The Cow Bear

My most recent project has been to make a teddy bear.  I got a pattern and fabric at a nearby fabric store.  They didn't have a very large selection of fuzzy animal fabrics, and it turned out that my favourite was a cow-like pattern.  No problem, I decided to make a cow bear!

The first step: Cutting the fabric.  And shaking it out lots to stop the shedding!

I decided to hand stitch the bear.  Somehow doing it all by hand made it feel like I was putting more of myself into it.

With only the front done and the eyes and nose attached, it already looks like a teddy bear!

It took way more time than I thought to do all of the hand stitching, but it was worth it.

That is some sewing worthy of Little House on the Prairie, if I say so myself!  But "Little Apartment in the City" just doesn't have the same ring to it...

I used the filling from an old pillow for stuffing, sewed up the back, added a bow, and the cow bear was finished!

Ain't he a dapper little fellow?