Make a bunny cushion

1. Cut blue striped fabric, 26.5cm x 33.5cm, and cream script fabric, 10cm x 33.5cm. Stitch together right sides facing with a 1cm seam allowance, making sure the stripes run vertically. Iron the seam flat on the reverse.

2. Cut green fabric, 33.5cm x 5cm, and snip ‘V’ shapes out of the left-hand side to resemble grass. Use an acid-free glue stick to securely adhere it to the cushion front so that the bottom edge sits level with the seam between the striped and script fabrics. Make sure that all the pieces of grass are well stuck down as this will prevent frayin Use a dark green machine thread to stitch around the points. Iron on the reverse. Machine stitch a length of cotton lace across the join.

3. Using the template provided at www.sewmag.co.uk, cut the rabbit out of fawn fabric and secure in place with a glue stick, add a tail and inner ear piece from cream fabric and an eye in darker brown. Stitch the rabbit details in dark brown. You may need to work over it twice so that it stands out. Iron on the reverse.

4. Cut two roses from floral fabric and place as shown. Add several leaves and three more pink flowers; secure all with a glue stick. Use dark green and dark pink thread to add detail. Iron on the reverse. Hand stitch two yellow buttons among the leaves and add a pearl button on the rabb