Baby Doll

My daughter liked my raggedy old doll with closeable eyes so much that she wouldn't put it down. The doll is in such horrible condition that I had to make her one for Christmas- a gift I wasn't thinking of making her. So, my mother took me to the local craft store and we bought doll body parts (sounds worse than it is), stuffing, a Simplicity pattern, and fabric for an outfit. I also had to use some help from the "How to assemble..." website. Putting the doll together wasn't very difficult. I used elastic around the limbs.

Making the doll clothing was another ordeal. Elastic ruffled doll sleeves..... yeah I didn't think it through. I used Velcro instead of buttons since my little one will only be 12 months old soon.  I recommend lots of patience and hand sewing. Sewing the coat was actually pretty easy. I did it all by machine. I used flannel and "pretend" buttons by appliqueing circles onto the coat. This was made with lots of love and I can't wait to see my little baby's face when she sees her new baby doll.