What a beautiful day for a walk in the wide, wide world!
Let’s see if we can find a friend, shall we?
Say, who’s that over there?
Oh, hai! Wanna come play with us?
Hello! So very nice to meet you.
You know, I wasn’t sure I’d meet any other rabbits out here, certainly not ones made of velveteen, as I am. You see, my owner recently suffered from scarlet fever.
OK, so, good meeting you! We’ll see you ’round and stuff! Bye-bye, now!
Bummer. And just when we thought we’d met a nice bunny.
Dude. What’s with your ear always being in my face?
Project details: Bunny pattern loosely adapted from The Big Book of Soft Toys by Mabs Tyler. Fabrics are Anna Maria Horner’s velveteens from the Innocent Crush collection. Each bunny required approximately a fat eighth of fabric. Stuffed within an inch of their lives with poly fiberfil. Quick project that leads to a lifetime of giggles! Bunnies will be on display at Whipstitch Atlanta starting tomorrow–come see them!
starjumper
November 18, 2010 at 4:22 pmOMGEEE those are soooo cute! what a gorgeous idea! i was just sitting there thinking to myself this morning, “i bet those velvets by AMH are beautiful, but what ever would i do with them?” 😉
Deborah
November 18, 2010 at 8:08 pmstarjumper–And it hardly takes any fabric! The velveteen is SO soft and wonderful to play with, too. Am thinking I need to do a jacket of some kind next, maybe a pea coat?
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November 18, 2010 at 4:56 pm[…] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Deborah Moebes, Lola Pink Fabrics. Lola Pink Fabrics said: RT @whipstitch: Silly rabbits, velveteen is for bunnies! http://tinyurl.com/2eobzyn <<How cute are those! Love the pictures! […]
Admitted Fabricaholic
November 18, 2010 at 5:14 pmlove the story line in pics…very cute
Jennifer O.
November 18, 2010 at 5:19 pmAdorable, though I think the yellow bunny has the Watership Down crazy bunny eye.
Deborah
November 18, 2010 at 8:07 pmJennifer O–I totally see that now! When I laid out the pattern pieces, I didn’t see that the design would fall right there–it’s like some kind of creepy bull’s eye, isn’t it?
Melody
November 18, 2010 at 6:58 pmHoly crap that’s awesome!! Where do you find the time??!
Deborah
November 18, 2010 at 8:07 pmThanks, dog! Our babies are very nice and let me play. At least, sometimes they do. I might not like them quite as much after this weekend… Ha!
Janimal
November 19, 2010 at 8:57 amUh oh – you have two rabbits – you know what that means? You’re gonna show up at work one day and there will be RABBITS EVERYWHERE! Keep them separated.
Wendymoon
November 19, 2010 at 11:04 amThis is so stinking cute! Love the velveteen and the satiny ears too.
Rachel at Stitched in Color
November 19, 2010 at 12:38 pmhehe, I was just reading this book to my children! What a great use for the velveteen. Wish I could stop by the store and pet them!
dana
November 19, 2010 at 8:33 pmCUTE! Love that fabric, yes yes yes.
Quilty
November 29, 2010 at 12:17 pmOMG Bunnies!
The “Crush” collection is indeed totes awesome. I met Anna Maria at Quilt Market in Houston last month, btw, and she’s real nice.
Thanks for the great blog, lady!
Deborah
December 1, 2010 at 6:55 pmI sent Anna Maria the link to the post based on your comment–I love, love these bunnies and can’t wait to make a garment for myself out of this velveteen!
Thanks for reading!