The quick little bunny tutorial. I really wanted to make the sock bunny that Heidi (from My Paper Crane) created, but I didn’t have any of those fantastic red and brown monkey socks.
What I do have is baby socks: tons of cute, mismatched, totally useless, never stay on baby socks. Now that my littlest is very much not an infant and too soon will be a toddler it seems kind of silly to keep all those teeny tiny socks. So I made a bunny out of them. And a tutorial too. This is indeed a quick little bunny. Materials: baby socka handful of stuffingheavy duty threadscissors Make that bunny: Before you start sewing take second to look at the sock you have. The body: Take some stuffing and stuff the foot part of the sock–not too tight! The tail: On the top of the bunny’s back, sew a circle about an inch in diameter with a simple running stitch. The head: To make the head, put a little stuffing inside the sock and sew a running stitch around the top of the heel. The ears: Cut a big V shape out of the top of the sock. The attitude: Free 8 Inch Baby Pattern - Main Page. 8 Inch Baby Pattern©1999 Isn't she sweet?
You will find our baby pattern will make a great favor or table decoration for that baby shower you're planning. She is simple to make and oh so lovable! She is also just the right size for little ones to play with or how about a baby for one of your larger dolls. We have made her in leftover flannel scraps, but you can make her in any material you like. Pattern Sheet 1 Pattern Sheet 2 Instructions If you have any questions with this project, please email us. Taggie animals tutorial. Due to a few requests, here is a simple tutorial for making tag animals - little stuffies that have ribbon loops attached so you can hook them onto tag blankets, stroller bars, bouncy seats, etc. with a plastic ring.
Here is a template for an alligator and an elephant: Right click on the image to save, and print as a full 8x11 page to get the proper size. Materials needed: scrap fabric, 4 inch lengths of coordinating ribbon, pillow stuffing, and embroidery thread Using the template, cut out two alligators (they should mirror each other) and two 4 inch long pieces of ribbon (cut four if you want it to have four legs).
Fold the ribbons in half and stitch to one of the fabric cut outs. Lay the fabric cut outs on top of each other, with the right side facing in. Cut a small snip at the inward curved edges, making sure that you don't cut through your stitches. Turn the alligator right side out and stuff with pillow stuffing. Hand stitch the opening closed. Enjoy. :) RAG DOLL. Size: 10" (25.5 cm) Materials Required: Note: All fabrics measured in 44/45" (115 cm) wide cotton or cotton blend type fabrics such as: broadcloth, calico, gingham, chambray, muslin.
How to make Mini doll. Tiny mascot dolls for beginners.
Look at various mini dolls on Mini doll gallery. Example You can make them easily using a little cloth. Materials cotton jersey (face and arms) cotton lawn (lining for the jersey fabric - any thin cloth) cloth (dress and cap) ribbon wool yarn (hair) polyester fiberfill string to suspend Tools sewing machine, needles, thread, scissors, chalk and so on. ruler, chopstick, pencil. tacky glue (to stick hair). paints or oily felt-tip pen (to paint face). rouge. toothpick. Procedure Making patterns Print pattern out on A4 paper. Copy patterns on the cloth. Free Doll Pattern Download and Instructions for Simple Rag Dolls.
This free doll pattern can be your jumping off point into the world of making dolls!
It is easy enough for even beginning sewers and more advanced crafters can customize it to make it their very own design. Simple rag dolls in this style have been made for hundreds of years and you can make one in the classic style with hand-stitching or you can save time and use your sewing machine. For this free doll pattern I suggest using a sturdy bottom-weight fabric such as canvas, linen, denim or upholstery fabric for your dolls if they are to be loved by children.
These fabrics will make a much sturdier doll, but you can also try classic quilting cotton too as it is hard to resist the many prints and colors available. For stuffing you can use polyfill, wool, bamboo, cotton or even cut up fabric scraps. Here is the free doll pattern PDF for the head, legs and arms and here is free doll body pattern PDF to download. Step One First, cut out your pattern pieces, 2 head, 2 body, 4 arms and 4 legs.