Love with a Twist: Rascally Rabbit

Wabbit Season!

It’s May, and that means it’s Rabbit Season at Clever Chameleon! Today we have the Love with a Twist junior bunny, Rascally Rabbit. Sweet as they come, and just a little bit cheeky. And totally in love with his Mum.

In a few days time, we will also have a bonus rabbit appliqué… Rascally Rabbit’s Responsible Rabbit mummy. Awwwww, they’re such a sweet pair. It’ll be my Mother’s’ Day gift to you. Keep reading now to collect your first rabbit balloon pdf pattern today, see a preview of Mama rabbit, and find out all the details for making the most of the next block of the Love with a Twist quilt along.

About the Love with a Twist Baby Rabbit Balloon Appliqué Block

Today’s rabbit kitten balloon appliqué is one option for Block 5 of the throw size versions of Love with a Twist. Despite being the first pattern out for Block 5, Rascally Rabbit is actually Block 5B rather than 5A. I have chosen to release 5B first because I wanted to release bunny and then his mummy (mommy) by Mother’s Day. So Block 5A will arrive later in the month. Block 5 sits to the left of the pig/2019 or LOVE block on the throw quilt.

As always, if you are making the full twin-size quilt you will also need Rascally Rabbit. But! Hold off from making him for the twin quilt until you have also collected our Mother’s Day bonus block – Responsible Rabbit. You need the pair of rabbits to fill the bottom right hand corner of the twin size quilt. Remember – they are being delivered as two seperate downloads… baby today and Responsible Rabbit in a couple of days time.

Other things to remember as you sew along with Love with a Twist

• There are two throw versions of this quilt, which can be re-mixed into a twin size quilt. The instructions to cut and construct the throw quilts can be found here and for the twin quilt, here.
• Today’s Rascally Rabbit is Block 5B of Love with a Twist, and our ninth download to date. It can be interchanged with Block 5A, which will be a fish block. Only this small rabbit appliqué is required for the throw quilts. The Mama rabbit to come is designed specifically for the twin quilt.
• We have also already had the Dippy Dog and Pretty Poodle blocks in January. The Lasting Love and Pretty Pig in February. The Kuddly Koala and Graceful Glider swan in March. And the Toddling Turtle and Bonny Butterfly in April.
• The appliqué templates provided are drawn in red lines and black lines. If you are doing raw-edge appliqué, ignore the line colours and simply work with the shapes supplied. If you want to do turned-edge appliqué, you will need to add a seam allowance to the black edges only. The red edges are where the shapes overlap and extra fabric allowance has already been added.

Download your Rascally Rabbit pdf pattern here

The just-enough-mischief baby bunny appliqué pattern can be downloaded here. Clicking on the balloon rabbit appliqué picture directly below will download in a new tab. Using the red button will open the pdf right here under your nose.

**** It is really important that you print this pdf at 100%, otherwise your pattern pieces will be the wrong size for the quilt blocks. Turn off any “fit to page” options in your printer dialog and ensure that the printout size is set to 100%. There are check boxes supplied in the document. If your printout is successful, these will measure 1″ square. The document is designed to fit on US Letter and A4 paper. ****

What you will need to make the (raw-edge appliqué) Rascally Rabbit block:

If you have not pre-constructed your quilt top, you will need background fabric for your appliqué:

• If you are making Block 5B for the throw size quit you will need a background fabric piece of 9.5″ x 7.5″. This measurement does not include any trimming allowance.
• To make Block 5B for the twin size quilt you will need a background fabric piece of 17.5″ x 11″. Again, this measurement does not include any trimming allowance.
• You probably can’t really keep your options open for this block…. hopefully you know which size quilt you plan to make by now!

You will also need:

• one main fabric for the rabbit’s body, approx. 3.5″ x 10″. My bunny was made from Island Batik fabrics from the Ditty collection, given to me by Island Batik.
• scraps of white and black fabrics for the eye and nose
• fusible paper-backed fabric adhesive , approx. 4″ x 10″
• thin batting for trapunto or your favourite stabiliser for stitching (optional)
• general tools and notions: sewing machine, iron etc, teflon ironing sheet or non-stick paper, small sharp scissors, pencil, quilting pins, grease-proof/tracing paper, machine embroidery or sewing threads for appliqué and embroidery

How to put together the Rabbit Balloon Appliqué

Trace your appliqué shapes directly onto the backing paper of your fusible adhesive. Fuse the shapes to the back of your fabric, according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer. Then cut out each shape and remove the backing papers. They go together as follows:

Step 1

Place the layout diagram supplied under an ironing sheet/non-stick paper. Position appliqué pieces R1, R2 and R3 in place and secure them temporarily by touching them briefly with the tip of a hot iron (or tack down with a small appliqué iron).

Step 2

Add pieces R4 and R5.

Step 3

Add the rest of the rabbit’s body by placing down piece R6.

Step 4

Add the second foreleg with piece R7.

Step 5

Finish the bunny’s face by adding the cheek (piece R8).

Step 6

Finish Rascally Rabbit’s main shape with his ear, R9.

Step 7

Finish up with the eye and nose details.

Use tracing paper to mark the positions of the eye and nose as described in the tutorial for the balloon poodle (step 6) if you need help getting them into place.

Step 8

Give your appliqué a thorough pressing and transfer to your background fabric.

Stitch your appliqué bunny down using your favourite method. The sample I have shown uses free-motion straight stitching over a low-loft polyester batting. I layer my appliqué over the polyester batting and secure with quilting pins. Then I stitch around my shapes 5-6 times to secure them thoroughly. And finish by removing the excess batting with curved blade scissors/snips.

This is what your block will look like if you are making the twin quilt. Cute!

I’ll see you in a few days’ time with the mum bunny pattern to match today’s baby download.

Have you started your Love with a Twist quilt yet?

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Hope to hear from you soon!

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