An owl, made with your own hands, is a cute toy that will not only decorate the interior, but will also serve as a good a symbolic gift friends and acquaintances. Moreover, things made with your own hands are usually more valuable. Next, we will describe how to make an owl pattern and sew such a toy from ordinary fabric or bright felt.
Owl pattern
It is very easy to create a pattern for an owl toy. In the very easy version(if you make it from felt) you need to draw a rounded barrel body or just a circle, and add ears in the upper part. The basis of the owl pattern is ready, and everything else is already decorative elements, which will give the toy individuality and make it more interesting. Separately, you need to draw and cut out the following details: big eyes, wings, beak. If you wish, you can add paws, an apron, a scarf, a cap, half-closed eyelids, and a bow to your owl.
A different pattern is needed for a toy made from a different fabric. You will need two circle segments cut from paper. One of them should be at an angle of thirty degrees, the other - at eighty-five degrees. This will create two triangles.
Fabric toys
A fabric owl toy (pattern: two triangles) is even a little easier to make than a felt one. From any fabric you need to cut out parts according to the pattern and sew them without sewing up the bottom. When choosing fabric, keep in mind that the small triangle will be in front, and the large one will be the back and face of the toy. If you have dark matter and light shades one color, then it is better to cut out a small triangle from a darker fabric.
The resulting cone needs to be filled with cotton wool, padding polyester or other padding material, but first mark about a quarter of the cone on top with a pin (this part does not need to be stuffed). Now you need to prepare the bottom for the toy. Cut a circle out of thick cardboard and cover it with fabric, and when the toy is tightly stuffed with filling, sew up the bottom with hidden stitches. Now you can sew the tip of the remaining empty corner with a few stitches to the main part of the owl toy - the body.
Now you can start decorating the toy. At a minimum, you need to sew big eyes on the owl - separately the whites and irises. You can add a bow or an elegant butterfly.
Felt owls
Making an owl pattern (it’s very interesting to make it yourself) from felt is a little more complicated, although such a toy is relatively easier to sew. Felt, for example, does not require mandatory processing of cuts, since it does not crumble. It is enough just to cut out all the details from the material of the corresponding color and sew them to the base. Small parts can simply be glued on.
The owl is not only a smart and beautiful bird, but also a popular symbol today. It is believed that such a toy gives children calmness, perseverance and patience, and increases their learning abilities; gives young girls mystery and femininity; for young men - strength; and for people experiencing financial difficulties - financial well-being. And if you make an owl with your own hands quickly and simply from fabric or other materials, then the power of such a talisman will increase many times over.
If it seems that sewing a forest beauty is difficult and for this you need to have tailoring skills, then this is a mistake. Even children can cope with the creation of the product, and they will gladly take part in the birth of a new family friend.
We sew an owl with our own hands from fabric in a step-by-step tutorial
To sew a simple owl from fabric, you do not need to purchase any special materials. Everything you need can be found at home. So, for this you will need:
- Pattern or templates (download and print on a printer, or redraw by hand);
- Pieces of fabric;
- Threads;
- Scissors, needle;
- Buttons and other decor;
- Glue (if an applique will be made);
- Filling (holofiber, fabric, ordinary cotton wool, etc. for a voluminous toy).
The list is small, but the scope for imagination is huge. You can choose any fabric, but it should not crumble around the edges or be see-through. Suitable for crafts old clothes, for example, jeans, bright sundresses, a jacket and even terry towel. Each time, even with the same pattern, the result will be different, but always excellent.
The first thing you can make from fabric is applique. The simplest and quick option, which both children and beginners in the handicraft world can easily cope with. To do this, you can take this diagram or those presented below.
- We draw by hand or print the template we like. To begin with, you should choose a simple one, from 6-8 elements. It is best if it is made of dense material, such as cardboard or an old box;
- We distribute the available pieces of fabric among the parts of the owl’s body. For applique, it is best to use felt - its edges are quite dense and do not require processing. The base can be made colored, the belly - plain (or vice versa). The main thing is to avoid large quantity colorful details, but this is also acceptable if you are planning a funny comic toy;
- Using a pencil, thin chalk or a piece of dried soap, trace the outline of the template and transfer it to the fabric;
- We cut out the parts along the contour and assemble the future owl. If you are satisfied with the result, we take up the glue and carefully glue all the parts. You can choose any sequence (either start with small elements, or, on the contrary, from the abdomen);
- The finished toy must be allowed to dry in a ventilated place for at least 6-8 hours so that the glue dries and bad smell faded away from him.
