Owls Are the Bomb!

Well, it's Wednesday, but this week is very different in that the Dots on Dots Blog Hop is happening and I am posting a LOT of blocks on Friday (some from Windham and some from Blank). So, I am posting today with Benartex Fabrics.

They have the cutest new collection called "Owl Be There" and I used a 60 degree ruler to create a hexagon to fussy cut from one of the fabrics. Don't you just love these owls in a tree?

Circle of Owls

How did I do this? you ask. Well, it is a future class but I'll share a few secrets with you.
1. Use any 60 degree ruler and cut out a hexagon using freezer paper. Give it a 6" finished height.
2. Fussy cut the fabrics (in this case, the print you can see here) for a total of 6 hexagons
3. Cut out a single contrasting print hexagon for the center
4. Sew the 6 matching hexagons into a ring. Press seams open.
5. Trim 1/4" away from all sides of the freezer paper template and use on the wrong side of each of the 6 fabric hexagons and press the outer edges under 1/4".

Trim away 1/4" from freezer paper template

Use as pressing guide to turn hexagon outer raw edges under

Edges pressed under; pinned and ready for machine applique

 6. Use a simple zigzag machine stitch to sew hexagon circle to background square. This is a fat quarter (half of a half yard cut).
7. Trim away all background fabric from behind the hexagon circle.

After Appliqué, trim away all background fabric behind the hexagons

Interface the center hexagon using 1/4" seam allowance

Appliqué to center "hole" of the hexagon ring

Remove the interfacing

Two blocks together

 Make two of these blocks; sew them together.

1" inner, 6" outer borders for a 32" x 55" quilt/banner

I love this quilt. It is part of my Turning 60 series (no questions allowed here!). Don't you just love this? And what about the other fabrics in this marvelous collection?

Owl Be There by Benartex Fabrics

That's all folks. Like I said: Owls are the Bomb and these are the cutest I've seen in a while. Enjoy!