Easter Teddy Bears

I have 4 grand children one is 13, another 9 and two younger aged 4 and 3.  The 2 younger girls will receive lots of Easter Eggs so I decided to do them something different.  I have bought them each a small egg and made them a teddy bear each.

I used a paper pattern which had been given to me by a very good friend.  I am thinking of enlarging the pattern to do bigger bears 

 As I was doing 2 bears I decided to cut them out at the same time.  Here is the first bear cut out of flowered material.  It has pretty colours so I know my grand daughters will love them

The body of the second one is made from curtain material, while the arms, legs and ears are  flowery material.  

 I sewed the head and body together, leaving a gap in the back to allow me to stuff the bear.  The arms, legs and ears are sewn and an opening left, again to allow stuffing.  These are all hand sewn later.  Here is the curtain fabric bear.  I attached a red ribbon and tied it into a bow to add a little extra finishing.

The legs and arms are sewn on by passing a needle through the arm (or leg), through the body and out through the other arm.  I do this a couple of times to ensure it is secured tightly.  The arms and legs still move.  I would normally sew through a button on either side but not when the bear is for a small child.

Here is the flowery bear once again had a red ribbon added to it.  The bears stand 14" high and are a lovely present.  I know my grand daughters will love them and I shall be making them as part of their Christmas presents as I am aiming to hand craft all presents this year.

Quilted Bed Runner and Cushion Covers

I was asked to make a bed runner and cushion covers in turquoise and cream for a Christmas present.

I used a zigzag pattern on the runner which was made by cutting out 9" squares, putting opposite colours together, right sides facing, sewing them all around and then cutting them across diagonally, twice

Once sewn and cut each triangle was opened and sewn together.  By doing this a required length was reach.  After each length was reached, I sewed the lengths together.  I continued doing this until I reached the size I wanted.  I added wadding and a backing.

Here you see the finished bed runner  which has been folded in half.  It is for a double bed.

The order included two cushion covers, so I did two in the Somerset pattern.  My friend had seen them and wanted them included.