The Original Memory Bear
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The Original Memory Bear is our best-selling memory bear and one Oprah’s Favorite Things!
Your clothes hold memories from when you wore them. We help save them. Some ideas:
- Team jerseys from every one of his high school matches,
- T-shirts from every concert you ever saw,
- Dresses and polos from all the places you traveled together
- and even your wedding dress...
Made with 1-5 adult size clothes.
For baby or infant-size clothes, please order My First Memory Bear
Measures approximately 17 inches tall and features embroidered eyes and nose for added charm and safety. Made entirely from your clothes.
*This Memory Bear does not include custom personalization. CLICK HERE to add on personalization and other features.
We make it easy to turn meaningful clothes into a keepsake.
- Order your keepsake product
- Choose clothes that hold special memories
- Send your clothes to The Patchwork Bear
- You'll receive your keepsake in just a few weeks.
Next Order Window Opens 1/15/2026
Thank you! This bear brought both tears and smiles. A treasure we will forever keep.
Already forwarded the compay information to two friends who wanted to place an order.
This simple little bear from my pink blouse is
so cute and very well made. I know it will be loved and snuggled by my granddaughter.
The Original Memory Bear
The bear I had made was from
My husbands army shirt to our first grandchild and my late husbands namesake. The bear came out better than I could have imagined. Thank you for a beautiful keepsake.
I had several questions before I placed the order and they were all answered to my satisfaction. Once the shirts were on the way, I got updates along the way so that I would know when I could expect my memory bears. Thank you so much!
Loved my memory bear, it’s so well-made and absolutely darling. Thank you so much for helping me cherish my mothers memory!
After losing my grandmother unexpectedly we wanted a way to honor her memory. Meghan met with me to coordinate shirts and placement of patterns and Jen helped with the signature. The bear was perfect and brought me to tears. The quality of craftsmanship, attention to detail and kindness of staff was beyond what I could have expected. My family was so impressed we are making 4 more bears. They even kept scraps to reuse.
Kelly’s bear
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.