Below are patterns that you can print out and use to create a variety of colorful owl appliqué designs.
You can use felt or regular fabric.
The appliqué technique is also suitable for decorating children's clothing, bags and bedding. For example, owls will look very beautiful on a pillow.
We create an owl from fabric quickly and easily with a detailed description
If you have mastered the appliqué technique, you can move on to mastering the sewing technique. Best to work with soft felt, however, almost any fabric that is available will work. Since to make an owl in in this case You will need to work with scissors and a needle, you must be careful. If children are involved in creating a toy, they must be supervised by adults. The process itself is quite simple. There are two differences from the previous technique: to attach the elements we will use a needle and thread, and to make the owl voluminous we will use filler.
- As in the previous technique, we find a template or pattern we like, or we come up with it ourselves. We transfer it to the fabric and cut out the details of the future owl.
- In order to sew one part to another (wings, eyes, belly), it is best to use hand stitch called “forward the needle.” The technique of doing it is that one stitch is made from the face, the other from the outside. The length of the stitch and the skip on the front part of the product is equal.
- Sewing the front and back parts together reverse side owls, let's get down to the main thing - sewing together the two halves of the owl. To do this, you need to combine the parts, fasten them with sewing pins and sew them “forward with the needle” in the same way, leaving about 2-3 cm unsewn.
- We fill the toy with filler through the remaining hole.
- We complete the seam and hide the end of the thread inside the toy.
- The resulting product can be decorated by gluing plastic eyes, bows, buttons, pockets, bow ties, etc. to it.
Depending on the pattern used, a wide variety of owlets can be obtained.
By sewing a loop to the resulting toy, you can use it as an interior decoration (crib, Christmas tree, fireplace, bookshelves) or key ring.
Video on the topic of the article
You will learn a few more ways to sew an owl from fabric by watching the video master classes.
Sewing soft toys always captivates craftswomen and novice needlewomen. For example, owls have been very fashionable lately. There are different owl patterns made from felt and other fabrics. You can even sew a plush product in natural scale or a beautiful panel for the wall. Small hand-sewn keychains or toys in the style of a Tilda doll look very original. All of these crafts are very easy to make if you model owl patterns from felt in advance and then get to work.
Before you start sewing, you need to stock up on materials and tools for further work.
Materials and tools
Necessary materials:
Required tools:
Tools for creating a felt owl
Creating a pattern
First you need to draw a pattern on paper.
The model consists of the following parts:
Examples of owl patterns
The process of sewing a toy
Step-by-step description of making an owl toy from felt:
Assembly of parts
We begin assembling the product by sewing on the tummy. We fix it to the front of the toy small hand stitch "forward-needle". Then, using a similar stitch, we sew the base for the eyes, which looks like a lying figure eight.
If the eyes are sewn in the form of beads in the center, then you should first sew on the pupils, and only then sew the figure eight piece in place of the eye. If the eyes will be glued, then first sew on the eye piece and then glue the eyes or pupils on top.
Without changing the seam technique, we sew the beak into place, which is located exactly in the middle. At this stage, the front part of the product is completed.
Then we put the front part and the back part together. To prevent them from moving, we pin them with pins. Now, using matching or contrasting color threads, we sew these two parts together using a loop stitch. If you need to add volume, then through an unstitched hole fill the animal with filler. When the product is stuffed, sew up the hole. After filling, you can sew on the bird’s legs.
The final step is to sew on the wings. The area where the wings are sewn can be decorated with beads. To give it a cute look, you can sew a felt flower onto the ear.
Textile pillow toy
The pillow toy will delight not only children, but also adults. Such things fit perfectly into any interior, adding warmth and comfort to it.
Materials and pattern
What you need to prepare:
- Several fabric scraps.
- Threads of different tones.
- Sintepon.
- Needle.
- Scissors.
As with any sewn product, for further work you must first draw a pattern.
It consists of several parts:
Stages of sewing a pillow
How to sew a toy pillow in the shape of an owl:
- Sizes are selected arbitrarily depending on the size of the pillow. But the pattern can also be printed from the Internet if you don’t have time to draw it.
