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Olly The Owl
olly the owl tutorial
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Cut out pattern or make your own!
I found it easiest to cut out the shapes & pin them on the fabric. You can cut the eyes & the wings out at the same time, if your scissors are serated. -
Place the belly & eyes
Fold your owl in half & pin at the crease. Place the belly all the way at the bottom of whichever side you want to be the front. Pin the eyes where you want them to be. Again, it's up to you! -
Sew the eyes & belly & nose
I used cream thread for both the eyes & the belly. Superglue or embroider your eyes on. -
Embroider your "tag"
I put my initials on the butt of the owl. If you are going to embroider anything, make sure to do it BEFORE you sew the owl shut & put polyfill in to him... because it is WICKED difficult when he is full of cotton. -
Sew him shut, REMEMBER TO LEAVE A HOLE!
Turn him inside out & sew all the way around, but REMEMBER to leave a hole! I left the open hole at the bottom. Do whatever is easiest for you! I usually leave about 1.5". Turn him inside out again so that you don't see the stitching. -
Fill him & sew him shut
Fill him with polyfill. I usually use a chopstick or pencil to make stuff the polyfill inside with, so as to make sure to get the filling in those hard-to-reach places. When you have him as fat/skinny as you want him-sew him shut! -
Place & sew on wings
You could probably do this before you stuff him, but I found that based on how skinny/fat I stuffed my ollys, the wing shape had to be adjusted accordingly. -
Et Voila!
I made a limerick to go with mine:
in the land of the bay, bridge & trolley
lived a fat, felt, stuffed owl named olly
he's flown all night long
just to sing you this song
merry xmas to you from molly!
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KMOM14
31 Dec 14:29
I love how you have done the eyes and how you coordinated the beak to be the same color as the wings.
Carley Mouse
31 Dec 15:26
This is sooo cute :) I'll totally be making this!
Keeley C.
31 Dec 16:13
Those are precious! Great how-to too! :]
molly mutt
31 Dec 17:43
thanks, you guys! you all totally made my day!
minty
31 Dec 21:13
those are extremly cute,i love them :D
stephie N.
01 Jan 05:45
Aw he's so adorable!
Mrs T
02 Jan 19:37
i love owls!
Sarah wearing doodled on converse
03 Jan 00:43
way to amazingly cute!
molly mutt
03 Jan 00:48
(blush...)
thanks, you guys!
Amy B.
06 Jan 16:39
This would be so awesome to give to my mom.
She always used to say the rhyme to us:
A wise old owl sat on an oak.
The more he heard, the less he spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he heard.
Why can't we be like that wise old bird?
molly mutt
06 Jan 22:34
ok, your mom sounds like the coolest cat ever.
and yes, you must make her one straight away!!
poppers101
20 Jan 03:34
I dont know how to make the stiching not show after the stuffing...... its not bcuz of the how to more like im new...
poppers101
14 Feb 06:17
MOLLY MUTT U R A GENIOUS!!! thanks to your help I just made one!!! 4 my mom/friends B-day!!! whoo hoo!!!
Interstellar Supernatural
07 Mar 16:52
Instead of making it a stuffed animal i made a little pures and mp3 storingbag i call mine hootie
Leelee-Bean
12 May 16:24
i love this!!! also luuurved the limerik! very witty x
p.s check out my makes for a doll called Frank - will be uploading Mr. Cupcake soon x