Scarf Re-Purpose: Stuffed Owl
Posted by Ashley 
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First of all, I had an excellent time meeting some of you last night at the Recessionista party. I had some of the sweetest conversations. Thank you. I wanted to take you all home in my pocket……but I settled from some really excellent Recessionista loot. Wow…..such beautiful things.
Anyway, this is the final project of the scarf re-purposing series. (Part I, Part II, and Part III) And I have finally used up my stash. Perfect.
This Wise ‘Ol Owl is made using the leftover scarf from this project.
And he just happens to be my little guy’s new buddy.
Perfect for squeezing!
First, sketch some sort of owl shape and cut out from two layers of your scarf. (Or use fleece, cotton, or any material……this doesn’t have to be from a scarf.)
Then sew along edges with right sides together, leaving the bottom section open.
Then stuff with batting…
And then sew closed using a hand-stitch method from here.
Now, cut out your eye shapes…
And your wing shapes…
And then hand stitch to the front of your owl. (and cut out a beak too…..I forgot that one in the earlier pictures.)
(I pinned the wings to the front to help keep them in place.)
And that’s it……a cuddly new friend for anyone to enjoy.
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I love this little guy! I'm going to have to make one, thanks for the great tutorial!
Your blog has become one of my favorites and I look forward to each entry! Thank you
love it. i made an owl recently like that only i never thought to use a recycled sweater, that looks so great! thanks for the tip.
That is so cute! I love owls!
Too cute!
I love it! Thanks for the tutorial!
This is great. I love owls.
Nancy
so glad to find this blog. What great projects. Thanks for going public.
lovely!
This is so darling! I can't wait to make one!
OMG!! I love him!! I have a serious obsession with owls and I think I'm going to have to go out tomorrow to get some fabric to make this lil guy!!
Love it and thanks for the tutorial!
I love him! :)
I was wondering if you had an easy Idea for making Stockings:)?
Very cute!
It would be truly impossible for me not to feature this!!! Thanks so much Ashley!
He is OWL so' CUTE! love him, and your little guy too!
Ashley, I'm out of town and don't have access to email, but I wanted to let you know that I linked to this tutorial on Craft Gossip:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-owl-softie-from-a-scarf/2009/11/21/
–Anne
He is a cutie for sure! Thanks
That is just too stinking cute!! Thanks for the TuT!
;)rachel
Okay, wow!!!! this is amazing…thanks for sharing:)
Aww, he is so cute! And I love how easy-yay! Thanks so much, I'll be linking to this little guy.
That is so cute!!!
that is adorable- i love the idea!! and it was so nice to meet you and get to chat a bit the other night. thanks for the awesome blog and inspiring me to develop my basic sewing skills!! :)
Any baby would love that! THank you for sharing the idea…I may make it for my little one!
Genevieve, same to you. I seriously enjoyed chatting. And thanks for the airforce advice! :)
Mcgary's……I'll have to think up an easy tutorial for stockings. They definitely are pretty simple to make. I'll try and squeeze that in before we leave.
Thanks so much for this fun idea and great tutorial! I was able to make all 5 kids a little owl for about $7!! Gotta love it!! Thanks for the inspiration. I'll be posting my little owls on tuesday and of course I'll be passing credit your way. Thanks again!
~Andy @ Poppiesatplay.blogspot.com
Hi, I linked to this tutorial on Handcraft tutorials
http://handcrafttutorial.blogspot.com/2009/12/owl-softy.html
Thanks…
I had a go at making the owl! http://kittygardensmakes.blogspot.com/2010/01/owl-and-pan-holder.html
Really lovely idea as always!
so cute. I love Owl ;
Then I put the link with the design on my blog dedicated to owls, thank you;
http://carrementcrazy.zumablog.com
Lindo!!!
this is so stinkin' cute! What a great idea! I was wondering if you used wool felt or if it's the "regular" kind. How did it wear after a while? I could use fleece for the wings etc if I don't have felt, right?
This looks easy enough! I’m making over my playroom – trees, owls, birds, etc. This is perfect!
adorei seu artesanato,espero que voce me intenda ,por que naõ falo nada em ingles,um grande abraço .cleidimar ,moro no rio de janeiro