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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Zoo Dwellers Quilt Tutorial Reboot

Once upon a time (a.k.a. waaay back in 2011) I designed a quilt for the Riley Blake blog called Zoo Dwellers.  I was cleaning up some older links on my blog last month and decided that the Zoo Dwellers pattern needed a reboot!  I've come a long way since I first started writing patterns and this new version of the pattern is much simpler, the pattern layout is cleaner and easier to read and follow.


Zoo Dwellers free quilt pattern from A Bright Corner


For this new version of Zoo Dwellers I used fabrics from the new Road Trip line designed by Kelly Panacci for Riley Blake.

Road Trip fabrics Kelly Panacci Riley Blake Designs

I'm such a fan of bright colors - especially reds and greens.  So this collection of prints is right up my alley.  And they're a great fit for the Zoo Dwellers quilt because the pattern really lets the prints be the star of the show.

Zoo Dwellers free quilt pattern from A Bright Corner


The Zoo Dwellers quilt is a quick one to put together.  There are no blocks to make, and no fussy seams to line up.  All you need is 7 fat quarters and just over a yard of background fabric.  

Zoo Dwellers free quilt pattern from A Bright Corner

You can access the free downloadable pattern here.

Zoo Dwellers free quilt pattern A Bright Corner

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11 comments:

  1. Nice quilt - thanks for the free pdf :)

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  2. Thank you for another great and free pattern. I have some fabric that I wanted to let 'shine' and this pattern is perfect.

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  3. Oh, my goodness. I have that fabric on my wishlist at the Fat Quarter Shop. I was wondering what I would do with it if I bought it. Now I know, and will just have to buy it! This quilt is so cute! Thanks for the wonderful free pattern!

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  4. There should be a warning about directional fabrics for the cutting instructions. I had to come up with a different approach that barely works because the directionally is backwards.

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  5. This couldn’t be a more timely 'reboot' for me. I need a semi-quick gender neutral baby quilt and have a beautiful, but old, fat quarter bundle of owl fabric that needs to be used! I’m starting this today! Thanks so much!

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  6. What a wonderful and cute as ever pattern! I have a great niece that I have been wanting to make a quilt for. This pattern is so perfect! Thank you so much!

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  7. This is great--exactly what I was in search of!! Thank you! I needed a quilt pattern that would let the fabric be the focus--and this is perfect! I also needed something quick...again--this is perfect! Thank you so much! Looking forward to putting this together tomorrow! I think I will be using this pattern on a regular basis!

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  8. This is perfect I have a large fat quarter bundle that I can easily double the quilt to make a beautiful quilt for my granddaughter

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  9. I love this pattern. I’ve made many quilts with it - it is perfect for children’s prints. The quilt goes together fast which is good so I can get them to our local Quilts for Kids group quickly. Thank you for all you do.

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  10. I stumbled onto this pattern and thought it was cute and easy enough to use as my daughters first quilt. I used differnt Minnie Mouse fabrics and it came out beautiful. I will definitely use this pattern again! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  11. Thank you for this wonderful pattern!

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