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November 20, 2018 By Brandy 4 Comments

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Easy Teddy Bear Pattern and Sewing Tutorial For Kids!

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A quick and easy easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too! This post contains affiliate links.

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!  

Last year ladies at church made 100 teddy bears to donate to the local hospital. It was such a successful event that they did it again and made over 100 more. They invited the youth to help and my girls had a great time stuffing little bears while we sewed them up. Kaylee even asked the gal in charge if she could bring a teddy bear pattern home to make her own. The ones we made for the hospital were 10″ tall. Super fluffy and cozy and made from the cutest fabrics! I knew they’d be such a great sewing project for kids to make as gifts. Think birthdays, Christmas or Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes!

I reduced the teddy bear pattern down to make smaller 6″ bears for our shoebox donations this year. Scroll down to download the pattern for both sizes!

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!  

 

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!  

I made one for Mac and he wasn’t sure that he liked it sitting on the table for the photo. Right as I snapped the photo his cute arm reached up and snatched up his bear, haha! He’s been sleeping with every night for the past two weeks.

 

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!  

Kaylee made her bear all on her own, from start to finish!

Easy Teddy Bear Pattern

Both sizes of teddy bears are darling, but for a kid’s sewing project the 10″ bears are easier to stitch up. Simply because the curves aren’t quite as tight to sew around.

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!  

Ruby sat on my lap while we sewed her bear, then she hand-stitched it closed all by herself. She was so proud of her bear and wants to make more to give to her friends.

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!  

Ready to make a basket of bears? Let’s get started!

easy teddy bear pattern

EASY TEDDY BEAR PATTERN

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!
3 from 3 votes
Print Pin Rate
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • sewing machine
  • pins
  • scissors
  • needle

Materials

  • teddy bear pattern 2 sizes available
  • Fabric printed for the front, and solid for the back
  • Thread
  • Stuffing

Instructions

  • Cut out two teddy bear shapes from fabric. Cotton and flannel are great options.
    cut out two bear shapes
  • Pin the two teddy shapes together, with the right sides of the fabric facing each other. Leave the area between the legs open.
    pin bear sections together
  • Sew, using a 1/4″ or 3/8″ seam allowance.
    stitch around bear
  • Clip the corners and curves close to the stitching, but do not clip your stitches! This will make smooth curves and pointy corners when you turn the bear right side out.
    clip bear along curves
  • Turn the bear right side out.
  • Fill with stuffing, nice and tight!
    stuff bear
  • Hand stitch closed. A whipstitch is a simple stitch for kids!

Notes

Don't forget to clip those curves! This is such an important step to make sure that the bears don’t have a wonky shape to them! 🙂

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!  

I hope our little shoebox recipients love their bears this year!

A quick and easy teddy bear pattern in two sizes! A great sewing project to make with kids, and perfect for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, too!  

For more easy sewing projects for kids be sure to check out Sew With Me! My kids’ sewing book with 60 step-by-step sewing projects to make with your kids!

sew with me book

There are 3 different skill levels so there is something for everyone. Here are a few of the projects that you’ll find inside Sew With Me!

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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Britany says

    April 19, 2020 at 8:01 pm

    We want to try this while we are home. I cannot get the pattern to print. I tried from phone and laptop. Can you help me?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      April 19, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      Hi Britany! You should be able to click the link and then the print icon. I’m not sure why it isn’t working for you. I just printed out a copy. Hmmm….did you try downloading it to your computer and then printing it after opening up the saved file from the computer? I can try to email it to you if that doesn’t work. Let me know! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Hayley says

    July 3, 2020 at 4:15 am

    These teddies are so cute but I am wondering how you put faces on these

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      July 4, 2020 at 5:48 pm

      Hi Hayley! You can embroider faces on before stitching them together if you’d like! We leave them without faces.

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