Friday Archives - Owl Pillow

I'm playing again this week, participating in Loobylu's fun Friday Archives.

I've given up trying to find anything older than a couple of years old at this point as I apparently went through a purging phase back in 2006. This little owl pillow was my first foray into sewing crafting as an adult and I had such a good time making it, I got hooked on crafting. I made it almost exactly a year ago; how quickly time goes. It was a gift for one of Kumi's best friend. He is turning two tomorrow and I'm shooting for a handmade gift again. I'm about half-way done so am scrambling to get it done for his party on Sunday...

I made up the pattern for this critter and it was surprisingly easy (as in cut-sew-embroider in a couple of hours-easy). The back, which I didn't photograph for some reason, was a fabric I've used many, many times (and will be using again in his gift this year). If you click on the link, you'll see a photo with another owl with the same back -- I loved the owl pattern so much, I made another one for myself. The nose and "b.j." are hand-embroidered and I seem to recall sweating a lot while sewing that part for some reason. You can see how it bunches up around the sides because I didn't know anything about clipping or notching at the time...still, it was a satisfying and happy project.