I love quilts with leaf blocks. Scattered Leaves, the first quilt pattern I ever wrote featured leaf blocks, and I've written a few more over the years. When Island Batik sent me an advance peek of their Earth Essence collection, I couldn't help myslef. I designed another leaf quilt.
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Field of Leaves by Canuck Quilter Designs. Fabrics from Earth Essence by Island Batik, a division of Lumin Fabrics Photo by Jerry Khiev of Lumin Fabrics |
I'm really pleased with the leaf block in this one. In many of my previous leaf quilts there was a tiny bit of paper-piecing in the center leaf tip. This one is FPP-free. Stitch-and-flip corners make all the angles super simple.
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Closeup of leaf block in Field of Leaves Fabrics from Earth Essence from Island Batik, a division of Lumin Fabrics |
I had to fiddle a little bit with a frame around the leaf to get the leaf centered in the setting I chose, but I think it was worth it.
The alternate blocks could not be simpler. They are squares cut from strip sets. Easy peasy.![]() |
Field of Leaves by Canuck Quilter Designs Fabrics from Earth Essence from Island Batik, a division of Lumin Fabrics |
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Field Of Leaves quilt top made by Anja of Anja Quilts |
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Field of Leaves is available as a pattern download in my Etsy shop, or you can ask your favorite quilt shop for a print version. |
Joanne ... Both are fantastic!! The batiks give a nice shading difference in the field strips. When I saw the R+W, I thought, yea for you, for another Canadian quilt! Then I saw Anja made it and was going to ask you if she was Canadian. Got my answer when I checked her link. Right now, we need more Canadian patriotic quilts! :)
ReplyDeleteThat’s a great pattern. The batiks work really well . The red & white version in the colours of the Canadian flag is quite striking.
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this quilt! The red and white for patriotic reasons, but the direction and colour changes in the brown-toned quilt make it come alive!
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