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Posts: 3Hi All,
Help needed please.
I am trying to make a bear with a different fabric for the belly. The belly needs to be in one piece though! Can't seem to get my head round adapting pattern?
Beary Thanks
Claire x
What I do when I want that kind of body is making a 3 pieces body. The two pieces are the behind-side pieces in one kind of fur, and the one in front is the belly part. You would need darts to keep the belly rounded, and also I use darts on the side pieces to get a rounder shape.
Another way could be using a 4 piece design for your body, and doing the two back pieces in one colour, and the two front pieces in another. There are some threads in the library about adapting a two pieces pattern into a 4 pieces and so on. In that way you have the belly in two pieces though.... 
I hope I was helpful!
Here is Oliver. With him I used a 4 piece pattern that I designed some time ago, and also darts on his belly.
This is Holly, made with a three pieces pattern.
Posts: 3Thanks for tips, i am trying to do a 3 piece body pattern without much luck any ideas where i can get one?
Oliver is gorgeous x
Posts: 3Love Holly too!
Will get some pics up of mine as soon as i can work out how too LOL! x
I know how to do it, but it is too difficult to explain through e-mails!
The real catch is that you want a single piece for the belly part. If you do it with a four piece pattern, using two pieces for the belly, than it is very easy to do:
- Take your basic two pieces pattern:
-Mark where you want your belly piece of different colour to be (the green area in the picture)
-Cut out the belly part, and add the seam allowance for the new pieces you have obtained:
I did it very fast, it is not so accurate, but it should give you an idea....
An advice: try it on a cheap piece of fabric before committing to your fur.... 
