Making A Bunny Full Of Love

When my niece was three, her infant sister Jaiden passed away from SID's. It was a devastating thing to happen to any family let alone a three year old that adored her sister. Shortly after this I gifted Justice with a stuffed bunny. It was large and floppy. She slept with it every night. It meant a lot to her. It represented her sister in some ways. One day it went missing. Stolen by a neighbor child and never returned. Her heart was broken.



Justice as a little girl

She attempted to substitute other stuffed animals for the bunny. None worked. Nana had a brilliant thought. Let's make one. Justice can pick out the fabrics and details herself. Both Nana and I searched the internet for a good pattern that she would be happy with. It took several days of hunting and we finally found one. This one on Pinterest was exactly what she wanted, floppy arms, legs and ears. Nana has a projector. So we were able to make the pattern any size we wanted. We blew it up and let Justice make the final decision on size. Of course the pattern info is in a foreign language so it took us a little bit of time deciphering what was what. But it all became pretty obvious as we went along.

We blew it up and taped craft paper to the wall. Then outlined the pattern. We used a fluffy fabric we bought at the fabric store. Made for stuffed animals. The ears, hands and feet have a pink cotton fabric insert. We bought fiber fill, eyes, glasses and a nose at the craft store. They were easy to install. Much easier than I would have ever thought. We also bought a heavy thread. We are sure the bunny will be well loved, didn't want her falling apart. The plan originally was to make a dress for her. After finishing the bunny, Nana dropped into a thrift store. She guessed at the size and bought a couple things for the bunny. A 3/6 mos size fit perfectly. It was meant to be.

Including Pop Pop in the making of the bunny, we had him cut out a wooden heart. I then sanded it smooth and Justice spray painted it red. I used a paint pen to write Jaiden's name on it. We put it into the bunny before sewing her up. Justice can feel it if she squeezes tight enough, but it's not obtrusive.

Eliza Elizabeth B Bunny

Nana crocheted shoes that tie on

Another thrift store find for Eliza

Justice was so happy when we delivered the bunny. Even a teenager needs a little comforting now and then.