Block Lotto Bird Quilt

Birds are just lovely creatures that I adore so much. Most of the time, when I’m drinking coffee early in the morning, I hear them chirping and singing, which makes my day instantly better. So for my next quilt project, I want to incorporate them. I have discovered this beautiful block lotto bird quilt demonstrated by Missouri Star Quilt Company but originally designed by Jean -sophie Wood. I know you will also love this pattern, so I decided to share it here. Watch the video below for detailed instructions.

Materials:

For the bird:

• 5-inch squares (cut diagonally to make triangles)
• 5-inch strips
• 1-1/2 x 4-1/2 inch strips with matching 1-1/2 inch squares

For the background:

• 5-inch squares (cut diagonally to make triangles)
• 1-1/2 inch square
• 1-1/2 strips
• 5-inch strips
• 3-inch strips

For the beak:

• black fabric scrap squares

For the legs:

• 3-1/4 inch black strips

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Instructions:

Step 1:

Get one of the triangles for the body of the bird and 1 piece of 1-1/2 inch squares. Place it on the corner of the triangle. Sew it diagonally from corner to corner of the small square. Trim of just below the seam. Press it using an iron. This will be the stomach of the bird.

Step 2:

Get another 1-1/2 inch square and put it just below the top tip right sides together. You just want to make sure that when you fold it up, it covers the tip. Sew them together on the top of the square. Fold it up using an iron. Trim the excess on the 1-1/2 inch square by making the big triangle as the pattern.

Step 3:

Add one of the background triangles to the bird. Put them right sides together and sew them on the side of the wing of the bird to make a square. Press the fabric. Remove the excess making a 4-1/2 inch square.

Step 4:

Add the 1-1/2 x 4-1/2″ strip to the tummy and get a 1-1/2 inch square background. Place the square background on the bottom of the strip and sew it in the same direction the tummy goes. Trim the excess just below the seam of the bottom corner. Press the fabric. Next, sew it to the wing of the bird.

Step 5:

Get a 1-1/2 inch background strip and cut it into 4-1/2 inches long. Then get a black fabric square and lay your beak into the 1-1/2 inch strip. You want to make sure that the wide part of the beak goes toward the body part of the bird. Trim the excess.

Step 6:

Lay the beak part into the bird’s right sides together and sew the seam. Next, get the 3-inch strip and sew them to the top of the bird. Trim the excess on the strips.

Step 7:

Get a 3″ by 8″ background and fold it in half to make a crease. Then on one side make a diagonal cut not exactly on the corners and the middle. Next on the other side but a little bit straighter. Get 2 strips for the legs and sew them together on the diagonal cuts that you made with a quarter of an inch seam allowance. Trim it off to make it straight.

Step 8:

Sew the leg part on the bottom of the bird and you are done.

Block Lotto Bird Quilt