CF270 SAFE IN MOMMY'S ARMS 17 & 10CF270 SAFE IN MOMMY'S ARMS
17 & 10(c) 2012 Gini SimpsonMATERIALSMuslin BodiesFabric
for:Mom Bodice, Skirt, Pants, Bow; Boy Shirt;Girl DressCotton
Batting DiapersBeige Carpet ThreadEcru Crochet ThreadBlack
FlossKinky Doll Hair or Thick & Quick Yarn (see
instructions)(4) Tiny Safety Pins12 of 3/8 Flat Lace Edging(2) 1/2
Metal ButtonsFiberfill, Kitty Litter, Instant Tea, Water Soluble
Pen,Tacky Glue, Hot Glue(3) Craft Sticks (Popsicle Sticks)Acrylic
Paint Black, White, Terra Cotta, Burnt UmberDark Rose Stencil
CreamFray CheckCat and the Fiddle Designs5230 N DeWolf, Clovis, CA
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[email protected] pattern is intended for use for
profit or fun, but may not be reproduced in anymanner.Cat and the
Fiddle Designscannot be held responsible for human error,printing
error or individual workmanship.The finished product was intended
to beused as a display item and should never be given to a child to
play with.Cat and theFiddle DesignsCF270 SAFE IN MOMMY'S ARMS 17
& 102012 - Gini SimpsonPlease read all instructions before
beginning.RSO = Right Sides Out; RST = Right Sides Together.Please
Note When the pattern states to trace, I always transfer my
patterns to card stock (you can also use anylight cardboard such as
cereal boxes or manilla folders).It makes it so much easier to
trace the pattern onto thefabric.Your traced lines will normally be
your sewing lines unless stated otherwise and then once sewn, you
will cut 1/4outside of the traced lines. When the pattern states to
cut, you will then cut out directly on the pattern lines.For the
hair, I used the Kinky Doll Hair from www.clothdollsupply.com only
because I had been sent a free sample totry. After I had made the
dolls and when I was preparing the instructions for this pattern, I
looked up this hair on theweb site and found that the hair isn't
very cheap.If I would have checked before I made up the dolls, I
would haveused Lion Brand's Thick & Quick Yarn for the hair.If
you use the Thick & Quick yarn, just use 2-3 strands in
eachbundle and pull apart the strands after securing to the head.Of
course, as with all of my patterns, please feel free touse any of
the many, many beautiful yarns out there.If you'd rather not bother
with the tea dyeing but like the tea dyed look, check out the tea
dyed muslin at Joann's.MOMMYBODY & HEAD - Trace the body and
the head of the doll on a double layer of muslin with the water
soluble pen.Sew RST on traced lines, leaving open where indicated
on patterns, and cut out leaving a 1/4 seam allowanceoutside of
traced lines.On the body, clip the curves and square off the bottom
by matching the bottom seam withthe side seams and sew across the
seams 1/2 from the tip (see fig. 1).Trim seams to 1/4. Turn
RSO.Fill bottomof body with approx. 1/2 - 3/4 cup of kitty
litter.Insert the craft stick through the opening up into the neck
andfirmly stuff with fiberfill.Be sure to put the fiberfill on both
sides of the stick.By using the stick, your dollsneck will remain
rigid and the head wont wobble.Continue firmly stuffing the rest of
the body.Hand stitchopening closed using beige carpet thread.Clip
the curves on the head piece and cut a 5/8 slit in the back of the
head where indicated on the pattern pieceand turn RSO.Stuff the
head firmly. Dont close opening - this is where the neck of the
body will go.Using thewater soluble pen trace on the facial
features.Paint the whites of the eyes withWhite, Terra Cotta for
the Irisand the pupils with Black.Paint a small White highlight in
the upper right and lower left of each pupil.Usingthinned Black
(mix a little water with the Black paint) paint the lines in the
iris parts of the eyes, the eyelashes,the eyebrows, the mouth and
outline the whites of the eyes, the Iris and around the eyes and
eyelids.Using an oldsmall scruffy paint brush and the Burnt Umber
paint, dry brush (load your brush with a small amount of paint
andthen wipe almost all of the paint off on a paper towel) the
sides of the eyelids and also underneath the eyelids (seethe
pattern for placement).Also shade around the outside edges of the
