How to Make a Snuggle Bear – step by step hand sewing project to make a cute bear with our free pattern and video tutorial.
Materials & Tools required:
- 22” x 8” / 55.5 cm x 20.5 cm of plain cotton (for the main body)
- 12.5” x 4” / 32 cm x 10 cm plain cotton (for the ears)
- 6.5″ x 4″ / 16 cm x 10 cm felt (for the belly and nose patch)
- Small piece of black felt for the nose & eyes (see pattern for the size)
- Machine sewing thread to match the cotton (I’m using polyester gutermann thread)
- Black embroidery thread/floss
- Craft filler
- Needle
- Pins
- Tailor chalk pencil
- Chopstick
- Paper Scissors
- Fabric Scissors
- Pinking shears
- Sewing Machine
- A4 paper & printer – download the pattern below and print at 100%
Stitches used in this project:
- Ladder stitch – https://missdaisypatterns.com/the-ladder-stitch2/
- Whipstitch applique – https://missdaisypatterns.com/whip-stitch-applique/
- Back stitch – https://missdaisypatterns.com/back-stitch/
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I found this to be an amazing web site. It is so wonderful to have someone actually give instructions on the varies stitches, but also a visional. Thank you for sharing your talent with others
loved looking at your skill of making beautiful so many bits.
i am a sculptor, but now and then love to go back to my passion of sewing. one day i will make one or two projects from your ideas. thank you very very much for keeping us all happy.
Thank you for your kind comments, do let me know what projects you make 🙂