Ever since I watched Cardcaptors as a kid, I've always liked the idea of making a teddy bear for someone; that someone hasn't come along yet but the urge to make a bear hasn't left me. My sister even brought back a kit from Korea as a souvenir for me, knowing I would love it because of our mutual love of Cardcaptors and Sakura made her first bear from a kit too. The kit I'm working from comes from iMinky.
The instructions of the kit were written in Korean so I pretty much made educated guesses throughout the project. The fabric easily frayed so I attached some fusible interfacing to the fabric which helped a little bit. The kit comes with enough fabric for the project and some extra in case you need to remake a limb or something. There was also an excess of stuffing. I can probably make one or two more bears of the same size with the left overs. I did run out of thread fairly quickly but I have enough white thread lying around so no harm, no foul.
I would have liked to be able to try to make some crown joints for this bear but I couldn't find one at my local Lowe's store. So I gave him as much pose-ability as I could by sewing some thread through both legs and body at one time(I did the same for the arms). The buttons I sewed on after and just to the outer side of the limb. I think if I keep from twisting his legs too much he'll be fine.
Because of the size I thought hand sewing might be easier than using my machine. It was fun but hand-sewing isn't really my specialty but if you look at the seams closely you can definitely see the improvement, though I'm afraid my stitching wouldn't be considered very womanlike. The bear itself is small, measuring only about 6" when standing. Smaller than my traveling bear, he might even be more convenient to travel with than Teddy because he comes with a keychain attachment. But Teddy is mine and I'm his.
I've decided to name him Eriol in honor of the Cardcaptors series. I tied a ribbon around his neck today, so... Happy Birthday, little guy!
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