White Faced Owl Quilt Square Kit

Description

The White Faced Owl Quilt Square Kit makes a 16″ square with the black frame or a 12″ square without the frame.

The White Faced Owl dines on scorpions, mice, and frogs.  They are fierce predators.  The down on their wings makes their flight almost silent.  They have excellent night vision.  Their eyes don’t move and their eyeballs are oblong in shape creating a telescope magnification effect allowing them to see fine detail at a distance.

They have been known to live up to 28 years.

Based on the drawings of Alexander Wilson from the mid 1800s, this square may be joined with others in the series to make a beautiful quilt or wall hang, or it can be made into a 14″ pillow by adding a pillow insert, or it can be used as a standalone piece. Some of bird parts have puzzle edges to aid in properly aligning the parts during assembly.

Everything you need to start is right in the package including precision cut wool felt, floss, a sewing needle and instructions.

Rating: Apprentice – 4 Hours

This product is Made in the USA in our Shop in Colfax, California.

Instructions (Use Black Floss except where noted):

1. Pin the tree, branch, and large gray owl to a green square being careful to match the box photo.
2. Blanket stitch the branch and tree to the green square except for the outer edges of the square.
3. Pin the sandstone owl on next followed by the gray owl wings and the black winglet.
4. Blanket stitch the outline of the owl, except for the ears, to the mat be careful to align the tips of the feathers.
5. Blanket stitch the remaining edges of the black winglet and gray wings.
6. Pin the black face and white face in place, align the lower edges with the chin of the owl and blanket stitch the edges.
7. Pin the gray ears/nose in place aligning the ears and blanket stitch this in place. Make sure to align the ears.
8. The two eye sockets are attached with a french knot in yellow forming the eyes. Chain stitch the three toed feet.
9. Add the decorative stitching on the chest, wings, tree, and owl toe nails.
10. Pin and blanket stitch the Cherry Blossom Cream petals then repeat for the pink centers.
11. Blanket stitch the green square to one black backing.
12. Using cream floss, add a second black backing and blanket stitch the edges.

Options: Add a 14” x14” pillow form to make a pillow or stitch squares together to for a quilt or wall hanging