Today I am joining my blogging pals for a fun Drop Cloth Challenge. We all put on our thinking caps and challenged each other to make something out of a drop cloth! I love these challenges as it really gets your creative juices going and you just never know where you’re going to end up. So with Easter coming up, I decided to make A Vintage Farmhouse Drop Cloth Bunny!
Vintage Farmhouse Drop Cloth Bunny
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Supplies needed:
- Drop Cloth – I used scraps of drop cloth left over from my 2 DIY Drop Cloth and Industrial Frame Projects. The piece I used was 38″ Long x 16″ Wide.
- Bunny Template
- Scissors
- Pins
- Sewing Machine
- Toy fill
- Glue Gun
- Paper Doily
- Vintage Button
- Lace
- Number Embellishment
Step 1 – Print out my bunny template. Then fold your drop cloth in half. Place the base of the bunny template on the fold. Pin and cut out your bunny.
Step 2 – Remove the paper bunny template. Repin if you’re don’t feel comfortable sewing it. This just helps stop the drop cloth from slipping apart as you sew.
Step 3 – Start sewing leaving a 1/4″ seam allowance. As you’re sewing be sure to leave an opening on the bunny’s bottom for the stuffing. See template. Using zigzag stitch go back around the bunny to reinforce the seam because drop cloth loves to fray!
Handy Hint:
Use pins to mark where the opening should go so you don’t forget where to stop sewing. Make sure you double stitch the seams at the opening for reinforcement.
Step 4 – Carefully start turning your bunny inside out. Take your time with this as you don’t want to rip open your seams.
Handy Hint:
Use the end of a paint brush to ease out the bunny’s ears. Again being super gentle not to stick the paint brush end through the seams.
Step 5 – Start to add toy fill to your bunny, starting with the ears. Use small amounts and use the end of the paint brush to squash the toy fill into the ears because you want the ears to be quite stiff. Hand sew the opening closed. Don’t be to concerned if it’s not round on the bottom area as you will be covering it up with the tail 🙂
Step 6 – Take your paper doily and scrunch it up to form a flower.
Step 7 – Using your glue gun add your vintage button to the centre of the doily and glue to the bunny’s bottom!
Last Step – Embellish your bunny with a lace bow around her neck. Then add a cut a length of lace to go across the bottom making sure that it is long enough to go around the back of the bunny to be glued. Glue in place and then add the number embellishment.
There you have a sweet Vintage Farmhouse Drop Cloth Bunny all ready to add some hip-pity hop to your decorating this Easter or all year round!
Don’t have time to make one, I’ve got you covered! You can find these cutie pies over in my shop!
Be sure to check out all of the other fabulous projects from my blogging pals below!
Happy Sewing!
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26 comments
Girl you got skillzzzz…..love this adorable bunny. So darn cute.
Awww right back at you Denise! Thank you for your sweet comment 🙂
How sweet is this little bunny, and that tail is adorable!
Thank you Toni!! I was thrilled with how she turned out! And I can’t wait to give it to my niece for her first Easter 🙂
I love this sweet little bunny, Sam! It’s super adorable and looks like a fun project too! Can’t wait to try and make one. You are so super creative!
Thank you Carolann for your super sweet comment! Hope you have fun making one 🙂
Sam, this little bunny is the sweetest thing!!! I have tons of scrap drop cloth…I know what the girl are getting for Easter this year 🙂
Thank you, Susanne! I hope that you have fun making them for your grand littles and they enjoy! 🙂
So cute. I love your bunny. And what a great tutorial. Love his tail. I’d love or you to link at my party. Feel free to link yours. I hope you’ll come over to the new Fabulous Party. We are celebrating Spring and Easter. Your post is perfect to share! The party is over here:
http://ourholidayjourney.blogspot.com/2017/02/fabulous-welcome-spring-link-party.html
Enjoy your week!
Thank you Sherry, so much for the invite! I would love to join in! Thank you also for the lovely comment too 🙂
This bunny is just adorable!! And that doily tail is the cutest!!
Your bunny is adorable Sam. Love those embellishments too!!
Thank you for sharing at Create, Bake, grow & Gather this week.
Hi Sam,
Just popping back to let you know that I’m featuring you at tonight’s Create, Bake, Grow & Gather party.
Thank you for being so creatively fabulous!!
K xx
Oh WOW Kerryanne!!!! Thank you so much! What an absolute honour 🙂 xx
Great super cute project. I bet with the drop cloth its sturdy. I think it would also make the cutest tea cozy for spring. Love it.
Great idea Leanna! I was delighted with how she turned out! The drop cloth was easy to work with. Just have to make sure that you hem the edges though as it does fray 🙂
I have just opened up a new Pin board for drop cloth projects. Not certain what I will eventually make, but this will be its very first pin.
Very cute Sam.
So honoured to be the first Pin on your drop cloth board Leanna! I tell you once you have used drop cloth in a project you will LOVE it! So versatile and fun to use 🙂
This bunny is just so darn adorable Sam 🙂
Thank you so much, Amber! Your sweet comment means the world! 🙂
Pinned! I need to make this for the bench on my front porch! Thanks for sharing on the Pleasures of the NW’s DIY party!!
Hope you have fun making it Helen! I’m sure she will look super sweet there 🙂