xoxo Grandma: Long-Legged Rabbit - Free Pattern & Tutorial

After I made my long-legged Santa, I started thinking that this same pattern could be tweaked a little to make a long-legged rabbit. It turned out pretty cute! If you think so too, here's what you'll need: go to this post to download the free pattern for the long-legged Santa. Now, download and print this free pattern for your long-legged rabbit's ears HERE. Make sure you print these patterns full size - do not print "to fit."

Easter is about a month away-- just the right amount of time to make one or more of these long-legged rabbits. In reality, this project should take a few hours using the instructions below:

Cut out the pattern pieces omitting the gloves from this project. I used white fleece for the body and a thin pink cotton for the ear lining.
Embroider the rabbit's face onto one body pattern.
Sew the long ears together with a 1/4" seam.
Turn the ears right side out and iron them.
Top stitch at 1/4" around the edge of the ears.
Pinch the ears together and make a 1/2" tuck in them.
Baste the ears in place along the top of the head.
Stitch around your rabbit making sure you tuck those ears in so they are not caught in the seams.
Stuff the body except the head.
Pin the large cotton ball so the cotton ball is at the bottom of his bum & between his legs.
Once you like where the cotton ball is located, hand sew that tail in place.
Make his coat. (I made two hoods and used one to line the other since my coat was made out of a cotton fabric. If you use fleece, you do not need to do this step.)
Once the coat is sewn, try it on your rabbit.
On the back of the jacket, mark the tail buttonhole about 2 1/2" up from center of the bottom hem. This button hole needs to be 2" long.
About 3/4" from the edge of the hood and 1/2" from the center, mark both sides for the buttonholes for the ears to go through. These buttonholes need to be 1 1/4" long.
Take the jacket off your rabbit and sew all three of these buttonholes. I hand stitched mine with two strands of embroidery floss.
Now add the jacket back onto your rabbit and stuff it's head.
Sew the side opening on your rabbit closed.