website with simple directions to make a rag doll?

[ktgrok]

Money is tight this holiday, and I think my daughter would love a soft rag doll. I have tons of scraps of fabric and yarn, but don't have a lot of sewing skill. Any directions anywhere, or tips at least?

[Anne in CA]

Martha Stewart used to have a tutorial on her website for Black Apple dolls. It wasn't a great pattern, and I had to play with it and be willing to make a couple of not so great dolls, but it worked. If she doesn't have it on her site I bet you could Google Black Apple Dolls for a tutorial somewhere else.

[sparrow]

My 8 yo daughter (now 9:)) used this pattern to make her first sewing project, a rag doll. It turned out super cute. She used fabric markers for the face and yarn for the hair.

[fairfarmhand]

my dd12 sewed these for her sisters for christmas with scraps. They turned out very cute. She altered the pattern and made it into a teddy bear for her brother too.

http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/free-doll-pattern.html

[~Tara~]

my dd12 sewed these for her sisters for christmas with scraps. They turned out very cute. She altered the pattern and made it into a teddy bear for her brother too.

http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/free-doll-pattern.html

 

 

I just used this pattern to make a couple dolls for my dd. I did one as listed, using her pattern. Then the second I enlarged the limbs a bit. I shortened the leg pattern by about an inch ?? and used that for arms, then increased the leg width by about half, keeping the original length.

 

I liked the modified doll much better.

 

It's an easy pattern. I'm not a sewer, not anything detailed. I can sew a pillowcase, that's about it LOL (but don't expect that to be straight ;) )

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31142746&l=5a950e893f&id=1028635828 (if this works, I've never linked like this from fb before - this is the original pattern)

 

and here's with my modifications

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31149166&l=c6a70f7d61&id=1028635828

[secular_mom]

I just used this pattern to make a couple dolls for my dd. I did one as listed, using her pattern. Then the second I enlarged the limbs a bit. I shortened the leg pattern by about an inch ?? and used that for arms, then increased the leg width by about half, keeping the original length.

 

I liked the modified doll much better.

 

It's an easy pattern. I'm not a sewer, not anything detailed. I can sew a pillowcase, that's about it LOL (but don't expect that to be straight ;) )

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31142746&l=5a950e893f&id=1028635828 (if this works, I've never linked like this from fb before - this is the original pattern)

 

and here's with my modifications

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31149166&l=c6a70f7d61&id=1028635828

I like your modified doll better too. Great job, it's amazing how much difference subtle changes can make.

[~Tara~]

Thank you. Yes, amazing the difference. The first just didn't look well balanced/proportioned. Plus, I was thinking I could use this as a starting project for dd and she would need chunkier pieces to work with. The seam allowance on the original was minuscule. I couldn't imagine a beginner attempting it.

 

Have fun! I've thoroughly enjoyed this project. :D