Autumn Shabby Chic Joyful Owls

Last weekend I started working on felt Joyful Wreath Owls – thinking ahead to this year’s Winter Tree Festival and Auction. I love making these gray felt wreath owls. Then I started thinking about something a little different. How could I switch things up. I’d yet to unpack my Autumn Joyful Owl Wreath for the season. I was never in love with the tan/brown version I made for my autumn wreath.

My designs always have a bit of realism in them. I like to represent nature in designs, but I started thinking about something more whimsical. I made an after-work run to Marden’s in Ellsworth and purchased too much fabric. Every night this week, I stitched another of these owls. I’ve decided to call them my Shabby Chic Joyful Owls.

She’s possibly my favorite Shabby Chic Joyful Owl from this parliament of owls. I used coordinating cotton fabric for the main body parts with felt for the eyes and beak. Before cutting out the fabric, I ironed on fusible interfacing to the back to give the pieces a bit more structure when working with them. Since realism was out the window, I also played around with the floss colors and used three strands of floss throughout.