Transform your child’s clothes into an everlasting keepsake toy. Make a ‘patchwork bear’ of pre-loved clothing to create a special memento to cherish as a reminder of your baby’s first years, to mark a special occasion or in memory of a special loved one.
Melody is a perfect size to cuddle and bring comfort at a time of loss for children and adults too.
Difficulty: Advanced Intermediate
Designer: Pauline McArthur / Funky Friends Factory
Size: 31cm /12inches (from table to top of headl!)
Suitable Fabric: If you use interfacing to line fabrics that are thin and very stretchy you can use any type of fabric to sew your keepsake bears, in fact, mixing and matching different types of fabrics makes the bears look awesome!
Pattern Requirements:
♥ Main fabric - 45cm x 110cm wide / 18 x 43½ inches wide.
♥ Contrast fabric (ear and footpads) - 20cm x 22cm wide / 8 x 8¼inches wide. * Or you can use between 6 and 8 items of baby clothes for each bear
♥ Craft eyes - 18mm (¾ inch).
♥ Embroidery thread for nose and mouth.
♥ Scrap of felt for nose.
