Recycled Baby Blanket

January 12, 2012

Once upon a time,

I had a beautiful baby girl who adored her pink blankey.

Fast forward 7 years to a now small blanket for a growing girl.

Instead of putting it away, I decided to recycle it into something she would use:

Keep in mind I made this strictly with a little ♥ and not experience with a sewing machine ;) Ha ha.

DIY:

Here's how you can make your very own owl…maybe from your special piece of fabric, too.

Instructions:

Decide on how big your want your owl; measure.
Cut fabric based on measurements.
Use {newspaper} template of owl shape, {I simply freehanded mine.}
Cut out template on 2 pieces of fabric.
Place back-to-back and pink in place.
Add triangle "wings" {from her baby pillow that matched her crib set.}
Pin into place, ready to sew {pin INSIDE body, otherwise wings/feet will be inside out!}.
Sew all pieces together, leaving a small slit for stuffing.
Stuff, stuff, stuff until your owl is nice and plump!
Add eyes {mine is layered in freehand felt daisy's, a circle and buttons from my grandmother,} triangle nose and feet {added some poms for toenails} and stitch into place.
Give to your daughter to ♥ on.