Dress Me Bestie is the name of our sewing pattern series which is all about dressing self-sewn cuddly friends. Teddy bear BETSY is 16 inch (40 cm) from head to toe and one of the characters for whom you can sew matching clothes and many great accessories – and all of them are interchangeable between the characters in the series! To sew the stuffed bear, you should have a little sewing experience and 2-3 hours of time.

What’s special about our Dress Me Bestie rag doll sewing patterns: Compared to other plush patterns or stuffed animal sewing patterns, Dress Me Besties are quick and easy to sew. The arms and legs are attached to the body pattern piece, eliminating the need to cut and sew small pieces! The ears are also not sewn separately and then attached to the head, but are part of the head pattern piece. You can sew everything together with a sewing machine, so no hand sewing is necessary. That make’s it particularly safe in terms of tear resistance.

• Sewing time: 2-3 hours
• Difficulty level: simple

About the teddy bear face embroidery design

If you have an embroidery machine, you can use these embroidery files to embroider the facial elements of the teddy bear instead of sewing them as appliqués with a sewing machine or by hand (as described in the sewing instructions). There are two different hoop sizes to choose from: just the face without ears to fit a 4×4″ hoop (10×10 cm) and the face with ears to fit a 5×7″ hoop (13×18 cm).

The embroidery files are digitized in the common formats DST, EDR, EXP, HUS, INF, JEF, JEF +, PCS, PES, TAP, VIP, VP3, XXX. After purchase and payment you can download the teddy bear embroidery files including a color chart packed in a .ZIP file. You will also receive an illustrated embroidery instruction as a PDF file.

About the bear clothes pattern bundle

TUNIC / DRESS
Hardly any piece of clothing from our kullaloo Dress Me Bestie series is as versatile in style as the tunic. Whether solid with long sleeves, short-sleeved with a romantic, playful floral pattern and ruffled sleeve hems, or retro in a contrasting raglan shirt style, there are no limits to your creativity with this tunic! It can even be sewn in a long version as a doll dress pattern.

SIMPLE SKIRT
So simple and yet so versatile: This skirt for your kullaloo Dress Me Bestie consists of just one pattern piece and is therefore sewn in no time! Whether made of denim, rib knit fabric, French terry knit or cotton poplin, whether with flowers or just solid – you can create great outfits with this skirt.

HEADBAND
Sewn with pointed or round ends, the headband will add the ultimate cuteness overload to any Dress Me Bestie! You can also use it as a belt for a tunic dress!

MARY JANE SHOES
Shoes are like chocolate – you can never have enough of them! And that‘s why they shouldn‘t be missing from your Dress Me Bestie‘s closet. The classic Mary Jane doll shoes are closed with a small strap across the instep and some Velcro. Two darts give the shoes more volume, so they can also be worn over slightly thicker socks.

LINED SOCKS
These socks are the icing on the cake for your Dress Me Bestie outfits! They are sewn in two layers, so they basically have a lining. On the one hand, this means that all edges of the fabric are hidden, and on the other hand, you can fold the upper edge over. This way you have either knee-high socks or ankle socks with a cute folded-over brim.

• Sewing time: 0.5-2 hours
• Difficulty level: very simple – simple

What’s included with this stuffed bear sewing pattern bundle:

• 1 PDF file with illustrated sewing instructions and the pattern for making a teddy bear (language: English, size: US letter)
• 1 PDF file with illustrated sewing instructions and the patterns for tunic, skirt, headband, Mary Jane shoes and lined socks (language: English, size: US letter)
• All sewing patterns come different seam allowance options: 1/8″ (3 mm), 1/4″ (0.7 cm), 3/8″ (1 cm) or without seam allowance, can be shown or hidden using layers in Adobe Acrobat
• Embroidery patterns to fit a 4×4″ hoop for muzzle, eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows and nose (NO EARS), in two different versions, in which the nose is embroidered with either a fill stitch or as an applique with fabric
• Embroidery patterns to fit a 5×7″ hoop for muzzle, eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows, nose and inner ears, in two different versions, in which the nose and inner ears are embroidered with either a fill stitch or as appliques with fabric
•  All files in the file formats DST, EDR, EXP, HUS, INF, JEF, JEF +, PCS, PES, TAP, VIP, VP3, XXX
• Color chart for each embroidery file (JPG file)
• Illustrated embroidery instructions (PDF file, size A4, language: English)

Our stuffed bear sewing pattern “BETSY BEAR” and the matching clothes patterns and embroidery designs are for private use only. However, you can buy a license extension for commercial use here in our shop (one license for all).