Rag Doll

My granddaughters are at the age where they like to play with dress up. What would be more fun than dressing up a soft cuddly rag doll. I have a request from my youngest to have different clothing changes. Note to self make more clothes.

Cut out pattern. I use white material, that will painted on. There is a dart for the neck.

With acrylic flesh paint paint the faces, the arms, the legs.

 This is where it really get fun for me. I love to paint their little faces. The eyes make them come alive.

Out line the hair line.

Since I decided to paint under wear , I painted lace, and a ribbon.

The boots are painted on there is no way these will ever get lost. Paint with glossy finish to give a more realistic patent leather look.

Paint the eyes with a glob of glossy finish. This will put the sparkle in the eyes. See my rag doll.

Sewing Crafts Rag Doll

My little granddaughter Bianca's birthday is coming up soon, she will be 4 years old. I thought it might be fun to make her a rag doll this year, that she could play with. Rag dolls are soft, so no danger of injury happening. She is old enough now where she would enjoy changing the clothing on the doll. I had forgotten I had purchased  this sweet pattern 10 years ago,made by Kezi's Oregon Ragbabies  I had always longed to have a  granddaughter to play dress up with

There a six panels which go into making the head.

The face is stuffed, and lightly penciled in.

The body is 4 panels, it has darts to create a bottom, which sits.

What I like about about the hands, is that it is sewed as a mitten, then the fingers are placed, which is a lot easier. Then the fingers are stuffed. The creator of this pattern has made dolls before.

The arms are attached to a button which gives the arms the ability to swivel.

Face is then painted in.

Hair attached individually.

Head completed.

Body sewed, arms attached.

Leggs attached.

Naked rag doll.

This pattern comes with, shoes, hat, bloomers, and top. A very nice pattern. Also see my Raggedy Anne Doll

and Gingerbread Men Dolls