Mark the top and bottom points on the paw pieces, the eye dots on the face pieces and the point B’s on the muzzle piece. Do the same for the arms.Īll pattern pieces have a directional arrow on to use if you are making a bear out of fur fabric. When you draw out / cut out the legs cut out 2, 1 of which is reversed and cut out the oval shaped hole, then draw out / cut out 2 without the hole, 1 of which is reversed. There is a 5cm scale on the page with the tummy piece to check your pattern has printed out the correct size.Īlways cut the excess fabric away from the seam allowances after sewing unless directed not to. Info before you start sewing your keepsake bearĪll seam allowances are 5mm, unless stated otherwise. Then roughly cut these out, and iron them onto the reverse side of the fabric. To do this draw around each pattern piece onto the interfacing. To strengthen your keepsakes / soft toys, give them a smooth appearance and stop them stretching when they are stuffed I would recommend you always interface your fabric. This bear is designed to look good with baby clothes as a baby clothes keepsake, or with the clothes of someone who has passed away as a bereavement keepsake. In this blog post I have pulled together all the tips and techniques I know so that you can make your own beautiful keepsake bear using my Betsy bear sewing pattern.
I am an experienced keepsake maker who has made many hundreds of beautiful keepsakes for my customers from their treasured clothing. I have collected together reviews of my Messy Stork sewing patterns HERE. If you have stumbled across this tutorial and you haven’t heard of Betsy bear before and you would love to see some photos of Betsy bear made by my customers have a look HERE. To buy m y Betsy Bear sewing pattern click the button below
If you have been looking for a sewing pattern to make a keepsake bear (or memory bear) that doesn’t have joints, and that does have a photo tutorial for every stage you are in the right place.
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