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Awake/Asleep
Pacifier Doll
Online Cloth Doll Class
by Gail Kellison
© 2007
Doll:
- ½ yard flesh color robe velour
- long pile fake fur for hair - 5" X 9"
- strip of felt - flesh color or white (for the head neck)
- craft/carpet thread (ecru if you can't find a flesh color)
- freezer paper
- card stock paper or index card (no lines) for open eyes
- clear fingernail polish or other clear sealer
- 1 pr of eyelashes (or a scrap of black or dk. brown organdy for eyelashes)
- gel pens or permanent markers (black, blue, lt. pink, brown)
- disappearing ink marker
- white acrylic paint
- hemostat (or finger turning tool of your choice)
- 3" doll needle
- 5" or longer doll needle
- regular sewing needle - one that is at least 1½" long
- regular sewing thread - white or peach and also colors to match clothing fabric
- 1 doll/bear joint - size 45mm
- Beacon's Fabric Tac glue (or other fast grabbing glue)
- pink or peach facial blush
- fiberfill
- scissors
- straight pins
- (optional) doll diaper
- (optional) pacifier and/or baby bottle (The doll's mouth will snugly accommodate a full size pacifier, but I also use pacifiers and bottles for Preemie babies. I found the pacifier and the bottle when I did a search on ebay for "doll bottle". I like the Preemie pacifier because it doesn't cover quite as much of the doll's face as a regular sized one did. However, either will work. Also, sometimes you can find a doll bottle filled with candy at Wal-mart stores, Walgreens, etc. that will work great for this doll too. I have a picture of one such bottle below. Just about any pacifier or baby bottle will work.
Doll Dress, Bloomers, & Bonnet:
- 3/4 yd fabric
- 7 yds of gathered 1" wide lace
- thread to match fabric
- 13" of 1/4" wide elastic for bloomers waist
- small safety pin to pull elastic through waist casing on bloomers
- 1 yd. elastic 1/8" wide for dress arms and bloomer legs
- 5 yds 1/4" wide ribbon to make bows & bonnet ties
- 3 snaps for back of dress
- 3 small buttons to sew to back of dress over snaps
Shoes:
- Darice "Foamies" Sheets (9" x 12") or other craft foam (1 color or a variety of colors) - I found the Foamies at Wal-mart and bought 3 different color sheets for my shoes.
- 22" of 1/4" wide elastic
- Beacon's Fabric Tac glue or other fast grab glue that will work on foam.
- Scraps of dress fabric for elastic casing
- decorations for toe straps (ribbon bows, flowers, etc)
- needle & thread
Doll Body with Optional Head:
- 1/2 yard flesh color robe velour
- 9" x 12" piece long pile fur
Any of the items below will fit in the doll's mouth.
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I found the Preemie bottle at the left and the Preemie pacifier at the right (sold as a set) on ebay from a seller named "bids-and-pieces". If you can't find this seller, I'm sure there are others. |
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This doll bottle is filled with candy and I found it near the check-out counter at my local Wal-mart store. It's about 4" tall and cost $.79.
The pacifier at the right is a regular sized baby pacifier. It fits snugly, but it will fit in the doll's mouth. |
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Sources for doll making supplies are:
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