"Delores Bear" 16 (41cm) To make "Delores Bear" you will need: Viscose plush fabric 22 x 16 Suedette 6 x 6 1/2 5 x 26mm Nut & bolt joints 2 x 12mm Black safety eyes Perli thread (nose) Floral fabric (drawers) 27 x 12 Floral fabric (braces) 6 x 6 Fabric scraps (patches) 1 4 Lace trim 26 Wool felt (hat) 11 x 20 4 Fancy buttons (braces) 2 Plastic snap fasteners Sheering elastic Strong sewing thread Scrap felt (nose lining) Steel shot (to add some weight) 6 oz Polyester filling Hat Flower Wool felt 8 x 8 (flower petals) Scrap wool felt (flower centre) Embroidery thread (flower centre) Derwent watercolour pencil (rose madder 21) Please read the following carefully before you begin: LAYOUT AND CUTTING a. Cut out the paper pattern pieces, seam allowances of 6mm (¼") are included. b. Lay out the pattern pieces on the back of the fabric with the arrows following the direction of the pile. Draw around pattern pieces remembering to reverse parts of the head, inner arm, outer arm, legs body and paw pad. DIAGRAM 1 c. Cut out pieces carefully using the point of your scissors use small snipping actions to prevent damage to the fabric pile, (see diagram 1). Delores Bear 1
STITCHING YOUR BEAR a. When sewing always place pile sides of fabric together. b. Always pin and tack everything. c. Take care to place pins at right angles to the fabric so that you don't lose any pins, (see diagram 2). DIAGRAM 2 LEGS a. Sew legs together leaving open where indicated on pattern, (see diagram 3). LEG b. Sew foot pads to lower edge of legs matching centre front and center back points, (see diagram 4). c. Make small holes where indicated at leg joints, (always use a blunt tool such as a knitting needle or awl). DIAGRAM 3 d. Turn carefully. FOOT PAD ARMS a. Sew paw pads to the inner arm matching D (see diagram 5). b. Sew inner arms to outer arms leaving open where indicated on pattern, (see diagram 6). c. Make small holes at arm joints and turn carefully. INNER ARM DIAGRAM 4 INNER ARM D PAW PAW DIAGRAM 5 DIAGRAM 6 Delores Bear 2
BODY DART a. Sew darts in the two body sections, see diagram 7). b. Sew two body pieces together leaving open where indicated on the pattern, (see diagram 7). BODY b. Make small holes at arm and leg joints, turn carefully. DART DIAGRAM 7 HEAD AND EARS EAR a. Sew ears together in pairs leaving open where indicated on pattern, (see diagram 8). b. Turn carefully and slip stitch opening. c. Sew head from A to B, (See diagram 9). d. Sew in head gusset, the easiest way is to start at the centre nose and sew first one side and then the other (matching marks on side head with marks on head gusset), (see diagram 10). e. Carefully turn head. A DIAGRAM 8 SIDE HEAD B DIAGRAM 9 CENTRE NOSE HEAD GUSSET DIAGRAM 10 Delores Bear 3
FIXING EYES Note: The dots for the position of the eyes are marked on the pattern as a guide only. a. Stuff the head lightly. b. Cut two small circles of dark fabric or card, about the same size as the eyes. c. Using pins to hold the circles in place, try different eye positions until you are satisfied with the look of your bear, (see diagram 11). d. Mark this position carefully. e. Remove the stuffing and using your awl make small holes in the positions you have marked. f. To fix the eye, slip the stem through the hole and secure inside with the washer, (see diagram 12). EYE DIAGRAM 11 DIAGRAM 12 FUR FABRIC WASHER STUFFING AND JOINTING THE HEAD (See diagram 13). a. Stuff the head firmly paying particular attention to the nose, use small amounts of filler to start with and when you have a firm well shaped nose, larger amounts can be added. b. Using strong thread, run a gathering stitch around the neck edge. LOCKING NUT WOODEN DISCS DIAGRAM 13 WASHERS BOLT c. Fit the joint by sliding a washer onto the bolt followed by one of the wooden discs, (see diagram 14). d. Pull the gathers up tightly and secure in place with a few back stitches. e. Slip the stem of the joint through the small hole at neck of body. f. Slip first the wooden disc then the washer onto the bolt from inside the body. g. Fit the locking washer using a socket nut spinner. WASHER BOLT HEAD WOODEN DISC DIAGRAM 14 Delores Bear 4
JOINTING ARMS AND LEGS a. b. Fit the joint as before by sliding a washer onto the bolt followed by one of the wooden discs. Slip the stem of the joints through the holes one at a time, starting with the legs and assembling the joint on the inside of the body as you go, (see diagram 15 & 16). BOLT WASHER WOODEN DISCS 26mm JOINTS 26mm JOINTS LOCKING NUT 26mm JOINTS WASHER DIAGRAM 15 STUFFING YOUR BEAR DIAGRAM 16 OPTIONAL: To give your bear lots more cuddle appeal you can add some plastic pellets or steel shot. NOTE: This is not suitable for young children. An alternative to pellets and steel shot which would be suitable for young children is pudding rice. Bake the rice in an oven proof dish on a medium heat for approximately 30 minutes or until quite hard, allow to cool. Using diagram C as a guide and the following instructions carefully stuff your bear. FILL LIGHTLY FILL LIGHTLY RICE OR PELLETS FILL LIGHTLY FILLER RICE OR PELLETS FILL LIGHTLY FILL LIGHTLY DIAGRAM C a. RICE OR PELLETS Stuff the arms and legs firmly, making sure the paws and feet are well filled before continuing up the arms and legs. Delores Bear 5 FILLER
