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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 09:20:14 AM
I am going to make my niece Sydney an Owl doll but am a bit stymied. I was thinking of cutting the body and head in one piece- should I do it face-forward or profile?
Any hints or tips would be great- This is my first animal doll and while I have an AWESOM animal doll book- no Owls!
Alee
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 12 2009 : 8:45:23 PM
Thanks Michelle- Yes it was so sweet. I am glad I have enough fabric left to make a second one for Nora!!
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 12 2009 : 3:12:06 PM
Aaaaw! Love your description of the girls playing with your owl. What a sense of satisfaction it must be to see them enjoy something you made. :)
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 11 2009 : 6:55:36 PM
Hi Linda- I am such a bad blogger- I haven't updated it in months! I'll try to get that done soon!
Alee
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Jul 11 2009 : 1:18:11 PM
Alee! I can just see adorable Nora saying "bird bird"....
I remember when she was only a few months old...I'm gonna go look at your blog to see some current pics of her...
 
Linda in Scranton, PA
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 11 2009 : 10:31:43 AM
She already does love it! She had to keep rescuing it from Nora- I guess Nora needs one two. And I guess I did an okay job because as I was sewing on the head (sorry Michelle the Button washer thing didn't work how I tried it) Nora kept saying "Bird! Bird!!" Sydney and I tossed him back and forth a bit and his wings go out like an owls- It's pretty cool!
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 11 2009 : 09:12:37 AM
Oh my goodness! She's going to love it. His little tummy begs to be squeezed and loved.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 9:01:49 PM
Thanks! He is about a foot tall and about half a foot wide- maybe even a bit taller. I should measure him :D
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 6:19:38 PM
Too cute Alee! He is just adorable! :)
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 2:18:02 PM
I wish I had had some scraps to use, but no- it is fabric we bought for the project- kindof furry but not really.
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 12:21:20 PM
Wonderful, Alee! That's a great doll--looks like recycled wool or felting?
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| JojoNH |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 12:21:15 PM
Oh I love him!!! Great job Alee!
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 12:16:26 PM
Adorable! Good job..looks real to me!! I think he will love it! How old is he?
Linda in Scranton, PA
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 12:03:34 PM
Here is the completed Owl- It took a couple of hours because I was making the pattern up. He is a Great Gray
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| JojoNH |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 07:50:13 AM
Great! Be sure to take pictures to share once you have your owl complete!!  We Love Pictures!!
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 05:51:56 AM
Thanks Joanna! Thosen are very cute. We are working on a more realistic owl- but I will keep that pattern idea in mind if my homemade pattern crashes on me!
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| JojoNH |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 05:00:27 AM
I found the picture, hope the this works:
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These are so easy to make and would be simple to enlarge.
(Oh, the white string you see is part of the price tag not part of the design)
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| JojoNH |
Posted - Jul 10 2009 : 04:48:51 AM
Create and Decorate had a great owl pattern in it a few months back, I believe it was featured on the cover. They are supper easy to make and you could enlarge the pattern so it would be a great pillow size.
Hmmm, let me dig around, I may have a picture on one I made using the pattern and I will post if I find it.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 12:53:47 PM
Thanks- Syd wants a realist owl doll. I have seen the Sew Simple one and it is super cute. I might have to make one for myself!!
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| azgardengirl |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 10:28:32 AM
There was a very cute stuffed owl pattern in "Sew Simple" a few months back. I'm not sure how realistic of an owl you are looking for, but this one was adorable, but not "real" looking.
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| Annika |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 10:23:44 AM
Oooo! now I want to do a barn owl doll! they are so pretty! Wanna see pics Alee!
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| Marcy |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 10:20:45 AM
I went through all of my patterns. I have dolls, cats, dogs, bunnies, frogs, monkeys, bears and a few other animals, but no owls. If you wanted to change the owl to something else, let me know. I could probably send you a pattern for it.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 09:28:37 AM
That is an interesting idea, Michelle. I have some elastic string that would be a bit more resliant I think...
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 09 2009 : 09:26:03 AM
Just tossing an idea out there...what if you make the head moveable? If you sew the head/body separately, and join the two pieces with buttons (like washers) on the inside and a bit of embroidery floss stringing them together, the head could rotate like an owl does. Sydney is old enough she wouldn't pull it apart like a younger person. :)
I can't wait to see your owl doll! What a great idea! It was so good to meet Sydney at the BBB, she is charming!
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