Inspired by a cute little stuffed animal my friend makes, I set out to design my own fluffy stuffie. After looking online for a while, owls seemed like the most logical choice since they're easily identifiable just by the shape of their eyes and nose.
I created my own 'pattern' on paper and it took a bit to get the 'body' correct. If it's too round, it looks more like a cat, so it needed just a bit of bulk. After getting it where I wanted it, I sewed up the green owl in about 20 minutes. The green one has jersey knit eye-whites which are reinforced with fusible pellon. The other two are totally made of fleece so they went a little faster. Cayla's is the pink one (named Hootie) and she chose white buttons for her eyes. The purple one is just another demo I made to play with eye direction and shape as well as other features, like the hair bow and size of the nose.
At roughly 5" wide by 6" tall, they go pretty fast and require minimal materials, so I'm looking forward to shopping for some adorable buttons and maybe some crazy-patterned fleece (like plaid) to give them a ton of character. OWL be sure to show you pictures as I create more of these little guys!
2 comments:
May I suggest The Blowfish as a name for the green one? ;) lol
They're super cute! I heart the purple one especially!
I like the green one the best. You should make a pink and red one for Valentine's day? Does Chuck have one yet?:)
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