Owl Stuffies

By Lynda Kanase

Recently, Walmart began carrying the Sizzix quilting line including four fabric dies. I was thrilled to find that one of my designs was among the four selected {the other three are basic quilting shapes}.

 

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My fabric die is an OWL. It can be used as an applique but I decided to use it to make some Stuffies and share the instructions below.

The owl on the right is how I first imagined the design. The “sleepy” owl and the Barn owl were variations that came to me while making these Stuffies. I thought up even more variations that you can find on the PDF instructions below.

 

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The fabric was also from Walmart but you can use your scraps to make handfuls of these little owls.

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The Sizzix quilting products are near the Fat Quarter fabric display {kind of hard to find unless you are looking for them}.

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There’s my little Owl die waiting to go to a new home.

Here is the PDF instructions including some really funny variations that I came up with. If you create any other variations then please let me know.

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Hope you enjoy the Owl Stuffie. Have fun!

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About Lynda Kanase

Founder and Chief Designer of i-crafter Creative Products and current Crafter, Maker, Stitcher, Scrapper, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Instructor, Anglophile, Dog lover and Mom trying to make the world prettier, one project at a time. Please join me on this creative adventure.

40 Responses

      1. Tracy

        I’m having trouble getting the die to cut through the cotton fabric. I have the clear plate on top and on bottom (the “Sizzix sandwich” and running it through my Big Kick but all it’s doing is scoring the fabric, not cutting. I’ve tried one layer and multiple layers. It’s scoring the top clear plate so the blade seems to be pushing through but it just isn’t cutting. 😦

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      2. Lynda

        Hi Tracy – I have three suggestions that I hope will make this work better. 1. Are your cutting pads {clear plastic pads that make the sandwich} in good condition? Usually if a die isn’t cutting then it is a problem with old cutting pads. The Owl is a steel-rule die and it stays sharp for hundreds of cuts. If it isn’t cutting then maybe the cutting pads need to be replaced.
        2. Try cutting only one layer of fabric at a time. I was able to cut two layers but maybe try only one layer if your cutting pads are worn.
        3. Try running it through twice. Hold the sandwich closed as it comes through the machine and then roll it back again without moving the fabric.
        Please let me know if any of these suggestions help.

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  15. Phyllis

    I think it would be neat to fill them with rice, then when a little one has an earache in the middle of the night you would have a cute little rice bag for them to hold.

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  19. Alice Segura

    I have been to 5 Walmarts in the Phoenix area and none of them carry your die cut. They have some of your fabrics and very few fat quarters left. Boo! I spoke with the mgr. of the fabric section and she had never heard to the die cuts. Are they sold in another region? Congratulations on your fabric design, it’s so fresh.

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    1. Lynda

      Thank you so much for your sweet comment, taking the time to search FIVE {wow!} Walmarts and for visiting my site. I was told that the Sizzix machines and accessories, including my die, would be in a limited number of stores to start with. I will do some research and find which Walmart is carrying this die in the Phoenix area. Thanks again!

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