Plush Owl Pillow

So I’m noticing when I go to antique stores and vintage shops that owls are “in” for 2012, so I thought I would share these cute little guys.

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:

1. 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.
2. Cut out the eyes from coordinating felt; we did two sizes and layered the circles. Sew the eyes in place.
3. Cut out a diamond shape nose from felt. Sew the nose in place.
4. 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.
5. Turn your owl right side out. You may need to use a pencil to poke the ears out.
6. Stuff the owl with batting and close the bottom of the owl with a needle and thread… or fabric glue. {wink}

Happy crafting!

Print out the pattern below and blow up to the desired size.