Bright Owl by Alice Kennedy

Bright Owl by Alice Kennedy
quilt by Heidi Pridemore
Photo: D. James Dee
Finished quilt size: 53" x 71"
Fabric Requirements
1 panel Owl–C8365 Multi (2/3 yard)
7/8 yard Owl–C8372 Lime
1/3 yard Owl–C8366 Lime
1/4 yard Owl–C8372 Orange
1/4 yard Owl–C8370 Red
3/8 yard Owl–C8369 Cream
1/3 yard Owl–C8366 Cream
3/4 yard Owl–C8371 Brown
1/4 yard Owl–C8368 Brown
3/8 yard Owl–C8369 Blue
1/2 yard Owl–C8367 Cream
1/4 yard Owl–C8368 Blue
1/4 yard Owl–C8370 Blue
1/4 yard Owl–C8372 Aqua
3/8 yard Owl–C8371 Yellow
7/8 yard Owl–C8367 Brown (outer borders)
31⁄2 yards Owl–C8367 Brown (backing)
61" x 79" batting
From Owl–C8366 Cream:
Fussy cut thirteen 21⁄2" squares, centering each on an
owl for the 9-patch blocks.
From Owl–C8371 Brown, cut:
• Two 21⁄2" x WOF strips for the 9-patch blocks.
• Six 21⁄2" x WOF strips for the binding.
From Stripe–C8368 Brown, cut:
Two 21⁄2" x WOF strips for the 9-patch blocks.
From Owl–C8369 Blue, cut:
• Twenty-six 21⁄2" squares for the 9-patch blocks.
• Two 21⁄2" x WOF strips for the 9-patch blocks.
From Owl–C8367 Cream, cut:
Three 31⁄2" x WOF strips. Sub-cut thirty-four 31⁄2"
squares for the pieced border.
From Stripe–C8368 Blue, cut:
Two 31⁄2" x WOF strips. Sub-cut twelve 31⁄2" squares for
the pieced border.
From Owl–C8370 Blue, cut:
One 31⁄2" x WOF strip. Sub-cut ten 31⁄2" squares for the
pieced border.
Cutting
From Owl–C8372 Aqua, cut:
From Owl–C8365 Multi:
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1
• Check to see if your panel is on the straight-of-grain. Two 3 ⁄2" x WOF strips. Sub-cut twelve 3 ⁄2" squares for
If not, carefully stretch it so that it is square to the the pieced border.
From Owl–C8371 Yellow, cut:
grain.
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• Fussy-cut the panel 1/4" outside the brown border Seven 1 ⁄2" x WOF strips. Piece the strips together to
make two 11⁄2" x 631⁄2" strips and two 11⁄2" x 471⁄2"
creating a center approximately 191⁄2" x 391⁄2".
Measure your panel BEFORE cutting the following borders strips for the inner border.
From Owl–C8367 Brown, cut:
from Owl–C8372 Lime. Cut:
Seven 31⁄2" x 42" strips. Piece the strips together to
• Two 31⁄2" x 391⁄2" (or the length of your panel).
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1
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• Two 3" x 251⁄2" strips (or the width of your panel + make two 3 ⁄2" x 65 ⁄2" strips and two 3 ⁄2" x 53 ⁄2"
strips for the outer border.
61⁄2").
• Two 2" x 391⁄2" strips.
• Three 2" x width-of-fabric (WOF) strips. Piece the
strips together to make two 2" x 541⁄2" strips.
From Owl–C8366 Lime:
Fussy-cut thirteen 21⁄2" squares, centering an owl on
each for the 9-patch block centers.
From Owl–C8372 Orange, cut:
Two 21⁄2" x WOF strips for the 9-patch blocks.
From Owl–C8370 Red, cut:
Two 21⁄2" x WOF strips. Sub-cut twenty-six 21⁄2" squares
for the 9-patch blocks.
From Owl–C8369 Cream, cut:
Four 21⁄2" x WOF strips for the 9-patch blocks.
Quilt Top Assembly
1. Sew one 31⁄2" x 391⁄2" Owl–C8372
Lime strip to each side of the Owl–C8365
Multi Panel. Sew one 3" x 251⁄2" Owl–
C8372 Lime strip to the top and one to
the bottom of the Owl–C8365 Multi
Panel to make the quilt top center. Trim
the quilt top center to measure 241⁄2" x
421⁄2".
