Meet sweet little Lu Lu Bear.
The idea for this sweet little bear came about after a spontaneous trip to my favorite junk store earlier this week.
I found this guy in a stuffed in a box in one of the booths of an antique / junk / thrift store. Sadly he wasn't on a shelf displayed nicely. Apparently the booth owner didn't think he was worth very much and left him laying in a dusty box marked "all box 50 cents". I spotted him and loved him right away. He's made out of an old quilt and backed with muslin and has oodles of vintage charm. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf8QcAaW4xXD5shiKqTXPC1Uj9xauJI-DSyN96k3-vRoy-VQrxX7PykWIXspLkOpJepxVBf-liHle7K_IDymMZqdMopmn_G8cTyAH4SLLrqG8VSvqtA8_xvk1sXxLT_sIYMkkjmH3opg/s400/blogger-image--622078675.jpg)
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At another booth in the same store, I found piles of vintage fabric for $1.00 a remnant. The nice thing is some of these have way more than a yard on them. I picked out a few pieces with the idea in mind of bringing them home and attempting to make more bears.
I wanted to just trace out a pattern but I had a hard time getting a good form. I ended up having to unsew the bear and used the backing as the pattern. I really didn't want to do that but I'm thinking I can sew it back up once I trace it and get a good template.
Here she is all stitched up. I still have to clip around the edges and throw it in the washer to fray the ends but I was a little impatient and had to get quick photo of it.
I was undecided about embroidering on a face. The original one didn't have one. I don't really think it needs one but who knows, I might add one to the next one I make.
Well off she goes to the washer...
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Til next time,
You are so creative to think of taking that bear and making more, even prettier little vintage-looking bears! I love her! She's so sweet! I wish I had been shopping with you at that store. I love to look around places like that. So fun, and even more fun when you find things like that bear and material.
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What a sweet little calico bear!
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