Hello Dolly. Jo Carter shows you how to sew your own doll duo inspired by Russian nesting dolls. 1

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1 Hello Dolly Jo Carter shows you how to sew your own doll duo inspired by Russian nesting dolls. 1

2 YOU WILL NEED FOR THE LARGE DOLL * Printed cotton fabric A: 55x20cm, headscarf * Printed cotton fabric B: 22x12cm, front body * Printed cotton fabric C: 50x30cm main body * Cotton fabric: 28x15cm, face * Felt: 20x8cm, hair FOR THE MINI DOLL * Printed cotton fabric D: 10x14cm, top body * Printed cotton fabric E: 18x7cm, main body * Cotton fabric: 10x7cm, face Bondaweb: 10x7cm FOR BOTH DOLLS * Polyester toy filling Water erasable pen * Stranded cotton: black, red, pink, colour to match mini doll headscarf Basic sewing kit * included in your kit NB Your kit may include different fabrics to those shown on these pages. FABRIC SHOWN ON THESE PAGES Headscarf: XOXO, Dandelion from the Basics collection by Cotton + Steel; It s a Hoot, Red Egg by Momo for Moda. Front body: Cocoland Coco Cat, Floral Orange; Evening Primrose, Orange by Aneela Hoey for Cloud9 Fabrics. Main body: Kona Cotton Solid, School Bus by Robert Kaufman; Winter Pomegranates, Navy from the Tinsel collection by Cotton + Steel. Face: Kona Cotton Solid, Sand by Robert Kaufman. FINISHED SIZE Approx 21cm tall. NOTES You will find the templates needed at the end of the pattern. Use a 5mm seam allowance unless otherwise stated. CUTTING OUT Step one Trace and cut out all the template pieces. When the pattern specifies to cut two or more of a template, after marking out half of the pieces, the template needs to be turned over to mark out the remaining half so that the pieces are cut as mirror images. Step two Draw the pattern pieces onto the wrong side (WS) of the fabric and cut out: From fabric A: Front headscarf: cut 2. Back headscarf: cut 2. From fabric B: Top front body: cut 1. From fabric C: Bottom front body: cut 1. Back body: cut 2. Inner pocket cover: cut 1. Inner pocket lining: cut 2. Base: cut 1. From cotton fabric: Face: cut 1. From felt: Hair: cut 1. 2

3 MAKING THE LARGE DOLL ATTACHING THE HAIR Step one Position the hair right side (RS) up on the top of the face RS up and sew it into position using the stitch lines shown in the photo. This is shown from the WS so you can see the stitching lines more clearly. Step two Trim away any excess hair which reaches out beyond the face. 01 MAKING THE FACE AND BODY Step one With RS together, close the three darts in the face piece tapering the ends. 02 Step two With RS together, close the dart in the top front body piece tapering the end. Step three Sew the top front body to the bottom front body, matching the central markers. 03 Step four With RS together, sew the face to the top front body. 04 MAKING THE POCKET Step one With WS together, press the inner pocket cover in half lengthways. Step two With RS together and matching raw edges, position the inner pocket cover along the long straight side of the left-side back body piece and tack in place. 05 Step three With RS together, position one long side of the inner pocket lining against the long straight side of the left side back body and sew together along this edge. The pocket cover is now properly fixed in place. Step four Repeat this for the RS of the back body and inner pocket lining (but this time without an inner pocket cover). 06 Step five Place the inner pocket lining pieces RS together. Move the inner pocket cover and seam allowances out of the way and then sew the inner pocket lining pieces together around the three remaining open sides. 07 Step six Fold the inner pocket cover over the opening. On the other side pull apart the sides of the inner pocket lining, finger-press open the seam at one end and flatten it so that the seam is in line with the pocket opening. Step seven Pin in place and tack securely across the short end of the pocket cover and then repeat for the remaining end. This will hold the cover in place and the lining neatly out of the way for later. 08 MAKING THE HEADSCARF Step one Place the front headscarf pieces RS facing and sew together around the front and sides, leaving the top edge open. Step two Clip away the seam allowance and then clip and notch the curves. 09 Step three Turn the front headscarf RS out. Step four Place the back headscarf pieces RS facing and sew together along one side (the side without the markers). Step five Clip V-shaped notches in the seam allowance around the curve. Step six With RS together, sew the bottom edge of the back headscarf to the top edge of the back body. 10 Step seven Pin the front headscarf to the back headscarf RS together, lining up the central markers at the top and matching the bottom edges. Tack the front headscarf in place. 11 ASSEMBLING THE BODY Step one With RS together, line up the central dart at the top of the face with the central seam at the top of the back headscarf, and from this top point sew one side of the doll together. Step two Return to the top point and sew the remaining side together. 12 Step three With RS together, line up the marker at the back of the base with the pocket opening and sew the base to the bottom of the doll s body, leaving a quarter open. Make sure that the end of the pocket cover is sewn into the seam and not left as part of the opening. 13 3

