I love it. I have always loved floral fabrics and this group, mostly from the 1990s and early 2000s are favorites.

The blocks were finished a year and a half ago so cutting the border pieces was my most recent sewing on it. It is 66" x 78".

I didn't know if I had anything in my stash from that era for the back but found this green leafy print that goes so well with it. I love my stash! This quilt has Hobbs 80/20 batting in it ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 day, 18 hours ago. under binding , snail's trail , star quilts

Binding completed................ from Exuberant Color

After I took this photo, I continued sewing the binding on the floral stars quilt. I finished it at 10:30.

It's getting close to the end of the month so I'll have to see what else I can finish.

Yesterday morning I went out to check the tomatoes and this is what I found on the biggest tomato out there. I had picked tomatoes the night before at 5 p.m. and this one had barely a tinge of orange on it so I left it to check on later. The squirrels had their party and took ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 days, 18 hours ago. under binding , food , nature

Binding cut................... from Exuberant Color

I had the iron on to press some other fabrics so I pressed the binding fabric and got the 7 strips cut.

While I had the fabrics out for the Snail's Trail I also cut a 2.5" strip off the larger pieces. I needed a few more so I pressed some more fabric and cut them and now have 80 strips, 80 different fabrics. Maybe they will become a 16 patch when I need some mindless sewing.

While I was at it I cut a few more strips off some of the fabrics and there are 71 in ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 days, 18 hours ago. under binding , stash , strip piecing

The great yellow takeover.............. from Exuberant Color

Two years ago there were 2 Black-eyed Susan plants that somehow migrated from the back garden to the front. This year they have multiplied and have taken over the front garden. It's colorful, I will say that.

After an hour or so of playing with this group of fabric, this is the final batch. I removed one purple and like that end much better. Now I have to read the directions and decide if I will follow them or devise my own directions. I know the directions are for fat quarters and I'm not sure I want to ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 days, 18 hours ago. under binding , food , kaffe fabric , nature

Done but no formal portrait.................. from Exuberant Color

I finished the binding yesterday morning but my design walls in the basement are still on their sides, leaning against a table. The design wall on the main level isn't quite large enough to display it. Rain is forecast for today so I'm waiting to see if more water seeps into the basement before I put the walls back in place.

I cut 8 of the blocks for the Snail's Trail quilt and got 6 of them sewn yesterday. Most of these print fabrics are from the 1990s.

I noticed the first bud has bloomed on the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under binding , food , nature , snail's trail

Finally sewing again.................. from Exuberant Color

I did some die cutting and then came up to the studio and started sewing the binding on the Marca Derse Other 16 Patch quilt.

I was thinking about hand finishing the binding on this one, and then I asked myself, do you really want to do that? The answer was no, so I have 2 sides finished and 2 to go today.

I ran into an old friend I used to share plants with and she mentioned she had a bunch of hostas die. I had been looking for someone to come and dig out some hostas because they ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under binding , marcia derse fabric

Tiring day.............. from Exuberant Color

I trimmed this quilt a few days ago and yesterday chose the blue stripe at the left edge as my binding. I'll get it cut today.

I didn't mention on yesterday's post that after getting 8.25" of rain in 3 days I had water seeping in along my south basement wall. I mopped up some Saturday night and then checked it again yesterday morning. There was more. I started working on it, making a little progress. My son and daughter-in-law stopped by to drop of my 5 gallon water bottle and I asked my son to ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks ago. under binding , nature

Trimming, cutting binding.................. from Exuberant Color

I got this flannel quilt trimmed yesterday and then looked for a binding fabric.

I started looking in a box of flannel fabrics where I knew there were bright ones but didn't think I would find anything to use on this quilt. Surprise! This brown one was in there and it looks great with the quilt. I got the strips cut and started sewing on it last night.

The Geranium is in full bloom with even more buds to bloom later. The new self watering pots are working out great.

I spent over an hour yesterday trying to get ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 weeks ago. under binding , flannel quilts , nature

Almost a Week at the Cottage from The Cozy Quilter

Christine and I spent most of a week at her cottage and did lots of sewing, chatting, watching movies and eating good food! It was a bit buggy outside so we were mostly inside. Christine has lots of bird feeders which she kept well stocked all week so there were lots of birds and other critters to see out the window.

But first, the sewing! I added yellow binding to my colour challenge quilt and, over a few days, finished hand stitching it down. The dock was a good place to take some pictures.

I did most of the hand ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month ago. under 9 patches , baby quilts , binding , colour challenge , cottage time , crochet , finn , hand sewing , modern sampler , paper piecing , rainbow scrap challenge , scraps , thread house academy

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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under 9 patch , binding , monthly recap

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

I was going to start sewing the floral star blocks together into a top, but then I decided to do the binding on this quilt first.

