A Quick-and-Easy Teddy Bear: With Full-Size Patterns for Clothing (Dover Needlework) [Paperback]

Jodie Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 1991 | Series: Dover Needlework

Clearly written, abundantly illustrated guide for creating adorable 16"-tall, jointed teddy bear and 4 costumes — 2 each for a boy and a girl teddy. Instructions for selecting fabrics, preparing patterns, assembling and stuffing the animals. Ready-to-use patterns for matching school outfits, sundress and boy's jumpsuit. Color illustrations on covers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (October 4, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486268640
• ISBN-13: 978-0486268644
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,266,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Exactly Quick and Easy, but Still Great, March 12, 2005

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Sunny Sewing Honeybee - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Quick-and-Easy Teddy Bear: With Full-Size Patterns for Clothing (Dover Needlework) (Paperback)

Following the pattern in this book yields a very professional-looking teddy bear. The fabric you choose will really change the bear's appearance. My only concern with the book is the title, specifically the words "quick and easy." It normally takes me a day to put together a stuffed animal, but this bear took a long time, especially since it used joints that have to be installed from the inside. The joints weren't easy to use (I had to create my own, because the ones I bought wouldn't fit together).

If you have never sewn a bear together before, or want to make it easier, it helps to (1) use textured felt instead of faux fur (although it doesn't stretch/give, it's thinner and easier to sew with); (2) sew the limbs on instead of jointing them (in my experience, doll joints are impossible to put on!). If it's your first bear, these tips might help, and then you can proceed to the more advanced job of using thick faux fur and joints.

Have fun!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Basic Teddy Bear "How To" For Beginners, May 25, 2000

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This review is from: A Quick-and-Easy Teddy Bear: With Full-Size Patterns for Clothing (Dover Needlework) (Paperback)

For the price you get a beginner level bare bones pattern, a beginner level explanation of bear making terms and full sized patterns for a bear, shirt, pants, and skirt to make a boy or girl bear. Also included is an optional bib top to put on either the pants or skirt for an added variation. The patterns lack any imaginative qualities that an experienced bear maker would like, but for a beginner making their first bear, it is basic, simple, and has easy to follow directions.