hi,
i used a pattern from the book, 'Bearmaking 101' by Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh...it was project number 6, a jointed and gusseted bear. it was the first time i used 'real' fur. when you cut the fur it seemed the easiest to make a template of the pattern pieces and draw around them on the skin side of the fur and then cut them with a razor knife, careful of not cutting the fur. i used a leather needle in my machine. be mindful of pushing the fur toward the body or into the part of the bear you are sewing, that the fur is not sticking into the seem, this makes it so the seems are not so obvious when you turn you part, right sides out.
if you have any other questions, let me know. char.