make your own t-shirt teddy bear

You can make a teddy bear from an old discarded t-shirt. Rather than using it as a rag, or throwing it away, you can use it to make a teddy bear or 2 for yourself, your kids, neices, nephews or a little kid from a family which can't afford a teddy bear.

Word of warning, before you turn that old t-shirt into a teddy bear, make sure it is not somebody's favourite t-shirt.

Here's how

Get a clean old t-shirt that you would normally discard.
Get a sheet of carbon paper or tracing paper, or anything you could use to trace the teddy bear pattern onto a t-shirt.
Draw a picture of a teddybear. Outline the picture by drawing a seam 1cm away from the original picture. This is to allow for the seams required when you sew the teddy bear together.
Cut out the teddy bear pattern.
Trace two copies of it onto the t-shirt. One for the front and one for the back.
Cut the teddy bear pattern from t-shirt.
Use black wool to sew on the eyes, nose and mouth. Use the pattern for reference.
Put the front and back pieces together, with the teddy bear's face facing inwards.
Sew the 2 pieces together leaving an opening on top for the stuffing.
Turn it inside out so the teddy bear's face is facing you.
Cut strips from the rest of t-shirt to stuff the teddy bear with.
Stuff the bear with strips of t-shirt.
Turn the flaps on top of the bear inwards and sew the top of its head shut.

If you can't draw a teddy bear, you can search for an image on the internet, or better yet, get a book of teddy patterns for a much better looking bear.

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