We Love Owls Tutorial

Recently we shared Ro Gregg's new Who's Who collection with you. Today we're back with Connie from Free Motion by the River, who is sharing a tutorial for this teal and lime small quilt. Use it for a baby quilt, a wall hanging, or a table topper...whoooooooo wouldn't love it!? 
After you check out Connie's tutorial, head over to her blog to enter to win fabric to make this quilt top yourself!

Here's Connie:

I really enjoyed working with the cute fabrics that are part of the Who's Who group by Ro Gregg. This is a small quilt, finishing at approximately 38 inches square.

 The fabrics make me think of spring and the little owls really look cute on the back of the quilt.

Here is a closeup of the center of the quilt:

Now how about a tutorial?

Here are the fabrics and amounts used in the quilt. 

Always sew with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

We start off with the center block in the quilt. 

Let's make some easy flying geese blocks.

Stitch the 4 square and flying geese together as shown below using the owl print in the center.

Let's continue on with a border around the block. Cut your pieces as listed below and lay them out as shown.

Piece the blocks together, make 4 sections.

Each corner with have a 3 1/2 inch cream (E) square. Sew together as shown.

Add a Teal (B) border

• Cut 2 pieces - 1 1/2 x 18 1/2
• Cut 2 pieces - 1 1/2 x 20 1/2

The next border has some odd sizes in it. Sew the blocks together as shown. Make 4 of these.

• Cut 8 - 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 pieces Brown (C)
• Cut 8 - 3 1/2 x 3 7/8 pieces Light Blue (D)
• Cut 8 - 3 1/2 x 3 7/8 pieces Green (F)
• Cut 4 - 3 1/2 x 3 7/8 pieces Multi print (G

Add the corners to 2 sections.

• Cut 4 - 3 1/2 inch squares Cream (E)

Sew the 2 sections without the cream squares to your quilt. Then add the last 2 sections with the cream squares.

Add another Teal (B) border

• Cut 2 - 1 1/2 x 26 1/2
• Cut 2 - 1 1/2 x 28 1/2

The final border uses the Owl (A) fabric, which is directional. Cut the sides first from the length of your fabric.

• Cut 2 - 5 1/2 x 28 1/2
• Cut 2 - 5 1/2 x 38 1/2

Quilt as desired. Cut 4 - 2 1/2 inch strips of Teal (B) for the binding.

I hope you enjoy this tutorial, and if you make this quilt I would really like to see it!

Thanks Connie! We'd like to help one of you make it. Head over to her blog to enter to win the fabric to make this quilt top yourself!