Saving Memories: The Patchwork Bear Blog

We're in a documentary! "Teddy Bear for Michael"

The Patchwork Bear was honored to be included in the documentary, "Teddy Bear for Michael", a film about Staten Island, NY military hero SSG Michael Ollis. SSG Ollis sacrificed his...

CHOOSING A MEMORY BEAR: Your Questions Answered

Not sure how many clothes to send for your Memory Bear?We offer several types of handmade Memory Bears—each designed around how many clothes you’d like to include. Whether you have...

Beth’s Story: How a Memory Bear Helped Her Heal After Loss | The Patchwork Bear

At The Patchwork Bear, our community is built on stories—stories of love, loss, and the powerful ways we keep memories alive. We are honored to share Beth’s journey with you....

Celebrating Oprah's Favorite Things

WE'RE CELEBRATING (again!) ...because being named one of Oprah's Favorite Things should be celebrated every year! Oprah's Favorite: a MEMORY BEAR GIFT KIT It's that time of year when Oprah reveals her favorite...

NOW is the time to think about the holidays!

The weather is getting cooler, school is back in session and I know you don't want to hear it, but we're in full holiday production mode here at The Patchwork Bear!...

Lily's Story: A Little Love from Paw Paw

Lily adored her Paw Paw and the 2 were inseparable. Sadly, he passed away in 2021. She has missed him terribly and her grandma, Dee Dee had a memory bear...

Good Grief + The Patchwork Bear

We partnered with Good Grief for "Birds of a Feather" Workshop making memory birds from loved one's clothing. This was our 5th year working with Good Grief and each time is...

What makes a teddy bear comforting? New research provides insight

A participatory study reveals that the emotional bond with the teddy bear is the primary factor determining its comforting power.This study was done using basic teddy bears- imagine the comfort...

Spring Cleaning: Watch how we turn a bin full of clothes into a memory bear

See how professional organizers, Jamie & Fillip Hord, turned a bin of their son's clothes into a keepsake memory bear.

Perfect Gift

So very easy to follow, great instructions! Made 2 mini bears in 2 days! I was so excited with everything marked and numbered I ordered the bundle of three!

Cherished memory bears

These bears are a beautiful reminder for my sons of their grandfather. He passed away suddenly last year and I wanted my boys to have something of his to remember him by. 🩵 Thank you to The Patchwork Bear for the sweet keepsakes.

Beautiful Bitty Bear!

I LOVED this iron on template process!!! Your process made it so much easier to visualize the steps to make a bear. I paired this with a matching baby quilt for my colleague's baby shower. She loved it!

Bereavement Bear

I was not sure what to expect. When I opened the box, I was overwhelmed with so many emotions. They did an outstounding job and I know this will be a treasure my daughter will keep forever of her dad. Thank you so much!!

LOVE our bunnies!!

They are so adorable, and well made! Sweet embroidered faces, sturdy stitching and nice seams. They have the logos/pockets from the shirts which is so cute. We really appreciated being contacted to order a second bunny with the extra fabric from our loved one so it wouldn’t be wasted! This is such a special way to save their clothing.

Beautiful Bear

Gave this as a gift to my mother and it was soo special and beautiful. Thank you!

I LOVE my bereavement bear!

Thank you so much for the wonderful job you did making my special bear, using my Dad’s favorite vest. I have him placed beside my memory lamp with my Dad’s picture. This little bear brings me joy.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! SO HAPPY!

IThank you for making the most exquisite bear to memorialize my dad, who passed away 4 years ago. I had kept a few items of his clothing that were sentimental to me and now I have them all in a keepsake that I can pass on….so grateful🙏❤️

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