Final Projects...

Our last two final projects will be sewing clothes for our bunny rabbits and making them a sleeping bag! Please look through the tutorials- it will make the instructions easier to understand when you hear them in class...

Bunny clothes (shirt or dress)

For the shirt, use the patterns I gave you in class and pin them to the fabric you picked out. The front of the shirt will need to be pinned on the fold of the fabric. If you want to make the dress instead of the shirt, just add 1 1/2" to the bottom and use your chalk to mark.

After they are pinned, cut them out. Make sure the design of your fabric is not upside down, if there is one.

This is how the front will look...

These are the two back pieces. Line them up at the shoulder to your front piece, right sides together and pin. Then stitch across the top of the sleeves as shown.

It should look like this

When done stitching, open up the seams and iron them as shown.

Then fold down the neck seam 1/4" and iron as well. It should look like this

The front side should look like this

Sew around the neck. Then fold over the arm holes 1/4" and iron like you did with the neck

Sew around arm holes the same way you did around the neck

Next, stitch the sides together.

When you are done stitching the neck, the arm holes and the sides, it is time to hem the bottom. Turn up the fabric 1/4" and iron. Then repeat the fold again and iron. Then pin into place.

It should look like this...

Now hem the back opening of the shirt as shown, the same way you did the rest. Then sew it.

It should look like this now.

Last step is to add Velcro pieces. These will be attached by ironing them on. I will show you in class how to do this.

You are done! Your bunny shirt should look something like this. If you want to make a skirt to go with it, you will sew it the same way we sewed the doll skirts. Add the elastic and you are done- an outfit for your bunny!

You can turn the shirt pattern into a simple dress pattern by adding 1 1/2" to the bottom. Both are sewn the same way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Stuffed Animal Sleeping Bag

I will provide each of you pre-quilted fabric pieces, a pillow piece and pre-made coordinating binding.

Add the correct pattern pieces and pin in place. Make sure pattern is ride side up. Using a marking pen or chalk, trace around the entire pattern.

Sew on top of the line you created with the marking pen and then cut out around it closely to where you stitched. After we cut, we will add our pillow piece to the mattress. Next we will add the binding.

Add the binding and pin as shown below. The curved edges are a little tricky- I will help you with this

Next we will add stuffing to our pillow and then stitch it shut

It should look something like this when its all finished

Add your bunny and kiss them goodnight! zzzzzzzz