Dotty about dem rabbits...

Choosing ribbons and bows...

Gift Bag for a little girl...

A gift-bag for bunny!

I made this drawstring bag for a friend's little daughter, as a gift bag for the soft toy that I also made for her a while back and then ...<ahem>.... didn't get around to sending...
Suddenly last week I realized that the little girl's birthday was right around the corner and she didn't have her bunny yet!  For a while I wrung my hands and whimpered to myself about how I would never get it together in time and would miss her birthday again (yes, again...oh shame on me!)  Then I got ahold of myself and decided to make this carrying sack/gift bag to complete her gift and get it in the mail!!  Very daring and ambitious for me let me tell you, I am a terrible procrastinator....horrible, just horrible.....

more pictures after the link!

Bunny Rabbit "muslin" - my design

This is my new rabbit, I made a "muslin" to test out the pattern I drew up, so this is plain muslin and chocolate colored cotton for the contrast areas.

Kwazy Wabbits!

These lil' rabbits were SO much fun to make!  Just look at those little faces!  Adorable...and I am so proud because I embroidered and appliqued the faces myself to make them completely baby and child safe.  From what I have read, if a toy is intended for a child of 3 or under there must be nothing on it that could possibly be chewed off and become a choking hazard.  This means I could not use any beads or buttons for eyes or anything like that.  The free pattern I used recommended "safety eyes", but I don't have the luxury of running out to buy anything I want and I am too impatient to hold up a project when something else I already have can be pressed into service, so I bought absolutely nothing for this as I had all the materials around the house.  The pattern also called for me to buy pompoms but I got around that too....  So before I say more, I just want to say a big THANK YOU! to the person who posted this wonderful bunny doll pattern for free.