This sweet bunny rabbit quilt block is perfect for Easter quilts, baby blankets, or spring sewing projects. With just two fabrics and simple straight seams, you can make a whole patch of bunnies in an afternoon.
This adorable bunny rabbit quilt block is super easy to make. Add personality when you add the eyes and nose with either appliquรฉ, embroidery, or both!
All you need are two fabrics and be able to sew straight lines to make this cute bunny quilt. Our free bunny quilt pattern can be made as a small or large quilt. It’s a great way to use up small scraps.
Skill level: Beginner. All seams are straight, no templates are required, and only two fabrics are required. Optional: Embroidery
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Use your rotary cutter to quickly make the pieces needed for the individual blocks. Here are the fabric requirements for three finished block sizes of bunny rabbit quilt blocks – 6-inch block, 8-inch block, and a 12-inch block.
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This is a perfect quilt pattern for quilters of all skill levels. For beginners, it's comes together quickly using conventional patchwork techniques, and it's a quick and easy pattern for experienced quilters.
I used four individual bunny blocks to make a mini quilt.
Here are the complete instructions:
Materials
- 1/4 yard or fat quarter of two (2) fabrics. One for the bunny rabbit and one for the background
- Thread for sewing
- Fabrics scraps for bunny eyes and nose
- #8 Perle cotton in black, or embroidery floss
Tools
- Rotary cutter, cutting mat, and quilter's ruler
- Sewing machine
- Iron
- Pressing surface
- Embroidery needle suitable for thread used for stitching
- Scissors
- Removable fabric marker, I used a Frixion pen
Instructions
- Cut the fabrics as outlined in the fabric requirements chart above.
With all of the steps below, press the seams to your preference. Read our article on pressing seams.
Assemble the bunnies:
- Sew the two ear pieces and the background fabric right sides together with a 1/4-inch seam allowance.
- Sew the ear pieces to the bunny rabbit face and the bottom background fabric piece.
- Sew the side background pieces to the bunny rabbit face piece.
- Here are four bunny rabbit quilt blocks ready for adding the faces.
Add the cute bunny faces:
- I use fusible backed fabric for many of my projects and have a bin of scraps that have fusible already on the back. You can just cut these from any fabric and use a glue stick to have them hold until you can sew them to your quilt block.
Cut out small hearts for the bunny rabbit noses. I like to freehand the cut with my Fiskars spring-loaded scissors.
- Eyes can be appliquรฉd or embroidered or both! I did two with fusible appliquรฉ and two with only embroidery. Here I used a polka dot fabric for the eyes. I fussy cut out around the dots to give the eyes more personality.
- Next, lay the eyes and noses that have been cut out on your bunny rabbit blocks. If they are backed with fusible web, now is the time to fuze them in place. If you are going to sew them to the bunny face, now is the time to sew them in place. Here are my eyes and noses placed and ready to fuse.
- Now you are ready to draw in the rest of the facial features. I like to use a Frixion pen. The ink comes out with the heat of your iron. NOTE: Always test on a scrap of your fabric to make sure it comes out. If you are interested in other ways to mark your fabric, check out our article on 'Marking Your Fabric for Sewing and Quilting'.
- I embroidered the rest of the face features with #8 Perle cotton. For the eye lashes and whiskers, I just used a single straight stitch. For the eyelids and the mouths, I used a stem stitch.
Enjoy your finished bunny rabbit quilt!
- Here are the finished bunny rabbit quilt blocks.
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Tips and ideas for a bunny rabbit quilt
- Make four (4) rabbit quilt blocks and turn them into a pillow cover for Easter.
- If you love hand stitching, embroider all of the face features on your bunnies.
- If you have and enjoy machine embroidery, stitch out the faces using your embroidery attachment.
- This is a perfect quilt block for a bunny baby quilt. Use fabrics that fit in the baby room color scheme. Make some adorable bunch of bunnies. Consider combining the bunny rabbit quilt blocks with basic nine patch blocks for a precious baby quilt.
- Use the basic bunny pattern and put a single block on a sweatshirt for a festive Easter shirt.
- Make the bunny quilt pattern scrappy using up your fabric scraps in your favorite colors.
- Small prints would work well for this pattern, or choose pastel Easter colors.
- Have fun with the bunny faces!
- This bunny quilt block pattern is perfect for Easter quilts, baby quilts, and spring sewing projects.
Frequently asked questions:
What size is the bunny quilt block?
Cutting dimensions above are for finished block sizes for 6-inch, 8-inch and 12-inch blocks.
Can beginners make this block?
Yes! This bunny quilt block is perfect for beginners with all straight seams.
How do you make the bunny faces on the quilt blocks?
I did a mix of appliquรฉ and hand embroidery. You can only hand embroider the faces, use appliquรฉ or, if you have an embroidery machine, stitch them by machine.
What fabric works best for bunny quilts?
I used 100% quilters cotton in solid colors of white and pink. Given that some of the pieces are fairly small, I wouldn’t use a heavy fabric like denim or upholstery fabric. I’d stick to quilting cottons.
Check out all of our festive Easter projects on Create Whimsy.
