Bears ..................

A blog update to show that I have actually been working!
As yet all unnamed but here is a preview of my latest creations.First is a little purple and cream panda decorated with vintage velvet flowers...

Miniature embroidery can be a challenge and this little girl's dress is something different, silk ribbon flowers with beads and bullion roses. The beautiful lace collar is a small piece of French lace, one of my finds at a brocante market.

I really admire those artists who make worn traditional style bears that look like attic finds. Old style tatty looking bears are something that, try as hard as I might, I cannot seem to replicate. I used one of my older traditional style patterns and a very short pile fabric for one of my new bears and whilst I have a nice little bear, she just looks like a bear made from short pile fabric! She has a floral dress with a little crochet cardi. I wanted a 'top down' style cardi and searched the internet without much success for a suitable pattern which I could adapt. Eventually had to create my own design for a cardi which looks just right for this little bear. Unfortunately being the scatter brain that I am, I did not write down any stitch details for a repeat.

Megan has designed a great new pattern, a little pink elephant which should be complete and ready for our Etsy store next week.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Any day spent sewing, is a good day. ~Author Unknown