9 Best Easter Sewing Patterns to Start Before the Egg Hunt

The week before Easter, the shop shelves fill up with the same plastic eggs and a bunny that leaves glitter all over the tablecloth. A handmade bunny or a bowl of fabric eggs can come out of the box again every spring. The most useful Easter sewing patterns state the finished size and show how the templates go together.

Seven of the nine are rabbits of some kind, from a plush with a pocket to a family of three in clothes; the other two are patchwork eggs and a small felt bird. Below the cards: handmade pieces for an Easter basket, what goes inside a fabric egg, which pieces suit which age, and what to do with all of it after Easter Sunday.

Easter Sewing Patterns from Basket Bunnies to Felt Birds

A crochet bunny and a stack of Easter clip art were dropped. Each pick is a sewing pattern with templates and steps for a toy or a decoration.

TL;DR: Seven rabbits, from a plush with a pocket for treats and a hand-sewn family of three in clothes to an 8 inch bunny doll with sneakers, a pair of bunny decorations and two small felt rabbits, plus patchwork eggs you can fill with lavender and a 9.5 cm felt bird for an Easter tree.

• Rabbit Toy Easter Sewing Pattern – Best classic bunny
• Bunny with Pocket Sewing Pattern – Best for egg hunts
• This Easter Bunny Family Sewing Pattern – Best hand-sewing project
• Bunny Doll Sewing Pattern with Clothes – Best bunny doll
• Easter Bunny Sewing Pattern and Manual – Best bunny pair
• Fabric Egg Sewing Pattern – Best Easter eggs
• Felt Bird Easy PDF, Easter Ornament DIY – Best spring ornament
• Easter Rabbit Sewing Pattern, Animals DI – Best felt rabbit
• Cute Felt Bunny Ornament Sewing Pattern – Best quick ornament

Quick Comparison

Handmade Pieces for an Easter Basket

A soft bunny tucked into an Easter basket outlasts the chocolate, and the bunny with a pocket is built for that morning: the listing describes a pocket for a little carrot or small chocolate eggs from the hunt. Fabric Easter eggs can fill out the basket in place of plastic Easter eggs, and they do not break like plastic shells, though the filling and the seams still decide whether one is suitable for play.

Size decides what fits. The pocket bunny is about 8 inches high and 12 inches wide, the bunny doll 8 inches, the adult bunnies about 6 to 6.3 inches and the baby about 4.3 to 4.7 inches, while the felt bird (9.5 cm) and the felt rabbit (11.5 cm) are small enough to use as decorative basket tags if securely attached. For the basket itself, see my fabric basket patterns.

What Goes Inside a Fabric Egg

The egg pattern is patchwork and suggests dried lavender as a filling. Lavender makes the egg a scented sachet; polyester fiberfill makes a soft egg for a bowl or a basket. A mix works too: fiberfill around a small cotton bag of lavender keeps loose buds from working through the seams.

Add the filling gradually and stop before the seams distort, then close the opening with a ladder stitch, which hides the stitches in the seam line. Lavender-filled eggs are for adults and display: do not use lavender filling for a child’s or a pet’s toy, as lavender is not safe for cats and dogs to eat.

Which Easter Pieces Suit Which Age

• Babies: the rabbit toy listing suggests it as a baby shower gift or nursery decor. Use it as decor, and keep soft toys out of an infant’s crib or sleep space.
• Children under 3: embroider eyes and noses instead of using buttons, beads or safety eyes, which are a choking hazard. The bunny family’s materials list includes small buttons, so leave them off for this age or keep the family on a shelf. Despite the baby-oriented wording in the felt bird and rabbit listings, these small felt pieces are decorative ornaments, not infant toys. Keep them out of the crib and out of reach.
• The pocket bunny: small candy and foil-wrapped eggs are a choking hazard for toddlers. For a young child, put a fabric carrot or a small toy in the pocket instead.
• Older children: the bunny doll’s dress, knee-high socks and felt sneakers, and the bunny family’s clothes, come off and go back on, so they are made for play.

Easter Sewing Questions

When should I start sewing for Easter?

Easter moves every year: in Western churches it can fall on any date from 22 March to 25 April, so check the date first. Projects with many small pieces, like the bunny doll’s wardrobe, are worth starting before the felt ornaments.

Which of these can I sew without a machine?

The bunny family is written for hand sewing and needs no machine. The felt bird and the felt rabbit come with a stitch guide; the other listings do not say whether a machine is needed.

Which pieces are suited to a craft fair?

The felt bunny ornament listing names craft fairs as one use, and small felt pieces are quick to repeat once the first is done. None of these listings states its selling terms on the product page, so ask the designer before you sew for a market.

How do I print the bunny with a pocket?

It prints at home on A3 or A4 paper. Print at 100% and check the measurements, since the listing says the finished size can change with the fabric and the amount of stuffing.

Clear the Basket Before It Goes Back in the Box

When the hunt is over, take the lavender eggs out of any child’s basket and move them to a drawer or a linen shelf. Lay the felt ornaments flat between sheets of tissue paper so the ears do not crease, and store fiberfill plush in a box rather than squeezed into a bag.

Cleaning depends on the materials, and most of these listings give no care instructions. Spot clean pieces with felt details, and avoid machine washing until the designer confirms that the fabrics, stuffing and trims can take it. Those checks keep these Easter sewing patterns in use next spring; the holiday sewing section has projects for the rest of the year.

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