AccuQuilt Two Owl Pillows Tutorial

Last week I did a guest blog post on the AccuQuilt blog and shared the tutorial for my fast and easy owl pillow.  I had a few people email me that they had trouble viewing it so I decided to share it here also. I made the green pillow and mentioned that with two granddaughters……I was going to have to make another pillow. I have it done! They are going to love their new pillows!

Today my tutorial uses not one but three different AccuQuilt dies. I’ll be using the GO! Owl,  GO! Ohio Star 12″ finished and the GO! 2 1/2″ Strip Cutter die.

Materials needed:

• Cream for the center blocks
• Assorted colorful scraps
• 2/3 yard of green batik for the border and backing
• small amount of fusible for the applique
• 17 inch square of muslin
• batting
• 16 inch square pillow form

I used my GO! BIG Electric Fabric cutter.

Cut 4 – 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ squares using the 4 1/2″ square that is part of the GO! Ohio Star 12″ Finished die.

I have a habit of marking my dies with the amount of fabric I want to cut for each section on the die.

Sew all seams with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

Sew the 4 squares together.

Island Batik had sent me a sampling of beautiful batiks that I thought would look neat in a pillow.

 

I used my 2 1/2 inch Strip Cutter die to trim the pieces to 2 1/2 inch strips.

Next I rotated the strips lining them up with the 90 degree mark and cut them into 2 1/2″ squares.

The cream center blocks measure 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″.

Sew 4 of the 2 1/2″ squares together for each side and 6 together for the top and bottom.

Sew the sections to the center blocks.

Last month when we were on vacation I picked up the cute little Go! Owl die in Minnesota and this is the first time I have had a chance to use it.

Here is my owl ready for applique. I used Heat & Bond Lite for my fusible and did my applique with a free-motion stitch.  The piece measures 12 1/2″ x 12 1/2″.

I decided to add a border so I used the 2 1/2″ Strip cutter again.

You will use: 2 – 2 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ strips and 2 – 2 1/2″ x 16 1/2″ strips for the border.

Layer your pillow top, batting and a piece of muslin. Quilt as desired.

When I make a pillow my hope is that it will be used and used and washed over and over. I always add muslin so the batting is enclosed on the inside of the pillow.

• Make the envelope back of the pillow. Measure two pieces of the green batik 17″ x 12″.
•  Fold 1/4″ down on the 17″ side, then fold another 1″ and top-stitch for a finished seam.
• Do this once on both pieces.
• Overlap the finished seam pieces and place right side together with the front pillow piece.
• with a 1/4″ seam allowance all around the pillow.
• Turn the pillow right side out and press.
• Top-stitch around the edge of the pillow if desired.

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