Owl's Well - April 2022 Island Batik Brand Ambassador Project

 This month's Island Batik Brand Ambassador was sponsored by the soft toy company, Funky Friends Factory. I picked Ollie the Owl because I think owls are awesome and I'm a night owl.  I used 3 fabrics from the new Graphix line (great black and white geometrics) and added an orange dot (Blenders) for a fab pop of color. I searched through my Grandma's button box and created a perfect pair - a big black button and a little white one that fit inside it. The pattern shows felt for the eyes and beak. I used the batik and pinked the edges with pinking shears.

Oliver Owl

Pattern by Funky Friends Factory

Sandra Starley 2022

Pattern: Ollie the Laid Back Owl, Funky Friends Factory
Fabrics: Graphix and Orange Blender Batiks: (Graphix Collection)

Batting used as stuffing: Hobbs Premium Poly-Down Polyester Batting

Piecing Thread: Aurifil #50 weight

Quilting Thread: Aurifil #50 weight

Needle: Schmetz Quilting Needles 

Pieced and quilted by Sandra Starley 

***Fabrics provided by Island Batik, pattern by Funky Friends Factory, batting by Hobbs, thread by Aurifil, and needles by Schmetz. ***

 I had sew much fun sewing this soft toy owl using the FFF pattern and the new Graphix Collection by Kathy Engle. The owl pattern has a lot of personality and pizzazz, especially with the black and white and orange! It has great quilted details too. The pattern is available as an immediate PDF download and so you could start on your own Ollie today! 

If you haven't done any toy or stuffed animal sewing, don't be aftraid. The pattern is very clear and easy to follow. There is even a step-by-step photo tutorial that walks you through the whole process. 

There are oodles of different toy patterns available. Visit my fellow 2022 Island Batik Brand Ambassadors to see their new Funky Friends:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
Megan Best ~ Bestquilter
Pamela Boatright ~ Pamelaquilts
Elizabeth DeCroos ~ Epida Studio
Jennifer Fulton ~ Inquiring Quilter

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch By Stitch Custom Quilting
Reed Johnson ~ Blue Bear Quilts
Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
Denise Looney ~ For The Love Of Geese
Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine
Anorina Morris – sameliasmum.com

Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Claudia Porter ~ Create with Claudia
Gail Renna ~ Quilt Haven Threads
Brianna Roberts ~ Sew Cute And Quirky
Michelle Roberts ~ Creative Blonde

Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail
Andi Stanfield ~ True Blue Quilts
Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations
Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt