I'm taking a break from my usual posting of quilts I have made to show something that I made last week! Yea! It's always a good week when I have some crafting time!!
My friend wants me to come teach the orphaned girls she homes at their organization how to sew. She was thinking quilts, but I wanted to start with something that might be relatively easy and something cute that they could sell easily and personalize. So I wanted to try out making rag dolls to see how easy it was and I found it to be rather simple and something I plan to do again.
@redwellies has posted a few times about the rag dolls she has made and they are totally adorable. So I took that idea and added what my daughter thought was super cute on Pinterest posts that we could find to create her new rag doll.
There are many things I learned while making this doll, and many things that I plan to change (like the shape of the head that is a little off). I also plan to add a little skirt to this one since I think her legs look kind of funny...or maybe it is the bottom of the dress. I would also triple or quadruple sew the arms and legs on since I have already had to hand sew them all on to make them more secure.
The doll is about 22 inches tall and has felt hair. I saw a lot with yarn hair, but I could not figure that out yet. I painted her shoes on and stitched her smile and eyes with embroidery floss. My daughter designed her necklace.
I think it turned out really cute and my daughter loves it. She has been taking her shopping with us and various other places. I hope to start teaching the girls how to sew these in the next few weeks, and if I do, I will be sure to post about it!
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