 I am eagerly anticipating the start of not one, but TWO sew alongs that I am running this year. This is my first time having my own sew along, so I'm going to go ahead and just apologize for whatever funny glitches and things happen on my learning curve. But it is time to start and get more comfortable with doing more video sharing. I hope you will come along for the journey!  This also means it is time to open a Facebook Group. This group is for those of you who like sewing with my fabrics and patterns. Maybe you have questions. Or hopefully you want to SHARE pictures of the things you are making with my fabrics and/or patterns! This is that space for sharing and supporting one another. I'll also run the sewalongs from the group page and hope to see lots of leaf blocks popping up as the sew along gets going. Want to join the group? Visit Robin Pickens Sew Happy Community and ask to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/762206228564958 I will do some facebook lives and then post those to youtube as we get going with the sew alongs. I'll also be running a poll to find out when you like to attend a live feed...mornings? During the week or weekends? I'll also be having a few prizes for some random folks who POST their progress while we sew along. No, you don't have to keep to my schedule. But participation and sharing, wherever you are at, is encouraged!  TSo lets talk about LEAF PRESS. It was Lissa Alexander from Moda Fabrics who suggested a leaf sampler. I THOUGHT I was done designing my group of patterns for the Forest Frolic fall collection until she mentioned the idea and then I just couldn't get it out of my head. This might have ended up being my favorite quilt design from the group (although it is still a close toss up with Oak Grove Square). I like the nice lap size and range of leaf types and there is something that feels a little modern as a sampler to me. The number of blocks and variety of leaf types works out nicely to a weekly sewalong where we do couple units a week. We'll be starting at the end of August and finishing up around the middle of October. You will need to buy a pattern. This pattern is in a larger size 8 1/2 x 11" booklet for diagraming all those leaf shapes! Check with your local shops to see if they are carrying it or check my online shop at RobinPickensINC.com. A document with the tentative schedule is in the facebook group FILES.  I've only made this particular quilt in the new Thatched Buttermilk background but wanted to mock it up on the computer in the dark brown Mocha color. I like that too!  The fabric specifications for Leaf Press include:  13 Fat Eighths for those leaves. Now I'm sure someone will ask if they can use a Layer Cake of 10" squares. YES you can. One layer cake should be enough. It would also work well as a scrappy quilt. Instead of Fat Eighths you can assemble 7 Fat Quarters for leaves. While playing around with the ideas for this quilt, I wanted to try it in colors as well that were NOT about fall. What about a springy palette?  Or fall colors in all Thatched?  Rachel from Santa Monica Sewing Arts suggested a Christmas palette...  On this last one, I've made it more minimal in terms of the variety of colors. The greens are a little accent and the while, washed linen and oatmeal are all from 1/2 yard of fabric. Makes me think of snowy leaves with a layer of thick frost. What if you want to do one of these...or if you have a quilt shop and want to kit some of these versions? I'm including all the specific fabric colors here and they are also listed in the FILES section of the facebook group. If you do have a shop, please fill out and email us the form so we can compile a data sheet of shops that are carrying the Forest Frolic fabric, Thatched fabrics, Thatched Widebacks, bias binding, etc. to share with folks who are looking for places to order.  The blue "download file" is a pdf of the specs I am listing below. I'll have more info next week on my monthly sew along, Oak Grove Square. I will do some color studies for that one as well (but not as many). I hope to see you sewing along with me this fall. 
     
One last note...Forest Frolic is shipping NOW from Moda! Yay!!
20 Comments
Dottie Paulk
6/28/2023 10:14:42 am
I am new to your site but am interested in your leaf quillt, in particular the Dark Drama one. My question is what fabric is used for the leaves?
Robin Pickens
6/28/2023 12:09:27 pm
Hi Dottie! If you scroll down farther (and yes, I know it is a long post!) there is a list of the fabric skus for the Dark Drama one. All the numbers listed correspond to Thatched from Moda Fabrics, which is my basics line. I am actually going to be making that version for the sewalong so I know I will have some kits of that for sale in a couple weeks. But you can scroll down to see the list of fabrics and it is also in the files section of the facebook group.
Louise Sanchez
7/2/2023 11:12:40 am
I LOVE the Autumn Light version, and can’t wait to get it kitted. I will have to miss the Long Beach show, but have spoken to Lisa at Quilt Emporium, my local shop, and hope to get it there. Thank you for all of your fabulous Fall designs….my favorite season and colors!!!
BossyVossy
6/28/2023 10:17:12 am
I adore ALL color combos!
Robin Pickens
6/28/2023 12:09:53 pm
Oh thank you so much! I just need more time to make them all, right?
Denise Penn
6/28/2023 10:57:09 am
Will this pattern be available at the Quilt Festival in Long Beach?
Robin Pickens
6/28/2023 12:10:26 pm
Yes! Lisa will have it at the Quilt Emporium booth 348.
Lori A Ferrari-McCoy
6/28/2023 11:00:31 am
Will there be kits available for any of these?
Robin Pickens
6/28/2023 12:11:28 pm
I'll make kits of the light version of Forest Frolic and Thatched Dark Drama. I will also consider kitting other ones if enough people are interested. Let me know if you have a favorite you would like to see kitted.
Karen Lindenmayer
6/28/2023 12:21:33 pm
Dark drama kit for me!
Kerstin Jönsson Videsäter
6/29/2023 12:39:45 pm
I would like a kit of the Dark Drama!😁
Julie Hoffman
7/4/2023 04:35:53 pm
I like the thatched dark drama . Before I purchase a kit I would like to know if this is paper pieced, applique or traditional sewing.
Robin Pickens
7/4/2023 06:56:12 pm
Hi Julie Hoffman, the quilt is all traditional sewing/piecing with a sewing machine. No applique, paper piecing or hand sewing.
Mary Whalen
6/28/2023 12:44:47 pm
Love them all, but will probably settle on dark drama. Or maybe the autumn light. I assume the leaves are all appliquéd? We finally got our local quilt shop to get in some of your fabrics. We will be doing a Pansies Posies class. So pleased. Thanks, Mary
Robin Pickens
6/28/2023 01:05:01 pm
The leaves are all regular pieced blocks. I used a lot of stitch-and-flip corners on rectangles and squares to make the angles. No applique but it would be really sweet to add applique on top as a dragonfly buzzing over or something like that!
Kelly H
6/28/2023 02:12:18 pm
Love this pattern and your fabrics. Any chance you’ll have a PDF pattern in your shop? I’m in Australia and the local shops don’t always stock the latest patterns in time for a sew along and shipping from overseas can be cost prohibitive. I also generally prefer PDF patterns.
Robin Pickens
6/28/2023 02:17:11 pm
Yes! Thanks for asking Kelly. Here is the link to take you to the PDF listing. So glad you like it and hope you will join in!
Kelly H
6/28/2023 03:31:22 pm
Thanks Robin - don't know how I missed it! (Probably because it was early morning here and I was way too eager to jump into reading about quilt patterns!). I've now purchased and will be eagerly considering fabric options. Looking forward to the quilt along!
Carole Poleski
6/28/2023 02:20:26 pm
I love this pattern! Anything with leaves, birds or fish grabs my attention, and these are lovely. I like the Forest Frolic Light and the Dark Drama! Looking forward to kits when they are available.
Susan D Justice
6/29/2023 01:07:48 pm
I love the forest frolic dark version and would love to purchase a kit! Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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