I love owls. Everything about them. I hate birds, in general, but I love those little owl babies. You don't see owls swooping down to attack unsuspecting pedestrians on a daily basis. That great Hitchcock movie wasn't about crazy owls attacking everyone and everything in sight. I was in grade school and it wasn't an owl that ruined my first day of school by pooping on my head. It was some kind of dirty bird, probably a rabies-infested pigeon. Owls seem sweet, and I love them. They're quiet, they're elusive, they don't attract attention except for their cute little hoots. And growing up, I would visit my great grandmother in Cambridge, OH, and I was always fascinated at her owl collection (and her impeccably hairsprayed beehive that she kept up with and looked fabulous).
It seems owls are making some kind of comeback, as if they left at some point. They're in all the craft stores, especially with the emergence of fall. My poor husband has been suckered into buying me every single owl novelty I can find, but he's wonderful and does it with a smile (or else he would have to hear me whine until I got my way).
Yesterday my SIL sent a link to a super cute owl pillow on Pinterest, this website that I have yet to figure out, but will eventually. She mentioned wanting me to make something similar, so I popped on over to my fave website, Etsy, and looked for an owl pattern to buy. Thus, this baby was born last night after I got off of work...
He's really cute and sweet and I love him. He took about 2 hours, from start to finish, including all of that cutting and the very tricky (at least for me) zig zag stitch. There are a few areas on him that I'm not 100% pleased with, but those imperfections give him character. And my sister, a fellow owl lover, will be the lovely recipient of this little hooting man. I plan to try out a few different versions of him this week/weekend and see what I can come up with. The color and pattern combinations and options excite me. I love that you can take a basic color scheme and run with it. I love that he doesn't have to match. I just love him!
So, as we approach the first weekend of autumn, I wish you all a "Happy Fall, Y'all!" I've been busy preparing for Wavefest, an upcoming festival on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I'll have a little space there to show off what I've been working on lately and see if there's any interest in my stuff. It's October 15... I hope it goes well!
Happy Fall, Y'all!
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