Bunny Faces

By Valerie Harrison

Materials Required:

Pink or White stretch velour 16cm x 11cm.

Printed fabric 10cm x 10cm.

25cm Length of 1.5cm wide ribbon in a colour to match the printed fabric.

Stiff card 8cm x 9cm.

2oz Wadding 8cm x 9cm.

Fabric paints: Black and White.

Red colouring pencil.

Tailors chalk.

Tracing paper.

Scissors.

P.V.A. Craft Adhesive.

Card mount: SF03U, Lavender or Pale Green.

To Make The Card:

Place the tracing paper over the diagram of the bunny face and trace the outer line. Place the tracing face down on the stiff card and retrace, thus transferring the line to the card. Cut out the card face and place it over the wadding. Cut the wadding to size using the card face as a template.

Lay the velour face down checking the direction of the pile, it should feel smooth when stroked from top to

Actual Size

bottom. Lay the wadding onto the velour and the card face onto this. Cut the velour round the card leaving an extra 1cm all

round. Snip

Velour

into the velour

to within 3mm

of the card as

shown. Run a

Wadding

line of glue

around the

Card

card face and

stretch the

Glue

fabric over it

holding in

place until dry.

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Mark two oblongs each 5cm x 9cm onto the velour and two onto the patterned fabric and cut them out. Trace the stitch line diagram below onto tracing paper and cut out the shape.

Actual Size

Place one of the

two patterned

Patterned Fabric

oblongs face down,

lay the tracing onto

it with the bottom

Tracing

edge of the tracing

against the bottom

of the fabric and

Chalk

Fold the velour round the centrally side to

Line

fabric until it almost touches side, trace round

in the middle to give the ears using tailors

shape and glue them onto chalk. Mark the

the back of the padded face.

Right Sides Of Both Fabrics other patterned

Apply some glue to the back Facing Inwards

oblong in the

of the face and position it on same way.

the card pressing firmly until Velour

it is stuck. Fold one ear Place one

down and use a dab of glue velour oblong

to fasten the folded end to and one pat-the card.

terned oblong

Using black fabric paint right sides

draw on the face and high-together and

Patterned

Fabric

light the eyes in white. Use stitch along the

the red pencil to redden the chalk line, the

Fold In Here

cheeks, you may need to wet pile on the

To Shape

the pencil first.

velour should be

smooth when stroked from bottom to top.

Tie the ribbon into a neat bow trimming the ends as Trim the corners and turn right way out.

necessary. Put a dab of glue onto the back of the bow Make the second ear in the same way.

and press firmly into place just below the face.

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