With the holidays quickly approaching, I've been trying to think of ways to use my stash of fabric and fabric scraps to make presents. My daughter just loves to have a doll or stuffed animal to hold and squeeze so I drew up two basic owl shapes to use as a pattern for making toys.
If you would like to make some of your own, here is what you need:
Step 1: Trace pattern on fabric scraps and cut out. (I wanted to make quite of few of these so I made my pattern using manila folders.)
Step 2: Pin facial features to fabric.
Step 3: Set zig-zag length to 3 and stitch length to 1 1/2
Step 4: Sew nose, inside eye shape then outside eye shape. For the outside eye (the whites), I put blue thread in the bobbin so just specks of blue would show through.
Step 5: Place front and back pieces right sides together and sew using a 1/4" seam allowance (leave a wide enough hole to allow for piece to be turned right-side out).
Step 6: Press seams and make little clips around the curved seams.
Step 7: Turn right-side out and use a pointy object to push out the corners.
Step 8: Press seams again.
Step 9: Top-stitch around upper portion of owl.
Step 9: Top-stitch around upper portion of owl.
Step 11: Stitch opening closed. (here is a great video tutorial)
And you're done!! Since I am making more than I am planning on giving away for Christmas, I am not stuffing the extras to save much needed studio storage space!
I hope this helps all of you get rid of some of your scrap collection and get ready for Christmas!!
