Hello friends:)
Here is a tutorial I put together for these little dolls. I made mine for a party, but I think they would look cute hanging in a little girl's room too. I hope you enjoy making them as much as I did.
Let me know if you have any questions, I'd be happy to help!
xoxo
Charla
DIRECTIONS:
1. Cut 2 of each pattern piece except pigtails and bangs.
2. Hand stitch face.
3. Sew head front to head back.
4. Sew the pigtails to the back of doll’s head.
5. Sew on the bangs.
6. Sew arms and legs together.
7. If you are using cotton fabric for the dress, make sure you use thick interfacing or batting; otherwise the doll won’t be able to stand up.
8. Sew dress front to dress back making sure you sew the head, arms, and legs inside as you go around.
You should be able to pull this pattern off my blog and enlarge it to the size you want your dolls to be. The ones I made are six inches tall. I made them out of scraps of felt, wool, fabric, dmc floss, and ribbon.
these could not be any sweeter! what a fun project to do with my girls!
THANK YOU!!!
Posted by: Carin | March 14, 2012 at 09:43 AM
Thank you for sharing! They are adorable! I was wondering if you used special felt (i.e. wool felt) or did you just use the kind that you can get from Michaels.
Posted by: Ruthie | March 14, 2012 at 01:59 PM
Aww...thank you Carin and Ruthie!
Ruthie,
I used felt from Hobby Lobby (the kind that you buy by the yard. I'm pretty sure it is 100% felt)for the face, hands, and feet and scraps of wool for their hair.
Posted by: Charla Anne | March 14, 2012 at 05:46 PM
Thanks! I can't wait to make to my girl! Love your blog!
Posted by: Daniela | March 14, 2012 at 07:47 PM
these are absolutely adorable! So thankful I found you via Pinterest, I am in love with this!
Posted by: Jessica at Me Sew Crazy | March 14, 2012 at 08:16 PM
cutest bunting EVER!!!!!
Posted by: jen | March 14, 2012 at 08:24 PM
Oh goodness so Cute! Thank you for the tutorial :)
Posted by: Kris | March 14, 2012 at 08:31 PM
Do you have a printable template for the pattern pieces?
Lola
Posted by: Lola | March 14, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Love them! Adorable!
Posted by: bess | March 14, 2012 at 10:59 PM
You all are the sweetest! Thank you!
Lola,
It is just a pattern I made up, but you should be able to pull the pattern off my blog and print it to the size you want your dolls to be.
Posted by: Charla Anne | March 14, 2012 at 11:04 PM
This was such a wonderful surprise! I love this garland, but it would take me a long time to figure it out on my own. Thank you so much!
Posted by: Kalli | March 14, 2012 at 11:54 PM
absolutely adorable!!
Posted by: kerri | March 15, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Oh my.... love these dolls. In fact I love everything you do!! Big fan of you and your sisters. Thank you so much for posting this tutorial! Can't wait to make them for my little girl!
Posted by: Amber | March 15, 2012 at 01:31 AM
Thank you they are great !!
Posted by: Natalia Maovaz | March 15, 2012 at 05:02 AM
cute! I've been working on something like this dolly in a pin form for my daughter. This gives me ideas.
Posted by: rowena | March 15, 2012 at 07:55 AM
Love these! Yes! They would be darling over a little girls bed. Can't wait to do this! Thanks!
Posted by: Steph B. | March 15, 2012 at 08:05 AM
Adorable! I've been making baby bunting dolls with faces very similar to this for years. I'll now be making these 'big sisters'. Thanks!
Posted by: Jerri | March 15, 2012 at 08:42 AM
What an adorable garland these little ladies make! Thank you for sharing. I believe my granddaughter will just love them. I found you via Quality Sewing Tutorials.
Posted by: Ann | March 15, 2012 at 09:00 AM
These dolls are adorable and look totally doable for a novice like me. I haven't sewn a doll before; how do I sew the eyes and mouth?
Posted by: Rachel Tillie | March 15, 2012 at 10:08 AM
What a beautiful blog I have stumbled upon. I love your photography and ideas! Thank you for sharing, and I look forward to reading!
Posted by: Melissa | March 15, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Thank you for the sweet comments!
Rachel,
I did a knot stitch for the eyes. If you google knotted stitch, it will pull up some examples. Here is a link to one of them...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knotted_stitch
for the mouth I just did tiny straight stitches.
Posted by: Charla Anne | March 15, 2012 at 10:19 AM
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!!! I cannot wait to make a few for my girlies!!!
