Scattered Leaves (+ FREE tessellation tutorial!)

Gorgeous fall colors make up this quilt, with leaves that form a tessellating design. Just as some leaves stay green longer than others on the trees, this quilt has greens along with rich orange, brown, and yellow hues.  Scroll down to find a free block tutorial for tessellating leaves!

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Scattered Leaves by Shirley Challice (Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada)  

 

 

This quilt was based on a pattern called Tessellation Blues by Maria Umhey (published in McCalls Quilting Magazine, January 2012.) Shirley Challice says, "I made this pattern in creams and indigos several years ago and considered making it in fall colors. The "O'Canada" exhibit was great motivation to create it again at half the size."

 

Scattered Leaves was beautifully machine pieced and quilted with the Maple Swirl pantograph by Urban Elementz. 

The McCall's pattern is no longer available, but we found a FREE tessellated leaves block tutorial by Yvonne at Quilting JetGirl (CLICK HERE for tutorial).  Yvonne also has a digital pattern available for purchase, including multiple finished quilt sizes (photo below...CLICK HERE for pattern link!) 

 

 Image credits: Photos of Scattered Leaves were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Houston International Quilt Festival.