Iris with the dry brush.Using an oldscruffy brush, blush the cheeks
with the dark rose stencil cream.NOSE - Cut the nose out of the
muslin and using the Fray Check run a small line around the outside
edge of thecircle let dry.Using a single strand of the beige carpet
thread, hand sew a gathering stitch around the outsideedge.Place a
small amount of Fiberfill in the center of the circle and pull the
ends of the thread to gather thenose around the fiberfill and tie
off the ends of the thread leaving a small opening.Using a small
dowel or the endof a small paint brush, continue stuffing the nose
until it becomes very firm with little or no gathers to be seenfrom
the top.Thread a long doll needle with a double strand of the beige
carpet thread, enter through theopening in the back of the head and
exit out the front of the head where the nose goes, go through the
bottom ofthe nose from one side to the other and then enter back
into the head and back out the opening in the back of
thehead.Before pulling the thread tight, place a small amount of
tacky glue on the bottom of the nose and then pullthe thread tight
indenting a little secure thread to the bottom side of the slit (be
sure to secure it to thebottom of the slit since if you use the top
of the slit, you won't be able to put the head on the neck).LEGS
Trace two of Mommy's legs onto a double layer of muslin.Sew RST on
the traced lines leaving open whereindicated and cut out 1/4 beyond
the sewn lines, clipping the curves.Turn RSO and stuff firmly to
line indicatedon pattern and stitch across lines on both
legs.Zigzag the open ends closed.Paint the shoes with Black and
thesocks with White and let dry.Using the Burnt Umber and an old
scruffy brush, dry brush around the edges of theshoes and the
straps (see pattern for shading).Hot glue the 3/8 flat lace around
the top edge of the socks andhot glue the 1/2 metal buttons on the
shoe straps.ARMS - Trace two of the arms onto a double layer of
muslin.Clip the curves and turn RSO.Stuff just the handslightly
with Fiberfill.Using the pattern as a guide and the water soluble
pen, draw the finger lines on the handsand either machine stitch on
these lines or hand stitch on the finger lines using a single
strand of the beige carpetthread.I always like to do the fingers
and toes with hand stitching asI have better control over the
amount ofthe indentations that I make but then I'm only making one
of these dolls.If I was still doing the craft shows, Iwould be
machine stitching the fingers and toes to save time.Continue
stuffing the arms medium firm to the linesindicated on the pattern
and stitch across the stuffing/stitch line and zigzag the open ends
of the arms shut.DRESS -Using your choice of print fabric, cut the
bodice out on a double fold using the pattern piece and clip1/4 at
the neck marks, slitting in between the clips.Using your choice of
fabric rip two skirt pieces 7(L)x14(W).Gather the two skirt pieces
along the top of the 14 widths.Adjust the gathers to fit the bottom
of the bodicepiece and sew RST the skirts to the bodice where
indicated on the bodice pattern.Fold dress in half along
theshoulders with RST and sew up each side seam and down each
sleeve seam using 1/4 seam allowance.Clipunderarm seams and turn
RSO.Using a double strand of ecru crochet thread, turn the ends of
each sleeve underto the inside approx. 3/4 and run a gathering
stitch around each sleeve approx. 1/2 from the edge leaving 3
tailsto tie into bows.Turn the neck edge under and run a gathering
stitch around the edge leaving 3 tails to tie into abow.PANTS -
Using muslin, rip or cut 2 pieces 7-3/4(W) x 8(L).With RST sew the
two 7-1/2 side seams together.Cut up the center 3 and stitch from
the bottom up and around and down the other side of the cut using a
1/4seam (see Fig. 2).Clip curves and turn RSO.Fold the waist edge
of the pants 1/2 to the inside and with a doublestrand of crochet
thread, hand gather around the waist 1/4 from the edge leaving 3
tails to tie into a bow whenplaced on your doll.Turn the edges of
the legs to the inside 1/2 and using the black floss, hand stitch a
runningstitch around each leg approximately 1/4 from the
edge.BABIESBODY & HEAD For each baby, trace the body and the
