Bears 10 – Short Haired Mohair 5 inch Bears

I love making bears with good fabric and this mohair is lovely to work with.  I bought it before we started this years trip with the intention of concentrating on small bears.  I was diverted for a while by the Brighton bears but finally got round to making these.  I have been reading ‘Gone with the Wind’ too which is an epic and also diverted me.

I first made this short haired bear and thought he had turned out really well.

But though I say so myself, this shorter haired bear is nigh on perfect.

They are 5 inches tall (12.5 cm) with small cotter pin joints and glass eyes.

I made scruffy (left) previously and the new ones make him look a bit Neanderthal.

Bears 9 – Two more Brighton bears

 

All three together, blue bow, safety bear and two cotter pin bears with red bows.

I used the last of the cream fabric bought in Brighton to make two more 10 inch (25cm bears). 

Sadly I do not have any safety joints left so have had to make them with Cotter Pin joints, so not suitable for children.

The bear above has safety eyes.

This bear is totally child un-friendly with English Glass Eyes.

They are all the same pattern but look different.

The thick fur made the nose trimming more effective and gave them individuality.

They all have subtly different coloured paws and pads too, but you need to look close.

Cube Patchwork

 

The cube patchwork was a bit of an experiment.  I really like the idea of handmade patchwork as it is portable and easy to pick up and put down quickly.

I have admired other cube patchworks and eventually found a 60 degree template to make the pieces with.

The three blue colours match and in real life really stand out.  So much so that I am struggling to know what to do with it now.  It is too vivid to live with as part of a cushion and I think it may end up on the side of a bag.

I used ‘freezer paper’ to make the templates and then tacked them to the material and turned the edges.

Then I used small stitches to piece all the diamonds together.

I was surprised how quickly it came together and only took about 4 hours in total.

It is approx 18 inches across.

Any suggestions on what to do with it, gratefully received.