| General |
| 1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut thin, lengthwise slice from one side of 5" foam egg for bear body (snowman and penguin will sit here); flatten tip and base of egg slightly. Cut lengthwise third from 4" egg for bear head. Cut 3" egg in half for penguin body; save one half for future use. |
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2. Cut pattern pieces as indicated and place in piles for bear (B), snowman (S), and penguin (P). In addition, cut the following pieces from fabrics: 10" x 11" white fleece (B); 6" x 6-1/2" white fleece (B); 6" square white fleece (S); 2" and 3" black felt circles (S); 1-1/2" x 6" black felt (S); 1/2" x 8" red felt (P).
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| Polar Bear |
| 1. Use standard scissors to round corners from fleece rectangles, creating ovals. Place foam body, rounded side down, in center of larger oval; pull fleece edges to flat side of foam and glue in place. Pin until glue dries; remove pins. Trim excess fabric. |
| 2. Cover foam head in same way as body, using smaller fleece oval. Refer to photo to poke eye holes into face; glue 8mm beads into holes. Use finger to blush cheeks. |
| 3. Thread needle with three strands floss; knot ends. Insert needle through back of head, coming out at center of face below eyes. Make small vertical straight stitch, bringing needle out again at back of head. Repeat twice more at bottom of first straight stitch, stitching from center to either side. Glue nose and ears to head; glue head to body. |
| 4. For legs, trace wooden teardrop four times onto white fleece; cut out on lines. Trace teardrop four more times, cutting out 1/4" beyond lines. Glue larger fleece pieces to front of each leg; glue same-size pieces to backs of legs. Glue legs to body as shown. |
| 5. Use scallop-edge scissors to cut two 1/2" x 12" strips from blue felt; glue beneath edge of saddle, piecing as needed. Use needle to poke hole through one side of saddle at each "X" indicated on pattern; insert snowflake brads. Glue saddle to bear. |
| Snowman |
| 1. Glue 1-1/2" and 2" foam balls together for head/body. Wrap and glue 6" fleece square around head/body, seam at back. Glue fleece ends to top and bottom of head/body. |
| 2. Refer to photo to poke eye holes into face; glue 6mm beads into holes. Use finger to blush cheeks. |
| 3. Repeat Polar Bear Step 3 to create snowman's mouth, omitting vertical straight stitch. |
| 4. Use needle to poke small hole into center of face; insert round red brad for nose. Tie multicolored fabric strip around neck for scarf; fringe ends as desired. |
| 5. Cut 1" circle from center of 3" black felt circle for hat brim. Roll and glue 6" black felt strip into 1-1/2"-tall cylinder; glue bottom edge to hat brim. Use needle to poke small hole into front of hat; insert heart-shaped brad. Glue 2" felt circle to top of hat. Glue hat to head. |
| 6. Glue buttons to boots as shown. Glue arms and boots to either side of body. Glue snowman to bear. |
| Penguin |
| 1. Press one side of 1" foam ball against work surface to flatten slightly; this will become back of head. Twist and glue head against tip of body until flat sides of foam pieces are aligned. |
| 2. Place head/body, flat side down, onto black felt and cut out felt piece 1" larger all around than foam. Place head/body, rounded side down, on felt; pull felt edges to flat side of foam and glue to secure. |
| 3. Glue white fleece body to rounded front of penguin. Refer to pattern to poke eye holes into face; glue 5mm beads into holes. Fold beak and glue to face as shown. |
| 4. Tie scarf around neck. Glue back seam of hat and fold up brim; glue pom pom to tip. Glue hat to head. Glue penguin into snowman's arms. |
