24 "CARROT" BUNNY

PATTERN

MATERIALS:

• 1 45" x 60" Soft Touch Cotton Batting by Fairfield (this will make several bunnies)
• 1/3 yd. medium weight iron-on interfacing to stabilize Soft Touch Cotton Batting
• 1/8 yd. light weight fusible adhesive to back ear linings, carrots, carrot tops and leaves
• Poly-fit polyester fiberfill by Fairfield
• 1/8 yd. rose print fabric for ear linings
• Scraps of fabric for carrots, carrot tops, leaves and flower
• Scrap of dark pink felt for nose
• 2 4mm black beads with holes for eyes
• 1 3" white pompom for tail
• 3/8" to 1/2" yellow button with 4 holes
• Black permanent ink (waterproof) marking pen (point size 01)
• Powder blush for cheeks
• Raffia for whiskers and bow
• Tan and black thread
• Hot glue gun and glue
• Fabric glue

HOW TO TEA-DYE "SOFT TOUCH" COTTON BATTING

1. Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add one tea bag and leave in until water cools.
2. Add one 11'' x 17" piece batting and pompom Thoroughly soak for 2-3 minutes. Squeeze out excess (don't wring or rinse).
3. Place in dryer until completely dry.
4. Iron out wrinkles. Don't stretch batting (If color comes out splotchy - all the better!)

HOW TO PREPARE BODY, FEET, ARMS AND EARS

1. Cut out medium weight, iron-on interfacing for each piece of batting Iron onto batting and cut out pieces as indicated on reverse side of this sheet.

HOW TO PREPARE EAR LININGS, CARROTS AND CARROT TOPS (FEET PADS) AND LEAVES

1. Cut fabrics and lightweight fusible adhesive 1/4" larger than pattern pieces. Fuse together following manufacturer's directions Cut out pattern pieces and peel off backing. Fuse to appropriate batting pieces.
2. Draw stitching lines on carrots and ear linings with marking pen.

LET'S SEW A BUNNY! - All seams are to the outside, don't trim.
BODY

1. Mark and cut slash on body front.
2. With wrong sides together, sew front and back. Stuff firmly with Poly-fit. Whip-stitch closed
3. Sew on eyes. Pull thread slightly to indent each eye.
4. Nose- Cut nose out of felt and glue in place.
5. Whiskers: Thinly shred piece of raffia for the whiskers. Thread onto large eye needle. Go into one dot and come out other dot. Cut ends to 3/4" Repeat until there are six whiskers on each side. Dot fabric glue at base of whiskers.
6. Lightly apply blush to cheeks.

EARS

1. With wrong sides together, sew each set of ears.
2. Take a gathering stitch across bottom of ears. Pull tight to gather. Knot off.
3. Hot glue ears to back of head 3/4" down from top edge.

FEET

1. Mark and cut slash on back of each foot
2. With wrong q sides together, sew each foot. Stuff firmly with Poly-fit. Whip-stitch closed.
3. Hold body straight up. Pin feet to body with toes pointing out. Hot glue on.
4. Hot glue on pompom for tail, so bunny sits up straight.

ARMS

1. Sew wrong sides together. Stuff firmly with Poly-fit and leave empty 3/4" from opening.
2. 2. Take a small hand-gathering stitch across opening from seam to seam. Pull tight to gather. Knot off.
3. 3 Apply hot glue to gathered area only and attach to body.

RAFFIA BOW

1. 1. Shred several pieces of raffia to make a nice full bow.
2. 2. Tie around bunny's neck to one side Leave ends long and fluffy.

YO-YO FLOWER

1. Take a small hand-gathering stitch all the way around the circle of fabric to make a flower yo-yo. Tightly pull thread to gather.
2. Knot off. Flatten yo-yo.
3. Sew yellow button in center of yo-yo with black thread so it makes an "X".
4. Glue flower to leaf.
5. Glue finished flower to center top of head.