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Posts: 280I think I'm brain-dead! I found the most incredible men's tie with realistic bears on it that I want to use to make a bear with, but can't figure out what kind of pattern to use without it looking like a stuffed pancake. I want the tie to be the front of the body so that the entire image can be seen, but I don't want to have a seam down the middle of the front. Any suggestions? Luann
Bine-TeddiesHi Luann,
you could make two side body patterns with a wide opening in the front edge. Make the front edge a concave line, going backwards from top and bottom, perhaps as far as half the width of your body pattern. Then you could sew the tie piece into the hole that is the belly of the bear. I am thinking of an inset tummy in a single piece, set into the body after sewing the side pieces together in the top, bottom and back (except for stuffing opening). Normally I would sew a different colour piece to each side piece, but you could use a single piece, which you sew into both pieces at once. Do I make any sense? 
Posts: 280Hi Sabine. Your idea does make sense, and I can try it to see if it will work. Since the image will take up almost the entire front of the bear, which will probably end up being about 18" tall, I make have to tweak it a bit to make it work. I'll let you know how I get on with it. Thanks again. Luann
