This gorgeous but easy Owl Quilt was designed for my best friend’s grandson.  I had previously made an owl quilt for my grandson and had some leftover owls.  As my daughter wanted her quilt all in minky, it was made using a simple four square block.  But for this one, I combined the minky owls with cotton and got creative.  I think you will like the design.

Don’t let the instructions scare you  – This quilt is very simple to make.  Made with 4 inch and 8 inch squares and quilted with a straight quilting stitch, the simplicity of the design is perfect for a baby and an owl-themed nursery. 

Let’s start sewing!! 

THE FINISHED SIZE:  I like to make my baby quilts a little larger than most.  This pattern will make a quilt 40 x 52.   If you would like an ad-free printable version of this pattern, you can download one in my Etsy store.

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To create the owl quilt you will need the following supplies.

• 7 panels 8-1/2 x 8 ½ of Featured Fabric O (see below for link to owls)
• 7 Fat quarters or ¼ yard cuts of  assorted fabrics (Fabrics A – G)
• 45 x 60 piece of batting (if desired) 
• 1 -1/2 yds of backing fabric – I used 60″ minky
• ½ yd of coordinating fabric for binding
• Coordinating thread

I special ordered the owl from Taraput at Spoonflower.  You can get them here.  Spoonflower is a great place to design or have someone design a special fabric. Most designers will resize the design or change a color for you if you ask.  Tara from Taraput resized these owls to fit on an 8 x 8 square for me.  She also has some cute little whales, bunnies, turtles and more.  You can find her in her Etsy shop or on Spoonflower.com.

I did not use batting with my quilt because I used minky for the back and felt that the batting would be too heavy.  This is a personal choice.  For backing ideas see my post “Quilt Backing for Spectacular Quilts.”

CUTTING

Using the Owl Quilt cutting chart below cut your fabric into squares.  Cut the large square from the ¼ yd fabric first, then cut the remaining WOF into two 4-1/2” strips.  Cut the strips into separate 4-1/2”squares.  A Fat quarter is 18 x 22. If you are using a Fat Quarter cut the Fat quarter lengthwise 9 inches wide. You should have two 9″ x 22″ strips. Cut one large square from one of the  9″ strips.   Cut the remaining pieces into strips 4-1/2 wide , then continue to cut the 4-1/2” squares. 

The O squares are “fussy cut” from your Featured Fabric.

SEWING THE OWL QUILT

BE SURE TO USE THE DIAGRAMS AS YOUR GUIDE!! IF YOU WANT TO  PRINT OUT THE PAGE TO FOLLOW ALONG DOWNLOAD THE OWL QUILT PATTERN FROM MY ETSY SHOP!

SECTION 1

Rows 1 and 2 – Following the chart from the top down.  Sew one small B and one small D together.  Sew one small D and one small B.  Join on each end of the O square. 

Row 3 – Sew one small G, one small A, one small D and one small E together.  Join to row 2

Row 4 – Sew a small A, C, B and G together. Join to row 3

Row 5 and 6 – Sew a small F and E together.  Sew a small E and G together.  Join to form a square.  Attach to a Large C square.  Join to Row 4

Row 7 and 8 – Sew a small D and A together.  Sew a small B and F together.  Join to form a square.  Attach to an O square.  Join to Row 6.

Set aside.

SECTION 2

Row 1 – Following the chart from the top down.  Sew one small C, one small F and one small A together. 

Row 2 – Sew one small G, one small E and one small C together.  Attach to Row 1

Row 3 and 4 – Sew one small C and one small F together.  Attach to a Large B square.  Join to Row 2.

Row 5 – Sew one small A, E and C together.  Attach to Row 4.

Row 6 and 7 – Sew on small G and one small A together.  Attach to O square.  Join to Row 5

Row 8 – Sew One small C, B, and D together.  Join to Row 7.

Set aside

SECTION 3

Row 1 – Following the chart from the top down, sew one small G, one small E and one small C together.

Row 2 – Sew one small B, one small D and one small F together.  Join to Row 1

Row 3 & 4 – Sew one small C and one small G together.  Attach to an O square.  Join to Row 2

Row 5 – Sew one small D, B and E together.  Join to Row 4.

Set aside.

SECTION 4

Row 1 & 2 – Following the chart from the top down, sew one small E and one small G together. Sew one small F and A together. Join to make a square.  Attach to a Large G square

Row 3 – Sew One small B, C, A and D together.  Join to Row 2

Row 4 & 5 – Sew one small F and A together.  Attach to one end of O square.  Sew one small E and C together.  Attach to other end of O square.  Join to Row 3

Set aside

SECTION 5

Row 1 – Following the chart from the top down, Sew one small E, one small B and one small D together.

Row 2 & 3– Sew one small F and D together.  Attach to an O square.  Join to Row 1

Row 4 – Sew one small F, A and B together.  Join to Row 3

Row 5 & 6 – Sew one small D and B together.  Attach to Large E square.  Join to Row 4

Row 7 – Sew one small C, one small F and one small A together. Join to Row 6.

Set aside

SECTION 6

Row 1 & 2 – Following the chart from the top down, Sew one small E and one small F together. Attach to an O square.

Row 3 – Sew one small B, one small D and one small A together.  Join to Row 2

Row 4 & 5 – Sew one small F and D together.  Attach to Large A square.  Join to Row 3

Row 6 – Sew one small B, one small E and one small C together.  Attach to Row 5.

Set aside

ASSEMBLY

Attach Section 1 and 2 together.

Attach Section 3 and 4 together.

Attach Section 1/2 to Section 3/4.

Attach Section 5 and 6 together.

Attach Section 5/6 to Section 2/4.

QUILTING

Once the quilt top is complete, place the front and back together, wrong sides together. Don’t forget to add your quilt label to the backing before quilting!

 If you plan on using batting, sandwich the batting between the front and back.  Leave extra fabric around the edges.  These will be trimmed once the quilting is complete.

Quilt as desired.  How you quilt your quilt is a matter of personal preference.  The choice of thread also contributes to the look of the quilting. To keep a simple look, this quilt was quilted very simply using grey thread.  The quilt was stitched at a 4.0 stitch length, ¼” on each side of the “ditch” in rows and columns.   

Once your quilting is complete, trim to square the quilt and bind.  For a great tutorial on how to bind your quilt, click here.   I hate hand sewing; therefore, I sewed the  binding onto the BACK of the quilt and then turned to the FRONT to do a blanket stitch.

I hope you enjoy making your OWL QUILT.  Try it with whales or elephants or sloths!!  Oh my!!  And remember to share.  If you have any questions, leave me a comment or send an email.

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