free printable memory bear sewing pattern

Free printable memory bear sewing pattern pdf#
Free printable memory bear sewing pattern full#

Free printable memory bear sewing pattern pdf#

***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.

Free printable memory bear sewing pattern full#

Otherwise, the template will not be full size. Be sure your printer settings are set on “Actual Size” and “Tile only large pages”. The size of the finished Melody Memory Bear is 31cm (12inches) from sitting to the top of its head.Print the large bear template. It depends on how big your clothes are but when the designer made her bear for this pattern she used approximately 8 pieces of baby clothing. You can make this bear from the pieces of re-purposed clothes. You can use most fabrics to knit your keepsake bears, in addition, mixing and matching different types of fabrics makes the bears look awesome. It’s a fantastic opportunity to recycle old fabrics. Making one of these wonderful Melody Memory Bears is also a brilliant way to turn your child’s outgrown clothes into an unforgettable toy. It means that the bear is a “sitting bear” and the arms and legs are not movable, but it makes the teddy bear easy to make as there are no complex joints. The form of the teddy bear is un-joined and the arms and legs are sewn into the parts of the body.

The Melody Memory Bear is a simple teddy bear style with no joints. You can create a patchwork bear as a special memento to cherish as a reminder of your baby’s first years. This is the Melody Memory Bear sewing pattern. Stuffed toys are often important when separating from parents whether they’re going to kindergarten or just stay at home with a baby-sitter. A stuffed toy represents a step in a child’s independence. When an infant talks to a teddy bear, or other stuffed toy, it unconsciously encourages the development of their language skills. With the support of children’s favorite stuffed toys, language and social skills can be developed. Besides being symbolic, stuffed toys to parents can be a kind of educational help. A stuffed toy for a child has a symbolic meaning, and you should love the relationship that your child has built with a toy, without trying to replace it with a “nicer” or “better” object. You can often see young children talking to toys often speaking on their behalf.

These are really lovely toys that your child can easily become attached to. Stuffed toys are loved forever and can hold a very special place in a child’s life.