Create the sweetest mini-mes with our doll-lightful project! Our pair of dolls are brought to life with a host of tiny details
MORE TO MAKE…
If you fell in love with our darling pair of dolls, you’ll like My Cross Stitch Doll, from which our project was taken. It includes full-colour diagrams and step-by-step instructions for dolls, front and back, with gorgeous details and lots of personalisation and customisation options, with 20 adorable patterns to choose from. The 20 doll templates include a wide range of skin tones, hairstyles and clothing, and the ability to change any colour to suit your taste. Additional patterns in the back of the book give more options for alternate heads and outfits, so you can customise them further. It’s available from all good retailers. Find this title and more at: www.davidandcharles.com.
Designed by: Susan Bates Stitch count: 118 high x 62 wide (front & back)
Design size: 21.5x11.5cm (8½x4½in) Stitch time: 40 hours
This design was stitched on 28 count evenweave over two threads of fabric.
Ensure you leave enough aida around each piece so you have a good margin available when trimming each one
Customise the colours of the clothes and hair of your dolls if you wish!
Designed by: Susan Bates Stitch count: 117 high x 62 wide (front & back)
Design size: 21.5x11.5cm (8½x4½in) Stitch time: 36 hours
This design was stitched on 28 count evenweave over two threads of fabric.
How to…make up your doll
Step 1
PLACE the finished front and back of the doll right sides together, being careful to match up the edges of your stitching and using pins to hold the layers together. Choose a section of the doll that has a straight edge, like a leg or the edge of a skirt, and this will be where you will leave your gap for turning and stuffing.
Step 2
STITCH around the edge of the doll, using small backstitches, working about 2-3mm (1⁄16in) out from the edge of the design – to get a neater finish, stitch following the edge of the design and not the grid of the fabric. Keep checking to see that the stitching on the front and back match.
Step 3
STITCH all the way around the design, staying the same distance from the edge. Sew around the bottom of the feet without sewing up between the legs (where they are separate) and if the arms are close to the body, just sew around the hand rathe
