Thank you so much to all of my amazing testers! The variety and personality of your bears brings joy to my heart and will hopefully inspire others as much as it has inspired me!
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Liesel Tavenner: made a sweet bear from a receiving blanket. It has been named "Piggy" and had a beautiful trip to visit a sunflower farm.
Laura Walker: "I'm Laura! An avid home sewer and creator. You can catch me on insta @sewcandid. I created two unique bears. One was made out of some leftover woollen fabric from a jacket I had made for my son. I particularly love that they match!!! The other was made out of some long pile, faux fur that my son had picked when we went to the fabric store. I was a little hesitant with fur as I had never sewn anything like that before, but this pattern was the perfect for it. Fabulous, beginner pattern with two ear options and an adorable face."
Rita Williams: This awesome bear was made with a vintage quilt and vintage chenille bedspread. It has been lovingly named Patchouli.
Emily Funk: This polar bear was made using a faux fur and a larger applique nose for a more animated look. Such a sweet bear! It will look great in the future Santa Hat free pattern add on I am working on!
Stephanie Little: This sweet bear was sadly missed when I made the tester collages, but look at those great clean lines! Stephanie plans to make "a tutu for her and some wings as well as a little pocket for the side of her. She is going to be a Tooth Fairy Beary" Great work!
Laura Walker: Who doesn't need a bear to match their coat! Such a fun and adorable make.
Brooke Nguyen: These fluffy bears are made using minky and Choly Knight embroidered eyes. Each has its own theme and accessory! The tails are soooo super fluffy in this fabric!
Tasheena Montoya: This is a " keepsake “patchwork” style bear, made from my husbands clothes that were torn at the knee and elbow." Denim gives such nice, clean lines! The button eyes and added eyebrows are also a great touch.
Penny Rumbelow: This adorable polar bear was made using fleece. As you can see, fleece has a bit of stretch and results in a bigger, cuddlier bear.
Julie Halfpenny: This fleece bear is also "lovely and squishy." Julie does recommend interfacing the fleece if you would like more definition on the finished bear.
Sabrina Moreland: This Ursa Bear really takes after its namesake and uses the planetary/ space theme. It uses a quilting cotton, safety eyes, and a safety nose. The pointed nose is intentional, but if you would like a more rounded look on your final bear, try using a larger applique nose and rounding the stitching at the end of the nose instead of turning 90 degrees at the point. I love the look of this bear though. Great work!
Kristina Fredrick: How cool is this patchwork bear? You can use scraps of meaningful fabrics or piece together memory fabrics to create this fun look. It is also possible to use vintage quilts or unfinished quilt tops to create this look.
Ashley Brooker: This fantasy bear has an added saddle, armor, and extra eyes. The chains also add fun detail to the final look. I encourage you to use your imagination to make the bear your own!
Jenny Denholm: This galaxy bear uses sparkle minky and looks like stars! The colors are extra fun in the sun.
Mark Pearce: The Spotty Bear was Mark's first bear and his first stuffed animal ever! He did such a great job. Made with cotton.
Tan Grey: "This is Jeffrey, just a plain old bear, quite good looking when he went into hibernation, fat and sleek. He knew hibernation would leave him looking slightly......ruffled.
What he didn’t expect was to wake up and find a crown and wings strapped to him, mushrooms growing on his arse and to add insult to injury a bird had nested in his crown.
He bumbled outside of his cave to be greeted by a cheer, thousands of pixes, fairies and woodsprites had gathered to worship him.
Jeffrey was miffed, very miffed. He didn’t want to be adored, the birds nest was fuzzy on his head, the wings were flappy, the boots they had fashioned for him felt like great wellingtons and the mushrooms made his bum itch!
He’s an inside out bear! I made him from upholstery samples that I stitched together to form a large piece of fabric and he is sewn together right side out, apart from his inner legs, so all his seams show.
You can make his boots by using the pattern piece for the inner leg and cutting the curve off so you are left with a straight line. I used upholstery leather and two layers went through my basic sewing machine with no problem.
The mushrooms are silk cocoons and twigs.
The crown is a styrofoam cup
The wings are cardboard and wire inner with fabric outer
Sewing him inside out made me think outside my thoughts a bit and I was left with the issue of a nose because that's where all his seams met. I found if I gathered the two side seams below his nose seam and popped a stitch in they formed a triangle that gave the illusion of a nose.
They eyes I think are 10mm and his eyelashes were just fluff I had here."
Tonia Mendez: This memory bear was made from a beloved flannel shirt. You can see it's inquisitive and lovable personality so clearly in this photo. This is also a great example of using a safety nose.
Erin Jay: Who doesn't love a fluffy, cuddly friend? The heart applique for the nose is an especially nice touch!
Karen Malaska: "I was inspired by a school librarian friend who is an undercover book super hero. She inspires children to fall in love with reading. She welcomes all characters in her library and makes learning fun. She loves coffee and donuts, but never celery. Ms. Y is a treasure."
Aileen Grant: Baby clothes are the perfect fabric for this bear. This photo shows some fun color blocking to highlight different parts of the clothing. If you are using clothing with stretch, I recommend interfacing it with SF101. Great work, Aileen!
Brittany Loy: Barry loves to travel and enjoys trips to the park. Brittany noted that she loves flopping his ears forward and also that he was partly made while riding in the rig of an ambulance.
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