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A Simple Memory Bear made with one shirt

$ 145.00

A handmade bear made from your meaningful clothing, so you can save the memories your clothes hold.

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Do you have that ONE shirt that's your fave? Let's turn it into a memory bear!

As you can image, labor costs for design and sewing is our biggest expense when making custom memory bears. We're offering this SIMPLE MEMORY BEAR made from just ONE (adult sized) SHIRT and passing the savings to you!

It's just one simple memory bear made from one shirt.

If you want to use more than one article of clothing in one bear or customize your bear, CLICK HERE to order the Original Memory Bear.

Any questions? CONTACT US and I'll be happy to get back to you. 

 


We make it easy to turn meaningful clothes into a keepsake.

  1. Order your keepsake product
  2. Choose clothes that hold special memories
  3. Send your clothes to The Patchwork Bear
  4. You'll receive your keepsake in just a few weeks.

Next Order Window Opens 1/15/2026

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why us?

Why choose The Patchwork Bear to make your custom keepsake?

The Patchwork Bear has been trusted to turn your favorite clothes into keepsakes since 2005 and understand your clothing is irreplaceable- full of stains and memories. We take the utmost care of your clothes in every step of the process from receiving the clothes, to design, to creation and delivery. 

We know it is difficult to send your clothes away to be cut up, but you can trust that our talented design team will transform them into a keepsake you will love. We get to know you through the clothes you send and our goal is to create custom products from clothing that will bring back happy memories.