kountrykreation

Elisabrat,
This is a 'repurposed' mink teddy. I am making 4, 14" teddy bears out of my mother's old mink coat that was left to me some 30 years ago. I decided it needed mending, or better yet (after long contemplation to cut it up!), 'repurposed' into mink teddy bears, one for each of my mother's great grandkids. I think they're dubbed, "Teddy Bears with a Past" or "Memory Bears". Here's a previous QB link that has a (similar) picture, http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ear-t6177.html. The ones I'm making will be in black mink and I'm just now starting on the sewing (w/lots of hand sewing grrrr), after completing cutting all the pattern pieces and applying backing for reinforcement. Also, I think you can pick up decent old mink coats off of ebay, estate sales, and such, if you are looking? The deer camp is our weekend getaway place where, uh, lets just say, there are lots of deer (ie, deer camp).

Aboslutely tons of great packages received this month!

Krystyna

Sorry I've been AWOL this month. The bathroom is finally done. Well, mostly. The important thing is that I was able to take a shower in my own bathroom! Elisabrat, I can't imagine what you are going through with your bathing method and I am ashamed of myself for complaining about my situation.

What lovely packages coming in! Such thoughtful and delightful items in each one. You ladies are really a warm and special bunch and I'm so glad to have met you all in this swap.

TooManyUFOs, it sounds like you had a wonderful, wonderful day. My dh is on vacation for the next two weeks and besides a bit more work in the bathroom, we plan on going fishing in some of our favorite spots. The snappers are getting bigger and there are plenty of kingfish, weakfish and porgies, too.

It's time to go foraging for beach plums! I love hiking in the dunes in our secret beach plum grove. This year I think I am going to put a lot into my dehydrator to use in muffins this winter. Yum!

And now that things are getting somewhat back to normal, I will be able to work on that patriotic quilt for the Joann's employee. Pix soon!

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

luvstoquilt

Those bears sound really hard to make! I have seen them and would love having one but I think it would be really hard to sew!!!!

kountrykreation

A lot of the sewing can actually be done on a regular home sewing machine w/micro needle, or leather needle. However closing up the stuffing holes are hand stitched w/a ladder stitch. It seems to be a slow process for me, but I've already cut up the coat, so it's to late to turn back now! LOL

Beeboop71

Hi everyone. So excited to report that I finally received my Package all the way from England!!! I received a Scrapbook magazine with rub on stickers, a quilting magazine and a guide to Newcastle England. Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to visit. Thanks Canny Quilter!! Will try to post a picture later.

mizkyp

I got it, I got it!!!! And all of you will be jealous of the wonderful needle punch Greenini sent me. Along with tea, fabric, quilting magazines, a purple thang, good n plenty candy, etc. I will try and post a picture later so everyone will be green with envy. Thanks Greenini

Juli

I had to show a picture of my cat. Yesterday, I got into my towel closet and walked away for a moment and left the door open. I came back and found almost every single towel in a big pile on the floor, the few that actually remained on the shelf had this laying on top of them.

TOOMANYUFO'S

Krystyna you have a lot of fish that we don't get around here. Image this, a fat 50 yr old bent over trying to get slippery fish off a fiberglass floor. I am so lame today I can hardly move. The fish were flipping so fast they would come off the hooks and after several attempts we would finally get them into the tank of water. It was harder to catch the fish in the floor than in the water. I got a workout! Those beach plums sound interesting, maybe someday you will be my sp and I will get to try your jam. Does it taste like a particular berry or fruit? Well I didn't get a pkg today, maybe tomorrow.

mizkyp

Hopefully you will find pics attached.

brenda21

nice goodies Margie