This will be another photo journey of my creation of a 5 bear custom order.
Paula's Mink Coat |
Well, Paula and Carla, thank you for trusting me with your beautiful family heirloom mink coat. The plan is to transform it into 5 teddy bears for the grandchildren. I will do my very best. I thought it would be fun to take you along on the Transformation Journey, so I will post photos along the way:
The coat lining is so much fun! I'm thinking using it for little quilts for the teddies to sit on (one with the monogramed name and another with the label)
Next step? Taking the coat apart ...
I LOVE these buttons ... I will use them somehow with the teddies. |
This is the pattern that I will be using (my "Mother" bear pattern). The mink used in this example is very similar to the mink in Paula's coat ... so the teddies should look very similar. |
The coat lining is so much fun! I'm thinking using it for little quilts for the teddies to sit on (one with the monogramed name and another with the label)
I usually use the lining for the paw pads but included with the coat were two belts, one leather and one suede ... which will be great for the paw pads. |
Taking a mink coat apart is very messy but it was another beautiful sunny day here in Southern California so I was able to work in my back yard. I like to let bits of fur and thread fly around the yard because I have seen birds pick them up for their nests.
It takes takes some time to cut out all the lining and to carefully trim and cut the coat into workable pieces.
Next step?
Cutting out the pattern lining and attaching to pelts ...
It was close but there was enough of the wider pelts for all five teddies.
Next step? Cutting out the pattern pieces and trimming them...
This is one of the most time consuming steps since there are 30 pattern pieces for each teddy bear, so with 5 teddies I need to cut and trim 150 pattern pieces ! Well, I know what I will be doing for the next couple of days. When I have a big order like this I tend to put on some Classic Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly movies because I've seen them so many times I know them by heart ... so I can cut and trim my pattern pieces without having actually look at the movie because I have all their dancing memorized.
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