Remember When. . . this all got started?

Years ago I got a call from a friend. She had coats from 4 generations of women in her family and wanted to know if I could make some bears from them for her kids. We got together and got busy sewing.They really were very special when done.  I loved using all parts of the coats, buttons, lining, tags etc.
 
It was such a great idea that for Christmas that year I made a bear for myself, my mom, and my 5 siblings. Our bears were made from Dad’s Christmas sports jacket, Mom’s lamb's wool jacket (the mink collar became the ears to all the bears), Grandma’s blue church overcoat, and Grandpa’s deerskin. No two bears were alike, my brother Pat’s, the hunter, got the bullet hole of the deer skin; Chip/John, Dad’s namesake, got his monogram; my sister Lee got the label of Mom’s jacket; I got Mom’s monogram, etc. My bear sits in my dining room on top of the hutch and is a reminder of the wonderful people in my life who will always and watch over me.
 
Those coats Joanne brought to me were really the spark of what is now Remember When Studio. Thank you Joanne!  Have an idea of something you would like to have made? Contact us and we will  make something ta custom piece that tells your story.

Joanne's Bear                                                        Jean's Bear