I had not had much exposure to Brandon Mably’s fabrics before this quilt. As the manager of Kaffe Fassett’s London studio for 15 years, he certainly has an eye for color and design. While I must admit that some of Brandon’s fabrics are a little too “out there” for me, for the most part I have become a Brandon fan! 

One amazing thing about this quilt is that my husband, Mike, really liked it the first time he saw it (I can’t say that about all of my quilts).  Must be a guy quilt! The pattern lended itself to be cut out on my Accuquilt Go!, so piecing it was breeze. I don’t have much time for quilitng these days, so I asked Angela Clark of Threadwaggle Quilting to come up with a design and use her magic to finish the quilt. Angela added an orange peeel design that suits this quilt beautifully. 

If you would like to see the quilt in person, stop by Wish Upon A Quilt or have one of your very own by clicking here. Do you have other guy quilts that you would like to share?

Batik and Kaffe BOM blocks for August.

The August block of the month kits are ready. You can pick them up at Wish Upon A Quilt between August 1 and August 10. Can you believe that we are 3/4 of the way through with this year’s blocks! We hope you are having as much fun as we are. We’ve been working on the final setting of some of the samples and we can barely keep our excitement contained. We plan to offer setting kits in both colorways, so stay tuned!

This month’s block is really fun because you have some design leeway. You can place the block components exactly as the block pictured (Dutch Puzzle pattern) or you can go for a more traditional pinwheel. We encourage you to have fun and play with the block pieces before you sew the final seams.

Here’s the video demonstration. Please feel free to call or email me if you have questions.

Aug_BOM_Demo

Please be careful to check your work at every step. A threads width off on all the blocks can cause you to loose a 1/2 inch all around the block! (I’m speaking from experience.) The seam allowances are a scant quarter of an inch. Check them regularly, especially if you’ve gotten used to sewing “generous quarter inch seams” for you other sewing projects. The thread line should be within the quarter inch mark on your ruler, not on it. The flying geese components measure 6.5 inches by 3.5 inches and the point should be a scant quarter inch from the edge. The block quadrants should measure 6.5 inches square. The block measures 12.5 inches square, unfinished.

Using a fine thread like Alex Anderson’s Masterpiece thread can help improve your seam accuracy as well.