If you promise not to laugh at my bad Frankenstein stitching (this is my first time I did a hand-stitching project; I've been spoiled by my sewing machine, and I'm use to only hand stitching repairs in clothes), I'll show you a cute friend of mine.

A lot of plushies are usually made with a sewing machine, but since my sewing machine is in New York, I decided to try some hand stitched crafts.

Her name is Coconut Creme. She's a bear. I made her with felt, toy stuffing, whipstitches, and love! She has little black beads for eyes and a little snout. She even has eyelashes!





Bum!

Sometimes she's cold, and she likes to wear a scarf. I made a little scarf out of felt, and I embroidered a little heart on it (not well!)



(The whip stitching around the ears is the really bad part of it. xD)

This is my first plush I ever made. I really enjoyed it. I'm going to keep making them and hopefully my whip stitching will improve to something not so insane!

I used this pattern as a base, and got some help from this tutorial, if you're looking to make this too!

Cute bears to sew from felt - Sewing - Crafts - Canadian Living
 http://www.futuregirl.com/craft_blog/2007/1/tutorial-hand-sew-felt.aspx