Paper doll fun!

I'm absolutely obsessed with paper dolls. I remember playing with them more than anything else as a kid. I'm trying to pass on the love to my daughter and even got the hubs involved this weekend. 

I purchased this PDF package from etsy.com. It's easy! Print them out, color, cut, and put together with mini brads. It was a wonderful spring break project considering it poured cats and dogs most of spring break.  It kept my daughter and me busy for 2 days! No kidding.

We got right to playing paper dolls the next morning without even taking time to fix our hair.

Tiny hands may need help with the brads. It took us about 15 minutes per doll to cut out and assemble with the brads. This printable set can be purchased for $6.00 at  the Gingermelon shop on etsy.

Rag Dolls!

Rag Doll Time!

Here are some Rag Dolls I made for my nieces. 

My daughter helped to stuff these and pick out the fabrics from my scrap stash. 

It was a great mother daughter project.

I purchased the pattern from Sew Much Ado. The pattern cost is $9. It's a great way to use up your quilting scraps! Here is the link-

http://www.sew-much-ado.com/2010/01/ruby-lou-doll-pdf-pattern.html

As you can tell I've put my own spin on the doll by changing the hair and face.

My daughter is drooling over these! But they are getting shipped off to her cousins.

Love this one setting on top of my sewing machine.

 These four dolls will be mailed off to some very special girls.

Rag Doll with Tumbler Quilt

This doll pattern can be purchased at the following link 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/67420504/softie-pdf-pattern-ruby-lou-doll

Back ground quilt is a pattern from the Moda Bake Shop.

Here is the link http://www.modabakeshop.com/2009/09/sweet-baby-quilt.html