I've been meaning to make some new pillow covers for my house, so this one is on the list now {I'm thinking Vintage Modern for Norah's room!}.
Not only is the owl an adorable, original design, the pattern is very clearly written with plenty of diagrams.
Jenelle also includes directions for making the embroidered owl into pillow cover, which is a great way to incorporate some quilting with embroidery, without having to make an entire quilt.
Now for the fun part, would you like to win a copy of this adorable pdf pattern? Perfect, because we're giving one away. Just leave a comment letting us know your favorite embroidery stitch, or why you'd like to learn to embroider, if you haven't started yet. Entries are open through Sunday, September 2nd, and then we'll draw a winner. Please make sure that your e-mail address is in your profile or that you add it to your comment, so we can send you the pattern if you win!
Happy Stitching!
How adorable! I would love to make this for my Daughter! She loves owls and is away at college. It would bring her some hugs from home! I love the lazy daisy, very fun, very cute!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy doing the Colonial knot but have very limited embroidery skills.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite stitch is the french knot...it adds so much texture and interest.
ReplyDeleteI haven't embroidered since I was at school but I'd like to start again! with this owl!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! My favorite stitch is a french knot because I only learned how to do it properly in the last 6 months. Somehow for 15 years I had been doing it wrong and never getting a nice bumpy knot, and then one day it just happened! Like magic! =)
ReplyDeleteOh thank you for the chance. I love stitching the fly stitch. Its fun and a quick way to add texture to a piece.
ReplyDeleteI am not a stitcher, but had to say how cute this pillow is anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteI like to add daisies to my embroideries. Otherwise, I'm ususally doing a straight stitch.
ReplyDeleteThis little owl is so cute. I always use a stem stitch instead of a back stitch. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I would love to learn embroidery, in fact I am going to a class after work today to learn all the basic stitches! I'm pretty darn excited!
ReplyDeleteI love embroidery and my favourite stitch is a lazy daisy. This pattern is so cute! Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, a regular back stitch is all I have ever done, but if I won this, I would love to learn tons of new stitches because this is just adorable!!! It could be so cute for either a girl or a boy done in different colors.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the French knot. I learned embroidery from your Embroidery 101 quilt. Would love to win this!
ReplyDeleteI do embroidery since school-time!(cross-stich)
ReplyDeleteI love your sweet and colourful designs.
I enjoy all the stitch. And I always enjoy to learn a stitch more. Thank you for your kindness give one pattern away!
ReplyDeleteGreeting Guilitta
I am just starting so I like the backstitch :-)
ReplyDeletenydia@add-crafter.com
I haven't done any embroidery yet with my quilting, but I plan on starting to do so soon!
ReplyDeleteOh that is a really cute owl (and pillow)! I enjoy embroidering although I am (abashedly) just finishing the Embroidery/Quilt-Along you did last year. My little ones keep me busy! I like the chain stitch, not because it is so useful for many looks but because I just think it's fun to do. :) Here's hoping I win so I can have another (small) project to work on!
ReplyDeleteThis little owl is so adorable. I would like to brush up on my embroidery skills. They have been in dormant for way too long. Thanks for such a wonderful give a way
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Love this! I always used the stem stitch because that is the stitch my mother taught me for outlining. But I have found that the back stitch makes it easier for me to keep the design looking crisp to me.
ReplyDeleteI just love this pattern and am hoping to make it for my daughter who is transferring to Portland for college. She loves owls.
ReplyDeleteI haven't embroidered in quite awhile but my favorite use to be the daisy stitch.
that is the cutest pillow. thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite stitch if this counts is a french knot. I love making them. I do like a chain stitch too.
This pattern is adorable! Back stitch is the stitch I use most often but I think my favorite stitch is the bullion knot. I am still working on perfecting it. Thank you for a chance to win this; I think it would look awesome made into a pillow using vintage modern!
