When Robin Pickens won the Spoonflower Design contest in 2016 and had the opportunity to design a collection for Moda, few expected so many spectacular collections would follow.  Though looking at Poppy Mae, how could they not? 

Today is Robin's fourth - and sadly, her last - block for Block Heads 3.  (Yes, this is drawing to a close.)

So Block 53.

It is Bear Cubs Round the Campfire, and it can be made in all four sizes - 4", 6", 8" and 12".  The instructions can be found on Robin's blog - Robin Pickens Blog.

Aren't these pretty?  These are some of Robin's Block Heads 3 blocks.  (Would she just hurry up and finish already?)

Here are a few of Robin's recent Block Heads blocks - she's making two sets of blocks, one with her prins, and one with "solids" from her Thatched collection.  (More on those in a moment.)

Night and Day - Block 50 - ala Robin.

Robin's X Marks The Spot is Block 49 by Lissa Alexander.

Robin's Block 48 is Lisa Bongean's Purpose , and this is the Thatched version. 

Thatched!  They're a bit tonal, a bit linear, with the character of a hand-drawn line.  They're textural.  And subtle.  For when you want something other than a solid.  Thirty colors of Thatched arrived in shops in late 2019... and because more is always better, there are twenty new colors. 

Thatched 2020

Robin used her Thatched collection to color a version of the Stitch Pink 2020 quilt I designed for Quilt Emporium in Southern California.

Just in case you missed it, the link to Bear Cubs Round the Campfire can be found here - Robin Pickens Blog.

The first 52 blocks can be found here - Block Heads 3 Archive.   (It is updated every Wednesday and Friday - blog link on Wednesday, pattern link on Friday.)

If you missed Block Heads 2, all the blocks can be found here - Block Heads 2 Archive.  

Have you been inspired by the designers' blocks?  They're beautiful and the variety of color palettes, scrappy mixes, and block variations has been a treat to see.

• Janet Clare
• Jen Kingwell
• Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Co.
• Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts
• Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life
• Betsy Chutchian
• Jan Patek
• Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic
• Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings
• Lissa Alexander
• Laurie Simpson
• Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique
• Stacy Iest Hsu
• Robin Pickens

Be sure to check out the Block Heads Facebook Group and look for Block Heads 3 on Instagram - #modablockheads and #modablockheads3.

Stay well.  And stay safe.

Only three more blocks. 

(And blog posts... does anybody actually read these?)