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my owl!
World's Cutest Owl!! (Now edited with notes.)
I love the way it turned out so much!
The idea came from a quick Google image search for "toddler owl costume." There were several costumes, both commercial and home-made, that I borrowed inspiration from.
The hat is a cotton rib knit; square with a little scoop in the middle/top to make the points. I did the wool felt applique first, then I sewed it on the serger with a 1" strip of Peltex in each seam to make it stand up. I tried hemming the bottom, but it looked like crap, so I just serged the edge and called it done.
The cape is a half-circle of brown cotton twill. For the feathers, I rotary-cut my wool felt sheets into 4.5" x 3" pieces, then hand-trimmed them to shape.
( How I made it, plus more cuteness! )
I love the way it turned out so much!
The idea came from a quick Google image search for "toddler owl costume." There were several costumes, both commercial and home-made, that I borrowed inspiration from.
The hat is a cotton rib knit; square with a little scoop in the middle/top to make the points. I did the wool felt applique first, then I sewed it on the serger with a 1" strip of Peltex in each seam to make it stand up. I tried hemming the bottom, but it looked like crap, so I just serged the edge and called it done.
The cape is a half-circle of brown cotton twill. For the feathers, I rotary-cut my wool felt sheets into 4.5" x 3" pieces, then hand-trimmed them to shape.
( How I made it, plus more cuteness! )