Make a Cute Bunny Egg Cosy — Simple Felt Sewing Tutorial
Brighten your breakfast with a handmade Bunny Egg Cosy. This small felt cosy keeps a boiled egg warm while adding a playful, charming touch to your table. The project is straightforward and suitable for beginners who can sew basic stitches and use fusible web for appliqué. Follow the steps below to make your own adorable bunny cosy.
If you would like to make your own, you will need the following supplies:
- white wool felt for body and ears
- pink wool felt for nose
- 2 safety eyes, black, 4.5 mm
- small piece of floral fabric
- Embroidery floss – pink, black, and blue
- double sided fusible web, such as steam a seam
Bunny Egg Cosy measures 3 1/2 inches wide, and 3 1/8 inches from top of head to bottom (excluding the ears).
1. Using the template, cut out:
- Left and right ear from white felt
- front and back of bunny from white felt
- nose from pink felt
2. Trace the inner ears on to the paper backing of the fusible web. Cut around the shape, leaving at least 1/4 inch around each ear. Fuse onto the back of the floral fabric. Cut around the ear shapes. Remove the paper backing on the appliqué fabric. Fuse the inner ear onto the white felt ears.
3. Stitch around the inner ear to secure using a small stitch length on your sewing machine.
4. Refer to the template for the facial features. Attach safety eyes (or stitch eyes using embroidery floss). Pin the nose in position and then stitch around the nose in pink thread using a buttonhole stitch. Use black embroidery floss to stitch mouth and whiskers as shown.
5. Pin the front and back of the bunny together. Insert the ears between the layers where marked on the template and pin in place. Stitch around the cosy from one side to the other, securing the ears as you go. Use a scant seam allowance of approximately 1/8 inch.
6. Using matching embroidery floss, stitch a running stitch around the bottom edge of the cosy to finish.
Tip: Use small, even stitches for a neat finish. This cosy makes a quick handmade gift and is a fun beginner-friendly sewing project.