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Make a Felt Owl Pouch for Ear Buds (Free Pattern)

Published on December 14, 2015Last updated October 9, 2021 ♛ By Melissa J. Will

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This sweet owl pouch is made from felt. Used to carry ear buds (or whatever you like), it’s easy to sew and embroider and can be made in an afternoon.

I’ll show you how to make the owl case as well as provide tips for creating other animal-themed felt pouches. For more on wool felt crafts, see DIY Wool Felt Phone Case.

Homemade owl earbud case.

DIY Felt Owl Pouch

homemade owl ear bud case.

This owl ear bud case is a good project for anyone who enjoys hand sewing and getting creative with embroidery stitches.

Supplies for making felt pouches
Supplies for making felt pouches

If you are new to using wool felt, this project for making a phone case has more tips.

The owl has 3 main pieces: the grey back, the white belly pouch, and the grey head (backed with white felt).

The head is only partially stitched on to form an open-able flap revealing the ear buds in the belly pouch.

Ear buds inside owl felt pouch
Ear buds inside owl felt pouch

If you want to make a similar owl, this is the basic pattern (see Resources). I ended up going without wings but I’ll leave that executive decision to you.

Copy what I did or pick your own colors. If it looks good to you, it’s good! That’s the royal rule of creativity.


Felted toy dogs.

Related: How to Make Needle-Felted Animals


How to Make the Owl Ear Bud Pouch

Owl pouch made for holding ear buds
Owl pouch made for holding ear buds

Use these instructions with the free pattern available in Resources (below).

My pouch is approximately 5.75-inches tall and 4-inches wide.

Not all printers print to the same dimensions. You may want to print page 4 of the file first to make sure the pouch is as big as you want it.

If not, either print at larger size or make your own larger pattern.


Handmade mobile phone case.

Related: DIY Wool Felt Phone Case


Materials

Instructions are for my color choices but do whatever you like!

I did my owl without wings but add some if you like.

You can see wool felt here. Wool felt costs more than acrylic. It’s also much nicer—both in appearance and how it feels. If it’s in your budget, go for wool!

  • Gray wool felt (body and head)
  • White wool felt (pouch, back of head, outer eyes)
  • Dark pink wool felt (beak)
  • Yellow wool felt (middle eyes)
  • Black wool felt (pupils)
  • Embroidery floss/ thread (gray, pink, taupe)

Cut Out Pattern Pieces

Print pattern pieces (page 3 and 4).

  1. Cut 1 gray back piece.
  2. Before you cut, be sure the head pieces match the size of the back piece (head area). 
    Cut 2 head pieces. I did one gray (face) and one white (lining).
  3. Cut eye pieces: 2 each of large white circle, middle yellow circle, and 2 black pupils.
  4. Cut 1 pink beak.
  5. Cut 1 white pouch. This should be big enough for your ear buds.

Sewing and Embroidery

There are no seams for this project. Make your stitching as decorative as you like, either matching the wool felt or using contrasting colors.

Refer to the photos of the pouch for ideas.

1. Stitch eyes and beak to gray head piece. Start with white circles, then yellow, then black pupils. Then add pink beak.

2. Stitch white head piece to back of gray face piece. This hides your stitches on the back side of the owl face. You can stitch the whole way around the perimeter or omit the top edge which will also be stitched during Step 4.

3. Decorate white pouch piece with embroidery stitches. Attach to gray body piece leaving top edge open for inserting your ear buds. Make tidy stitches and hide thread ends so the back of the body will still look good.

4. Stitch the 2-layers of the head to the back piece along the top edge only. The head piece is the liftable flap for the pouch.

Other Options

Ideas for more projects.

  • You can make any animal or theme you like (of course). The thing to keep in mind is, the wool felt is in solid colors and it’s easiest to work with fairly basic designs.
  • To make the cardinal (bird) in the next photo, I converted a photo of a cardinal into black and white (using Photoshop Elements).
  • I cut out the 3 pieces (red body, black piece, and yellow beak). Everything is sewn onto a piece of background felt. You could also make two and sew them together to make an ornament.
  • Use clear quilting thread where you want invisible stitches.
Create a template using a print
Create a template using a print

And remember, there’s a whole range of things you can make including broaches, pillows, bookmarks, book covers, phone cases, wall hangings, toys, and dolls….

I hope you’ll give it a try. Or dive into some other hobby that brings you the same kind of contentment.

Handmade felt animal pouches
Bear, cardinal, and owl pouches

Resources

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homemade owl ear bud case.
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Recommended Book

Plant Lady Embroidery book cover.

Plant Lady Embroidery
300 Botanical Embroidery Motifs & Designs to Stitch

by Applemints

See it on Amazon

Brimming with over 300 botanical motifs, this wonderful resource will provide inspiration and instructions for embroidery artists and flower ladies everywhere. This collection features designs including flowers, ferns, succulents, leaves, bees and garden scenes. The books includes basic embroidery instruction for stitches and transferring designs onto fabric.

Original designs and clear instructions make this book a must have for any embroidery enthusiast’s library. 

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If you love owls, also see 14 Owl-Inspired Garden Art & Craft Ideas.

~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

homemade owl ear bud case.
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