ReplyDeleteI used to love stem stitch best but now I'm really into the backstitch. Love it! Owl is cuuuuuuute.
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable. I used to do some embroidery but then life got in the way. I would like to have some projects to do away from my sewing room and this would be so fun.
ReplyDeleteI love embroidery and my favorite stitch would be the lazy daisy stitch , probably because I love daisies , thanks for the chance to win this pattern.
ReplyDeleteI love feather stitches and French knots. Jenelle's owl is adorable!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable pattern! :) Thank you for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite embroidery stitch is also the lazy daisy stitch. It is sew easy to stitch and makes me happy as a daisy ... :) Pat
I love french knots! This pattern is adorable! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI love owls but don't have a favorite embroidery stitch. I'm actually not too practiced.
ReplyDeleteEl patrón me parece precioso y alegre. Siempre me ha gustado bordar y el punto que yo creo hago mejor es la cadeneta, aunque me atrevo hasta con el punto palestrina. Espero una copia del patrón, please, please. Gracias y abrazos
ReplyDeleteThis little owl is soooo darn cute! I've been wanting to try embroidering and this little guy is inspiring me to just do it!
ReplyDeleteI'm too new to embroidery to have all the stitches memorized, but I absolutely love the vintage look of this pillow. Adorable!
ReplyDeletewould love to win that thanks
ReplyDeleteI love chain stitch because it can handle being thick without overdoing it
ReplyDeletethis is darling! I just learned twilling (palestrina stitch) and I love it! It gives great texture to my embroidery. Thanks for the chance to win
ReplyDeleteI love the stem stitch! This is an adorable pattern!
ReplyDeleteI love French knots. It took me a while to master them, now I love them.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember the stitch but I learned it from you. It was a flower created by going under another stitch.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this gorgeous giveaway, i just love owls. It took me years to master the french knot and i am still pleased with myself when they are perfect.
ReplyDeleteks(dot)eyles(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk
I like lazy daisies!
ReplyDeleteI really love this owl pattern. I do a lot of embroidery, using backstitch the most but my favourite is satin stitch. Thanks for the chance to win this gorgeous pattern. lyn.robyn.smith@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLazy daisy stitch adds to everything! Love the pattern.
ReplyDeleteI love combining piecing with embroidery so this owl pattern is perfect. I love to learn and use new stitches and my most recent favorite stitch is the Pekinese stitch, very striking.
ReplyDeleteI learned to embroider when I was only 5 yrs old. I would LOVE to make this for my son's girlfriend.......an owl lover. I love the fact this little fella has lots of french knots.... a favorite of mine to do!!
ReplyDeletemary_bethd@hotmail.com
I would love to win this - my college-bound daughter loves owls. I'd like to learn how to embroider because it would add another dimension to my sewing projects. Thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteellen(at)myerly(dot)net
My favorite is the back stitch! I can't seem to get the other ones to look very nice. =) Thanks for a lovely pattern giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love this pattern. I really like the lazy daisy stitch. You can do so much with it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite stitch is the lazy daisy! I even love to just say it!! Be especially blessed, Kathy
ReplyDeleteThat's a gorgeous owl! I don't really have a favourite stitch - it's been so long since I've done any embroidery! This would be a great project to get me into it again if I won :)
ReplyDeleteThis pattern is so cute! I just started learning to embroider so I'm not certain what all of the stitches are called, but I like french knots.
ReplyDeleteI love back stitch - this stitch really pops and adds such great definition. Your pattern is fabulous - love the detail!!
ReplyDeleteI love doing those french knot stitches, they're so much fun! I would love to win a copy of this pattern, that owl is adorable!!
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My favorite stitch is the lazy daisy! The owl is gorgeous especially the eyes. Thanks for the giveaway!!
ReplyDeletei am still pretty poor at embroidery, but this looks like too much fun to pass up! i'll look for tutorials here to finish it...