2. Sew one 21⁄2" x 42" Owl–C8369
Cream strip to each side of one 21⁄2" x 42"
Owl–C8372 Orange strip to make one
strip set. (figure 1) Repeat to make a second strip set.
fig. 1
3. Cut the two strips sets into twenty-six 21⁄2"
units for the Light 9-patch top and bottom
rows. (figure 2)
4. Sew one 21⁄2" Owl–C8370 Red square to
each side of a 21⁄2" Owl–C8366 Lime square
to make a Light 9-patch center row. Repeat
to make thirteen center rows. (figure 3)
5. Sew a Light 9-patch top row and a Light
9-patch bottom row to one light 9-patch
middle row to make one 61⁄2" Light 9-patch
block. (figure 4) Repeat to make thirteen
light 9-patches.
fig. 2
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6. Sew one 2 ⁄2" x 42" Owl–C8371 Brown strip
to one side of a 21⁄2" x 42" Owl–C8369
Blue strip. Sew one Stripe–C8368 Brown
fig. 3
strip to the other side of the Owl–C8369
Blue strip to make one strip set. (figure 5)
Repeat to make a second strip set.
7. Cut the two strips sets into twenty-six
21⁄2" units for the Dark 9-patch top and
fig. 4
bottom rows. (figure 6)
8. Sew one 21⁄2" Owl–C8369 Blue
square to each side of one 21⁄2"
Owl–C8366 cream square to
make one Dark 9-patch center
row. Repeat to make thirteen center
rows. (figure 7)
9. Sew one Dark 9-patch top row
with the Owl–C8371 Brown
square on the left side to one dark
9-patch middle row. Sew one
Dark 9-patch bottom row to the
fig. 5
fig. 6
Dark 9-patch middle row with the
Owl–C8371 square on the right side to
make one 61⁄2" Dark 9-patch block. (figure
fig. 7
8) Repeat to make thirteen dark 9-patches.
10. Refer to the quilt photo for block placement
and sew together four Dark 9-patch blocks
and three Light 9-patch blocks, alternating
them, to make the left side border. Sew
fig. 8
together four Light 9-patch blocks and
three Dark 9-patch blocks, alternating them, to make the
right side border. Sew the borders to the quilt top center.
11. Starting with one Light 9-patch block, sew together three Light 9-patch blocks and three Dark 9-patch
blocks, alternating them, to make the top border. Repeat to
make the bottom border. Sew the borders to the quilt top
and bottom.
12. Sew one 2" x 541⁄2" Owl–C8372 Lime strip to each
side of the quilt top. Sew one 2" x 391⁄2" Owl–C8372
Lime strip to the top and one to the bottom of the quilt
top.
13. Refer to the quilt photo for color order and sew
together ten assorted 31⁄2" Blue squares, alternating them
with nine 31⁄2" Owl–C8367 Cream squares to make one
pieced side border. Repeat to make a second pieced side
border. Sew the borders to the quilt top.
14. Refer to the quilt photo for color order and sew
together eight Owl–C8367 Cream squares, alternating
them with seven assorted 31⁄2" Blue squares to make the top
pieced border. Repeat to make the bottom pieced border.
Sew the borders to the quilt top.
15. Sew one 11⁄2" x 631⁄2" Owl–C8371 Yellow strip to each
side of the quilt top. Sew one 11⁄2" x 471⁄2" Owl–C8371
Yellow strip to the top and one to the bottom of the quilt
top.
16. Sew one 31⁄2" x 651⁄2" Owl–C8367 Brown strip to
each side of the quilt top. Sew one 31⁄2" x 531⁄2"
Owl–C8367 Brown strip to the top and one to the
bottom of the quilt top.
Finishing
17. Layer the quilt top, batting and backing and
quilt as desired.
18. Stitch the binding strips together end to end
using diagonal seams. Fold and press the resulting
long strip in half lengthwise wrong sides together.
Stitch to the quilt front, matching raw edges and
mitering the corners.
19. Fold the binding to the quilt underside and handstitch the folded edge to the quilt back.
©2011 Heidi Pridemore
www.thewhimsicalworkshop.com
Permission is granted to shop owners and teachers to make
copies for promotional or educational purposes only.
This pattern may not be reproduced for commercial
purposes.
This pattern may not be reproduced for ANY PURPOSE
after 6/15/12.
OWL–C8366 LIME
OWL–C8367 CREAM
OWL–C8367 BROWN
OWL–C8366 CREAM
OWL–C8369 BLUE
OWL–C8369 CREAM
OWL–C8370 BLUE
OWL–C8370 RED
OWL–C8371 BROWN
OWL–C8371 YELLOW
OWL–C8372 AQUA
OWL–C8372 LIME
OWL–C8372 ORANGE
STRIPE–C8368 BLUE
STRIPE–C8368 BROWN
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