Originally I wanted to purchase the bunny pattern , but at the time, the elephant was on sale, so I went with that. Maya and Jacob love pretty much all animals anyway, so I knew either one would be a fine choice. And honestly, now that I look back on the bunnies, I think the elephant was the better choice because the bunnies look a tad bit more complex.
I have been making a conscious effort to sew with the fabrics I have in my stash. They are all lovely and I have ideas for each and every one of them, but I know I will probably never get through them all, so the least I can do is try. So that being said, I needed to find something to make the actual elephants from. In comes grey flannel. The elephants are made almost entirely out of the grey flannel except for the ears.
This is the perfect pattern set to use up small pieces and scraps you may have lying around. They went together fairly easily. The instructions are pretty straight forward. They are shank buttons and you are meant to sew them on after the elephant is fully stuffed.
I still think they turned out really cute, but if you look at them from the sides, you can see the shank of the button.
