Simple Sewing Project for Kids {Teddy Bear Sewing Pattern}

This Teddy bear sewing pattern is a great sewing project for kids! Kids will learn to sew while making their very own teddy bear.

Cute Sewing Project for Kids

Kids will love this easy to sew bear. Print the bear template onto muslin sew and stuff. Kids will practice

sewing curves and straight lines
clipping corners
stuffing
hand sewing

The best part kids will build confidence and feel so proud when they make their very own stuffed animal teddy bear.

Teddy Bear Sewing Pattern

Follow these instructions and you will know to make your own print and sew bear. This teddy bear sewing pattern is a quick and easy project.

Download bear and print on fabric. You can buy fabric that is specifically made for the printer (affiliate link)(If you are squeamish or can’t take it when someone says, “you sent what through the printer”– buy the proper paper.) If you like to live on the edge — hang on and I will tell you how to make your own paper backed fabric.

How to print on fabric

Cut a piece of lightweight white cotton fabric (muslin) and Freezer Paper (affiliate link) slightly larger than 8 1/2 X 11.
Iron the shiny side of the freezer paper to the fabric. Use a dry iron and hold for about 5 seconds. start from the middle and work to edges. If you have wrinkles in the fabric press on fabric side until smooth.
Trim the paper-backed fabric to 8 1/2″ X 11″. Give it another press — it needs to be really flat. In fact, I think it works to give it a press right before you run it through your printer. It is best to use a simple inkjet printer — not a fancy 4 in 1 copier that has an elaborate (and expensive) system on the inside (I speak from).
Simply send your paper backed fabric through the printer so it prints on the fabric side.
Use ‘normal’ color print mode and choose ‘fit to page’ on your printer settings.

If you want to conserve ink you can use any cotton (a cute brown print would be fun) fabric for the back of the bear and don’t print the back piece

Peal paper from the back of the fabric. On the wrong side of the bear trace around the outside edge of the bear. A disappearing fabric marking pen would be great, but I only could find a pencil.

Pin and sew. We left our opening for turning at the top of the head.

Trim and clip all curves and corners.

Turn and stuff! Once stuffed slip stitch opening closed. Look from this simple teddy bear sewing pattern your child made their own stuffed animal.

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