Meet Matilda and Molly

Meet Matilda and Molly, the new bunnies on the block.

If you read Posie get Cozy, you'll probably recognise these little cuties.  They've been featured a number of times and although they were absolutely adorable, it didn't really occur to me to make one.  Toys aren't really something I make very often.

Not until my little niece got her Easter present that is.  A sweet and cuddly little furry bunny, with beautiful long, patterned ears and that got me thinking... where had I seen adorable, stroke-able ears like that before?  Ahhh yes!

The kits had been sold out long ago.  But the PDF was available, so I starting thinking about the idea of making a little bunny of my own.

Of course, I didn't get away that lightly.  Silly me, thinking as a (semi) grown up thought, 'my Little Miss doesn't need any more toys, she has plenty of them'.  But Little Miss, thinking as a child thought, 'toys are for children, I am a child, therefore if Mum is making a toy, it must be for me!'

To avoid any confusion or disappointment, two bunnies seemed necessary.  So, having consulted Madam over her fabric choices for ears and dress, and having picked my own out, I set about cutting out doubles of all the rabbit bits and pieces.

I was a little apprehensive about bringing these felt softies into being, it's not something I've ever done before and I wasn't sure I'd be able to produce anything that looked anywhere near as delightful as the one's on Alicia's blog.  Luckily though her pattern was thorough and well explained and I'm very pleased that I managed to bring them together really quite well.  The biggest difficulty was the clothes.  Those mini collars and cuffs were a little too fiddly for my tastes but I adore how they turned out, so it was worth the fuss.

My favourite part was the little shawls.  I decided mine should have a granny style crochet shawl, whereas Madam stuck to the knitted garment in the pattern.  Mine was a fuzzy dark green to match the dress, hers was a pretty pink.  I gave mine a button to help it stay nicely in place, so my Madam wanted that too.

I had decided on the name Matilda whilst I was sewing my girl together.  Little Miss took a little longer to decide on the right name for hers.  Many suggestions were made, considered and rejected before finally 'Molly' brought a little smile to her face and we knew we had a winner.

So there you are, Matilda and Molly.  Welcome to our little world.

Useful to know...

Pattern:  Miss Maggie Rabbit Softie Pattern by Alicia Paulson
UK Felt Supplier:  WoolFelt from The Eternal Maker
Felt Colours: Sandstone wasn't available, so I used 'straw' instead.  I used 'grandma's garnet' for the boots



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