In the first half of the book five stylized versions of real bears, including a brown bear and a panda, pal up with five imaginary bear figures that are themed around different occasions and activities around the year - a romantic bear for Valentine's day, a vampire bear for Halloween, a Christmas Santa, and a vacation surfer. The second half of the book brings bear motifs to a range of stylish sewing projects - appliqued onto or crafted into pillows, tote bags, jewelry, and other gifts and accessories. Each project provides detailed step-by-step instructions and templates, and lots of ways to customize the design. Contemporary designs in fashionable felt, based around one of the world's most popular animals Simple-to-sew projects with detailed instructions that are easy enough for beginners and even kids to follow (the writer is a trained educator) Includes fun stories woven around the imaginary bears and fascinating facts about the real bears featured