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This tufted ted is complete with a silky chocolatey nose and a bobble tail. Keep us posted on your project - I'd love to follow along. A ponderous teddy bear with beautifully ruffled butterscotch fur. Incidentally, I Googled "memory bear" and saw that there is a plain fabric (old shirt, etc.) one shown, priced at $50 on Etsy. Be sure to document your project for your own brag book. Even if you plan a little ribbon somewhere, make certain that it is securely attached. Once you know if the baby is a boy or girl, plan your embellishments accordingly ensuring that no parts can come off and become a choking hazard. Use it for the belly of the bear, but be sure to REMOVE any buttons and perhaps embroider little daisy petals where the buttons would normally attach. You might want to sew closed the front halves of the sweater. Stuff with Polyfill, and label with some info as to the teddy's history and significance in your new grandchild's life. Reinforce your seams, clip curves, trim excess seam allowance, leaving a generous 1/4 inch. Proceed to assemble the pattern pieces from the pattern directions. Now, cut apart close to the fabric piece raw edges. until all fabric pieces are affixed to the wrong side of the sweater. Repeat with the next largest fabric piece, then the next largest, etc. Using a regular straight stitch in default length, stitch a scant 1/4 inch in from the fabric edge all around. Now overlay the largest pattern piece from the cut-apart fabric atop a single layer (wrong side) of the knit sweater. Lay out the whole sweater as flat as possible. Applique Mermaid Tail Rainbow Sequin, Sequin Unicorn, Butterfly or Teddy Bear. Cut the fabric pieces apart, label with whatever (they're not going to show anyway when you're done).īecause the sweater is going to ravel uncontrollably when cut is what I'd try to prevent with this method: Check out our wearable tail selection for the very best in unique or. Then trace the fabric outlines onto a solid (colored similar to the sweater) fabric with a felt pen, adding an extra 1/4 to 1/2 inch seam allowance for each piece. Teddy Bear (the bravest teddy bear in all of Ratdom) should be located in the Sewers in the location marked on the screenshot posted above. Consider, perhaps, purchasing a pattern for regular fabric. I've never done anything like this myself, but it is an oh-so-sweet idea.