Have you been looking for a tiny little felt bunny pattern to sew? Today is your day! My kids love everything small and I wanted to think of something to sew that would fit in an Easter egg. They use up the tiniest of felt scraps and are so fun to make. I could see them strung on to necklaces, tucked into tiny little beds, or hanging out in an overall pocket. The little felt rabbits in our house have been driving in toy fire trucks, hiding in Lego castles, and snuggling at bedtime!
The bunny is a free excerpt from a larger pattern with more animal options. You can buy the full Mini Pocket Critters pattern; it includes a mini bear, bunny, lamb, chick, and kitty, see more details in the blog post here.
Good luck trying to keep your kids or grandkids away from them while you sew them, it was a huge battle with mine!
When I was working on this pattern, we still had all our stuff in storage. I didn’t want to buy any plastic and only found a few eggs at Goodwill so I tried some wooden Easter eggs off Etsy*, aren’t they beautiful?
They are all hand sewn, so no sewing machine required. I use super simple stitches in this pattern, so it is great for a confident beginner (the cutting tiny pieces and stitching tiny pieces require some experience or lots of patience).
I use Fabri-Solvy™ so you stitch through it, use it to cut the pattern pieces out, then wash it away. You can see more about that embroidery pattern transfer process in this post; some of my testers used plain old freezer paper as well.
I think my next set will be all in pastels maybe, I stuck to relatively traditional body colors for this bunch.
Pin this post for later, here! I’m also linking it up to the Saturday show off at Sew Can She.
Ready to make your own? Here is how!
How to make a felt bunny pattern
Supplies
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- Sulky Fabri-Solvy*™ highly recommended, or other pattern transfer method—see how to use Fabri-Solvy™ in this post. Freezer paper was used by testers with success.
- Scraps of wool felt – see my favorite places to buy wool felt online here
- Embroidery floss
- Hand sewing needle- my favorite are these embroidery needles off Amazon
- Sharp, small scissors with a micro-tip -I use these Fiskars micro-tip scissors
- 1 bag Poly-fill or other stuffing
- Hemostats for inserting stuffing (optional, a chopstick/pencil works too)
- Wooden Easter eggs (or plastic work too!), if you want them
- Pattern! – sign up for my newsletter and get the full pattern once you confirm your subscription! If you’re already a subscriber, you can access the pattern with the password in each newsletter, in the resource library.
Steps
Step 1- Transfer the pattern and embroider the eyes and nose on the front. Embroider the tail on the back. Trim the front and back pieces out along the pattern lines.
Step 2-Carefully trim the excess Fabri-Solvy™ from around your stitching, taking care to preserve the heart on the front.
Step 3- Use the trimmed heart pattern on an accent color felt piece, trim precisely around the edges.
Step 4- Use a running stitch to appliqué it on to the bunny’s belly. Now is the time to WASH OFF the Fabri-Solvy™ on both front and back. While using very hot water, gently agitate with your nail as needed, then blot and let dry before proceeding.
Step 5- Making sure to have the tail stitching facing out, stitch the front and back together. Pause with 3/4 of the seam done, gently adding stuffing into the face and body (hemostats pictured here). Finish stitching the front and back together, knot, and you’re done!
If you enjoyed making this bunny, make it some friends; you can buy the full Mini Pocket Critters, see more details in the blog post here.
Alicia says
I love your felt bunnies! May I share one of your pictures (with a link back to you, of course) in the Easter crafts compilation blog post I’m working on?
Stephanie - Swoodson Says says
Hi Alicia! I’m so sorry for the belated response, but yes you are welcome to, as long as it isn’t my long collage pin and it links to this post 🙂 Thanks!! Stephanie
Mandi says
Any ideas about how I could use my silhouette cameo to cut these out for me? I know it cuts felt like a champ (better than me) but how do I get it to cut your adorable little bunnies and hearts? 🤔
Stephanie - Swoodson Says says
Hi Mandi!
I am sorry, I do not know how silhouettes work at all, I have a cricut but haven’t tried using it since I’d need the fabri-solvy to embroider the details anyways.
Anna Maria says
Thank you! Happy Easter!
Julie says
These are just about the most adorable things I’ve ever seen! SO SO cute.
Stephanie - Swoodson Says says
Thanks Julie!!
LaBaronneC says
Ce petit lapin ressemble beaucoup à mon doudou de poche !
Jan says
Waiting for confirmation my e mail is confirmed so I can make these adorable bunnies
Stephanie - Swoodson Says says
Did you get it figured out!
Vicki says
Actually, Bluprint extended it until April 16th unless they changed their mind.
Stephanie - Swoodson Says says
Thanks for the tip Vicki!
Linda says
Hi Stephanie,
Thank You so very much for replying to me when I couldn’t figure out how to find the pattern in your resource library! I appreciate your swift response and apologize for complaining earlier while I was frustrated! Please forgive me.
Stephanie - Swoodson Says says
Linda, don’t sweat it!! That’s thoughtful of you to apologize, no worries at all, I’m happy to have been able to help.
Linda says
Thanks 😃