In the book, a firm felt is suggested as fabric. I chose to use some old fleece jogging pants, a T-shirt and a small piece of quilting fabric from my stash. It's my goal to recycle as many of our discarded clothes as possible and I really try not to buy new materials (not always easy, I admit…).
It was sometimes a bit of a struggle to get this hand-sewn project right, because my fabric was not as firm as the suggested fabric and the T-shirt fabric tends to fray a bit.
I also wanted to find an alternative to teddy bear joints for the legs, because I don't have any and would have had to buy. So I used two tiny plastic containers (waste) and some pipe cleaners. It works, but I would definitely suggest using real teddy bear joints if you want to make an actual toy for a child. My Boo is meant to be for decoration, so it's OK to experiment a bit.
Inside the ears I also put some pipe cleaners, which makes them look funny and floppy. For stuffing I used tiny scraps of fabric and yarn.
Boo has now been appointed to the very important task of guarding and distributing the Easter eggs!
floppy ears!
The home made joints...
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