Crinkly Bunny Lovey Tutorial
You know when you buy a baby toy and it makes that fun crinkly noise? I wanted to play around with creating that sensation so I came up with this fun tutorial! This crinkly bunny lovey tutorial is the last of the fun tutorials with this spring bunny fun fabric and it is maybe my favorite! See also Easter Egg Appliqué and Mini Easter Quilt. Here is a crinkly bunny lovey tutorial!
Crinkly Bunny Lovey Tutorial
Supplies:
12″ Square Fusible Fleece (optional)
Small Rabbit from Spring Fun Bunny Panel
Cereal Bag
Instructions:
Cut out the small bunny from the spring bunny fun panel. Then cut a piece of the cereal bag to the same size.
Fold the bunny in half and place the cereal bag on top. Pin in place and then sew around 3/4 of the bunny. Leave the side open to turn the piece. Notch the curves and trim the corners. Then turn the piece out. Pin the open edge closed and top-stitch around the bunny.
Now take your 12″ square and cut it in half diagonally as pictured below.
Fold one of the triangles in half to find the middle. Place the bunny in the middle and then pin the two triangles together right sides facing. Sew along the long edge.
Now your bunny will look like this.
Iron the fusible fleece square onto the red bunny portion. (DO NOT iron the minky because the iron will ruin it!) Now line the minky up right side down with the bunny square. Sew around the majority of the square leaving an opening to turn the piece out. Now top-stitch around the entire outside edge of the lovey. The fleece will make it a little stiffer but it will add some nice softness when baby puts it to their face or rests their head on it. Leave the fleece out if you want it to be more pliable.
Little hands can use fabric as a blanket to cover up the little bunny 🙂
Isn’t this just the sweetest? This would be perfect in an Easter basket for a new little one!!
Anne Weaver says
Oh this is such a cute toy! I’ve got a Craft Gossip post scheduled for tomorrow morning that features your tutorial: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/?p=92043 –Anne