Patches the Quilted Bunny

First, Happy New Year all! I hope that 2022 is a year of hope and happiness for you all. :-)

Ok, the story of Patches the bunny. He was a very well loved, quilted cloth bunny, who, at 25 years old, had been worn down by his adventures. Here is his diagnosis photo:

Fortunately, I had just treated a similar bear, whose condition was a bit more stable, so I had a good idea of what his legs should be, shape and proportionwise:

As you can see, the bear had a number of quilted areas recovered (pink dots, turquoise dots, blue marble, check and leopard), and that was the plan for Patches too. The new fabric is always a bit brighter, and darker, but fades to blend better over time.

Patches was going to have lots of new patches, new quilted and new quilted legs, but keep his sock ear. Patches arrived from the East Coast and surgery began. It took nearly two months… hand sewing each little patch takes time you know. :-)

Here he is, almost all better:

One final tweak… a little patch on the hole of his sock ear, and he was ready to fly back East:

His person wrote:

“Patches arrived home safely. He looks great! Showed my son a pic and he thought I bought a new bunny … :)”