Snowy Owl Quilt
Finished community quilt, shared by QuiltNTime, 31 October 2026
by QuiltNTime
Snowy Owl Quilt by QuiltNTime is a finished quilt in the Quiltler community: 43" × 39" (about a baby quilt), 6 blocks, 296 pieces and 6 fabrics on a straight grid, shared 31 October 2026.
At a glance
- Finished size
- 43" × 39" (about a baby quilt)
- Blocks
- 6 blocks
- Pieces
- 296
- Fabrics
- 6
Watch it being made
How it's made
Hi there! Let's get started on our sweet little snowy owl, big yellow eyes and all.
Snowy owls live up in the Arctic, and unlike most owls, they hunt by day.
Let's start with the eyes. Sew tiny yellow corners onto a black square, so the pupil comes out round.
Now frame it in yellow, the short sides first, then the top and bottom.
White corners turn the whole eye into a big yellow circle. Make two. Look at that stare!
For the beak, white corners point a little black rectangle down. Sew white either side.
Sew white strips beside the eyes, add the top and the beak row, then navy corners round his head.
Now the body. A white corner tucks each grey wing in at the shoulder, with the white chest between.
Sew the head on, and navy corners round off his plump little tummy.
Navy down the sides, a brown branch to sit on, and navy top and bottom so the owls never touch.
Six of them make a lovely winter wall hanging, and the branches join right across.
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About this quilt
A snowy owl with big yellow eyes, perched on a branch and pieced from squares and rectangles: no curves, no templates. 12½ × 16½″ unfinished (12 × 16″ finished).
CUT • Navy: two 3″ squares, two 3½″ squares, two 1½ × 13½″, two 12½ × 1½″ • White: eight 2″ squares, two 1½″ squares, two 4½ × 1½″, two 1½ × 4½″, one 10½ × 2½″, one 6½″ square, two 2½″ squares • Yellow: eight 1″ squares, four 1½ × 2½″, four 4½ × 1½″ • Black: two 2½″ squares, one 2½ × 1½″ • Grey speckle: two 2½ × 6½″ • Brown: one 12½ × 1½″
MAKE • Pupils: yellow 1″ squares on all four corners of each black 2½″ square • Eyes: yellow 1½ × 2½″ either side of the pupil, yellow 4½ × 1½″ above and below; white 2″ squares on all four corners. Make 2 • Beak: white 1½″ squares on the two bottom corners of the black 2½ × 1½″ (a goose pointing down); white 4½ × 1½″ each side • Head: white 1½ × 4½″, eye, eye, white 1½ × 4½″; white 10½ × 2½″ on top, beak row below; navy 3″ squares on the top corners • Body: a white 2½″ square on the inner top corner of each grey wing; wing, white 6½″ chest, wing • Sew the head to the body; navy 3½″ squares on the bottom corners • Frame: navy 1½ × 13½″ sides, then navy 12½ × 1½″ on top and the brown branch and navy 12½ × 1½″ below
TIP: press the yellow corners toward the black pupil, so the yellow doesn't shadow through.
OTHER SIZES: for an owl twice as big, cut every piece at twice its size less ½″ (a 2½″ square becomes 4½″).
What would you name your snowy owl? 🦉
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