b. Close the openings with a ladder stitch using strong thread, (see diagram 17). c. Stuff the body firmly and close the back opening with a ladder stitch. LADDER STITCH NOSE AND MOUTH DIAGRAM 17 a. Cut a small rectangle of felt and place in position for nose, (see diagram 18). b. Stitch in place and oversew edges, (see diagram 18). c. Using Perle thread and the felt as a guide, going from top to bottom stitch the left side first and then the right, (see diagram 19). Finish with the needle at the bottom centre. d. The mouth is formed with an upside down Y shape, (see diagram 20). DIAGRAM 18 OVERSEW EDGES DIAGRAM 19 DIAGRAM 20 EARS a. Place the ears on the head and move them around until you find a position that you like. b. Pin them in place and stitch using strong thread and a ladder stitch, (see diagram 21). EAR EAR Delores Bear 6 DIAGRAM 21
CLAWS a. Using Perli thread, make a small knot in the end. b. Take your needle through the back of the paw and come out at position A. Pull firmly so that the knot slips through the fabric being careful not to pull the knot all the way through to the front, (see diagram 22). H F G E C A D B c. Take the needle through the back of the paw at position B and come out at C. d. Repeat until you have finished four claws, now run the thread back and forth through the back of the paw and lose the end of the thread. DIAGRAM 22 DELORES S CLOTHES DRAWERS a. Neaten lower edges of drawers legs. DRAWERS b. Press under 6mm (¼ ). c. Stitch 6mm (¼ ) lace trim to lower edge, (see diagram 23). GATHERING LINE FOR ELASTIC DIAGRAM 23 GATHERING LOWER EDGE OF DRAWERS WITH ELASTIC i. Using the widest Zig-Zag and a short stitch length. ii. Tack elastic at side seam, (see diagram 24). DIAGRAM 24 iii. iv. Stretch elastic out as far as possible and Zig-Zag over the elastic without catching it in the stitching. This will form a casing so that when you reach the end you can simply pull the elastic to desired length to fit around the bears legs, (see diagram 25). DIAGRAM 25 Delores Bear 7
d. With right sides together stitch centre front seam, (see diagram 26), neaten edges. e. Open drawers out, (see diagram 27). DRAWERS OPTIONAL: PATCHES i. Patches can be any size and placed in any position you wish. DIAGRAM 26 ii. Cut patch to desired size and press under 6mm (¼ ). f. Place patches in desired positions, pin tack and stitch in place, (see diagram 27). g. Neaten edges of centre backs. h. Stitch centre back seam leaving open where indicated on pattern. i. Press seam open and stitch, (see diagram 28). DIAGRAM 27 j. Bring centre seams together and stitch inside leg seams, (see diagram 29). k. Press under 6mm (¼ ) along one edge of waistband. L. Gather top edge of drawers to fit waist band matching centres, (see diagram 30), stitch in place. m. Fold waistband in half, stitch ends and trim (see diagram 31), turn and press. DIAGRAM 28 CLIP CORNERS WAISTBAND DIAGRAM 29 DIAGRAM 30 DIAGRAM 31 Delores Bear 8
n. Tack waistband in position and slip stitch, (see diagram 32). o. Stitch poppers in position marked on the pattern. WAISTBAND BRACES a. Fold braces in half and stitch around edge leaving open where indicated on pattern, (see diagram 33). b. Clip corners, turn right side and press. c. Slip stitch opening. d. Sew braces into position as marked on pattern using buttons, (see diagram 34 & photo). BRACES DIAGRAM 32 BRACES SLIP STITCH DRAWERS DIAGRAM 33 DIAGRAM 34 HAT a. Place right sides of hat brim together and sew, (see diagram 35). Turn right side and press. HAT BRIM b. Top stitch outside edge of brim, (see diagram 36) and tack inside edges of brim together to hold in place. c. Sew hat band to inside edge of brim matching centres, (see diagram 37). DIAGRAM 35 HAT BRIM HAT BAND HAT BRIM DIAGRAM 36 DIAGRAM 37 Delores Bear 9
d. Sew centre back seam, (see diagram 38). e. Gather top edge of hat band to fit hat crown, (see diagram 39), carefully sew in place and turn right side out. HAT BAND HAT CROWN HAT BAND HAT BRIM FLOWER DIAGRAM 38 DIAGRAM 39 a. Place the flowers one on top the other staggering the petals as shown, (see diagram 40). Pin to hold in place. GATHER b. Using strong thread gather inner circle using a running stitch through all layers, gently pull up gathers slightly and fasten off. a. Using strong thread sew a running stitch around flower centre, (see diagram 41). b. Gather slightly and stuff. c. Pull gathers up tightly and fasten off, (see diagram 42). DIAGRAM 40 d. Place the flower centre in a central position and carefully ladder stitch using a strong thread, (see diagram 17 & 43). RUNNING STITCH f. Using 2 strands of embroidery silk sew a few french knots to the flower centre, (see diagram 43 & 44). FLOWER CENTRE g. Using a Derwent Watercolour pencil shade flower petals, (see diagram 43). h. Ladder stitch flower to hat, (see diagram 17 & photo for positioning). DIAGRAM 41 GATHER SHADE FRENCH KNOTS FRENCH KNOT FLOWER CENTRE DIAGRAM 42 DIAGRAM 43 DIAGRAM 44 Delores Bear 10
"Delores Bear" is now finished. SAFETY This pattern has been designed with safety in mind and if made as per the instructions will be suitable for young children. All buttons and any other detachable items such as ribbons must be removed. However, I cannot be held responsible for the way each maker carries out the instructions. For full information on those regulations, a booklet can be obtained from the Department of Trade and Industry, 1-19 Victoria Street, London SW1. Delores Bear 11
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