My Bumble Bear finally finished!

Well I finally finished my Bumble Bear a week ago and wanted to show you the photos. He turned out really nice after all - wasn't sure I liked him till I trimmed his nose and then he started to look cute. I changed the original pattern so that the muzzle was 2 colour instead of one. I changed the body so that it had stripes. Im happy to say the changes worked and he wasn't misshapen like I thought he might be.Hope you like him!

Im still working on my bumble bear - here are a few photos - the pattern Im using is nothing like the way this bear will turn out, the body is now striped, cut and sewn together with 2 different fabrics as is the muzzle. I love the little clips I use for holding pieces together when I sew them & all my bears are hand sewn. More photos to come.

A new bear?

Ok all these bear makers are inspiring me - I designed a bumble bear months ago and cut it out but never got around to making it. Why I am I sitting on the computer when I could be making a bear? So I am off to the craft room (rumpus room shared with my son's Xbox) and will take photos of the process - will only post them 1. if I can work out how to here & 2. if it works out the way I want it to.
This is my first designed bear made from bits of other patterns and Im really not sure if it will go together properly.
Oh well here goes...