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Leaves - Dark Rust Multi – Stonehenge Organics
Rich, layered and beautifully earthy, Leaves - Dark Rust Multi quilting fabric from Northcott Fabrics’ Stonehenge Organics collection features graceful leafy branches scattered across a deeply textured background of rust, olive, moss and warm brown. The overlapping foliage creates the impression of leaves suspended over weathered stone or a forest floor touched by autumn, making this an especially versatile companion print for nature-inspired quilts.
With its darker palette and organic movement, this fabric adds depth and contrast to the Stonehenge Organics collection while remaining easy to coordinate with the collection’s creams, beiges, greens and rust-toned botanicals.
Key Features
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Material: Quilting cotton
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Width: Approximately 44" wide
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Brand: Northcott Fabrics
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Collection: Stonehenge Organics
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Fabric Name: Leaves - Dark Rust Multi
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Style Number: DP29307-38
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Design: Layered allover leafy branches
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Motifs: Slender branches, overlapping leaves and softly weathered botanical forms
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Background: Mottled dark rust, brown and muted green
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Color Palette: Rust, terracotta, olive, sage, moss, tan and deep earthy brown
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Style: Botanical, woodland, autumnal, rustic, organic and nature-inspired
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Unique Quality: Layered foliage combines with a Stonehenge-style textured ground for exceptional visual depth
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Coordinates With: Stonehenge Organics collection fabrics
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Skill Level: Beginner through advanced
What This Fabric Is Used For
- Nature-inspired quilts
- Woodland quilts
- Autumn quilts
- Botanical quilts
- Quilt borders
- Sashing
- Feature quilt blocks
- Background blocks
- Scrap quilts
- Landscape quilts
- Table runners
- Placemats
- Decorative pillows
- Tote bags
- Cabin and lodge décor
- Coordinating Stonehenge Organics projects
Why You’ll Love It
- Layered leaves create rich visual depth without feeling overly formal
- Rust and earthy green tones make it easy to coordinate with natural palettes
- Darker coloration provides excellent contrast beside cream and beige companion prints
- Works beautifully in autumn, woodland and nature-inspired quilts
- Organic branching pattern adds movement across larger pieces
- Ideal as either a supporting print or a stronger secondary focal fabric
- Pairs naturally with sage, olive, moss, cream, tan and brown
- Textured background gives the fabric a weathered, dimensional appearance
- Useful in both traditional and contemporary quilting
- Helps bring the lighter and darker fabrics in Stonehenge Organics together
Detailed Description
The composition of Leaves - Dark Rust Multi feels layered from the very first glance.
Across the entire surface, slender branches weave in and out of one another, carrying clusters of elongated leaves in softly weathered shades of green, tan, rust and brown. Some leaves appear clearly defined against the background, while others seem partially absorbed into the mottled texture beneath them, creating the impression of foliage seen through layers of shadow and filtered light.
The arrangement feels natural rather than repeated.
Branches enter from different directions, crossing and overlapping as though you were looking upward through dense undergrowth or downward at leaves scattered across the forest floor. The variation in scale and opacity gives the design a wonderful sense of depth—the closer you look, the more layers seem to emerge.
The theme is unmistakably woodland and earth.
Rust and terracotta bring warmth to the composition, recalling leaves beginning to turn at the end of summer. Olive and moss green preserve the feeling of living foliage, while muted sage, tan and brown soften the transitions between colors.
Behind everything is the distinctive textured ground.
It resembles weathered stone, forest soil and aged natural surfaces all at once. Areas of rust appear to emerge from beneath veils of green; darker brown settles into the background like damp earth beneath fallen leaves.
The result is not simply an autumn print.
It feels like the moment when the seasons begin to overlap.
Imagine walking through the woods on one of the first cool afternoons of fall.
Most of the canopy is still green, but here and there the leaves have begun to change. Rust and copper appear between olive branches. A few pale leaves have already fallen, settling against moss-covered ground where last season's foliage has softened into the earth.
Sunlight filters through the trees in broken patches.
One branch catches the light and turns almost golden.
Another disappears into shadow.
The air smells of leaves, bark and damp soil, and every color seems richer because autumn has only just begun.
That sense of transition is what makes Leaves - Dark Rust Multi so beautiful in quilting.
It can deepen a quilt filled with lighter beige botanical prints, introduce warmth beside sage and moss green coordinates, or become the connecting fabric between autumn rusts and woodland neutrals. Because the design contains several related earth tones, it has the ability to pull many different fabrics together without looking like a simple blender.
Use larger pieces to showcase the branching movement, or cut it into smaller blocks and let individual leaves become flashes of color throughout your quilt.
Leaves - Dark Rust Multi captures the forest at the turning of the seasons—green leaves touched by rust, branches disappearing into shadow, and the quiet richness of earth beneath them.
4. FAQ SECTION
How is Leaves - Dark Rust Multi fabric sold?
This is regular quilting yardage. Choose the quantity needed according to the purchasing increments shown on the product page. Multiple quantities can typically be cut as one continuous piece whenever inventory allows.
What can I make with this fabric?
It is especially well suited for woodland quilts, autumn quilts, botanical projects, borders, sashing, patchwork blocks, table runners, pillows, tote bags and rustic home décor.
Is this fabric good for beginners?
Yes. The allover leaf pattern is forgiving to cut and piece, and the organic arrangement does not require precise motif matching, making it suitable for beginner through advanced quilters.
Does this fabric coordinate with Stonehenge Organics?
Yes. Its combination of rust, olive, moss, sage and brown makes it an excellent companion to the lighter beige botanicals, green florals and other earthy prints in the Stonehenge Organics collection.
Is this fabric 100% cotton?
This is quilting fabric from Northcott Fabrics. Confirm the exact fiber content on your bolt or current Northcott documentation before publishing a specific 100% cotton claim.
How should I care for this fabric?
Follow Northcott’s care instructions when available. For finished cotton quilting projects, cool gentle washing and low-heat or air drying are commonly used to help preserve color and appearance.
