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make it •BUNNY TEMPLATEenlarge by 250%See our rainbow rangeof polar fleece fabricsin store.This project usesVliesofix, a doublesided fusible webfor use in appliqué.Iron it between twofabrics & it stickspermanently, makingit a lot easier thanjust sewing.Materials50cm x 150cm wide polar fleeceFat quarter printed cotton withwhite backgroundScraps of co-ordinating fabrics for ears,cheeks & nose30cm x 90cm wide VliesofixPinsScissorsPencilMatching Gütermann sewing threadSewing machineIronStep 1 Cut two pieces of Vliesofixslightly larger than the bunny patternprovided. Iron each piece onto the backof the white background printed fabric.Trace the bunny shape onto the backingpaper of the vliesofix and cut out.Step 2 Fold the polar fleece strip inhalf to get a 25cm wide strip.Step 3 Peel the backing paper offstep 1 and centre the fabric bunny inthe 25cm width of the polar fleece,aligning the raw edges at the baseof scarf. Cover the fabric bunny withbaking paper using the iron fuse topolar fleece. Repeat with the otherbunny on the other end of the scarf.Step 4 Iron Vliesofix to the backof one of the co-ordinated fabrics forinner ears. Trace inner ear shapesonto paper side and cut out. Peel offbacking paper and fuse to top of thefabric bunny. For the cheeks, iron asmall amount of Vliesofix to back ofanother co-ordinating fabric and tracecircles from pattern provided. Cut outand fuse in place.Step 5 Unfold polar fleece to singlelayer and using a blanket stitch on thesewing machine, edge stitch around theouter edges of the bunny, inner earsand cheek shapes. Cut a small triangleof fleece or fabric for nose. Stitch tobunny face and straight stitch mouthas per pattern. Straight stitch eyes inplace as per pattern.Step 6 Fold polar fleece in halfagain with right sides facing, andusing a 1.5cm seam allowance sewthe two long edges and one of theshort edges of the fleece together. Clipcorners and turn right side out. Fold inseam allowance on the open end andtopstitch opening closed 5mm in fromthe outer edge. Topstitch 5mm in fromthe other short end.Get Creative Quarterly Autumn 2011 103