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Cloth Dolls

I am making a cloth doll. The pattern has developed from a 24" plastic doll that I had as a little girl. Ive spent the last few weeks drafting patterns, testing shapes and I think I have come up with a good design.

My doll was called Holly and I loved her. My mum made us matching outfits and even made a school uniform for her. Holly eventualy 'lost' her head, it went mouldy from having her hair died too many times so my mum threw it out! She kept Hollys body though and she kept all the clothes.

When I found out I was expecting girls I thought about being able to play with my dolls clothes with them and was going to get a new head for Holly from the doll hospital. But after they died this idea also died.

Now that my little man is here I really wanted him to have a nice boy doll.

But there are no nice boy dolls out there..... excpet for some beautiful Waldorf inspired dolls. (Do a search on Etsy if you are interested to see what Im talking about.) So that got me thinking - why dont I make a doll for my son.

So now I am making some dolls for my son to play with. A girl, so he will be able to play with all my old dolls clothes and a boy (with a whole new wardrobe!) so that he has a nice boy doll to play with.

Some of the doll pattern pieces ready to be cut out
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