Toy Rabbits

Draw the template for the toy rabbit

For a 30cm-tall toy rabbit...

• Print the body template and the smaller templates. (All these template allow room for seams).
• Draw round the templates on the fabric and the felt, in chalk or pencil. Cut out the shapes.

Toy rabbit's feet and arms 

• Oversew (with zig-zag stitching) the top of the 4 feet-shaped pieces of fabric. 

• Put two of these shapes together and oversew them.

• Sew the two sides together with normal stitching, leaving the top open.

• Do the same for the other foot.

• Do the same for the hands.
• Turn each part inside out and stuff them half-full with the wadding.

• Sew the tops together without turning the seams inside out.

NB : This part will be inside the toy so it will not be visible.

Toy rabbit's tummy and ears

• Use the buttonhole stitch on your sewing machine.

• Sew on the two ears.

• Draw the eyes and the nose in felt and hand-sew them on. 
• Attach the nose by sewing a cross.

• Embroider the mouth, neck and whiskers.

Toy rabbit's body

• Oversew the body.

• Position the arms and legs on the embroidered fabric (the front of the rabbit), and cover with the other piece of fabric (the back of the rabbit).
• Sew the two sides of the body together, with the outside parts facing in (the eyes should be on the inside), leaving the red part open.

 NB : Begin sewing from where the green arrow points and go down from there. 

• Turn the rabit inside out, passing the limbs through the ear.

NB : Begin with the second ear before you do the others.

• Stuff the rabbit with the wadding.
• Finish the toy by hand-sewing the open part together.

NB : These photos do not correspond to the above descriptions.