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question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: TootsNYC Date: April 29, 2020, 2:57 pm
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I made another thread about my new time-wasting project, sewing
a tiny teddy bear out of fleece scraps.
It's a sherpa fleece, and it's very puffy.
I was going to sew it with right sides facing, and then turn it
inside out, but now I'm worried.
I'm worried I won't keep a good shape, with that thickness
making things lumpy at the seam. A pro might trim some of the
fuzz away right at the seam, but I'm not capable of doing that.
So I wondered if I should give up on that and simply sew the
edges together with a tight blanket stitch. Then I'll get the
silhouette right.
What do you think?
Maybe I should test on a scrap to see how deep I need to make
the stitches to be sure they won't pull out.
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: oogyda Date: April 29, 2020, 5:37 pm
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Yes. You should test it on a scrap, because that is exactly the
problem that will give you fits.
I'm surprised you can't use your machine since it worked on the
jacket. Hmmmmm. One of those mysteries, I guess. I was going
to tell you to trim the fleece off, but you've said you're not
capable, so I don't have any other advice. Sorry.
However, you can't give up! I'm already in love with this
little teddy bear and I think quite a few others are as well.
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: HenrysMom Date: May 4, 2020, 12:14 am
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I would test on a scrap, and try to trim the fur off the seam
allowance. It’ll make for easier assembly and the shape will be
easier to fix in place.
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: TootsNYC Date: May 4, 2020, 9:43 am
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well, I did the imprudent thing and tried just sewing it all.
It turned inside out OK, but it doesn't look good--and I think
it wouldn't help to trim away any of the fur.
So I took out all the stitching (and that was a bear!), and I'm
going to do the blanket stitch around it in brown. I think
that'll also help "draw" the outline of the bear.
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: gmatoy Date: May 4, 2020, 2:10 pm
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TootsNYC, Let me just cheer you on! You can do it! (I'm going to
channel the girls on my daughter's team when she was about 10.)
Toots! Toots! She's our woooo-man!
If she can't do it, no one can!!
Hurrah! Hurrah!
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: Rho Date: May 4, 2020, 11:07 pm
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Have you ever heard of rag quilts? They are sewn right sides
out with seams showing.
Why not sew a rag bear? If there is a photo of a bear in a
dress it has nothing to do with the post--I was messing around
trying to insert photo in another post.
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: Chez Miriam Date: May 5, 2020, 6:25 am
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Did you try trimming the tiniest seam allowance of some fur? I
remember my mum making a "sheepskin" coat in the 1970s, and was
surprised at how small the seam allowance was. Never having
come across fabric that didn't fray before, that was a real
surprise to me.
I'm assuming, of course, that your fleece won't fray...
I think either the blanket stitch or Rho's suggestion would look
lovely, and I hope you post pics.
Oh, and: Good Luck!
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: TootsNYC Date: May 5, 2020, 11:09 am
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the base fabric doesn't look as though it will fray.
But the trimming away of that seam allowance is too daunting,
and I'm not sure it will look that good anyway.
So I'm going with the blanket stitch, which will have the bear
inside out, with seam allowances showing (they'll be part of the
blanket stitch)
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: Chez Miriam Date: May 5, 2020, 11:24 am
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[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=1698.msg51338#msg51338
date=1588694952]
the base fabric doesn't look as though it will fray.
But the trimming away of that seam allowance is too daunting,
and I'm not sure it will look that good anyway.
So I'm going with the blanket stitch, which will have the bear
inside out, with seam allowances showing (they'll be part of the
blanket stitch)
[/quote]
That sounds like a great plan and will result in a lovely
bear...
Can we persuade you to post pics? </hint>
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Re: question on sewing a small fleece teddy bear
By: TootsNYC Date: May 5, 2020, 12:35 pm
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I've been taking process pics; I haven't put them together into
an Imgur album yet, but I will.
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