“What you should want from life is an arena big enough to express your talents and gifts.”
The Idea
actually wasn't really mine.
In early 1999 I was happily spending upwards of 16 hours designing one of a kind fashion for American Girl Dolls. I searched online, in book stores and family basements for historic design support. I purchased vintage snaps by the box and buttons by the pound.
Occasionally, I would be asked if I would sell the pattern for a particular outfit. Wanting to protect the one of a kind nature of my work, my response was always sorry, no. Things changed in the summer of 2006, when we had our son, and I had to stop producing BunnyBear outfits in favor of sleep.
Style & Quality
In 3AM conversations, my husband urged me to reconsider offering my patterns to customers. He reasoned that although I no longer had the time to make outfit after outfit, I could find the time to make an outfit here and there.
I could still produce styles that I loved, with the attention to detail that was so important to me. I worked for almost two years, mostly during naptime, designing my first PDF patterns and in August of 2008 BunnyBear reopened its doors.
100% Handmade
Every BunnyBear design is the culmination of hours of extensive research. Whenever possible, actual textile examples and antique patterns were consulted. I can spend hours in a textile museum...
My table is cluttered with a jumble of french curves, flexible rulers, pins and paper. I hand draw, fit and test every pattern, repeatedly before it is released. All my work is scanned so I can mark the drawings digitally.
I am an adult collector who has had a passion for American Girl Dolls, specifically the historical line, since childhood. My passion is evident in my work and I hope you enjoy it. Happy sewing!