head of the doll on a double layer of muslin with the watersoluble
pen.Sew RST on traced lines, leaving open where indicated on
patterns, and cut out leaving a 1/4 seamallowance outside of traced
lines.On the body, clip the curves and square off the bottom by
matching the bottomseam with the side seams and sew across the
seams 1/2 from the tip (see fig. 1).Trim seams to 1/4. Turn
RSO.Fill bottom of body with approx. 1/8 cup of kitty litter.Cut
the craft sticks 3 long and insert the craft stickthrough the
opening up into the neck and firmly stuff with fiberfill.Be sure to
put the fiberfill on both sides ofthe stick.By using the stick,
your dolls neck will remain rigid and the head wont wobble.Continue
firmly stuffingthe rest of the body.Hand stitch opening closed
using beige carpet thread.Clip the curves on the head piece and cut
a 5/8 slit in the back of the head where indicated on the pattern
pieceand turn RSO.Stuff the head firmly. Dont close opening - this
is where the neck of the body will go.Using thewater soluble pen
trace on the facial features.Paint the whites of the eyes with
White and the pupils with Black.Paint a small White highlight in
the upper right of each pupil.Using thinned Black (mix a little
water with the Blackpaint) paint the eyelashes, the eyebrows, the
mouth line and outline the whites of the eyes.Using an old
scruffybrush, blush the cheeks with the dark rose stencil
cream.NOSE -For each baby, cut the nose out of the muslin and using
the Fray Check run a small line around the outsideedge of the
circles let dry.Using a single strand of the beige carpet thread,
hand sew a gathering stitch aroundthe outside edge.Place a small
amount of Fiberfill in the center of the circle and pull the ends
of the thread togather the nose around the fiberfill and tie off
the ends of the thread leaving a small opening.Using a small
dowelor the end of a small paint brush, continue stuffing the nose
until it becomes very firm with little or no gathers tobe seen from
the top.Thread a long doll needle with a double strand of the beige
carpet thread, enter throughthe opening in the back of the head and
exit out the front of the head where the nose goes, go through
thebottom of the nose from one side to the other and then enter
back into the head and back out the opening in theback of the
head.Before pulling the thread tight, place a small amount of tacky
glue on the bottom of the noseand then pull the thread tight
indenting a little secure thread to the bottom side of the slit (be
sure to secure itto the bottom of the slit since if you use the top
of the slit, you won't be able to put the head on the neck).LEGS
For each doll trace two legs onto a double layer of muslin.Sew RST
on the traced lines leaving open whereindicated and cut out 1/4
beyond the sewn lines, clipping the curves. Match the top leg seam
with the bottom legseam and using the toe template, trace onto the
end of the feet approx. 1/4 from the end. (see Fig. 3)Be surethat
after you trace the first one that you flip the template over and
trace the second one so youll have a rightfoot and a left
foot.Stitch on the traced line and trim seam to 1/4.Clip curves and
turn RSO and stuff mediumfirm to stuff line indicated on
pattern.Zigzag the open ends closed.Draw the toes on with the water
soluble penand using a single strand of beige carpet thread and the
pattern as a guide,form the toes by going in the bottomof the foot
with the needle and out the top, wrap the thread around the end of
the foot, pulling the thread snuglyto form the toes and repeat one
more time - go in the bottom of the foot but instead of exiting
through the firsttoe, move the needle over and exit out the top at
the second toe.Repeat this until you make the five toes.Tie offon
the bottom of the foot.Repeat for the other foot.ARMS - Trace two
of the arms onto a double layer of muslin.Clip the curves and turn
RSO.Stuff just the handslightly with Fiberfill.Using the pattern as
a guide and the water soluble pen, draw the finger lines on the
handsand either machine stitch on these lines or hand stitch on the
finger lines using a single strand of the beige carpetthread.
