Elsa basket made from Dollar store items!!!

I found the basket, white tulle, stickers, yarn and other little things at the Dollar Tree

I first I glued and wrapped the handle, I pinched the edges of the hand a little so they would stay up straight.

I made 3 long pieces and braided them around the handle

I cut the piece 6x5 inches

Next I made the skirt, I just looped and pulled like you would a tutu. I wrapped a

rubber band around the the basket and covered it with a ribbon to hold all the tulle down.  Then a added some snow flakes and tada!!

Made Anna too so Elsa wouldn't have to be alone

Sisters forever right....

Couldn't stop with just one Disney Princess

Can you guess who this is??

Soft Eddy Teddy!!!! Keepsake bear from your Baby's clothes

If you would like to order a bear rather then make one I do have an etsy shop and would be willing to do that for you.https://www.etsy.com/shop/coldwineandhotglue?ref=hdr_shop_menu
So I saw a bear online and thought it would look really good made out of my daughter's Christmas pj's.....and that is how it started.  Now I can't stop, I have moved from Christmas pjs to 4th of July and looking for more.....I think I may need an intervention!! It is a blast and all done "in the hoop" so it is so easy!!  I found the bear at http://embroidery-outlet-com.3dcartstores.com/ITH-Teddy-Eddy_p_708.html  I have a step by step pictures that I took to help if you need it.

Here is the front before I stuffed it.

Here is the Back

I used the ruffle on the butt of the pjs to make the ruffles on the bear

 

 

I made sure that I cut the fabric as close as possible to make sure I would have enough fabric to make the bear.  I just cut as close to the seam as I could.

 After I took one of the larger pieces and placed it in the hoop, I sprayed it with some quilt spray to make sure it stays in place.

 You can really tell unless you look close but the machine has stitched out the line for the arms

 Then I take the smaller pieces and place them over the stitched out arms, I don't want to waste a large piece here because you will need that later for the belly. I placed it back in the machine and it does a final stitch of the arms.  You cut 1/4 inch seam around the stitch and turn it inside out.  Then you have the arms.  Do the same with the legs, head and ears.

Lastly you will stitch out the belly, the first it will stitch out the outline for the belly and the outline for the applique.  Remove from the hoop and place your applique fabric, put back to stitch.  Remove again and cut the fabric as close as you can to the applique stitch, place back in the machine for satin stitch.

 Here to avoid having to hand stitch I placed both arms and legs inside the stitch line, held in place by a little painter tape.  Then placed the back of the bear fabric for the final stitch. 

 After the arms and legs are sewn in the body I turned it inside out and made small holes to stuff them then machine stitched them back with same color thread. 


Hope that helps.  If you have any questions please just ask.  This the first time I have posted anything.