Bears

A lot of the things I sew are done simply because I like them, such as the Lickle Ted here, he was just so cute I couldn't resist. There are some nice little bits of detail, such as gold in his paw, blending filament in the stars to give a little bit of sparkle and satin threads are used in the jar lid to make it look shiny. I've really no idea what I'm going to do with him. I've got quite a few pieces the same, at the moment store in an acid free album, to keep them flat and clean until i decide what to do with them.





Lickle Ted

I like to make a stitched gift for friends to commemorate important events and this is a sampler I did for a friend a few years ago on the birth of their daughter. The familiar Forever friends bear, but they brought out a range in more pastel (not quite sepia) tones which i thought was rather nice for a baby.





Forever Friends

Given that I have stitched something for all my friends when they get married I wasn't going to let my wedding pass by without having a sampler done. Knowing that none of my friend would be planning to do anything I got on to the case myself. I have a love/hate relationship (no not with DH) with Tatty Teddy. He's so cute I can't resist, but every time I succumb I say never again, no more. The backstitch detail that give the fuzzy furry appearance is a nightmare to do, it is just so seemly random, yet intricate. I'm bound to do more though in spite of my protest.

Tatty Teddy

It's not all cross stitch - this is a chap I knitted for a friend at work, she was heading off on maternity leave and I wanted to add something in addition to the group gift. I still think this is one of the best knitted bear patterns I've done.