A teddy bear is a stuffed bear toy.
It’s said that the name comes from the nickname of U.S.
President Theodore Roosevelt.
This article introduces handmade teddy bear ideas.
While fabric-made bears are the classic choice, we also feature easy ideas using tissue paper and pipe cleaners.
Dress one up to make a welcome bear, or use outgrown children’s clothes to create a keepsake romper bear.
Take this opportunity to give it a try!
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Handmade teddy bear ideas. Easy and cute ways to make them (1–10)
Teddy bear made with 100-yen shop gloves
Here’s an idea for making a teddy bear out of gloves.
Since you don’t need a pattern and there are only a few steps, it should be easy even for beginners at sewing.
Use one glove to make the teddy bear’s head, ears, and body, and use the finger parts of the other glove to make the arms and legs.
For the body, leave the index and ring fingers in place to become the ears, sew it into a pouch shape, trim off the excess, then turn it inside out.
Shape it so it looks like a bear and stuff it with batting; do the same for the arms and legs, then sew on snap buttons and attach them to the body.
Finally, embroider the face, and you’re done.
It’s simple, yet it turns into a great little toy!
A teddy bear you can make with a single pattern piece
When making a teddy bear, you usually need separate patterns for each part—face, body, ears, arms, and legs.
But here’s a clever idea that uses just one pattern! Place the pattern on two layers of fabric, trace around the outside with a pen, then quickly stitch along the traced line with a sewing machine.
Trim away the excess fabric, leaving a seam allowance, turn it right side out, and stuff it.
Finally, sew on the eyes and nose, and tie a ribbon around the neck if you like.
Using a sewing machine is easy and recommended, but hand-sewing works just fine too!
Easy felt teddy bear
Felt that you can buy even at 100-yen shops.
Here’s an idea for a handmade teddy bear using that felt.
First, make a pattern, place it on the felt, and cut out the parts.
After that, you just sew them together, so if you’re good at sewing, you’ll have it done in no time.
This one is a simple design with only four parts: face, ears, and body.
Even beginners might think, “Maybe I’ll give it a try?” It also makes a great gift for children.
Definitely give it a go!
Bear-shaped smartphone cushion
How about making a bear-shaped smartphone cushion using fabric scraps? At first glance it may look difficult, but it’s surprisingly easy: make a pattern with batting, sew the scraps onto it, then stitch the pieces together—that’s it! What’s more, the entire project can be done with a sewing machine, which is great for anyone who wants to avoid hand stitching.
Plus, the overall look changes depending on how you combine the scraps, so imagining the possibilities is part of the fun.
For the filling, use not only stuffing but also craft pellets as weights so the cushion can stand on its own.
Teddy bear made with flower paper
Here’s an idea for making a teddy bear with tissue paper.
It looks super cute—almost like something you’d buy! But the method isn’t that difficult.
Tie a wire around the center of an accordion-folded sheet of tissue paper, then gently peel the layers one by one to create a flower shape.
If you pull too hard, it may tear, so take your time and work carefully.
Make the head, ears, nose, body, and limbs using the same steps, then simply attach the parts together! Adding button eyes or decorating with a ribbon makes it even cuter.
It’s perfect as a gift!
A teddy bear you can make by machine or by hand sewing
Let’s try making a handmade teddy bear.
Here’s an idea you can sew with a machine.
If you want to make a teddy bear by machine but struggle with all the curves, take a look at this.
Even with a simple pattern, you can make a very cute teddy bear.
You’ll need to hand-sew when closing the openings and joining parts, so do your best on those steps! Dress it up and it becomes a welcome bear; add weights to match a baby’s birth weight and it turns into a weight doll.
Once you master the method, it’ll come in handy for all kinds of occasions!
A teddy bear made with a romper
If you have children, you probably have at least one piece of clothing that you can’t throw away because of the memories, even though it no longer fits.
In particular, it’s hard to part with the rompers they wore as babies.
So why not turn those rompers into a teddy bear? You can give it to your child as a gift, or keep it as a memento.
The process is fairly standard: cut out the pieces according to the pattern, sew them together, and stuff them with filling.
If the fabric is stretchy, it’s recommended to use fusible interfacing to stabilize it.