Lewe the Ewe Free Quilt Pattern

We have adorable fabric in from Susybee, featuring Lewe the Ewe. 

Lewe the Ewe Panel:

http://www.worldofsusybee.com/

Lewe the Ewe Print:

http://www.worldofsusybee.com/

 Visit the Susybee website (http://www.worldofsusybee.com/) to see more fabrics featuring Lewe, meet additional characters, get free patterns, and sign up for her newsletter (The 'Buzz'). If you find a character that you love on her site, let us know and we may be able to order it in the store! Many of her panels have the same layout, just with different characters and colors, so this pattern we are about to show you can be adapted to the various characters/colors quite easily!

Nancy Tittman put together her own Lewe the Ewe quilt design for us, and we are just thrilled with it! The pattern is here in the post.

Supplies for Quilt Top:

• 1 Lewe the Ewe Panel
• Border and Sashing fabric
• 1 yard Lewe The Ewe Print Fabric (or other directional print)
• or ½ yard non-directional print
• 10” fabric for corner block outer borders
• 2 Fat Quarters, different prints each.
• F.Q. #1 for borders for center block in the top and bottom rows
• F.Q. #2 for borders for left/right blocks in the center row
• Marking pen (we love the Frixion pens!), masking tape, paper and pins, or some way to label pieces as they are cut

Cutting Instructions:

• Lewe the Ewe Panel
• Cut 2 horizontal strips of light blue, one from the top and one from the bottom, 1 ½" x width of the panel (36")
• Cut each strip into 5 pieces, each measuring 7". Label as A
• Cut two vertical strips of light blue, one from the left and one from the right, 5" x remaining height of the panel (~39")
• From each strip, cut a 21 ½" strip. Set the remaining 17 ½” inches aside for later cutting. 
• Cut the 5" x 21 ½" pieces in half vertically so you have 4 pieces measuring 2 ½” x 21 ½”, Label as B
• Take one 5” x 17 ½” piece and cut into 3 strips, 1 ½” x 17 ½”.
• From each strip, cut 2 7" strips. Label as A
• Corner Blocks (Lewe & the Bee), cut 4
• 5” squares, Label as C
• Top/Bottom Center Blocks (Ewe Group with Black Lamb), cut 2
• 11” x 7”, Label as D
• Left/Right Strips (Line of Sheep), cut 2
•  2 ½” x 21 ½”, Label as E
• Center Block, cut 1
•  16 ½” x 21 ½”, Label as F
• 10” fabric for corner block outer border
• Cut into 4  2½” strips
• Cut each strip into 11” pieces (16 pieces total) Label as G
• Fat Quarter #1
• Cut 8  2½” x 18” strips
• Trim each strip to 11” Label as H
• Fat Quarter #2
• Cut 8  2½” x 18” pieces
• From 2 strips, cut 4 pieces, 2½” x 6½” Label as I
• Sew remaining strips together in 1 long strip
• Cut 4  21½” pieces Label as J
• Sashing/Border Fabric
• 1 yard Lewe the Ewe Print (or other directional print). For non-directional prints, skip to next cutting section
• Cut 2  2” x wof (width of fabric) strips
• Trim each to 38” Label as K
• Cut 2  1½” x wof strips
• Trim each to 38” Label as L
• Cut 1  25½” x wof piece
• Cut 2 3¾” x 25½” pieces Label as M
• Cut 7  1½” x 25½” strips
• From 2 strips, cut 4 11” pieces Label as N
• Sew remaining strips together into one long strip
• Cut 2 51” strips Label as O
• ½ yard non-directional print
• Cut 2  2” x wof (width of fabric) strips
• Trim each to 38” Label as K
• Cut 2  1½” x wof strips
• Trim each to 38” Label as L
• Cut 1  7½” x width of fabric strip
• From the strip, cut one 25½” piece and one 11” piece.
• Take the 7½” x 25½” piece and cut in half to have 2  3¾  x 25½” pieces Label as M
• Take the 11” piece and cut into 4  1½” x 11” pieces. Label as N
•  Cut 2 strips 1½” x wof
• Sew together in one long strip.
• Cut 2 51” strips Label as O

Piece Count:

A.  16 1½” x 7” pieces of light blue

B.  4  2½” x 21½” pieces of light blue

C.  4  5”x5” squares of Lewe and the Bee

D.  2  11” x 7” blocks of Lewe & the Black Lamb

E.   2  2½” x 21½” blocks of Line of Lewes

F.   1   16½” x 21½”Center Lewe Block

G.  16 2½” x 11” pieces of corner border fabric

H.  8  2½” x11” pieces of F.Q.#1

I.    4    2½” x 6½” pieces of F.Q.#2

J.    4    2½” x 21½” pieces of F.Q.#2

K.   2    2” x 38” strips of sashing/border fabric

L.   2   1½” x 38” strips of sashing/border fabric

M.  2  3¾” x 25½” pieces of sashing/border fabric

N.  4   1½” x 11” strips of sashing/border fabric

O.   2   1 ½” x 51” strips of sashing/border fabric

Sewing Instructions:

Ø  Use a ¼” seam allowance throughout.

Ø  Sew all pieces right sides together.

Ø  Press to the darker fabric after attaching each piece.

Ø  Quilt will be assembled first as blocks, then rows, then the quilt body, then the final borders

Block Assembly:

Corner Blocks (make 4) - pieces required for each block: 1 C, 4 A’s, 4 G’s

1. Sew one A to the top of C, and one to the bottom. Trim edges of A’s to match edges of C.
2.  Sew one A to the left side of block, and one to the right.
3. Sew one G to the top of block, and one to the bottom. Trim edges of G’s to match edges of block.
4. Sew one G to the left side of block, and one to the right.
5. Label Blocks as P

Top and Bottom Center Blocks (make 2) - pieces required for each block: 1 D, 4 H's

1. Sew one H to the top of D, and one to the bottom.
2.  Sew one H to the left side of block, and one to the right.
3. Label Blocks as Q

Left and Right Side Blocks (make 2) - pieces required for each block: 1 E, 2 I’s, 2 J’s

1. Sew one J to the left side of E, and one to the right.
2. Sew one I to the top of the block, and one to the bottom
3. Label as R

Central Block (make 1) - pieces required for each block: 1 F, 4 B’s

1. Sew one B to the left side of F, and one to the right.
2. Sew one B to the top of the block, and one to the bottom
3. Label as S

Row Assembly:

Top Row and Bottom Rows - pieces required for each row: 2 P’s (one with Lewe looking to the right, one with Lewe looking to the left), 1 Q, 2 N’s

-Sew pieces together in the following order:

1. P (Lewe looking right)
2. N (make sure the sheep are upright)
3. Q
4. N (make sure the sheep are upright)
5. P (Lewe looking left)

Center Row - pieces required for each row: 2 R’s, 2 M’s, 1 S

-Sew pieces together in the following order:

1. R
2. M (make sure the sheep are upright)
3. S
4. M (make sure the sheep are upright)
5. R

Quilt Top Assembly:

Sashing:

-Sew pieces/rows together in the following order

1. Top Row
2.  K (make sure the sheep are upright)
3. Center Row
4.  K (make sure the sheep are upright)
5. Bottom Row

Adding the Border - pieces required: Quilt Body, 2 L’s, 2 O’s

1. Sew one L to the top of the blanket, and one to the bottom.
2. Sew one O to the left side of block, and one to the right.