Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Hello Leanne,

firstly let me say that your bear is gorgeous. 
Please don´t get upset about people not accepting the work and love which is put into an teddy when sewing him. There are many bear lovers and collectors out there, but we should always keep in mind that there are also many people who do not understand the "bear world".

In the year 2000 I stopped working for health reasons, but after about 3 months I had the house turned up and down and I was starting to get bored. I always liked knitting and sewing and when visiting my needlework shop I saw a teddybear kit and I thought, he looks a little like your very first bear (which my Mom had thrown away) and my first thought was: no, never, you can´t sew teddybears. 

Well, I wanted him and I bought the pattern and material needed. Well, he did not turn out as shown on the picture and the instructions were absolutely awful for a beginner.  I tried him again and again and again and never gave up ...   and our dog loved his new toys and he did test all seams      After the 5th bear I did give up on that pattern and I designed my own and the bear came near to what I expected to be a teddybear. And from that day I was infected by the bear bug.

This is how it all started and now I am sewing bears for nearly 10 years.

Congratulations Dawn and best wishes.     Looking forward to the next issue.  :dance:

Hello Ines,

nice to meet you here and being lucky knowing you personal and seeing all your creations I must say that he really looks lovely.  :clap:

Thank you for this link.    It is ever so interesting watching their natural movements.

Hi Manuela,

he is lovely and he has a wonderful head.  I registered here today and yeah, you are here too. Great. See you!