Maggie and her Little Brown Bear from Country Folk by Brenda Walker

The Maggie and her Little Brown Bear pattern from the Country Folk range makes an adorable rabbit with her very own teddy bear. Created by the talented Brenda Walker, Maggie stands 35cm (14″) tall and her little bear a titchy 15cm (6″). Brenda also completes her patterns with easy to follow instructions and says “I design and create decorations for the home inspired by the Northamptonshire countryside”!

Maggie and her Little Bear can be sewn by hand or by machine (but probably easier by machine!).

Materials you will need:

.    76cm (30″) x 38cm (15″) cream textured fleece (rabbit)

.    38cm (15″) x 23cm (9″) brown textured fleece (bear)

.    10cm (4″) square beige felt for the muzzles

.    18cm (7″) square pale fabric for the inner ears

.    Fat Eighth of fabric for the Jacket

.    Long quarter fabric for the shorts and jacket binding

.   Scrap of black felt for the noses

.   Scrap of fusible webbing

.    3 x 6mm (1/4″) buttons for the jacket

.    2 x 12mm (1/2″) buttons to attach the rabbit’s arms

.    2 x 5mm black beads for Little Bear’s eyes

.    2 x 6mm black beads for Rabbit’s eyes

.    Brown Stranded embroidery thread

.    Polyfibre stuffing (250g will be plenty)

 

Equipment you will need:

.     A sewing needle

.     Fabric scissors

.     Paper scissors

.     Tailor’s chalk, fabric pen or a pencil

.     An iron (for the fusible webbing)

 

Stitches used:

.     Back stitch

.     Ladder stitch

 

Skills needed: 

To complete this project, the maker will need to be able:

.     to hand sew or use a sewing machine