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Oscar's Bunny
I finished up my last handmade Christmas present last night - a stuffed bunny in pajamas for Oscar. I wanted to make him a bedtime companion like Little Bear's. Not that he has eyes for anyone but beloved Kanga, but maybe someday. So I set out to make him a bunny that looked like these cuties... here, here, here. And then I made him little pajamas in polka dot flannel fabric that coordinate with the flannel sock monkey fabric of Oscar's new Christmas pajamas.
I'll have to remember in the future, that the crunch of holiday deadlines is not the best time to be trying to design patterns. First of all, he's HUGE. I have to work on my scale! Then, he looked like a donkey in the first iteration. Still kinda does actually. After much tweaking I got him to where I'm satisfied enough. But I really wish I'd had to time to make another one. But that's Oscar's fate - playing with a bunch of prototypes!
I'm glad to be out of the craft room. Today we bake!
December 22, 2004 in Christmas, Stuffeds | Permalink
Comments
hillary!!! i love the donkey bunny! he is wonderful! and the pjs, both d-bunny's and oscars are lovely. i plan to make some for eliot out of the toy robots flannel from reprodepot after christmas. did you use a pattern for oscars or just your own magnificent, creative brain?
Posted by: hannah | Dec 22, 2004 9:29:04 AM
Oh. My. God. Oscar has f**king MONK PAJAMAS!!! I can't breathe...
And that bunny is the singularly cutest thing I have ever seen. I love how shy he is with his jammies buttoned all the way up to the very top.
Posted by: Jane | Dec 22, 2004 9:31:59 AM
wow those are both so cute! i love the bunny and his sweet pjs, and then oscars pj's are awesome! What a great job!!
Posted by: heidi | Dec 22, 2004 10:02:52 AM
Great job on the bunny, Hillary!
Posted by: jingles | Dec 22, 2004 10:04:23 AM
That Bunny is Adorable!!!!
Posted by: Kathryn S | Dec 22, 2004 10:04:47 AM
Bunny is wonderful! He will love it.
Posted by: Cindy | Dec 22, 2004 10:11:53 AM
The bunny has the sweetest face and the pajamas are so cool!
Posted by: Melanie | Dec 22, 2004 10:27:58 AM
I used a kwik sew pattern for Oscar's pjs. I've had my eye on that toy robot flannel too!! The pattern goes up to size 5 or something. I'd love to make him pjs every Christmas.
Thanks everybody for the love for the donkey bunny! It's helping me forget the disaster I'm creating in the kitchen..
Posted by: hillary | Dec 22, 2004 10:29:05 AM
Impressive yet again!
If Oscar hangs on to all those prototypes, maybe one day he'll be able to cash in on your fame. :)
Have fun baking!
Posted by: Heidi | Dec 22, 2004 10:32:55 AM
Oh my god the bunny is sooo cute! and I love the pjs too! You'll have to post a pic with Oscar wearing them on xmas day...too cute!
Great job mom! Have a very happy hoilday!
Posted by: Lily | Dec 22, 2004 11:04:33 AM
My son, Eli, who just turned two on Dec. 7th just saw Oscar's bunny while the picture was loading and yelled out "BUNNY!". He would have said "HEE HAW!" if he had thought it was a donkey. So...there you have it. It is a bunny. Can you believe that in only one year your little man will be talking like that, too?
Posted by: Iris | Dec 22, 2004 11:09:13 AM
i love him!!!! i am so jealous of oscar right now!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: carolyn | Dec 22, 2004 11:35:45 AM
Bunny in pajamas! That is so. Cute.
(You are so talented. Oscar is lucky to have you!)
Posted by: Steph | Dec 22, 2004 12:15:22 PM
Very adorable bunny-donkey! I love the sock monkey pajamas too. Oscar has a very talented and wonderful mommy!
Posted by: Lori | Dec 22, 2004 12:16:21 PM
What a handsome bunny! He looks very well made. Hope oscar loves him someday!
Posted by: moki | Dec 22, 2004 12:18:31 PM
The bunny looks REAL. You are amazing. Wish I had a mom like you!
Posted by: Mariko | Dec 22, 2004 12:29:17 PM
oh my god i want the bunny to be my bedtime friend! he is the best yet hillary i don't know how you do it! oscar is such a lucky kid. (and donkey didn't come to mind at all when i saw the bun)
Posted by: sunni | Dec 22, 2004 12:33:12 PM
Sweet sweet Bunny! He evokes all the wonderful things about being a child at Christmas. Fantastic job Hillary!
Posted by: mochi | Dec 22, 2004 1:25:00 PM
OH MY GOODNESS. Sock monkey flannel PJs and a magical wonderful fantastic BIG (big is good for softy cuddly toys) bunny!
You impress me beyond any point at which I thought it was possible to be impressed. Go you!!
Posted by: Giao | Dec 22, 2004 1:29:12 PM
Your bunny, his pjs and Oscar's pjs are all adorable! They really get me thinking about projects for the new year. :)
Posted by: Viki | Dec 22, 2004 2:55:44 PM
good lord that is funny!
you keep getting better and better a these adorable creatures!
hee!
Posted by: tania | Dec 22, 2004 3:12:43 PM
Oh My Goodness! I love him! I love his big feet and his polka dot jammies. Lucky Oscar!
Posted by: Heidi | Dec 22, 2004 4:04:58 PM
holy cow, the bunny and pj's are BEYOND CUTE!
Posted by: michelle | Dec 22, 2004 5:50:48 PM
LOVE THE MONKEY JAMMIES. And Youngest says -
OOoh that's a cool rabbit.
Posted by: blackbird | Dec 22, 2004 6:49:55 PM
WOW! I can't believe how talented you are - and SO hard on yourself!!! My Christmas wish is that you would start selling your patterns for us less gifted crafting mommies! Have a wonderful Christmas!
Posted by: Angela | Dec 22, 2004 9:45:26 PM
awesome
Posted by: red | Dec 23, 2004 12:52:13 PM
YES, please consider selling your patterns. I love that idea. Perhaps a series of outfits for each animal? The bunny is adorable.
Posted by: Jennifer in Tokyo | Dec 23, 2004 5:34:06 PM
I KNEW exactly which bunny you meant, before I even clicked the link ...and its been at least...11? years since I sat down with a picture book and child...I loves those illustrations..is it Richard Scarry?...your PJed bunny is perfect!
Posted by: fern | Dec 24, 2004 5:52:27 PM
yep, Richard Scarry, and the ones from the Jingle Bells book are by JP Miller - very similar bunnies!
Posted by: hillary | Dec 27, 2004 6:17:00 PM
You are my new hero. I am just getting into sewing little cute things, and I can't believe the stuff you have made. Awesome!
Also, I LOVE that little jingle bells bunny book! Totally brings back memories.
Posted by: Lorika | Dec 30, 2004 12:07:12 PM
