whoot!....felt owls

One of my goals with handmade crafts is to get good at making stuffed animals. I have driven my parents crazy with my obsession with plush toys and I will never stop loving them. Recently i have become inspired by felt plushies since they were so cute, different and seemed like an easy thing to pick up if you are just a bit creative.

After some web browsing I decided on purchasing assorted felt sheet packages fromhttp://aetnafelt.com/ . I went with synthetic since they were cheap and I am just starting out. They arrived in the mail and I must say I was rather pleased with them and excited to get started.

After very little deliberation I decided to work on making some cute felt owls.

I had already made a prototype which I was set on improving. I made a sketch which I used to make a pattern to trace onto the felt.

My owl all flat and ready to get some shape.

he is done!

extreme closeup...

I am extremely pleased with how this little guy came out. He stand at about 5 inches tall so not very big. Photographing was also tricky and I find that natural light works best.

whoot..

skunkrabbit

my first sewing machine

Deciding on a sewing machine was kind of tricky since I had no idea what i wanted in one. I knew that i was was going to be somewhat serious in sewing so I didn't want to get a machine only for beginners since I will eventually want to upgrade and that will result in wasted money. I did not want something super complicated but still desired a reliable machine. I decided by looking at reviews and keeping to a budget on purchasing the Brother XL-2600 from Overstock.com. It was a reasonable price and the company had a good reputation.

My machine.

I have only used one stitch so far. *blush*

I also purchased some thread to go along with it and got a beautiful assorted set from Madera.

I love the shiny coat all the thread has.

So i was very happy to finally own my first machine, but was very intimidated since I have never used one. The instructional booklet was full of complicated instructions and warnings all over the place. I would never picture sewing to be an extreme activity. Ha. It would take me a while to pursue my first project but better late than never...

~skunkrabbit