Embellish Your Outer Wear with the ‘Wow!’ Factor

DIY…Do it Yourself….Sew a Zuni Bear Southwest Blue Jean Denim Applique on Your Jacket !  The Zuni Bear Fetish in Native American Culture has been around for quite some time. Though it’s common to see the fetish made into jewelry and earrings, its colorful and unique minimalist style lends itself particularly well applique sewing too.  DIY appliques that can be sewn on denim shirts as well as blue jean denim jackets are very  eye-catching. However, this is one of the prettiest embroidery patterns I have come across in the western-southwestern category I’ve seen so far and  it makes for an easy patch to sew on the back of a jacket. Moreover, the patches are colorful and unique for western style wear.

If you are one of the many that enjoy the western and southwestern culture with it’s vibrant history and colorful artifacts, try these patches. It’s  one quick and easy way to turn part of your wardrobe into  a unique western color-fest. The west isn’t dead yet! Each Zuni bear design itself is approximately 10.75 inches wide from left to right and approximately 5.75 inches from top to bottom.

Attach Patches to Jacket Backs

Surprisingly, each design can easily be stitched to a sweatshirt,  shirt or jacket. Simply iron the fusible backing to the bear, then peel the outer paper off.  Then, either press and iron to shirt or jacket, or sew extra running stitches in the center. Select a matching color to the ‘U’ at the bottom of the bear and top stich next to the ‘U’. Select a matching color for the arrow and top stitch next to the arrow along it’s entire length. This will secure the bear to the garment. In color of your choice, zig zag a close, tight edge around the outside edge of the zuni bear. Crop close to the zig zag stitching.

Zuni Bear Embroidery Lightweight Applique for Shirts

Sewn on a lighter weight black polyester cotton, these first 2 applique patches are easily adapted and sewn to  a shirt using any home sewing machine. Notice that the first two are not for stitching to a denim jacket. However, the lighter weight material works bests on shirts and  blouses that do not see daily wear. Please read full descriptions below each embroidered applique patch to choose the best one for your project. Each design is approximately 10.25 inches wide from nose to ‘tail’ and at its widest height, is approximately 5.75 inches high. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Each design is $32.00.…FREE FIRST CLASS SHIPPING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Over Seas orders, please email For help on sewing the patch to a jacket, read here Complement your Zuni Bear Denim Appliques with these beautiful hand carved and painted Bird Feather Earrings. Classy denim ladies handbags or purses match denim jackets embroidered with our Zuni Bears are definitely worth a peek.

ZB-PL-043  Lighter weight black cotton polyester embroidered in vibrant Purples and purple tones. Best sewn to the back of a shirt or blouse that does not see heavy daily wear

ZB-BLD-041 Lighter weight black cotton polyester embroidered in bold colors of lime green and medium turquoise. Striking!.

ZB-TN–047 Sewn on cotton polyester with the lightest 'burlap-like' bkgrd pattern with a denim backing. Earth tone colors of dark brown, rust, tan and white. Can be sewn on a shirt or jacket.

ZB-CLC-057 SOLD Sewn on Denim with also a denim backing, this zuni bear applique patch has bold color patterns of gold, black, lime green, red and medium turquoise. Great on Denim Jacket backs.

ZB-TNTQ--048  Sewn on cotton polyester with the lightest 'burlap-like' bkgrd pattern with a denim backing. Earth tone colors of dark brown, rust, tan, white and contrast of jewel blue lt turquoise. Can be sewn on a shirt or jacket.

ZB-CL-056 SOLD Sewn on Denim with also a denim backing, this zuni bear applique patch shows classic color patterns of black, silver gray, red and robin's egg blue. Great and Denim Jacket backs.