Sewing bunny cushions - even beginners can do this in no time with my pattern! You can download the free book with the pattern and instructions for free.
The most important things at a glance
- In this post you will find out what you need to sew the bunny cushion
- Even beginners can sew the cute bunny cushions
- The bunny cushions are beautiful and unique gifts for young and old for Easter
- If the ears have a small ironed-in crease, they lay nicely against the back of the head
- You can download the free pattern and the sewing instructions for free as a newsletter subscriber with a customer account
- Sewing level: Easy
- Sewing time: 1 afternoon
Sewing for Easter: Sewing bunny cushions
Sewing for Easter can be so wonderful! Especially when you are rewarded with two such cute bunnies at the end.
The two have made themselves comfortable on a cozy cushion. Before falling asleep, the bunnies tell each other stories from Bunny Land.
If you are very quiet, you can listen in on what the two whisper to each other about cabbage leaves, carrots and bunny school...
Chirping birds, fragrant decorations, colorful flowers:
Do you feel like sewing in a spring mood?
Then these bunnies are a nice sewing project!
Sewing bunny cushions free pattern
You can download the pattern for the turn-over hat for free in our freebook area.
Distribution of the pattern is prohibited, as is commercial use. If you want to sell items sewn using the turn-over hat pattern, you need a license.
Print the pattern at 100% without fitting to page. The printer should be set to “Print document and all markings” so that the markings are also transferred to the pattern.
A seam allowance is already included in the pattern.
You need these materials to sew the bunny cushion
For the bunnies
- 30 cm of fabric, e.g. cotton fabric*, fine corduroy*, linen* or canvas* in brown, gray or beige
- thin iron-on elastic interfacing*
- polyester fiberfill* (here I make sure that the fiberfill is washable at 60 degrees and free from harmful substances)
- white mini pom-poms*
- brown embroidery thread*
- alternatively: fabric markers*
- color-coordinated sewing thread* - I like sewing with my natural-colored organic hand sewing thread
- embroidery needle*
- fabric marker*
- tweezers*
For the cushion
- 50 x 50 cm fabric - I have sewn together sand-colored linen* and light heathered denim fabric*
- For the large pocket: 17 x 20 cm contrast fabric, e.g. striped canvas*
- For the small pocket: 13 x 15 cm contrast fabric
- sewing thread*
- fabric scissors*
- Iron
- patchwork ruler*
- Sewing machine, if necessary overlocker (feel free to read my review of the Janome Horizon)
- zipper* 40 - 45 cm long
- Wondertape*
The 0.5 cm seam allowance is included in the pattern!
Can even beginners sew the cute bunny cushion?
Yes! My instructions are written in such small steps that even beginners can dare to create the cute bunnies. Turning and shaping the individual pieces is a small challenge, but you can master it with a little time and patience.
Remember: The thicker the fabric, the harder it is to turn.
For starters, it is best to start with a thin cotton fabric.
Can the bunnies also be sewn from stretchy fabrics?
I developed the pattern for cotton fabrics. If you want to sew it with stretchy fabrics, I recommend reinforcing the fabric with G710 interfacing beforehand. This way it will not stretch when stuffing with fiberfill.
Read more here about reinforcing fabrics.
What stitch should I use to sew the bunny cushion?
The cushion itself is sewn with a medium straight stitch, 2.5 mm stitch length. I sew the bunnies themselves with a shorter stitch length. A 1.5 straight stitch is well suited, for example. This shapes the curves particularly nicely.
Is there an alternative to embroidering the bunny face?
Of course! You can also simply draw the faces of the bunnies with a fabric marker. This is just as easy as drawing with felt-tip pens. After drawing, let it dry (for my fabric markers, a drying time of 24 hours is recommended) and iron to fix it. Done!
Feel free to write me a comment if you have any questions :)
Happy simple sewing,
your Sabine
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