I claim that I can sew anything. I have had some experience in just about every area of sewing I can think of and I usually have some success. But this time, I needed to figure out how to sew love. My sweet little neighbor brought me over his teddy bear that his new puppy helped himself to and the poor guy was missing ears and a tail. With big, sad eyes Isaiah asked me to fix his ear but he didn't need a new tail. How on earth could I tell him no?
A few before shots
After taking a close look at Teddy's injuries I decided to start with the ears and there was no saving them, unfortunately. So I took the time to slowly remove the partial ears leaving some big holes that would need to be sewn up when the new ears were inserted.
This side actually had a large tear in the fabric that I didn't even know was there until the ear came out. Poor little guy! He also had a seam split on his tummy and one at the back of his neck. I'm not sure those were from the dog, but once Teddy was put in my hands he would receive the best care I could give him.
I just happened to have to fleece in my stash that was the perfect color, I used one of the missing ears and made an ear that seemed to be the right size and shape and then added seam allowance all the way around. Then I cut 4 the exact same size and shape and put two wrong sides together and serged them together, slipped them inside Teddy's head and used a ladder stitch to sew the ears in and closed all the extra holes, including the one where his tail had once been.
After a good brushing Teddy was just about ready to be handed back into the arms of his little boy.
After a quick photoshoot, Teddy was ready to go home!
There was no better reward for this little project then this little letter from Isaiah and his sister Dahlia. These kids! This, this is why I sew!
The links provided in this post may be affiliate links where I receive a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting me, my blogging and my sewing!
No comments:
Post a Comment