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Sew a doll or animal - PEP BB textile.straw.sew.doll

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This badge bit (BB) is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in textiles.

In this project, you will make and sew a doll or stuffed animal!

Minimum requirements:
  - sew a doll or animal
  - must be sewn and stuffed with natural materials
  - must have 4 limbs, head, and a body

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (< 2min):
  - The materials you will use for your project
  - Sewing the doll or animal
  - Stuffing it
  - Your finished doll or stuffed animal
 
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Melody Goretti
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Here’s my BB submission for sewing a doll. I modified the design from “Gingermelon’s Embroidered Animals” to make an elf as a Christmas gift for a friend. Materials are cotton fabric, cotton thread, cotton embroidery thread, and wool roving.
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I love working with the patterns in this book
I love working with the patterns in this book
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Pattern for sewing a stuffed doll
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pieces for sewing a stuffed doll
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Moisturize me
Moisturize me
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All the pieces sewn, turned, ironed
All the pieces sewn, turned, ironed
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Wool gifting from a friend’s overflowing craft supply closet
Wool gifting from a friend’s overflowing craft supply closet
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Ladder stitch to close
Ladder stitch to close
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Affixing the legs
Affixing the legs
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Finishing touch
Finishing touch
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Done!
Done!
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From the back
From the back
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Note: This BB is moisturized, I mean, certified!

 
Melody Goretti
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Thanks for the BB! The doll is dressed, be-wigged, packed, and sent to his final destination as a Christmas gift. I can’t resist showing off his duds though, so I took lots of photos before taking him to the post office.
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handcrafted stuffed doll
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handcrafted stuffed doll
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back of handcrafted stuffed doll
 
Dave Luke
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I tried to scale down this dino pattern. I shrunk it too much. I had to adapt the arms and legs a bit, too small to turn.
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Materials and pattern
Materials and pattern
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Cut fabric
Cut fabric
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Sewing
Sewing
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Stuffing with scrap fabric.
Stuffing with scrap fabric.
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Done
Done
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Note: Great attempt but as I read the instructions, I would expect all four limbs to be stuffed with natural materials - some of your materials look like non-natural materials

 
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Dave, I'm worried that your stuffed dino might fall apart at the seams, especially if played with. Did you do anything to protect it from fraying? I know that I used to sew pillows and pouches with tiny seam allowances...and they fell apart at the seams. Did you do anything to prevent this? I tried zooming in on your progress picture, but I couldn't see the stitching.

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    This was may test for shrinking a pattern down, I was planning half size, but made quarter. When I make a bigger one I'll post it.
    It did seam a little flimsy with just machine stiches so I went back over all the seams with a blanket stitch. You can't see them as well in the original pic I guess.  And the non-natral mesh material in the stuffing pic is the bag I keep quilt scraps in. I didn't even think about how it looked in picture.
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stuffed dino doll
 
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