Nowadays, it is becoming very popular to make toys with your own hands. They will be an individual and original addition to the child's room. More and more parents strive to decorate the baby's room independently and to their own taste. It is important to include imagination in the work and make unusual products. This article tells how to sew a bunny from fabric with your own hands and what is needed for this.
Selecting the right materials for the job
To sew a bunny from fabric with your own hands you will need these tools:
- Main material (mostly flesh-colored felt);
- Trim material (fleece works great here) - this is used to make the inside of the ears and heels;
- Dress material (pink);
- Satin headband;
- Buttons (four pieces) for fastenings;
- Synthetic fluff;
- Cardboard for pattern;
- Threads, needles, scissors, tailor's pins, sewing machine.
The color of the fabric should be chosen at your discretion, it is not necessary to make a pink sarafan. If the hare is intended for a boy, you can make a blue suit. In the end, the product should be decorated with additional elements such as a carrot, a flower or a heart. Sew it into his hands.
Step-by-step instructions for making a simple bunny
A do-it-yourself fabric hare is made in several steps. The main work is sewing the parts together. It is necessary to make patterns for the legs, arms, body and ears. These are the main elements of which the hare consists. The work process takes about an hour and is within the power of even a novice needlewoman.
Attention! For faster work, you can use an overlock or a sewing machine, but you can also easily make a toy yourself with a needle.
In addition to the bunny, an Easter rabbit is made using the same method. The material is also flesh-colored felt, a jumpsuit of delicate tones would be more suitable for him as clothing, and a mandatory touch that needs to be made is a carrot. Such a toy can be placed on the table on Easter. And on ordinary days, it will look cute in a child's room.
Description of the details of a simple pattern
This fabric hare pattern consists of three main parts: a large body part, head and hind legs, front legs and ears. The size of the toy is about 35 cm, not counting the ears.
You can make larger parts, it all depends on the child's preferences. Also, the product should be given different poses, sitting, standing or with a paw up. In general, at the initial stage you need to include all your imagination. Tilda toys are more suitable for children from 8 years old, because they are made more for home decoration than for playing with them.
How to sew clothes and eyes for a bunny
Pink pants for the hare were chosen as clothing. The pattern is easy to find online. The material needs to be folded so that the side part falls on the bend. Make two parts. Cut out, leaving a small allowance. It is advisable to overcast the edges. You can sew a little lace to the bottom of the pants so that it looks like pajamas.
Next, you need to put the parts together with the right sides together and sew the top seams. Finally, turn the pants inside out and iron them well. Sew them to the toy with a blind stitch, right at the waist. Next, you need to sew the sarafan, for it you need two 20x20 cm parts and a small seam allowance. Everything needs to be overcast, and the upper part glued with tape so that the appearance of the seams does not spoil the product. The lower part of the sarafan can also be decorated with lace tape, stitching it on a machine. Finally, make straps on the dress and iron it well. You do not need to sew the sarafan to the bunny, just put it on and sew on buttons. If necessary, it can be washed.
The eyes will be more beautiful if embroidered with black threads, or you can sew on small black beads. Whatever is more convenient for you. It is not advisable to wash the toy, since the filler can get stuck in one lump and the product will be ruined. But you can wash the sarafan, preferably by hand, so that the lace is not damaged.
Cut and sew the parts step by step
First, you need to find a suitable hare pattern on the Internet. It is desirable that it is not small. Transfer the drawing to the desired fabric, felt is often chosen. You need to decide on the color right away, but beige or flesh-colored will do just fine. Sew all the parts together on a sewing machine, leaving a small opening.
To make the ears, you first need to draw the desired size on paper. Then they are cut out, two pieces per ear, four in total. You need to sew the pieces together and leave a small opening. Lightly stuff the ears with padding polyester, you don't need too much, because the ears should not stand up completely.
Making arms and legs movable
For the legs, you need to cut out the pattern pieces and stitch them together, also leaving a hole. Stuff the arms and legs with synthetic fluff and carefully sew up the pieces. Now the arms and legs have become voluminous, they can be sewn to the bunny's body with a blind stitch. Because they are tightly stuffed, they can move in all directions.
Stuff the toy and sew all the seams
After the body is sewn, the arms and legs are made, you should start filling the body of the bunny. To do this, you need to stuff the small hole left with synthetic fluff. As much and densely as possible, so that the toy is very voluminous.
Printable patterns
Patterns for making a fabric hare with your own hands can be found on the Internet and in various master classes. Tilda hares are very popular. They will perfectly decorate not only a child's room, but also a living room. There are also simple patterns, in several steps. They are perfect if you plan to make a toy together with your child.
Attention! But it is necessary to remember that if children are allowed to participate in the creative process, they need to be supervised. They cannot be controlled with needles and scissors, but children can perfectly fill toys with synthetic padding.
In conclusion, it should be emphasized that crafts made by yourself look more original and cute than those bought in a store. In the process of work, you can involve the child, simultaneously teaching him some handicraft skills. Not only hares, rabbits and other animals are very popular, you can also make beautiful flowers, hearts or letters of the child's name from fabric.
