Thursday, July 9, 2009

cutie-patooty owl toy tutorial

Okay, here we go. Remember I'm new at this sewing stuff so be nice. ;)
This is what you will need:
* fabric for body of owl, nose, and eyes
* ribbon
* big buttons
* diaper wipe bags or something "crinkly"
* pillow stuffing stuff ;)

Start by cutting 2 layers of fabric for the body of the owl.
I didn't use a pattern, I just drew a square then rounded off the bottom corners and made pointy ears on the top. My owl measured about 10x10inches.
Next I cut out the owl's nose (mine was 3 inches wide) from orange felt and straight-stitched it on.
I used burlap for the first layer on the eyes. They are 2.5 inch circles.

Then brown felt, again 2.5 inch circles.
Then sew on your huge buttons.

I love Joy's owl with the thick ribbon on the sides but I didn't have ribbon that thick and I'm too lazy to run to the store so I just used some thinner ribbon and more orange felt for the wings and pinned them on.

On the back piece of the body I cut and sewed on the diaper wipe bag to add some crinkle when the baby plays with it.
Okay, this is the point I remembered that I was supposed to take dinner to a new family and so
I frantically finished the owl (cause I can't leave a project undone) and forgot to take pictures.
All I did is sew the front and back together (the right sides facing each other) and left the bottom open so I could easily turn it right side out. Then I stuffed it, added some little ribbon legs and sewed the bottom shut.
WALAA!
How was my sewing lingo?
Okay, if you make one I think you should post it on your blog and send me a link cause I want to see!
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21 comments:

  1. LiseJuly 9, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    Thanks for tuorial, I made one but I'm going to try again since it turned out pretty funny!

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  3. UnknownJuly 9, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    Totally cute, I am so going to try these! Thanks!

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  4. CoriJuly 9, 2009 at 1:35 PM

    Awww, I love the way it turned out. I was going to make one of these for my youngest, but I'm glad I kept procrastinating; I LOVE the way you did the wings. I'm totally making one of these for her.

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  5. ValerieJuly 9, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    That is so adorable! I am linking back to you on my blog, thecraftersfilebox.blogspot.com.

    Thanks for taking the time to share!!

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  6. PriscillaJuly 10, 2009 at 2:19 AM

    Cute! Hey- thanks for letting me know about the paint. I couldn't remember where I posted that question and with so little time to go online these days, searching took a while. Thanks for your help!!

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  7. MindyJuly 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    Costco wipes...gotta love em!

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  8. JeddaJuly 13, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    We've got 2 little bird lovers here that would LOVE this! Great idea :)

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  9. KristinJuly 13, 2009 at 11:10 PM

    OK I've spent a lot of time checking out your fantastic blog - just came from today's creative blog. Thanks for all the fun things you share!

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  10. seven thirty threeJuly 18, 2009 at 4:53 PM

    I made my daughter a little girl owl... I'm really happy with it. And I also decided to try the same concept on a dinosaur for my son...

    You can see it on my blog: 733blog.blogspot.com

    Thanks so much for the tutorial!

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  11. LindsJuly 23, 2009 at 11:41 PM

    ARE YOU KIDDING? CANT WAIT TO MAKE ONE! ADORABLE!

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  12. NadiaJuly 26, 2009 at 5:41 AM

    this looks like so much fun... i cant wait to make it!
    did you use a knit fabric or a woven one? (if possible can you reply to this question at my email addy .. )

    love your blog it is so inspirational! i just subscribed :)

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  13. Carolyn WoodsAugust 1, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    Love the owl. I made a few. So fun and easy. You can check them out at my blog. Thanks!!! Great idea.

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  14. JoannaAugust 1, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    These are so Cute!! My Mom made some for my kiddos... Here is the link.
    http://gettingcraftyclub.blogspot.com/2009/07/whoo-hoo.html

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  15. Skye O.August 8, 2009 at 12:16 PM

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  16. Skye O.August 8, 2009 at 12:17 PM

    whoops on above.

    Thanks for fun project. Love my baby girl's new owl. See blog for photo.

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  17. DreamerSeptember 15, 2009 at 10:38 PM

    OK, so it's been forever since you posted this cute owl. I made one months ago, but I have been without a camera...until now. Check out my blog where I posted pictures. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  18. Make Bows & MoreOctober 25, 2009 at 5:03 PM

    Thanks for this tutorial! Your Owl is Very Cute!
    :)

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  19. AnonymousJuly 13, 2010 at 11:19 AM

    this is so adorable! and the addition of both tags and crinkle is awesome! i've included this in my weekly inspiration roundup, blogged here:
    http://www.camilledawn.com/2010/07/tuesday-tumblr-5.html

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  20. KristieNovember 8, 2010 at 7:48 PM

    so cute! i love owls :) i posted a picture of the owl i made on my blog.

    http://kristieskrafts.blogspot.com/2010/11/owl-taggy.html

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  21. Meet the ownersOctober 13, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    I don't know what you're talking about. You just started sewing? So stinkin cute. I may be making one for my son, now to figure out what material I will use!

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