On the second day of Halloween

The Great Pumpkin gave to me:
One little owl quilt, complete with an owl in his Halloween costume!
This idea started kicking around in my head when I was working on Jack's quilt. I know some of you asked how on earth I actually stick to the one project at a time rule, and I am not really sure what the answer is. I do know that really seeing a project all the way through to the end (and in a short period of time) forces me to flesh out all those little decisions that sometimes you get hung up on while creating, particularly if I have another project in mind that is bursting to get out.

I still really like the chick quilt I made back in the spring, so I went with a similar layout this time. And I see immediately from the pictures how much straighter my sewing has gotten! Though I had a small problem of being short on that vintage black flowery edge fabric, particularly in that left corner. But by then I was already committed to that fabric, so I just squeezed a little.
I used Anna Maria Horner's owl pattern, which you can find here for the owl appliques. The owls are completely done with fabric from the 5 inch square fabric swap Jen Duncan hosted early this summer. And every single piece of fabric in the quilt, including the back, is patterned. (The back is done in black and white fabric that says BOO! on it.)

Now I can work on getting the owl costume for Jack out of my head...