Owl tutorial! Feature

Just found a oh-so-cute owl tutorial and it's so EASY! :)

http://efemera-ink.blogspot.de/2010/06/wise.html

Owl pencilcase

Hoot hoot!

I'm actually too lazy for a tutorial.

Official Version: Owl wallet :)

Things I used: Owl fabric, denim for inside, zipper, other fabrics (polka dots :P)
Took me 1 hour.

So here's the final showable version of my wallet which drove me crazy and took me like forever. The pattern is cribbed but not copied (there's a difference, he?!). I saw the wallet online with the pattern for sale, but screw it - I'm sewing for 6 years now and passed two internships in tailor shops.

All in all it has nine pockets and my semester tickets fits in which makes it perfect. It's just not stable like a wallet you can buy, but that doesn't bother me. It has some fans already :D If I sew wallets again, only with this pattern! Only drawback: Now see-through pocket for photos :/

How to: Owl cover :)

So, you can find a How-To for this on another website, it's a german sewing page with loads of tutorials. As an english-speaking person, it might be hard for you to understand it, but there are pictures and I'm gonna give a short description about every step. In fact, it's not that hard at all.

1. Lay your folder on the fabric. In the Length, the fabric should be twice as long as the folder.
In the breadth, as broad as the folder is (opened!), don't forget seam allowance.

2. Cut out the marked fabric and pin it together as shown on the picture in the link (I wasn't sure if it was allowed to upload those pics from the How-to). Cut holes for the ... metal... middle..part.. (I don't even know a german word for it :D)

3. Afterwards, remove the folder from the fabric and cut a bigger hole and make the shape nicer etc.Attention! The original How To was meant to be for a cover that can be removed from the folder (for washing etc), I ignored that and don't have the option to remove my folder anymore throughout the hole. (Humm...whatever..)
So, if you want a cover thats removable, cut a big hole and test if you can pull the folder through the hole.
If not, just leave the hole tiny and sew some ribbon around it. :)

4. Sew the pinned lines together :) Turn inside out, put in the folder and then you're done :)
5. You may add extras like loops for pencils etc.
I'm gonna make a pencil case from this lovely fabric, so I don't need that ;)

Versions: Hoot hoot!

I'm addicted to those owls.

Versions: More owls!! :D

I'd like to present you some of my recent creations :) I love these owls!! I also did a version of Undead Hoot Hoot Bag Charm by gwenives... only my black wings didn't turn out so well :/ it's because I've stuffed them, later on I saw gwenives hadn't stuffed her owl's wings. Another new one is a sleeping one (in blue) and an emo one for my boyfriend :P just a little joke ^^

How to: Different owls

I'm in love with those tiny plushie owls! (And with owls in general...) So I collected different patterns to figure out which looks best to me because I want to make more of them :) They're out of felt and cotton. I used embroidery thread.
(left to right)
1. Brooch idea by ashbash: http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/felt-owl-brooches
2. Owl brooch by Cat Morley: http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/owl-brooch-2
3. My favourite; blog tutorial by Juicy Bits: http://juicy-bits.typepad.com/juicy_bits/2009/12/131-give-a-hoot-for-the-holidays.html