4 STUFFING THE DOLL Step one Carefully turn the doll RS out, folding the front headscarf over the face, and stuff. Step two Put your hand inside the inner pocket, straighten it out and make room for it within the stuffing. Step three Close the opening in the bottom of the doll using ladder stitch or similar. FINISHING OFF Step one Cross over the ends of the headscarf and sew them together in the centre. Gather the crossover section and wrap with thread. Step two Sew the back of the crossover section to the body and secure the thread. 14 Step three Draw eyes, cheeks and a mouth onto the doll, referring to the photo for positioning. Step four Using four strands of stranded cotton, stitch the features following the drawn lines. 15 MAKING THE MINI DOLL CUTTING OUT Step one Trace the headscarf onto the paper side of the Bondaweb and cut out roughly outside the drawn lines. Step two Place the cut out shape paper side up on the WS of fabric D and press into place. Cut along the drawn lines. Step three Draw out the remaining pattern pieces onto the WS of the fabric and cut out: From Fabric D: Top mini doll: cut 1 From Fabric E: Bottom mini doll: cut 2. From the face fabric: Top mini doll: cut 1. MAKING THE HEAD Step one Place the face piece RS up. Remove the paper backing from the headscarf and press it RS up on top. Step two Work a running stitch 3mm (1/8in) outside the headscarf opening using coordinating stranded cotton. ASSEMBLING THE BODY Step one With RS together, sew each top piece to a bottom piece. 16 Step two Place the front and back sections RS together and sew around the edge, leaving a 3cm opening in one side. Step three Clip V-shaped notches around the curve in the top of the doll. Step four With the seams open, bring the side and bottom seams together on one bottom corner so that they line up. Sew across this corner 5mm (1/4in) from the tip end of the seam to box the corner. Step five Repeat this in the other corner. 17 FINISHING OFF Step one Turn the doll RS out and stuff. Step two Embroider the facial features and hair using two strands of stranded cotton to match those on the large doll as shown. 18 Step three Close the opening in the side using ladder stitch. Step four Fit the mini doll in the internal pocket in the back of the large doll to finish. Keep your mini matryoshka in the larger doll s back pocket. 4

5 BASE (1x fabric A) TOP MINI DOLL (1 x fabric D) BOTTOM MINI DOLL (2x fabric E) HEADSCARF MINI DOLL 5

6 FACE (1 x skin tone) 6

7 HAIR (1 x felt) BACK HEADSCRAF (2 x fabric A) 7

8 FRONT HEADSCARF (2 x fabric A) hello dolly 8

9 TOP FRONT BODY (1 x fabric B) BOTTOM FRONT BODY (1 x fabric C) hello dolly 9

10 BACK BODY (2x fabric C) INNER POCKET LINING (2x fabric C) INNER POCKET COVER (1x fabric C) 10