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September 6, 2026

Busy day...................... from Exuberant Color

I started out the day making the backing for the Kaffe Zipper quilt. I had 4 yards and had to do some creative cutting and sewing to piece the back. There were 4 seams altogether. I had one piece 1" x 3.75" left over.

Then I pressed the binding fabric and cut the needed 7 strips. I got the binding sewn to the back and started the machine topstitching to finish it. I decided to finish it today instead of pushing ahead while I was tired.

Today is supposed to be 78 degrees. What a relief that is after ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 days, 21 hours ago. under binding , snail's trail

September 5, 2026

Snail's Trail.................. from Exuberant Color

The Snail's Trail quilt was back from my longarm quilter so it was time to trim it and find a binding fabric.

I'm sure I bought this brown and black stripe with bindings in mind. I think it looks great with the front of the quilt.

It's okay with the backing fabric too. I need to press out the creases and cut 7 strips and get busy.

It is disappointing that Google Blogger has messed up leaving comments. Several people emailed me yesterday when they could see the comments weren't going through. I hope it is ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 days, 21 hours ago. under binding

August 27, 2026

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

I thought maybe I would have the binding done before dark but doing laundry and watering plants outside took some of my daylight hours away. I put in the last stitch at 8:30 last night. When I was in the basement earlier I noticed one of the 8' bulbs didn't come on in the area where I take my photos of finished quilts. I thought waiting until morning was best.

All of the predicted rain yesterday was tiny little spots on radar and they either dissipated before they got here or went south of us. No more rain ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 5 days ago. under binding

August 26, 2026

One more day needed...................... from Exuberant Color

There are four corners finished in this photo. I have 52" left to stitch on the 4th side. I worked on it 4 different times yesterday.

I also baked the chocolate chip cookies and shopped for groceries at two stores.

The humidity was up a little but still tolerable with the windows open.

When I could see I wasn't going to be able to finish the binding I picked up my knitting. I was thinking about which quilt top I might be able to finish before the end of the month while I knitted. Some years August is a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 6 days ago. under binding , food , knitting

August 25, 2026

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

A couple more days will be needed to finish the hand stitching on this binding.

This is the pile on the sewing cabinet as I stitch. I get to enjoy all of the fabrics....for hours.

I mixed some chocolate chip cookie dough but it was too late to bake the cookies. It will be cooler this morning so that worked out OK. I put the dough in the refrigerator for the night.

It was another beautiful day so I took my clippers out and cut some trees that are popping up everywhere, and also cut down two peony plants ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks ago. under binding , food

August 24, 2026

Relaxing Sunday............... from Exuberant Color

My plan was to get at least one side hand stitched on the binding of the Wm. Morris Trip Around the World quilt. I got one short side stitched and then went on to stitch 22" on a long side. Then I took a break and went out to trim dead leaves off the tomato and cucumber plants and fill the bird feeders.

The only other thing planned was baking cookies. I was going to make chocolate chip but changed my mind and baked shortbread instead. I could swear my eyesight was clearer after eating 2 cookies.

Yesterday's weather ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under binding , food

August 23, 2026

Turning on the iron.............. from Exuberant Color

I knew it would take a while to press 81 blocks plus iron a few other things piled on the ironing table, so I started a load of laundry and spent a couple hours in the basement. I have the blocks sorted into 2 piles since there are 2 alike of each combination except the one at the bottom. I will be designing half of the quilt with one pile when I get around to it.

I got this quilt back from my longarm quilter so I trimmed it and then cut the binding strips, the same fabric as the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under binding , strip piecing

August 20, 2026

A Finish and I Quilted This! from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome

added by Andree G. Faubert 2 weeks, 6 days ago. under baby quilt , binding , fmq , free motion quilting , linking party , scrappy quilting

August 12, 2026

In Between? from From the Strawberry Patch...

Yes, it's still summer. I know that. The kiddos have gone back to school here this week, school buses are out and about. It's not yet fall but somehow it seems like we're in an in-between season. Even as I say that though, ninety degree temperatures are forecast here all week; yanking me back to reality. My zeal for finishing projects remains high. "Amarillo Skies, Revised" has had the binding

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under binding , finishing projects , hand finishing , reading , ufo's

In Between? from From the Strawberry Patch...

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under binding , finishing projects , hand finishing , reading , ufo's

August 8, 2026

Mellow Yellow, and the Fire Brigade from Romany Quilting

The last remaining dinosaurs have been chilling out with me in the sewing room. There was just a limited amount of fabric left, enough for a toddler quilt I decided. And I liked the idea of using yellow as accents, the RSC colour for August.

Here are those funky dinosaurs again

I couldn't match up the dinosaurs, so cut the fabric into four, and added sashing in the middle. Then yellow and grey borders with nine patch corners. That's the top done, it doesn't look too bad, does it.

Dinosaurs roam again

And I always like to ...

added by Jenny 1 month ago. under binding , fire brigade , quilting , rainbow scrap challenge

Psalm 14:2, Fiber Fun, Literary Life: Liar's Dice, Finding Joy in Journaling from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

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 1 month ago. under 4" hexies , binding , crochet cowls , epp 3 , epp panel , fields of fancy bom , joshiah queen , juliet faithfull , psalm 14:2

July 26, 2026

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 month, 2 weeks ago. under binding , snail's trail , star quilts

July 25, 2026

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 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under binding , food , nature

July 23, 2026

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 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under binding , stash , strip piecing

July 22, 2026

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 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under binding , food , kaffe fabric , nature

July 9, 2026

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 months ago. under binding , food , nature , snail's trail

July 8, 2026

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 months ago. under binding , marcia derse fabric

July 6, 2026

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 2 months ago. under binding , nature

June 29, 2026

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 2 months, 1 week ago. under binding , flannel quilts , nature

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