Elise
Posted by: Elise | March 15, 2012 at 01:08 PM
Thank you, the dollies are extremely sweet and adorable, you did a fabulous tutorial:)
Posted by: Dora | March 15, 2012 at 03:52 PM
How wonderful!! Thank you for sharing this great idea. This is a super cute idea
Posted by: Melissa | March 15, 2012 at 05:10 PM
These are so cute:-)And I am shocked to find out your name is Charla....just like my daughter:-) xx
Posted by: Zoe | March 15, 2012 at 05:31 PM
I found your blog through Pinterest and am in love with your style. It's beautiful, simple and fresh. Thank you for sharing your life and craft through photos. And thank you for the tutorial!
Blessings, Kaylee
Posted by: Kaylee | March 16, 2012 at 12:01 PM
This is so sweet, I love the idea of it used as a little dolly bunting. I'd love to make it for my girls' playroom!
Posted by: laura @ on{thelaundry}line | March 17, 2012 at 08:30 AM
I absolutely adore that. I'm thinking of doing a doll party for my little one's next birthday and that would be perfect for decor ... and great to put in her bedroom after the party!
Posted by: Randi-Dukes and Duchesses | March 17, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Love love LOVE!
Posted by: Stef | March 17, 2012 at 11:06 AM
How lovely of you to share this pattern, I'm going to start on these straight away. Thank you for your generosity! Sophie.
Posted by: Sophie | March 17, 2012 at 08:09 PM
Such a darling garland. Thanks for the tutorial!
Posted by: eLLen | March 18, 2012 at 09:58 PM
OMGosh...I Love this. The cutest garland ever! Thank you for sharing the pattern!!!
Posted by: Chrislyn | March 19, 2012 at 05:47 PM
I love the pattern and have made a few, but I wondered, did you stuff them at all or use batting in between the layers. Also, did you finish the edges of the dress in any way?
Thanks!
Posted by: Lori Burt | March 19, 2012 at 09:15 PM
I need to learn how to sew just to make these adorable dolls! Charla, you are amazing and so sweet to share this tutorial with all of us followers!
Posted by: Val Spring | March 20, 2012 at 02:28 AM
Thank you so much ladies!
Lori,
I put batting inside the doll's dresses and I used watered down modge podge on their dresses to keep them from unraveling.
Posted by: Charla Anne | March 20, 2012 at 03:31 PM
I am doing something similar for my grandson making super heroes. I am using all felt but if you want to use material, you can cut with pinking shears or use Fray Block from cloth store. Love the little girls and will make them for sure.
Posted by: Viv Tiemann | March 20, 2012 at 05:57 PM
i wanna make a boy version doll...can you give me the template?...tq
Posted by: syazana | March 20, 2012 at 10:01 PM
These are absolutely adorable! I will definitely have to make some for my daughter and and for other friends little girls! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Julie | March 21, 2012 at 03:20 AM
Do you use wool felt for all of your dolls?
Posted by: Abby | March 21, 2012 at 08:38 AM
this is so cute...thank you for sharing...i'm so happy i found your blog through pinterest:)
Posted by: noeleen | March 23, 2012 at 02:26 PM
Hi Abby,
I used felt for their bodies and wool felt for their hair.
Thanks again for the lovely comments:)
Posted by: Charla Anne | March 24, 2012 at 12:37 AM
This is extremely cute! I'll definitively make this and post it on my blog. Credits will be added. THANK YOU.
Posted by: Nicole | March 24, 2012 at 06:43 PM
Thank you so much this is adorable!
Posted by: Nicole | March 25, 2012 at 05:44 AM
This project is sooooooooooo cute! Thanks for sharing. I'm going to try this out :)
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To check out my sewing projects!
Posted by: Rubee | April 04, 2012 at 08:29 AM
This is just a lovely idea! I think I'll be making some of these for a baby shower I am hosting this month.
Posted by: Amy | April 05, 2012 at 08:10 PM
So adorable and thanks so much for sharing your pattern! A quick question, did you hand stitch the dolls or do a combination of hand stitching and machine? Thanks!
Posted by: holly | April 10, 2012 at 02:24 PM
Super cute! Great for a photo prop too!
Posted by: Mary Johnson | April 10, 2012 at 03:00 PM
Adorable!Thank you!
Posted by: Diva Silva | April 15, 2012 at 09:55 PM
These are wonderful! Thank you for sharing the idea and the tutorial!
Posted by: Nenu | April 16, 2012 at 08:30 AM
For some reason, I am not finding where I can print off the pattern. Could you help me out? :) These are absolutely darling, by the way.
Posted by: Treva | April 19, 2012 at 04:28 PM