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KINSHIP FUSION SAMPLER in THATCHED

8/8/2019

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When I saw the Kinship Fusion Sampler created by Gnome Angel and Skyberries I knew I wanted to try it in Thatched fabric, my new basics line coming out with Moda Fabrics (shipping in November 2019). I was wanting a color-play exercise that used a limited palette and a select group of the fabrics. I like this line for fillers and backgrounds, but they deserve to hold their own in a quilt sew-along!
Thatched fabrics by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler start
I love the modern feel of many of the blocks, playing with geometry in often asymmetrical layouts. I thought the woven illustration of Thatched would work well to add just a little depth to the blocks.
100Days100Blocks Thatched fabrics by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocks
I actually jumped in about a week into the sew-along, which is typical for me. I WANTED to do the sew-along but I get distracted and think I don't have time to add ANOTHER project. But then I see people posting on instagram and I can't stand it anymore and jump in late.
Thatched grays by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocks
My original plan was to make the quilt in mostly grays and white with a tiny pop of color. Maybe just the heart block in orange? I selected three grays from Thatched to use- the Gray 85, Pebble 24 and Shadow 117, giving me a light to dark range of grays. There are actually 5 grays in this first release of Thatched but I wanted to keep it simple. I've never made a black and white quilt before or a black, white and gray one, so this was a new exercise in restraint.
Thatched basics by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocks
 fBut I guess at heart I am really a COLOR GIRL and I needed more than just one pop of color! I loved the idea of just orange with the quilt, but the addition of greens to the mix felt so much more appealing and fun. I really like how the combination of Chartreuse 75, Sprig 14, Peacock 77 and Turquoise 101 play together. It was a tough call to decide if I should add the dark green Pine 44 to the mix but I left it at the original four greens.
Thatched oranges by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocks
For the oranges I used Tangerine 82 and Apricot 103. Again, tempted to add more with Maize gold but I pared it back. Every time I use the oranges it feels like a jolt of orange juice waking me up!
Thatched greens by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocks 29 59 33
Usually I keep the color story of greens or oranges within a block but once in awhile, one escapes and jumps in another color block! Quilt block 29 is an example of that with it's little orange square. And block 82 with one orange corner to liven up the group! (And yes, sometimes I go out of order and make some of the later squares in advance if I have the right pieces cut) 
Thatched fabrics by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocks 26 54 82
When I got to day 25, I layed out what I had on the floor to get a feeling for them all together. For the planning of this sampler, I used the coloring sheet that Gnome Angel has on her blog at https://www.gnomeangel.com/?s=colouring+sheet. It was tremendously helpful in planning and playing around with the colors. You need to purchase the pattern to get the coloring sheets and I am not posting my colored in one since that would be a violation of the pattern copyright.
Thatched by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocksPicture
Yes, my helper was involved and let me know she was bored of this whole thing.
Thatched fabrics by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler with Labradoodle helper
There is one thing I wanted to mention about this particular pattern for a sampler. I really appreciate that the sizes of the blocks you cut are very consistent so it is efficient with fabric and makes it easy to precut pieces. For example, a lot of pieces might be 2 1/2" wide so you knew that by cutting that size strip, it would be utilized for a lot of smaller pieces. I could go through and count out how many pieces I would need at certain sizes or how many flying geese were needed at the same size and then make them in bulk. This really cuts down on time and makes it enjoyable to move through the blocks faster and with more efficiency and economy. I thought it was a very smartly planned out sampler that way!
Thatched fabrics by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocks 27 32 34 36
I have been loving the blocks I've been seeing on instagram from other people sewing along. I particularly love seeing some of the fussy cutting and cute fabrics. It is a different feeling to do a sampler with a limited palette and limited fabrics and I like the new muscle that is flexing in my mind to explore the contrast and color relationships. I like how clean and modern this feels to me. But I can't lie, a part of me wants to just throw one of my big flowers into one of these blocks! 
Thatched fabrics by Robin Pickens in Kinship Fusion Sampler blocks
I'm guessing the next time I share these blocks on the blog I'll be done or at least close to done. Follow me on instagram to see more progress with the Thatched blocks at @robinpickens. Follow along to see all the great blocks on instagram with the hashtag #kinshipfusionsampler or #100blocks100days2019 and thank you Angie @gnomeangel and Bec @skyberries for a great sewalong! (Also, I am dying over Bec's blocks made with Heather Ross fabrics- fantastic!!)
5 Comments
Amanda
8/15/2019 09:39:25 pm

Wow! I love the black and white with the pops of colour! Beautiful!

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catherine w
7/30/2020 06:28:19 am

j'adore votre choix de couleurs , c'est magnifique et original , bravo, je vous envie d'avoir ce don !

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JOANNE B link
3/22/2021 11:33:26 am

Absolutely Love the colors and blocks!

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AM
6/11/2021 07:11:28 am

Hi Robin, These are such clean looking blocks. I wish you had submitted it to Gnome Angel. I have just perused her site to view the 2019 submissions and yours wasn't among them. I'd love to see the finished quilt top! The pops of colour are stunning. Beautiful work!

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Robin Pickens
6/25/2021 10:44:57 am

Thanks for your comment! I'm doing a post showing this finished quilt top along with my plans for this year's sew along (also in Thatched but a different color combo!)

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