Friday night I worked hard, and I finished hand sewing the rest of the Bears. Now I have a big bag of bears to give to all of the Preschoolers in Thade’s class. Next I need to get to the store, so I can start making the Teddy Bear snack mix.

I’ve got one week left to get all of these bears sewn. So far I’ve finished 17, so I’m a little over half-way there. My hands hurt from all of this hand stitching though…

I hope to get the rest of the bears finished soon.

Yesterday was a very productive Bear day. While James was home for Lunch, I cut out all of the Girl Bears, and while Dylan took a nap, I sewed them all. This was a record for me 16 bears in 2 hours, not too bad.

Now I just need to turn them, stuff them. and sew them closed, and then we are good to go! I have a feeling these bears are going to get a lot of hugs, they are too cute.

This month I will be co-hosting a preschool party, and I thought it would be nice to have a little present to give to all of the kiddos in Thade’s class. At first I made a big list of give away items that I could order, and then I took one look at just how much it would be to ship all of these items, and I decided I could come up with something better.

I gathered up all of my fabric, I decided to make Teddy Bears for all of the kiddos. I be pairing the bears with a little treat bag of M&M’s or maybe Teddy Grahams. I think the bears will be adorable, but I’ve got a lot of sewing and stuffing to get done before the end of the month.

Yesterday I sewed 16 Boy bears, and I’ve got to cut and sew 16 Girl bears soon. I’ve got to make another run to the store for stuffing too. I hope to have some more pictures of the bears in progress soon. Back to the sewing machine!

Today the mess can wait, I’m busy playing with my new favorite toy…

James got me the coolest Christmas present this year, a brand new sewing machine! I love it love it love it! It is a Brother 60 stitch machine, that can do just about anything. I’ve been busy sewing up a storm, and having way too much fun playing with my new sewing machine.