Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Owl Project

I have been seeing these cute birds all around blogland...I love them, so cute! 
Look at the strings on that nose~no matter how well you think you did trimming threads and tidying up things before pics, there is always at least one untrimmed thread in every picture!!
I made it completely from scraps, didn't buy anything for it!
It is still September, so I am still working on my stash busting!
I looked at a few owls on etsy and blogs and made my own pattern from a Schnucks' sale flyer...
I used chenille scraps for the eyes and the belly.  His nose is a scrap of orange wool felt and I like the pop of color it gave this all black and white look!  The back is the same color as the wings.
I probably would make it a bit taller because when I stuffed it, it got a little shorter than I wanted...
Anyway, he looks really good next to the wool felt pumpkins!

I am linking to these parties, plus others on my sidebar!

27 comments:

The Autocrat: Haley said...

I love the stuffed owls!! They are on my "to do" list! Your guy looks great!

Laurie in SC said...

I love your black and white owl!!! I haven't seen a black and white one before and it looks so great! You did a wonderful job and thanks for sharing :)

KimMalk said...

I love owls - this is so cute. I like the b&w fabric, as well as, the fuzzy white chest.

Carol, The Answer Is Chocolate said...

I love this (especially that it's B&W) and I love that it was a stashbust. I have owl pillows on my ever growing list of things to make!

Becky Jane said...

Your wool pumpkins are so darling! I've just been introduced to the many versatile crafts that can be made with wool!
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Britney {Jesses Girl} said...

i'm LOVING this cute little owl! :)

Sandra :) said...

That's really cute - I'm headed to the fabric store today to look for white chenille/terrycloth to use for making snowman bibs - I can use the scraps on some adorable owls - thanks for the inspiration - your owl is a doll!

Lori@Paisley Passions said...

Owls are all the rage right now! Yours is darling :) Thanks SO much for joining in on Thrilling Thursdays @ Paisley Passions. I love to see the creative talent of other fellow bloggers. Hope you will stop by again soon :)
~Lori S.
Thrilling Thursdays @Paisley Passions

Larri said...

He's adorable! Are you going to post a tutorial? Please, oh please! Thanks for sharing. Happy Sewing! :o) Larri at Seams Inspired

Cristie said...

He is soooo cute! Love the fabric you used. Great job!

Miri said...

Adorable! I love the fabrics-the chenille is perfect!

Alexis said...

I saw you on Tatertots and Jello...love the pillow!!

Krista said...

This turned out so cute!!!

Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures said...

Your owl pillow is too cute.

Wendy said...

Very Cute! I am loving owls right now!

Unknown said...

so cute. I love his ears. http://www.couturiermommy.com/

Rene' said...

Really cute owl. Thanks for sharing!

mle said...

The black & white fabrics you used for your adorable owls are so chic!

Elizabeth Dackson said...

Super cute! I love this!

eye_on_sparrow said...

Love your owl and the way you used the chenille fabric.

Megan Gunyan said...

He's the cutest owl ever! Love it!

Sew Many Mamas said...

Awww! Love owls and he is adorable!

Melissa said...

How fun! Thanks for lining up.

Quiltstory said...

I love owls, that is super darling! Thanks for linking!

Jill said...

Fantastic owl! I admire you working your way through your fabric stash! I've now reached the stage that I've had to stop buying bargain pieces of fabric as I've run out of space! Time to start sewing more I think!
Thanks for linking this to A Round Tuit!

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Katie said...

Thanks for sharing your owl with us at A Crafty Soiree! I know what you mean about the threads, only in my case it seems like a stray cat hair always makes it into the picture. See you next time!

AUDRA said...

love owls