Mini Owls..Made from Bits and Pieces and Recycled Scraps

Tutorial: Stuffed Owl

You will need:

- approximately 8 x 12 inches of fabric

- scraps of fabric for the wings, feet, beak and eyes (I recommend to you felt for the feet since you don't need to finish the edges)

- 2 buttons

- thread

- needle

- sewing machine

Pattern:

Click here to download the free pattern. Print the pattern and cut the pieces along the full lines.

Cut the pieces:

Use the pattern to cut the pieces. Next you have the diagram for 2 slightly different owls, the first one with one eye bigger than the other, I think this option looks kind of cute when finished. The second one has both eyes the same size.

Steps:

Set your machine to a short zig-zag.

1. Take both pieces for each eye together, sew along the edge to attach the smaller piece to the bigger piece. Repeat this step to make the other eye.

2. Place the eyes over the body and sew along the edge.

3. Sew one button on each eye.

4. Attach the beak, wings and feet.

Now set your sewing machine to a regular straight stitch.

5. Take both pieces for the body right sides facing. Sew along the edge leaving an opening at the bottom (as shown by the dotted lines in the pattern). Clip cut the seam allowance in the curved edges (it will make it look better when to turn it right side out).

6. Turn the owl right side out.

7. Stuff the owl with cotton or any other material.

8. Slip stitch to close the opening, you can use the sewing machine as well, but I think slip stitching looks better.

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