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A Pear, a Pineapple, and a Pair of Bears

12/10/2013

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The leftovers from the recycled wool Fireside Star quilt were sitting there staring at me, so I needed to do something with them.   I saw some similar pillows in a quilt shop, and thought they would be a good way to use up some of the scraps.  I had to use flannel for the green, as there wasn't any green wool.  The stitching is NOT hand buttonhole stitch.  I don't DO handwork if I can help it!  My machine has a very nice double buttonhole stitch, so I use it.
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By the time I got done with the pillows, there were no large pieces of wool left, but it was still sitting there staring at me.  So--let's use it all up.  I can't bear to see scraps of non-traditional fabrics sitting around.  Quilting fabric scraps abound, but the others I seldom use, so don't really want to give them space.  So after  a 1 1/2 hour search, I finally unearthed the nearly 30 year old bear pattern.  Patchwork bears--so cute.  They're ready to spruce up the space for Christmas.  My 5 year old great-granddaughter Bella was here when I was making one of them, and when it came to the stuffing, she was eager to help.  She's not ready for the sewing machine yet, but the stuffing was a way she could be involved.  When she can sit still for 5 minutes, and reach the foot control, I'll teach her to sew.
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    Elsie Vredenburg
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