Denim Teddy bears

Here are the results of my denim experiments using worn-out jeans.
I sewed three denim teddy bears and learned that denim is difficult to turn after sewing the seams. The long-legged teddy bear pattern I got from a magazine. The bear is meant to be hung from a door for a holiday decoration. I put beans in the paws and like the posing ability of the long arms and legs. I hand-sewed the muzzle and really wore out my fingers. Not doing that again.

Any bear pattern could be made this way by using long legs instead of short legs. Cut two straight strips with a slight curve for the paw for each leg.

Next, I made the smaller bear with a machine-sewed the muzzle, but still difficult to turn to right side. This muzzle shape makes me see a cat instead of a bear, but still a cute animal.

Then I used same small bear pattern to experiment with denim faux chenille. It took three tries and photos show final results. The side seam is machine stitched wrong sides together so there is no turning needed. It was easy to leave 2" opening for poly-stuffing and then to machine stitch closed. Photos show the bear after wash/dry cycles with long strings; then with strings trimmed off.

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Have teddy bear pattern pieces and old denim jean fabric ready. I am sewing bears for local charity group. Also, have dark fleece scrap to try as a bear.Last week I sewed 8 teddy bears(8" tall) using  different colors of fleece. The fleece and denim jeans were given to me by the charity group. They know I will try to recycle almost anything.