Laurel asked for a Care Bear dress, specifically Cheer Bear which, she informed me,  is pink with a rainbow “belly badge.”  At the time, I didn’t know what a belly badge was. I do now. There is so much to learn when you are a Nana! But I do know that there are no Care Bear smocking plates.  I felt a challenge coming on.
Looking through my smocking plates, I came across Pandamonium by Little Memories and knew that a single one of those bears could be transformed into a Care Bear. Hurrah!
I had to regraph a portion of  the panda to get the white belly just right for the outline stitched rainbow. Then the eyes were changed from the droopy, sad,  slanted straight stitches to perky French knots. Voila! I had me a Care Bear! Continue reading
