Quilt Projects Featuring Animals
Pieced and appliquéd animals take center stage in more than 20 projects, including pillows, pot holders, throws, ornaments, a tote bag, and a journal cover.
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What a Hoot Throw
Strips cut from a variety of fabrics fit together like a puzzle to form a feathered friend. Plenty of open space on this quilt canvas means room for you to show off your creative quilting.
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All Aflutter
Quilt as you go to make a bargello backdrop for fussy-cut butterfly appliqués.
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Bunny Hop
Jump right in and try your hand at wool appliqué.
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Spring to Life Tote
Personalize a purchased reusable carryall by machine-appliquéing whimsical shapes on one side.
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Butterfly Notebook Cover
Wrap a notebook for class or work with a cover that has a butterfly block front pocket.
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Wild Hare
Baby rickrack adds playfulness and dimension to this cute, seasonal bunny quilt.
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Tweet Treat Pot Holders
Turn precut 10" squares into cute pot holders that feature appliqué hens.
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Under-the-Sea Pillow
Combine light blue and pink prints for an updated take on nautical style. An embroidered underwater scene adds whimsy to this pillow.
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Scenery Snapshots
Zoom in on favorite animal prints with this camera-theme wall hanging. These lenses capture different scenes, artistically showcasing butterflies.
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Wool Owl Pillow
A houndstooth owl rests on a plaid branch atop a wool pillow. Embellish the owl with zipper trim and sparkly buttons surrounded by pleated rickrack.
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Bunny Patch
Hop to it! Learn an easy spray-starch method to appliqué a cute critter on an egg-shape foundation.
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Sweet Tweet
Appliqué birds frame a quilt with spinning pastel Pinwheel blocks with sweet details like rickrack and buttons.
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Butterfly Garden
Butterflies dance amid spring flowers on a colorful appliquéd quilt.
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Chickens in the Coop
Feed sack reproduction appliqués on a chicken-wire print foundation result in a cute kitchen wall hanging.
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Hen and Flowers Wall Hanging
Use appliqué shapes in a wall quilt that has folk art flair. Tone-on-tones, stripes, and dots add depth to the farmyard scene.
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Bunny Applique Wall Art
Create a bunny appliqué wall hanging that you can display year-round with muted greens, tans, and browns.
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Weather Vane Wall Quilt
Appliqué wool weather vane and rooster motifs on a charming wall quilt.
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Wild Birds
Pluck fabrics from your stash to cut, stitch, and stuff a flock of feathered friends.
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Butterfly Applique T-Shirt
Spruce up a plain T-shirt with a scrappy, fusible butterfly appliqué. Mix and match appliqué colors and tees to create a design that suits your style.
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Spring Bird Applique Wall Hanging
For a springtime wall hanging fussy-cut flower pieces and use fusible appliqué to assemble bird, tree, and pear motifs.
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Fusible Applique Bird Pillow
Use flannel scraps to create bird, nest, egg, and berry appliqué pieces. Fuse the pieces to a pieced pillow cover to make a handmade nature scene.
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Rule the Roost
Foundation-piece tiny fabric scraps into Crow's Foot, Sunburst, and rooster blocks to include in a quilted wall hanging.
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Lion Applique T-Shirt
Add style to a plain T-shirt with a quick-to-create fusible lion appliqué. Create dimension in the appliqué pieces with ragged edges.
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Stuffed Bird Toy
Sew multiples of this sweet bird, embellishing them with embroidery, for a flock of soft playthings.