I met my friend Toni in June 2004. We became fast friends, and it wasn’t too long after we met that we realized we both have a passion for quilting. And vintage stuff. And feedsacks. And fabric. And shopping for all of the above. And she also has a thing for owls. Owl graphics, owl knick-knacks, live owls, she even has an owl house on a tree behind her home! I gave her some owl stuff for Christmas along with some other gifts, and she loved the owl items! When I first saw Amy Schimler’s Forest Fun fabric, I knew I had to make something for Toni. (Toni is the friend I made all of these with.)
Then, I came across this great free pattern on the Robert Kaufman website:
Aren’t they adorable? The pattern is called “On a Whim”, also designed by Amy. And that cute round pillow is included in the pattern. So…this weekend, I made this pillow as a fun little birthday gift for my quilting pal, Toni…
Meet Oliver. Ollie for short.
Happy Belated Birthday, Toni!
made by a brunnette 
Cute owls! I love 'em. You are a great friend to make these gifts. I love that round pillow too. I have some of those fabrics – the one with the leaves, which I made into napkins. What a fun project!
that is just too cute! I love it!
Everett put his owl pj's on the night you gave this to me and had to take Ollie downstairs to “lay my head on it” while he watched a little TV – it was pretty cute! Ollie now has a prominent place in my quilting room!
What adorable owls – you're so clever. I'm rather partial to owls myself (not a hint for the swap, by the way!) Love the dress in the previous post, too.