I need to be thinking about Spring! Here in the Northern Hemisphere we're into the coldest part of Winter and I'm longing for sunshine and warm weather. In that spirit let's start planning to make a new bunny doll. In the next few weeks I will add the pattern and sewing instructions for Bunny.
Start thinking about who would like to receive a handsome, handmade bunny. If you're planning to make this doll for infants or toddlers you'll want to be sure to use only cotton or polyester fabric and polyester stuffing so that it will go into the washer and dryer frequently. The bunny as I have made it, has beads for eyes. You'll want to embroider the facial features on for these young ones.
The bunny measures 12 1/2 inches from the tips of the ears to the bottom of the feet.It requires about a quarter of a yard of fabric and a small amount of stuffing. I made it using fabric that is printed with Easter eggs all over it and kept all the eggs right side up, so be aware of the design of your fabric and make sure you have enough to cut all the pieces in the direction you want.
Materials
- 1/4 yard fabric, or more as needed.
- polyester stuffing, I recommend Polyfill.
- 2 1/8 or 1/4 inch beads for eyes.
- carpet thread, or any stiff thread for the whiskers, you could use quilting thread that you have soaked in starch and allowed to dry flat.
- matching thread
The pattern will be shown on a 1/2 inch grid and all pattern pieces will include a 1/4 inch seam allowance. To make 1/2 inch graph draw horizontal lines 1/2 inch apart all the way down the paper and then repeat with vertical lines all the way across the paper
So gather your supplies and make your graph paper so you'll be ready to start as soon as the next article is featured.
Making and Dressing Cloth Dolls
Ebook with patterns and instructions to make 5 cloth dolls as well as chapters on general doll making techniques.The book includes 21 inch Lalena Doll, 21 inch David Doll, Bear Dolls, 9 inch Destiny Doll and 15 inch Annie Doll, all together in one handy book. 53 pages.Making and Dressing Cloth Dolls.