Next, cut out all the elements of the templates. First we transfer the body part. To do this, take the material and fold it twice, then fold the already folded fabric again. Now we pin the template of the owl’s body to the fold of the fabric and trace the contours of the template with a pencil. Be sure to leave seam allowances. Now let's cut it out.- Then we unfold the cut out parts and lay them with their front parts on top of each other. As a result, the wrong parts look up, and the front parts end up on the inside.
- We fix the tummy detail with pins to the fabric folded in half, outline and cut out.
- We fix the fabric part of the tummy with pins to the body on the front part of the outer side right in the middle.
- If the product is sewn by hand, then sew the tummy to the body. If the pillow is made on sewing machine, then with a simple zig-zag stitch we sew the middle onto the top fabric of the product.
- After that take templates for the inner ear and transfer the pattern to material of a different shade. Only in this case we cut out the parts without allowances.
Next step: We pin the ears into place and leave them like that for now.- Take material of a different shade and cut out the largest detail of the eyes from it. From fabric suitable color cut out the middle part of the eyes. The smallest detail of the eye - the pupil - is made of fabric of the third color.
- From fabric of the corresponding color cut out the beak.
- Now We pin all the details of the face with pins in their places so that they don’t slide down in the future.
- Next from fabric of a different shade cut out the details of the wings in the amount of two pieces. We also fix them with pins.
- When all the details have already been recorded, sewn with a zig-zag stitch all these elements to the body.
Then we turn the body over with the parts sewn inward and the wrong side up, we also lay the second part of the body with the front side inward, that is, the two parts are located with the front sides facing each other. We sew these parts along the contour, but leave a small area at the bottom to turn the product inside out.- In places where there are corners, we make cuts, not reaching the stitched seam. Now we turn the future pillow inside out through the left area and straighten all the seams. We are not sewing up the hole yet.
- We transfer the four parts of the paws to the fabric. To do this, fold the material in half and pin it to the material with pins. Next, trace the contours of the template with a pencil and cut out along the drawn lines, not forgetting about the allowances.
It turned out four fabric parts. Place the two pieces right sides facing each other and stitch on the wrong side, leaving a section for turning inside out. We do the same with the second paw. Turn both paws right side out.- Fill the paws and pillow with filler: evenly, filling all corners of the product. For convenience, you can use a stick to push the filler.
- We bend the fabric on the body and paws with cuts inward and secure with pins. Sew up the folded edges and open areas using a blind stitch.
- At the last stage sew the paws to the pillow.
The image of an owl is incredibly popular among needlewomen and there are a lot of different ideas on the Internet. And this is not without reason, because the owl symbolizes wisdom and calm. Despite the fact that in nature an owl is a bird of prey at night, handmade owls turn out to be very cute and touching; they create a special aura and comfort in the house. Many people would like to receive an owl as a souvenir. Today we will look at one of the options for how to sew an owl from fabric with your own hands, which is suitable for novice craftswomen.
Let's sew these cute owls
The best toy owl is made from hard fabrics such as felt, denim– they hold their shape well and give the toy even more realism.
Show your imagination when creating a toy - select the most beautiful and bright scraps of fabric, unusual beads or buttons, ribbons and yarn to decorate the owl.
Owl pattern
How to sew an owl from fabric with your own hands for beginners
For the lower part of the owl you will need a round base, for example made of cardboard
Another option on how to sew an owl from fabric:
You will need:
- Thick paper or cardboard;
- large pieces of fabric;
- Filler;
- Designations for the eyes;
- Threads, needle;
- Scissors.
You will need a paper circle segment with an 85 degree angle and another with a 30 degree angle. The radius of both segment circles must be the same. You will get 2 triangles with a convex bottom made of paper.
Sew the parts together, you should end up with a fabric cone like this
Use a pin to separate the top of the cone, about one-fourth of the way
Stuff the remaining part of the cone tightly with filling and sew it up.
Sew the empty tip of the cone to the body of the owl - this will be the head and beak
Now we need to make a stable bottom for our owl. Cut a circle out of cardboard, cover it with fabric and sew it to the bottom. This will ensure the owl sits firmly on the surface.
All that remains is to sew on the eyes and decorate the owl.
