For a photo shoot of our owl couple baby shower decor, I recently made a few plush owls… perfect for birthday party favors (see our “owl fun” invitation and decor) or as gifts for the little one that is soon to arrive. And the best part, you could even make these as a “no sew” project! Mine are sewn, but I’m just saying… you don’t have to. A little fabric glue and you’re in!
So here’s what you’ll need:
- 2 coordinating fabrics (owl body and wings)
- coordinating felt (eyes and nose)
- batting
- owl body template (to ensure that both sides are equal, print the template out and trace it side by side on wax paper)
And here are the super easy steps:
- Cut out the owl body from one fabric and the wings (just the bottom corners of your owl body) from a coordinating fabric. Sew the wings to the body.
- Cut out the eyes from coordinating felt; we did two sizes and layered the circles. Sew the eyes in place.
- Cut out a diamond shape nose from felt. Sew the nose in place.
- Place the front and back of the owl facing each other. Sew the owl body together (inside out) with a 1/4″ seam all the way around, leaving the bottom open.
- Turn your owl right side out. You may need to use a pencil to poke the ears out.
- Stuff the owl with batting and close the bottom of the owl with a needle and thread… or fabric glue. {wink}
Happy crafting!
About Kim
creative director & owner of The Celebration Shoppe. I have a passion for crafting, baking & modern entertaining. I'll post my ideas & share others in hopes of inspiring you for your next celebration.
I LOVE THEM – I really am going to try one of these because the C word is only four months away!!!!!
Fleur
xxx
Aww, these are so sweet! Thanks so much for sharing, I’ll be linking to this.
I’ve just found your site and just love everything that I am seeing! Job well done!
xoxo
Hi,
absolutely gorgeous….thank you for sharing them and the template…
This is my attempt at making the owl pillow (also first attempt at a sewing machine) – it doesnt really look much like yours lol….im ashamed
http://organisingsahm.blogspot.com/2010/04/diy-owl-pillows.html
Selin – so glad you tried it and they look great.
Will you pls tell me in a mail to me how to download to make these I did you link and it took me flicker that would not let me print it….thanks so much
Tamara – under actions> view all sizes you can select the size and then “download.” Thanks for stopping in!
This was so much fun to try! My guy came out a little lopsided, but here he is! http://tinyurl.com/3qbryql Lesson learned… templates from now on!