Bears

Today's blog is about my bears. I sew bears as a hobby. This one at the right is a sample. He's done in short brown fur. The cloths are made from scraps of other cloths that friends have given me. I have made shirts from antique table napkins that were absolutely beautiful. They don't make this particular bear pattern any more so I guard it with my life. They don't make any good patterns any more. You have to resort to buying books on bear making to get any kind of patterns these days. The cloths to the right are another set I made for the bear. There is a set of shorts and a pair of PJ's. I display the bear using an antique doll trunk as a backdrop. I used to sell the bears at craft shows but it became too labor intensive and I couldn't make enough money to justify the time. Each one takes hours and hours to make.