We're the ORIGINAL Memory Bear and Oprah's Favorite Thing.
Your clothes have memories. We help save them. Our memory bears are created entirely from your clothes to remember the special moments and people in your life. Handmade since 2003 in our Pennington, NJ studio.
My husband Phil passed away in April. I thought it would be a nice remembrance to have a bear with his favorite shirts. He was very patriotic having been in the Air Force & so I used 2 shirts that had Air Force logos & pictures on them. I instructed Patchwork Bear where to put the logo, as well as where to put my husband's nickname "Mr. Cool" & the other information. When I received the bear everything was done to my specifications perfectly & the bear looked fantastic. I will always cherish it & hand it down to my children to keep forever. I have already sent the Patchwork Bear link to a couple of my friends who wanted to know where the bear was done, since they thought it was awesome & so well made.
Thank you for creating my oldest daughter's memory bear! She absolutely loves it and we will cherish it for many years to come. We will definitely be ordering two more bears for our other daughters - just need to pick out the clothes, which is the hardest part! Thank you again for your talent - you are awesome!
My husband passed away this past January. We were married for 56 years and have two married daughters and five mostly grown grandkids. My husband was a firefighter for 32 years and loved golf. Each person picked one of their dad’s and grandfather’s fireman’s t-shirts and one favorite golf shirt. The bears are exquisite and remind my family always of their father and grandfather. I can’t express how grateful I am to patchwork bears for the job they did for me and my family.
The bear came out better than I could have ever hoped for. The placement of the “Hello Kitty” logos and the use of the fabric was beautifully done. The designers who laid it all out should be commended for a job well done! ❤️
This is a gift for someone and I won’t be able to get it to her for a couple weeks but it turned out amazing!! I wasn’t sure with the shirts I was given but absolutely love love love it!!
I am really happy with the memory bear made from my dad's old flannel shirt. I love it so much!
You always do the most amazing work. This bear is so special because the items belonged to my mother who passed a year and half ago. The pieces are from her wedding dress, her bedspread from when I was a child and her most recent night gown. Thank you so much!
