The Burger Bear Challenge Continues

burger bears mark I, II, III & IV

What do you call a gathering of bears?

A batch?

A bevvy?

A brood?

Apparently it is a sloth or a sleuth of bears!!

Who knew?

mark I, II & III

I have now made a total of 4 versions of the pattern I developed for Burger Bear Tom and I am not sure if there is one that I prefer over another.

Each one is a slightly different size and each has characteristics that I like. Perhaps I need to combine those features and bring all the best parts together into one bear.

But……

mark II

Before I embark on how I think they should be, Tom’s input is key. Let’s not forget that they are actually for him and his customers and I am making them on the back of his challenge…..

mark I

As always when being judged on my makes (I really can’t understand why people put themselves under the pressures of something like the great british sewing bee – I’d be in bits!!).

Anyway, I was slightly apprehensive and worried the Tom would hate them once he’d seen them face to face (so to speak).

mark II

My concerns were completely dispelled as Burger Bear loves them and likes bits from each one.  He is also quite happy that there is variation from one to another and he even suggested pink for his moma bear fans.

ickle mark III

Different cheeses get used on burgers so different yellows work, the brighter green is fun and the faces all have slightly different expressions so they can be as individual as we are.

Burger Bear version 3 is his 0ver all favourite size (it is slightly smaller than the others and very cute!).

I’m busy costing them up at the moment and thinking about the orders that Tom has had for a few already!!!  I may be a bit busy but it is great that people like them and want them.

Woop woop!!

kate’s kitchen and st george

kate’s kitchen apron

The girls in my close group all live close to each other and we fondly refer to ourselves as ‘the coven’ and our get togethers are referred to as ‘stitch and bitch’ and although we don’t get together anywhere near as often as we’d all like, when we do, it is always lovely and I miss them in between times.

None of us go mad on presents for each other but we do make a small gesture and it is usually done with a lot of thought.  I have had some wonderful gifts from my dear friends and love finding something for them when the time comes.

Kate’s home has a tinyinc tea cosy and her girls have bunting and millie had a tooth fairy cushion until recently when Jess also started losing her gnashers but Kate doesn’t have anything herself.

Kate, likes to rustle up a themed birthday cake or two when events dictate. We’ve seen Barbie in a ball gown, boobs in a bodice (only just held in!) and a variety of other sponge and icing delights.

It was Kate’s own birthday on Monday (St George’s Day) and since I certainly wouldn’t have impressed with my baking skills had I chosen to make a cake as a birthday gift for her, I did spend a bit of time putting together an apron for her cake making instead.

letter details

Kate is getting a new kitchen fitted over the summer so will be baking on new worktops, in a new oven and now she will also be baking in a new apron.

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cup cakes in the kitchen

cup cake apron

I have a huge list of slogans waiting to go onto aprons, some will be for friends specifically like pearl barley or didster’s diner, some are more for the boys in the kitchen but there are some for those cute little helpers.

Everyone likes a cup cake and I’m sure it is used as a term of endearment in households across the country for many little people.

cup cake kids apron

This cute little apron is for sale on my tinyinc folksy shop.