Needlework: Raccoon Bears from a Raccoon Coat

 I recently asked Vicki Mutascio to turn my mother's vintage 1930's raccoon coat into these adorable bears.  Once again she did a magnificent job.  The mink teddy bears from my mother's 1958 mink stole were a huge success so I decided to make room in the closet and do the same with this coat.  

The photo above is of my grandmother and my aunt who is wearing my mother's raccoon coat probably in the early 1940's.  

Vicki did a great job of incorporating my mother's initials, which were in the lining of the coat, into the large bear's paw.  She uses the coats lining for all the bear's paws and includes any labels in the seams.

All in all, an adorable family of bears to share with my daughters fashioned from a coat which belonged to the grandmother they never knew.  

To get in touch with Vicki, email her at vicandang@comcast.net. Her fee is most reasonable at $25 per bear.
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