Here are sewing instructions to make the 12 inch (30cm) fabric Anneke Dutch dolls I designed.
You'll need one quarter yard plain material for body, arms and upper legs. And you'll need scraps of flowered material for lower legs and a solid color or another darker flowered scrap of material for feet.
For doll body pattern pieces click here. For photo of dressed doll click here.
I use 6-strand embroidery floss for facial features, which I embroider on doll before I begin sewing doll body together.
For wig count on needing just one ounce or less of 4-ply yarn.
Be sure to examine photos carefully for help in construction.
Arms
- Cut 4 arm pieces from pattern and use two pieces for each arm.
- Sew seams leaving shoulder edge open for turning.
- Turn pieces right side out and stuff loosely with fiberfill.
- Stitch across arm, halfway between finger tips and shoulder, to create elbow.
- At shoulder edge of arm bring arm seams together to match at centers and baste across opening. See photo of doll.
Feet and legs
- Cut 4 foot pieces and 2 each of lower leg and upper leg.
- Before sewing foot to lower leg, examine close up photo of foot and leg.
- I first stitch front top of foot down to underside of foot and leave heel and back of foot seam open for now.
- Next, I stitch bottom edge of lower leg and top of foot seam together.
- Then, I stitch upper leg to lower leg. Note, the open edge of seams are at center back.
- Finally, I go back to back heel of foot and continue seam up to top of leg.
- Clip curves and turn inside out.
- Stuff each leg loosely using the eraser end of a pencil to nudge stuffing into toe and foot, lower and upper leg.
- You'll have just one long leg seam and this is aligned in the center back of the leg.
- Top stitch across leg to form knee joint, just above seam line joining lower and upper leg.
- Baste across top of legs keeping seam at center back of legs.
- With extremities folded in toward center of doll front, sew stuffed arms and legs to right side of fabric on doll front, at side of body at shoulder, and across lower body, right next to each other.
Body
Place doll bodies right sides together, and stitch around perimeter leaving a space for turning right side out between one armpit, and side of body down to top of leg.
Turn right side out and stuff; blind stitch opening.
Wig
Now it's time to sew on the yarn doll wig. Be sure to use washable yarn. Both wool and acrylic work well. For instructions to knot on wig click here.
Have fun making your new doll!
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