I started working on my felt bear

Your bear is adorable and I love the fall paintings! Thanks so much for the informative posts and pictures. I think i should also say Thank You to DubuqueRams and VelveteenRabbit7 for coaxing you back to the forum. I was going to save this news until I had some examples to post, but I bought the Scan N Cut and got it 2 days ago! I’ve been babysitting so I have only had time to take it out of the box! I was leaning toward a Silhouette Cameo and even had it in my cart, I was only waiting to be within 30 days of Craft Day. When I saw your most recent posts, I decided to take another look at the SnC and decided I would go with it. So you may want to brace yourself for lots of questions!LOL.    Your friend, Possum29.

This is FANTASTIC!!! I am such a visual learner and love how u included the steps w photos. U have some real talent!!! 

Well done:heart: I love it:smileyhappy:

Cupatea!    It is good to see you.  :womanhappy:

That bear is just darling.   I can’t wait to see it finished.   Who is the lucky recipient?   Thank you so much for sharing your projects and I look forward to seeing more. 

CupaTea – well done!  Your pictures and descriptions are super!  I can’t wait to see the finished projects.:heart:

Oh my goodness now that is a big complement coming from someone like you with an awesome career like you have had:smileyhappy: Thank you. :smileyhappy:  At this time in my life I have to really plan out my crafting projects. In my younger days it seemed so natural for me to create. I found it so much easier and I got the projects done quicker. Master Crafter thank you for that. I feel like it is all baby steps.

OMG Dancer and Make up artist. Now that is artistic.:smileyhappy: That takes real planning and real creativity and work.I love that too.:smileyhappy: When I was younger, I was a real girly girl. Make up hair and I loved to dance. OMG you go girl I love it:heart: I can appreciate your artist skills too.:smileyhappy:

We are all artistic in one form or another. I love the arts. I too find it very relaxing and helps my old brains to keep it together. I hope you are able to keep it up even for yourself. OMG I just really love hearing this about you. That is so awesome:heart: I am very impressed.:smileyhappy: keep on Dancing my friend:smileyhappy:

Your HSN friend,

Cupatea

Hi friends,

I am still at it and made a few changes. I changed the ear section from just the small out line to a full inside section. what I did was cut the ears off my copy paper print and colored them in with a red color pencil so that they would show up in my scan n cut. I then used my photo copy mat and scanned them in followed direction and then cut them out. Here are pictures of the result

I also decide to use fusible web to iron to the ears and belly and paws. I have not ironed it on yet but plan on doing that after posting this up. Here is a pic of the fusable for the belly of the bear.

I pulled off the High tack fabric support sheet and here is my mat ready to go the next time.

I see my ceiling fan light reflection along with a reflection of my shadow snapping this picture:smileyhappy:

I am off to start iron on the fusible web. Then I think I will brave it and start sewing. Wish me luck.:smileyhappy:

Your HSN friend,

Cupatea

I am here now finally.

I have been working on the bear sewed all the little parts on and yes

He is now ready to be sewn together and stuffed.

 and   Thank you I am like it better with the full ear instead of the little outline ear.

I did miss a little bit on the belly piece with the sewing. I will say for me trying to do a satin or applique stitch it is ok. I will also say I have never sewn such tiny stitches. It is not perfect but that is ok.:smileyhappy:

I used my singer Heavy duty sewing machine that I purchased here at HSN.

I use the button foot to sew on the little eyes nose and bow tie. Black and red thread.

I used the satin foot to sew around the the belly and the ears and the foot pads. Taupe thread.

I will be sewing a 1/4 inch around the bear to stitch him together. Therefore some of the foot pads and ears should be sewn in to the seam. I will leave an open on the side to turn the bear right side out as he will be sewn in side out. Then I will stuff him and hand sew the opening closed.

I will use the all purpose foot to sew the bear together. that will be hopefully tomorrow.

With that said there will be 4-8 inches of snow to shovel too between tomorrow and Monday night.

Here are a few pictures.

the little pieces sew on as explained above

Here is my sewing machine and pictures of feet used. the button foot is on the machine.

Ok Guys I am tired and have to stop now. Thank you all for stopping in to check on the progress.:smileyhappy:

Your HSN friend,

Cupatea

Ok everyone :smileyhappy:

I am starting to sew the bear together. At this point the bear is 9″x9″ and if I do my 1/4″ sew then it should be 83/4″ =8.75 x83/4 or 8.75×8.75. we will see. I did get my roast on potatoes and carrots peeled and ready to go.

Here are few pictures of the foot that I am using and the bear under the pressure foot and now ready.

I use my straight 1/4″ foot to make sure I am staying on the 1/4 inch line but that does not mean that I will. Here is hoping.:smileyhappy:

Pictures here.

1/4 inch foot on machine.

Here is the bear set up to sew.

Hi eveyone,

Well here I am again.:smileyhappy:the little bear is done:smileyhappy: Sewed together and stuffed and hand sewn closed.

Well I did have a few little snags while sewing like my thread bobbin not wanting to work properly and having to pull some threads and start over again. But at the end of the day it worked out pretty good.:smileyhappy:

I accomplished what I started out by separating one little bear from a banner of bears and making a tangible item out it. Here he is all finished. I sewed down the ears and did not stuff them. I think they came out pretty good.

Hope you all like him sorry for taking so long to finish this project up. He was not as easy as my little money charm doll to make but it is done now. :smileyhappy:

Your HSN friend,

Cupatea

Thank you both for stopping in and seeing the little bear finished.

 Yes I do have a picture of my Money Charm doll. I also made him from my SNC designs he is really the shape of a ginger bread man. I did it as a goof for a friend’s birthday. I made a doll of her x so she good stick pins in it.:smileyhappy:

Then I decided to make a money doll charm for me but no pins. Just four leaf clovers and the money sign and out of green felt. and a green bow at its neck. I used an iron on glitter transfer for the money signs and four leaf clovers that took me about two hours between to dolls to make.

I am thinking if one plays bingo it might be something to take along for the night with the other lucky charms. I do not play bingo and so far I have found some lose change on the floor:smileyhappy:

that is about as much money as this little guy has brought me.lololo:smileyhappy:

Anyway it is fun making this silly stuff.:smileyhappy:

 yes this is just for me anyway just to challenge myself and see how far I can go with my snc. I still have a long way to go as much as I have done with it I feel I am still in the learning stage.

Here he is

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Thanks for stopping in now it is time to clean up the mess.

Your HSN friend,

Cupatea

, thanks for sharing this incredible project with us…from beginning to end. It made me ”beary” happy.

Hi      And everyone that took a look here and left an awesome compliment to me.:smileyhappy:

I really loved having you all come on my Journey that is a nice call for this thank you

Yes  there are other banners I am considering there is a cute little yellow rubber ducky that looks like it might want to be separated from the group.:smileyhappy: We will see.

 I am glad it made you ” beary” happy.

I hope that it brought just a little bit of sunshine on these snowy dreary days.:smileyhappy:

Thank you all again my dear friends:smileyhappy:

Your HSN friend,

Cupatea

Your felt bear is super-cute!  Congrats on a great job……you know, I don’t even generally like felt things, but yours is so nice that it made me smile!   That little bear looks like he’s all ready for Valentine’s Day!