Continue stuffing the arms medium firm to the lines indicated on
the pattern and stitch across thestuffing/stitch line and zigzag
the open ends of the arms shut.DRESS -Using your choice of print
fabric, cut the bodice out on a double fold using the pattern piece
and clip1/4 at the neck marks, slitting in between the clips.Using
your choice of fabric rip two skirt pieces 1-3/4(L)x8(W).Gather the
two skirt pieces along the top of the 8 widths.Adjust the gathers
to fit the bottomof the bodice piece and sew RST the skirts to the
bodice where indicated on the bodice pattern.Fold dress inhalf
along the shoulders with RST and sew up each side seam and down
each sleeve seam using 1/4 seam allowance.Clip underarm seams and
turn RSO.Using a double strand of ecru crochet thread, turn the
ends of each sleeveunder to the inside approx. 3/4 and run a
gathering stitch around each sleeve approx. 1/2 from the edge
leaving3 tails to tie into bows.Turn the neck edge under and run a
gathering stitch around the edge leaving 3 tails totie into a
bow.SHIRT - Cut the shirt out of your choice of fabric on a double
fold and clip at the neck 1/4 and slit in betweenthe clips to make
the opening for the neck.With RST fold the shirt in half along the
fold at the top of the shirtand sew the front of the shirt to the
back of the shirt starting at the bottom side of the shirt and
sewing up andthen down the sleeve clip the underarm where marked on
the pattern and turn the shirt RSO.Fold the neck edgeunder to the
inside and using a double strand of the ecru crochet thread, hand
sew a gathering line around theentire neck 1/8 from the edge,
leaving tails on the ends of the thread. Fold the ends of the
sleeves underneathapproximately 1/2 and using the ecru crochet
thread, hand sew a running stitch around the sleeves
approximately1/4 from the edge and secure with a knot.DIAPERS Cut 2
of the diapers out of the cotton batting.ALL THREE DOLLSTEA DYEING
- Mix 1 cup instant tea with 1 qt. warm water in a spray
bottle.Spray the entire dolls' body partsand the clothes.When dry,
if you want a deeper color, spray again.HAIR For Mommy, cut 7
bundles of 6 lengths of the Kinky Hair (my bundles were
approximately 1/2 thick).Using a single strand of the black floss,
sew the centers of each of these 7 bundles to each X marked on the
topof the head. Trim the ends as needed.For the Girl, cut 3 bundles
of 3-1/2 lengths of the Kinky Hair, approximately 1/4 thick.Using a
single strand ofthe black floss, sew the centers of each of these
bundles to the X marked on the head pattern.Rip two strips offabric
5/8 wide by 4 and tie each strip around each of the pigtails.Trim
the hair and the hair ties as needed.For the Boy, cut 1 bundle of a
3-1/2 length of the Kinky Hair, approximately 1/4 thick and using a
single strand ofthe black floss, sew the center of the bundle to
the X at the top center of the head.Trim the hair as
needed.FINISHING - For all dolls, with a double strand of crochet
thread, stitch the arms to the shoulders and the legsto the bottom
with the toes facing in for Mommy and facing forward for the
babies.Place the pantaloons onMommy adjusting the gathers around
the waist and tie ends into a bow.Place Mommy's dress on adjusting
thegathers around the neck and arms and tie the ends into
bows.Place the shirt on the Boy, adjusting the gathersaround the
neck and tie the ends into a knot.Place the dress on the Girl,
adjusting the gathers around the neckand arms and tie the ends into
bows.Place the diapers on each of the babies and use the small
safety pins tosecure each side.For all dolls, insert your finger up
into the slit in the back of the dolls head going up between the
muslin and thefiberfill making a place for the neck to go.Place
some Tacky Glue up into the slit and force the neck up into
it.Ilike to tilt my head a little to one side.If you have cut the
opening in the back of the head too large, just take acouple of
stitches with the carpet thread on each side of the neck to close
the opening.Rip a piece of fabric 1-3/4(W)x18(L) and beginning in
the back of the doll's head at the neck, hot glue the centerof the
fabric to the head and bring both ends of the fabric around the
head to the front and up the sides of thehead to the top of the
head making it a little off center and tie into a bow.Use small
dabs of hot glue to tack thefabric strip in place around the
head.Trim the ends.Place the babies in Mommy's arms and if desired,
you can tack Mommy's arms around each baby using a doublestrand of
the crochet thread, and . . . . . .WERE DONE - ENJOY - I hope that
youll enjoy your newest creation for many years to come.Please
visit mywebsite at www.catandthefiddledesigns.com to view other
unique and original patterns.Should you have anyquestions or need
any assistance with this pattern, please don't hesitate to contact
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