![]() ![]() Gifting a handmade stuffed animal to someone going through hard times after losing a loved one- you could create a memory bear from their clothes. ![]() You can create fleece teddy bears from old baby clothes either as a keepsake or a thoughtful gift.By getting one simple memory bear pattern and some older clothes you don’t wear anymore, you can create something brand new. Plus, these love teddy bears can become great upcycling projects! In my opinion, this is one of the best ways to take old clothes and create your own teddy bear. Some resemble a cuddly teddy bear while some are more decorative. Some require a sewing machine while others don’t. We made a list of great projects with pattern files to go along with it. Then sew the opening closed using the ladder stitch.Find easy teddy bear (and other animal) patterns here! Stuff your pillow with Poly-fil stuffing. Turn your teddy bear right side out and admire how cute it is! Stuff the teddy bear pillow Make little triangle cuts around the curves using your sewing scissors. Use your sewing machine to sew around the bear, pivot corners when needed. Pin in place, leaving an opening on the outside of one of the legs for turning and stuffing. Finish by using the blanket stitch around the bear (optional). NOTE: When sewing the medium and small bears, place wrong sides together and stitch together on the outside. Place the front of the bear on top of the back of the bear, right sides together. I like how this pattern comes in three different sizes and gives the bear pillow some personality. You can find the embroidery face pattern here. Use your embroidery machine to add your bear face. ![]() Print a copy to keep next to your sewing machine for easy reference.*** Add your embroidery patch and faceĪttach your memory patch (if using) to the back of the teddy bear using matching thread. Includes 19-pages of step-by-step instructions with pictures and templates. ***You can find the ad-free, printable PDF version of this sewing tutorial available for purchase HERE. The above picture shows the front and back of the cut teddy bear. You can also place the back fabric under the front fabric with the wrong sides together and cut both together with the front of your template facing up on the fabric. The smaller scissors make a huge difference in cutting! (Picture above is showing the larger Gingher scissors).įlip your bear template over to the back and cut the back of the bear. I have been using Gingher 5″ sewing scissors for memory bears since making this tutorial. If you have a small pair of sewing scissors, it makes the cutting much easier. Use your sewing scissors to cut out your teddy bear. Be sure the buttons, if using, are not in the seam allowance. Place the front of your bear on top of the front of your shirt. I use Pellon P44F Fusible Interfacing for all my memory sewing projects like my t-shirt quilts and heart ornaments. The interfacing is lightweight and will keep the fabric from stretching. Attach the fusible interfacingĪttach the fusible interfacing on the back of both pieces of your shirt. I wanted to include the buttons on my pillow so I placed my template so the buttons are down the middle of the front of the bear. Cut your shirt or fabricĬut your shirt into two large pieces, one piece for the front of the bear and one piece for the back, big enough to fit your bear template.įigure out where you want your bear template to be on your shirt. Mark “front” on one side of your template with a pencil then mark “back” on the other side. Once you have your bear traced, cut out your template. To allow for the seam allowance, I made my template a little larger (this is optional) and I only did this for the large bear. You can use it over and over again and it lasts forever. I use Pellon 830 Easy Pattern for all my templates. Trace your bear onto your template material, if using. You can use this printed paper bear as your template or you can create a template in the next step by tracing your bear. Tape the pages together as shown in the above picture. There are four pages to the large teddy bear template. Otherwise, the template will not be full size. Be sure your printer settings are set on “Actual Size” and “Tile only large pages”. ![]()
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