It’s that moment in the week to plan for my Friday fiber arts classes. Today I am working on a small stuffed toy that might be simple enough for my six to eight year old students. I learned to make it from Brenna Maloney’s book Socks Appeal. She transforms old socks into 16 delightfully cuddly friends. I’ll be making the bunny.
This is an old gray sock of mine that lost its mate. I start by cutting down the foot to separate the sock into two ears. I am using an old t-shirt for the arms and tail.
Here she is fully stuffed. I pushed a little stuffing into the ear cavities, just enough to make them stand away from the body a smidge.
My little bunny’s Irish eyes are smiling because she is all put together now. I think that I will have to help the little students with some of the cutting and sewing. They can probably manage to make the ears, insert the stuffing and sew the button eyes – maybe even a do little embroidery. We’ll see how it goes.
She hopped around outside for a while, then back in the house for bedtime.
Good night, little bunny.
Daily Fiber 
Cute bunny Laura and probably easy enough for six year olds. Are they sewing by hand or on a machine?Hand sewing might be tedious for them and their stitches may be too long to hold the filling in place. It appears that you are having a good time with your fiber arts.
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They will be sewing by machine to make the ears and arms. The arms and tail must be attached by hand. I know at least two in the group who can do it, I will help the rest.
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Very clever and fun to make!
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Yes it was fun for me. Brenna Maloney’s book is adorable. She gets her five-year-old to help make a snake.
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