Matilde, A Bobtail Bunny

 

This is Matilde, a bob tail bunny dressed in Liberty tana lawn. I like the new bigger ear shape, it makes her a little taller but it needed to be bigger. This little lady has rose petals to her stuffing with a few drops of rose absolute for a gentle scent with a rose quartz crystal at her heart for love. As always she is finished with tiny buttons, organza ribbon, little leather shoes and a sampler sachet to finish her outfit. Her facial details are all hand embroidered and each little rabbit is slightly different as stitching so small makes for difference.
My choice of fabric always determines the look of my dolls. I love Liberty fabrics both new, used and vintage and will search dilligently for the right one. This lovely blue, pink and red combination is a tana lawn called Eva Belle. Eva Belle is inspired by a design from the Liberty Fabrics archive, originally created between the 1910s and 1930s in Jacobean needlework style. A Tree of Life arrangement, it features stylised florals with winding leaves and intricately shaded petals in soft jewel-tone colourways.
This version is Eva Belle A but the pattern is to be found in a variety of colourways from tonal blue to warm autumn hue. Truly lovely.
The fabric choice is teamed with a red shot cotton and a pretty white lace. With such a tiny doll I find everything is about weight, you cannot use a heavy fabric and the combination of a tana lawn, which is so light weight and a super light weight shot cotton works so well.