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Brandon Leftover Quilt Tutorial… Sort Of

Since I have all these blocks done and up on my design wall I thought I’d write up some instructions for making these blocks.

I’m calling this my Brandon Left Over quilt because the fabrics are almost all Brandon Mably designs are are left over from the Interweave quilt I made recently.

These Brandon Leftover quilt blocks are made from my Blue Swirly tutorial with a few minor variations. Please take a look at that tutorial for full cutting and construction details.

Ok. Have you read it? Then read on.

Variations:

Sashing strips: Made from black and white Sharks Teeth fabric. Instead of cutting the sashing strips to 1.5 inches wide I cut them 1-3/4 inches wide. This quarter inch shows a little more of the wave of the fabric design which helps create the wavy effect of the black and white portions of the quilt top.

When sewing the sashing strips onto the center fabrics I made sure to have all the points of the sharks teeth pointing away from the main fabric. I’m not sure this makes a difference in that wavy effect, but I love little details like this!

Corner Triangles: Instead of using the sharks teeth for the triangles I used Brandon Mably’s comb stripe in black and white. It’s a hand painted stripe so there is some really lovely irregularity in the design. I cut these blocks in the same size and method as I cut the sharks teeth for the blue swirly quilt. To get the swirly effect where the four corners of the blocks meet it’s critical to follow the instructions for cutting these squares carefully.

To achieve this with the black and white stripes used in place of the sharks teeth, stack up your squares with the right side of the fabric of all squares facing up and the stripes all aligned horizontally. Then cut the squares in half diagonally with the ruler going from the lower left to the upper right, indicated by the red dotted line in this photo.

Once cut, every triangle should be the same… with the lines of the stripe running in the same direction and orientation across the triangles. If they are not the same, you will not achieve the swirly pattern where the blocks meet.

    I did cut the squares to the same size as in the Blue Swirly tutorial even though I added that extra quarter inch to the sashing strips. This left me plenty of fabric to trim away when I squared up the blocks.

    If you want to be more efficient in squaring up and waste less fabric, I would suggest you try some different size squares for the corners and make a full block with scrap fabric to see if it squares up well. You could try decreasing the squares by a quarter or half inch before you cut them in half diagonally and sew the pieces together.

    I’m comfortable with a little more fabric to trim away because it’s easier to square up the blocks and it takes less time to fiddle with a smaller margin of error.

    This is a quick and easy quilt to make. I made mine 8 blocks by 10 blocks and it will end up being a nice throw quilt about 64 inches wide and 80 inches tall.

    Have fun and experiment! Enjoy these close up photos.

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    4. I’m not thinking about making anything like this, but I scrolled through the tutorial anyway for the eye-candy. But then pulling out to see the effect of details on the whole, I realized what it reminds me of–photos of Kaffe’s home, with tiled patterns and botanicals on every surface! Love it!

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    8. Thank you for the tutorial. I love this quilt and will be making it soon. I showed it to my husband and told him, “I can make this.” He gave me a disbelieving look because I don’t do intricat patterns. I said, “I really can.” Now I have to back up my words and I am looking forward to it.

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      1. You can totally make this!!! It’s a simple block that looks complicated! Easy peasy!

        Look at the stuff I make… I do NOT do intricate piecing! It’s not where I find joy!

        Anne

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    9. I swear you are my soul sister, LOL. I love the same colors you do, but you sew so much faster, and find time for pickleball and work. I am amazed! I’m 66 and new to quilting, you make the bar awfully high. Love you quilts! Christine White [cid:44a14514-e020-4eeb-a800-b8712af735b6]I made this military service quilt for my step brother. ________________________________

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      1. I can tend to go on productive jags and really dig in and get a lot done. then I go through spells where I’m less productive and driven. I have to ride the wave while it’s happening1

        I haven’t been quilting long… maybe six or seven years at the most. but I always wanted to make quilts.

        I’m sorry, but I’m not able to get photos here.

        Anne

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    11. I love this quilt! I have a lot of Kaffe scraps that I may use to make one. One more added to the list!
      Thank you for sharing. You are very creative.

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    13. What Kate said! Genius Ann…I love the eye trickery that makes the coloured fabrics look as if they are pieced in as wavy curves. Brilliant!! This would look fabulous up on the wall, and it needs to go in a few shows as well. Thanks for the tutorial, this one goes on to the “must make” list as well : )

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    16. Just have to say Thank You!! Thank you for being so generous with your talent and your skill (and your time!). You are truly the inspiration I have needed!!

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    17. I just love this quilt! I am drawn to colorfuI prints a d have a good stash of them. I’ ll have to look for a sharks tooth print and then see what I can come up with. Thanks for the great inspiration! By the way, I also love ani.also and nature, so thanks also for the pictures of the lambs, puppies, flowers, scenery, etc.

      Bonnie

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    18. J’adore ce quilt, il me reste un peu de “shark teeth’noir et blanc que j’adore, le compléter par la rayure noir et blanc est génial, bravo, j’aime beaucoup moins les imprimés très (trop?) colorés de Kaffe, mais vôtre façon de faire est superbe, merci, continuez. Bonjour de France.

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      1. Les tissus noir et blanc se marient vraiment bien et se marient très bien avec tous ces imprimés fous et colorés ! Amusez-vous avec tout ce merveilleux tissu ! Merci d’avoir lu!

        Anne

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    19. Once again ty for your inspiration. Do you think we can sub a fabric for the comb stripe which is very hard to find? i can only think of black creased but am afraid it won’t have the same effect the comb does. I ‘m so excited abt this quilt,as daily, not feeling well, I look at the bright fun pics of it and it brings me such joy!! I think it would really give fun color and comfort to a teen boy’s life I want to make for charity….. and has enough of the cool factor for them too w/o trying too hard if you know what I mean,ha! TY so much.

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