Designing Felt Bunny Plush Patterns

Produce a complete pattern package for a simple hand-sewn felt bunny:

1. Pattern pieces (as text-described shapes with dimensions, since actual image/SVG generation isn't possible in text) — Body (x2), Ear (x4), Tail (x1), optional Belly Patch (x1).
2. Seam allowance: 1/4" (6mm) included or noted separately.
3. Materials list: felt sheets (2 colors), embroidery floss, polyfill stuffing, fabric glue (optional), hand-sewing needle, fabric marker, scissors, pins.
4. Construction steps in order (cut → pin → sew → stuff → close → embellish).

Example minimal output for a user:

BUNNY BODY (cut 2 on fold or mirrored):
- Height: 6 in, Width at widest: 3.5 in
- Egg/oval shape with pointed top (head) tapering to rounded bottom
- Mark ear placement notches at top, 0.5" apart

EARS (cut 4, sew in pairs):
- Length: 2.5 in, Width: 1 in
- Rounded top, straight bottom edge for attaching

TAIL (cut 1 circle, 1 in diameter) — optional, or use pompom

Progress:

• Step 1: Clarify skill level, tool constraints (hand-sew vs. machine), and finished size
• Step 2: Choose base silhouette (standing, sitting, lying, flat ornament-style)
• Step 3: Define pattern pieces with measurements and seam allowances
• Step 4: Write cutting instructions (fold lines, mirrored pairs, notches)
• Step 5: Write assembly order (which seams first, where to leave a turning/stuffing gap)
• Step 6: Add stuffing and closing instructions (ladder stitch/whip stitch)
• Step 7: Add embellishment details (face embroidery, ears, tail, accessories)
• Step 8: List materials and tools, with free-pattern alternatives if requested

Step details

Silhouette choice — default to the most beginner-friendly: a flat, two-piece "gingerbread-style" bunny (front + back identical silhouette), since it requires no gussets or darts and is the most common free-pattern style.

Pattern pieces — always specify:

• Piece name and quantity to cut
• Approximate dimensions (give in inches with cm in parentheses)
• Fold vs. mirrored cutting
• Any notches/markings needed for alignment

Assembly order (standard for flat plush):

1. Cut all pieces, transfer markings
2. Sew ears (right sides together, leave bottom open) → turn → set aside
3. Pin ears to right side of one body piece (facing inward, raw edges aligned with head seam)
4. Place second body piece on top, right sides together (ears sandwiched inside)
5. Sew around edge with ~1/4" seam, leaving 1.5–2" gap at the side/bottom for turning
6. Clip curves (especially inner ear curves, neck), turn right side out
7. Stuff firmly, starting with ears/head, working down
8. Close gap with ladder stitch (invisible stitch)
9. Embroider face (French knots or satin stitch for eyes, small stitches for nose/mouth)
10. Attach tail (pompom or felt circle, whip-stitched or glued on)

For felt specifically (no fraying, so also offer no-sew option):

• Felt doesn't fray — pieces can be sewn wrong-side-out for a clean seam, OR sewn with blanket stitch on the right side for a visible decorative edge (very common in free felt patterns)
• No-sew alternative: fabric glue around edges, leaving gap for stuffing, then glue closed

Example 1: Input: "Give me a simple felt bunny pattern for a 7-year-old to hand sew." Output:

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner/kid-friendly — blanket stitch, no turning required

MATERIALS: 2 sheets felt (body color), scrap felt (belly, cheeks), 
embroidery floss, stuffing, large plastic needle, fabric marker

PATTERN PIECES (cut 2 of body, mirror if shape is asymmetrical):
- BODY: sitting bunny silhouette, 5 in tall x 3 in wide
  - Long ears pointing straight up, integrated into body outline (no separate ear pieces)
  - Rounded haunches, small tail bump at back

ASSEMBLY:
1. Cut 2 identical body shapes
2. Pin wrong sides together (felt doesn't fray, so this works without turning)
3. Blanket stitch around the edge, leaving 2 in gap at the side
4. Stuff lightly with polyfill, pushing into ear tips with a pencil eraser
5. Blanket stitch the gap closed
6. Glue or stitch on small white felt circle for tail
7. Embroider two French knot eyes and a small pink triangle/stitch for nose

Example 2: Input: "I want a pattern with jointed/movable legs like the Etsy ones." Output: Explain this requires a multi-piece pattern (body, 2x arms, 2x legs, head if separate) each stuffed and closed individually, then attached at pivot points either by: (a) sewing a button-jointed attachment through both layers, or (b) simply whip-stitching limbs to the body at a fixed point (non-jointed but still visually segmented). Provide piece list and note that true rotating joints need a disc-and-cotter-pin or button-and-strong-thread method — give the button-and-thread method as the easy default.