How cute are these? I found a picture tutorial here, and decided to give these a go. They are a great way of using up scraps and the reels of cotton are rather old ones that were given to me when an old aunt had a clear out!
There were no real measurements given in the original pattern – so I had to wing it a bit.
I cut out the pieces (shown above) and made a body out of the linen semi-circle and large flowered piece of material – rather like an egg cosy. Then I stitched around the outside of the two circles and gathered them in to make two Suffolk puffs. The larger puff was stitched to the bottom of the body and the smaller was sewn on top of the bunnies ears – which were made from the oval piece of linen. For a better set of photo instructions go to the link above.
Buttons were then sewn onto either side of the little rabbit and a cotton reel secured onto the front by running a ribbon through the reel and tying it around the buttons.
Et voila!
Happy stitching to all!
sweetfallenangels 
They are absolutely adorable.
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Thank you – just needed to make a little gift quickly and they seemed to fit the bill!
how cute!!!! and practical too!
I thought so too!
Those are so cute!! I am feeling the need to make a few for my studio as I think the kids I teach would love them!
They are so quick and easy to make and great for using up those old scraps!
They do look very sweet – well done!
Thank you – they were quick and easy to make!
You’re so unfair! Now I’ll have to have a go at these cute little creatures. Thanks for the tutorial!
They are very quick and easy – but you would be better off checking out the picture tutorial – it is easy to follow!
Oh these are ao sweet! I need them for ALL my spools!
Thank you – they were so easy to make too!
These are so sweet! They will bring a smile to your face every time you see them.
Thanks Catherine – they are going to be a gift for a Christmas swap that I am taking part in – so hopefully my partner will like them too!
Super cute (I’m late commenting as I’m playing catch up!)