Here are the patterns you are going to need. Just double click on the enlarged thumbnail and a full sized pattern will appear for both big woop and the eye templates/instructions. It is meant to be printed on an 81/2 x 11 Sheet of paper. Cut out the pattern pieces and trace them on your material adding a seam allowance of either 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch depending on the type of material you intend to use. I did not include the seam allowance in the pattern for the bunny or the eyes because I thought everyone would choose a different material to use and depending on how much yours may fray may determine how much seam allowance you may want for your individual "creation." I used felt for mine so I added an 1/8 of an inch seam allowance as you can see in the pattern I cut out below. Next, I placed my pattern on the folded piece of felt and traced around it. Then I cut out all of my pattern pieces. Using the eye template and directions, cut out your eyes and arrange the pieces. You can use glue as I mentioned in these directions or sew them on as I did with my bunny. If you sew them on, I recommend you do it before you sew the front and back of the bunny together. I did that by laying out all of my pattern pieces like you see below. You can either "eyeball" (hee. hee.) the position of your eyes or you can fold the pattern piece for the front of your bunny in half to find the middle and then position your eyes. Next, sew your eyes on using your machine. Then, pin the back and the front of your bunny (right sides together) and sew around the outside leaving the bottom open for stuffing. Now clip your seams, turn your bunny and stuff him. When you get down to the feet, you can use a pipe cleaner and wire the feet like I did so he can stand. This is pretty simple. Just fold the pipe cleaner in half and make sure it reaches from one side of your bunnies feet to the other and then stuff around the pipe cleaner firmly. Finally, just whipstitch or ladder stitch your bunny closed at the bottom.
Big woop, you just finished your bunny!
* Just a note here. This pattern is for entertainment purposes only. If you make a bunny from this pattern, please respect my creativity and give me credit. Please do not make bunnies to sell from this pattern.
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Thank-you for sharing your pattern. I always seem to be making things for wee ones, then running around looking for someone to give them to!
Suze in sunny Fort Nelson, BC Canada
Thanks so much for sharing all these cuties!
There's one thing though which does seem like an error in the instructions! You say:
"Then, pin the back and the front of your bunny (wrong sides together) and sew around the outside leaving the bottom open for stuffing. Now clip your seams, turn your bunny and stuff him."
BUT, if you are going to turn it inside out after sewing, you should have pinned it together with right sides together (not wrong sides, unless you want the wrong sides to show). If you want to pin it wrong sides together, you should leave the seams on the outside, letting them show, which in this case does not seem like what you wanted to do or did...
So, obviously, in this case we should pin it right sides together... :)
My sis just got a new kitten, and I think I'll give it a go to make some of your fun softies in mini sizes and fasten them to a steel wire mobile with elastics, so she can hang it somewhere for the kitten to jump up to catch the softies. Mr. Mousenstein of course has to be one of her new friends! :) I might not necessarily use the patterns, but seeing the pictures gives such super inspiration to just draw very similar ones! Thanks so much again, these are so fun and super-cute!
Thanks Lotta@TroublemakerStreet for catching that -- I had copied this over from my website and really never even noticed. That's what happens when you stare at the computer all day. An extra pair of eyes always helps!
Tell your kitty to enjoy!
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