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Bunny template
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Materials – for one bunny
20cm wool felt or wool flannel fabric
Scraps of printed cotton fabrics
Vliesofix
Pencil
Scissors, pins, handle needle
Sewing machine
Sewing thread
Iron
Hobby fill
Step 1 Using the template provided cut 2
x bunny shapes from wool felt/flannel fabric.
Using templates provided trace one of each ear
shape and one heart onto the paper side of the
Vliesofix then cut out leaving 1.5cm around all
edges. Iron vliesofix shapes onto wrong side
of the fabric scraps and cut out shapes. Peel
backing paper off each shape and place on top
of the front bunny shape as per the position on
the template. To fuse shapes to bunny, press
with a warm iron. Topstitch around the shapes,
2-3mm from the edge. Tie off loose threads at
the back of the fabric.
Step 2 To make fabric pompom, cut a piece
of cotton fabric 15cm long x 4cm wide. Using
a long straight stitch, sew a straight line down
the length of the fabric strip in the centre,
leaving long tails of thread. Cut a fringe along
the long edges of the fabric to a width of 4mm,
stopping the cut 2mm from the stitching line.
Gather the fabric by pulling on the long threads
to make a pompom shape. Tie and knot threads
to secure, still leaving threads long. Using the
long threads, hand sew the pompom to the back
bunny piece.
Step 3 With wrong sides facing, pin the front
and back bunny pieces together. Using a 5mm
seam allowance, sew the two pieces together,
leaving an 8cm opening along the bottom of the
bunny for stuffing. Stuff the bunny with hobby fill
to desired fullness.
Hand sew or machine stitch opening closed. •
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