Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Side Project!!!



This post has nothing to do with reenacting, but it does have to do with sewing!!! 
As of late I have had this new obsession with owls. I have always had a love for owls, but as of a month ago that love has blossomed. I belong to a site called Pinterest.com. It is a wonderful site full of fun foods and crafts, and many other things. 
With the help of Pinterest I have been able to feed my owl obsession. I found this little owl cushion and decided to make one up using some scrap fabric I have. The pattern is there for you to print out and trace but my printer is acting up at the moment so I just free handed the whole thing. I feel that it didn't come out so bad. 
I hand stitched the whole front side, but I would really like to use the machine to stitch the front and back together. And since it is so late it will have to wait until tomorrow night. But I will post pictures as soon as he is sewn and stuffed. 
I plan on making more of these little owls, because they are a fast project that I can do while watching tv. And since I am now experienced on the machine it will take me all but two minutes to sew it all together. The only thing will be having to buy stuffing. I am not looking forward to that. That will be what will hold back the making of my owls. I will probably have just husks of owls laying around. 

His little mask

Whole body minus the belly piece.

The belly piece, not to happy with it, but this is my first one. 
So tomorrow he will get sewn together and stuffed. I am looking forward to finishing my first owl!!!