ReplyDeleteMy favourite stitch is the backstitch. I love the look of the stem stitch too but have yet to master it well enough to keep it from looking "hairy" lol! Very cute pillow pattern!
ReplyDeletei would love to learn to embroider just to be able to do this pattern to cute
ReplyDeleteI'm just learning but I love the daisy stitch - so cute!
ReplyDeleteI recently embroidered a design which used a mass of french knots to make a tree. It was really impressive and well worth the fiddling around to make them!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy making French Knots. I hope I can win this because my new granddaughter-in-law made my newest great granddaughter a room with owl decor. This would really thrill her. Fingers crossed!!!
ReplyDeleteEl punto que me gusta es el punto palestrina, pero también hay otros como el punto de tallo, o la flor de minuto, en general todos, todos contribuyen a realzar una bonita labor.
ReplyDeleteGracias.
I love the Feather Stitch although it isn't the easiest to execute well :)
ReplyDeleteI love the little owl :-O Years ago i embrodered lots of crosstitch, but now my eyes are opend for other stitches, i would love to make the pillow with the patchwork and owl.
ReplyDeleteSorry for my english writhing, i live en Denmark
Love from Mia
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Love the pattern. My granddaughter loves owls. Should make her a pillow. I don't know the name of stitches but I do an outline stitch most of the time with a few french knots.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful. I have always been a sucker for the backstitch. It is easy to keep clean and do just about anything with. Smiles..Renee
ReplyDeleteLove this pillow, absolute fun! My favorite embroidery stitches are the running stitch and, my favorite, favorite stitch is the back stitch. Love the look it gives. Thank you for this great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHave a super great sewing and stitching day!
What an adorable owl! I just learned to embroider by your embroidery 101 posts (I know I am a year behind the post but finally learned). My favorite stitch is the split stitch cause it's so simple and I like how it looks a little bolder then the back stitch.
ReplyDeleteLaura
Oh geeze, there is the French knot, the lazy daisy and the stem stitch. I'm not sure I can list a favorite.
ReplyDeleteI would love to give the pattern a try!!
ReplyDeleteCute pattern. My favorite stitch is the satin stitch.
ReplyDeleteI use back stitching a lot. I would love to win this!!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite stitch is french knot! Though I suck at it lol
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love stitching and never have enough time to just 'sit 'n stitch'... Back stitch, satin stitch and fly stitch are my favourites...
ReplyDeleteSharon... sthor1@eq.edu.au
The french knot is my favorite stitch. I still remember my holly hobbie shirt from the 1079s that used perhaps 3,000 french knots! Thanks for the chance to enter!
ReplyDeleteLeslie
lpiper@vnet.net
I love the back stitch and the french knot!
ReplyDeleteThat is the cutest owl I have ever seen!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a fav embroidery stitch as yet. Looking @ making an embroidery machine purchase as I have a year and half grand daughter and have been making her little dresses. My daughter loves all the fanciness embroidery adds to clothing. This little owl would look so cute on the bottom of a dress.
ReplyDeleteNancy njnfive {at} yahoo.com
I love to do the lazy daisy stitch, it is so pretty! Love the owl pattern and pillow, just too adorable! awolk at rogers dot com
ReplyDeleteThat owl is just toooooo cute! I have 2 favorite embroidery stitches - backstitch & French knot - mostly because they are the only ones I'm comfortable with. I need to get out of my comfort zone & learn a few more!
ReplyDeleteAdorable pattern...love the owl inside the star and it is so versatile. My favorite stitch is just the plain ole running stitch...so easy, fast and useful.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite stitch is the outline stitch. The owl is so cute. I love the eyes!
ReplyDeleteThe stem stitch is my favorite. Love the way it looks! I'm starting to think Christmas, so I immediately saw changing the flowers to snowflakes. The owl is cute in any season!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute pattern! I'm not sure I have a favourite stitch, backstitch is the most useful and satin stitch can look lovely, you can't beat a french knot though!
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