I finished the binding at 10 p.m. so I'll take its photo today and have it on my blog tomorrow. These Terrie Mangat fabrics are so bright and fun.

I needed a photo I could refer back to of the 4.5" and 9" finished fussy cut florals. Now they can come off the design wall. I'll continue cutting a little each week until I have enough to start designing.

I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under binding , nature

Trim, binding, organize................... from Exuberant Color

It was trimming time for the quilt made with Terrie Mangat fabrics.

Then I grabbed the pile of her fabrics to look for a binding.

I was pretty sure I would use the stripe and it looks good with both front and back.

This was the next area for the basement workbench cleaning and organizing. I had piles in front of this area. The fabric is on my worktable to go through later. I have a helper coming Tuesday so I (we) will so some brainstorming and decide what goes in the 3 bottom bins then. The little stack of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under binding , organization

More Binding from Romany Quilting

I've been on a bit of a binding roll lately. On Saturday I went to the monthly Stitch In day organised by my quilt club. I always like to have some hand work ready to take along, as it is difficult these days for me to take my sewing machine along. Binding fits the bill quite nicely. So my dinosaur quilt came for a ride, the binding all clipped up, ready to hand stitch down. I haven't quite finished all the machine quilting yet, but that doesn't matter, I can catch up with that at home, during ...

added by Jenny 1 month, 1 week ago. under binding , birthday , friends

Binding started................ from Exuberant Color

I didn't get started on anything early in the day and my machine was unplugged for a few hours in the afternoon while storms rolled through. Another .9" of rain. A second round came through in the evening so the machine was unplugged again. Finally later in the evening there was just light rain so I got busy on this binding. Since the binding is black and the background of the backing is black, I decided it was best to do it all by machine. I should be able to finish it today.

I'm glad I got a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under binding , marcia derse fabric , nature

Binding, and a Knitting Finish from Romany Quilting

Quilters are in two camps about quilt bindings, they either love it or hate it. I love hand stitching the binding down, it's the last job to do and then you have finished. Like this little baby donation quilt with the cozy fleecy back, all clipped up and waiting to go.

Binding time

I have a knitting finish too. Remember this? I was stitching it up back in April. Then it got put aside for a while, don't ask me why, it just happens.

Stitching the sleeves in to the body

Then once it was all stitched together ...

added by Jenny 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under binding , books , knitting

Working on the binding............... from Exuberant Color

The binding is 3/4 done so I should be able to finish it today.

I took a few more photos in the backyard gardens. I think this is a Jonquil. There are always lots of leaves and only a few blooms. The previous owner planted them over 50 years ago.

This corner outside my dining room picture window has Hardy Geranium, Annabelle Hydrangea, Coral Bell, and Hosta. Also to the left there are Stella d'Oro lilies, not in bloom yet.

Here is a closer look at the Hardy Geranium with lavender flowers. Down in the lower part of ...

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

A busy day............... from Exuberant Color

As I started sorting pieces I'm trying to decide how to divide them up for storage in the project box. Also is a strip 3" or shorter a chunk instead of a strip?

While I was in the basement doing a load of laundry, I pressed the binding fabric for this quilt and cut the 7 strips needed. Maybe I'll get it sewn onto the quilt today.

When I went out to get the mail, I noticed the Weigela bushes are in bloom. There is a Redbud tree growing right next to it on the back side of ...

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

Binding, Knitting and Reading from Romany Quilting

I've pleased to have finished the quilting on the final (third) quilt I'm making for a special family. I really struggled with the quilting, and couldn't understand why the tension was wrong and the machine was really struggling. My Bernina had just come back from a service so should have been running fine. Eventually, after rethreading yet again, I decided to change the fancy embroidery thread I was using to standard cotton. What a revelation, no tightness in the tension, no strange noises, and the final quilting line ran smoothly. When I sent my machine for a ...

added by Jenny 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under binding , books , knitting , library

Purple/green Double 4 Patch................. from Exuberant Color

While in the basement doing laundry I trimmed the purple and green batik Double 4 Patch quilt. I searched for a binding and cut the 7 strips I needed.

I chose the binding that looked best with the backing fabric since there were many shades of purple on the front and fewer in this batik fabric.

Machine finishing the binding was my choice for this quilt. I have 19 needle positions on my Pfaff so I moved the needle 2 to the right and I lead the folded edge of the binding through the center opening of the presser foot ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 1 week ago. under batik , binding , double 4 patch

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