Fluffy Bunny Tail Chair Sash Tutorial

These adorable sashes look like a

 little cottontail rabbit

just crawled right up the back of the chair,

burrowed in  and

decided to stay!  

These are super easy and so adorable.  I think

the kiddies won't be able to keep from stroking

their furry tails.  I know I couldn't.

I was inspired by chair sashes at Pier 1.  They 

didn't have the ears and were a little on the small side

so I decided to create these to go with my burlap

table cloth.  I love how they turned out.

So let's start with the easy one before I scare

you away with the Ruffled Burlap Tablecloth Tutorial!

This one anyone can do!

I already had the burlap ribbon which I had ordered

on Amazon.  It is Ashland 10' x 5".  Here is a link

for that.  It also says it is available at Michaels.  You

will need about 2 yards per chair so buy accordingly.

I had to go and buy fur and I found this at

Hancock Fabric,  It was called Bunny Fur.  I had

to laugh at that.  It is long and furry and so fun.

Start by cutting out circles of the fur.  I used an 8 inch

salad plate and 1/4 yard made 7 so if you need more

get 1/2 yard.  

Using a double thread, stitch around the outside of the

fur circle then pull it tight and fill with a handful of

batting.  Pull the opening as closed as possible and

stitch from side to side to close the opening.  Tie off.

Here are some of the tails lined up ready to go.  This

went super fast and I was even doing it with

kiddies playing around me.  

This reminds me of the Star Trek

The Trouble With Tribbles!  These little

guys aren't going to take over though.

Now to make the ears.  I already had some burlap

on hand that I got at Wal Mart.

These are pretty free form so just cut

out two layers at once to get the ears to match.

You could also glue the edges together

but it was quick and easy to serge.

Create the curve of the ears by a little stitching.

I used hot glue to attach the ears to the back side of 

the tail.  Make sure the curve of the ears face the right

way as the bunny is looking away from you.

Tie the burlap ribbon on the chairs and let 

some ends hang down - I did about 12 inches
hanging on each side.

To make it easy to take the sashes off the chairs I

used a safety pin to attach the tail to the sash.

I always love to dress up a chair and these are

super easy and fun.  

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