I am super excited to be offering this ragdoll sewing pattern** for sale as a PDF available right now. This originally appeared in mailorder #6, about 2 plus years ago, and sold out immediately and has been out of print since then. I had been getting lots of requests to make it available again, so here it is. It's a fun pattern—great for sewing boy or girl ragdolls, and you get
sewing patterns for the clothes, too. It's perfect for using up fabrics
from your stash and is a great sewing project for kids to try, with
help, of course.
This is a PDF, so you can print it today! Remember to have your printer set to 100% and hit that "back to kingpod" button after you go through paypal to download the file. If you miss this step—no biggie, just shoot me an e-mail and we can figure it out. Enjoy!
**Just to clarify: this is just the ragdoll sewing pattern, not the full mailorder #6 issue.
This is a PDF, so you can print it today! Remember to have your printer set to 100% and hit that "back to kingpod" button after you go through paypal to download the file. If you miss this step—no biggie, just shoot me an e-mail and we can figure it out. Enjoy!
**Just to clarify: this is just the ragdoll sewing pattern, not the full mailorder #6 issue.
Oooh how cute. Damn my broken printer! This looks perfect for the school holidays x
Posted by: The Antidote | July 07, 2009 at 06:16 AM
Oooo fun! My niece started sewing this year and now my boys have been asking to learn too. This will be perfect! Thanks!
Posted by: Kelly | July 07, 2009 at 06:38 AM
You are generous and always thinking of your fans. :D Hope you had a great holiday. :)
Posted by: Bored and Crafty | July 07, 2009 at 06:50 AM
Oh! Cute!
Posted by: Mandy | July 07, 2009 at 06:59 AM
The pattern is too cute! My little one would love making this! This reminds me, I've had a set of your postcards for probably 2 years and never want to use them because they're so adorable! I really need to send your goodness out into the world. I think I'll do that today!
Posted by: Kris | July 07, 2009 at 08:02 AM
Cute dolls. I love them.
Posted by: Catherine | July 07, 2009 at 08:03 AM
too cute! Just might have to give those a try!
Posted by: tickledpaisley | July 07, 2009 at 08:42 AM
yep. i love em. :)
Posted by: barbara | July 07, 2009 at 08:59 AM
I love these.:) I love homemade dolls, and I love even more to see my little girl carrying them around under arm flopping back and forth. Love it.
Posted by: Rachel | July 07, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Oh I'm definitely going to check this out in more detail!
Posted by: Diana | July 07, 2009 at 03:56 PM
In addition to reminding me of my true love Raggedy Ann, this also reminds me of Laura's doll Charlotte from the Little House books!
Posted by: Laura | July 07, 2009 at 05:32 PM
Love these! I will save downloading them as a treat for when the chores are done tomorrow. My daughter has a few very nice storebought dollies, but her favorites are the Waldorf-ish ones I've sewn. She'll love these ragdolls. Thanks!
Posted by: Michelle | July 07, 2009 at 08:27 PM
Raggedy ann! I love her. This is a project that will actually get done!
Posted by: Jennifer | July 07, 2009 at 09:33 PM
Blogs are so interactive where we get lots of informative on any topics nice job keep it up !!
Posted by: dissertation | July 08, 2009 at 02:56 AM
These are lovely patterns.. thanks for the post.
Posted by: Web Development | July 08, 2009 at 06:49 AM
oh thank you thank you thank you! i have been wanting to make a doll like this!
also, i had a lonnnnggg chat with my younger cousin about you this weekend. her partner is a beginner sewer and i recommended bend the rules sewing as a must-have. it was your book that shoved me over the hurdle from beginner. ciao!
nicola
http://whichname.blogspot.com
Posted by: nicola | July 08, 2009 at 06:15 PM
Oooh, AWESOME banner, Amy!
I stopped by to see your rag doll pattern, but while here, I realized that I just made one of your bonnets again this week -- the first for my own baby, though --and thought I'd tell you how much we love it. Babies should probably be wearing a bonnet that cute every day. :)
Posted by: Grace | July 08, 2009 at 07:00 PM
Now that is really cute! Reminds me of the dolls my grandmother used to make for me.
Posted by: Mallory | July 08, 2009 at 07:09 PM
My mom made us dolls just like that back in the 1970s! Cool.
Posted by: Maribeth | July 09, 2009 at 05:36 AM
Fun! I have been looking for a pattern like this, really looking forward to making one for my little boy. Kingpod- so easy. Thank you!!! (LOVE your blog!)
Posted by: Kris | July 09, 2009 at 07:48 AM
I bought the pattern yesterday and my daughter and I started working today and are making several this weekend - it is birthday month in our family, with lots of cousins turning one, two, and three. They are coming out really cute, and are fun to do, and I am deeply grateful for the chance to do something awesome with all my scraps! I do have a question maybe someone could answer about sewing the felt pieces on the face. I am sewing them on after stuffing. I understand how to hide the thread knot under the felt piece, but I am totally unclear what to do with the tails that are left when I am done stitching on each piece. The directions say to "bury the tails in the body," but I'm not sure what that means since the body is already stuffed. Help!
Posted by: Erica | July 09, 2009 at 09:54 PM
To bury the tails:1. First, tie your knot as close to the surface as possible (hopefully under a piece of felt.) 2. Then stick your needle in as far as you can go into the doll away from the entry point. 3. Then bring the needle back up through the doll pulling tight and snip as close as you can to the surface of the felt--then let the thread ends go back into the felt. They get buried inside. dig?
Here's a link:this is a great bit about how to bury a knot over at Pink Chalk Studio, and it's really helpful--she also shows buying the tails at the end.
http://pinkchalkstudio.com/blog/how-to-bury-a-knot/
Posted by: amy k. | July 10, 2009 at 07:52 AM
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your explanation really helped, and the tutorial reinforced it for me. Gonna go stitch some eyeballs!
Posted by: Erica | July 10, 2009 at 10:08 AM
I have one question: on the legs, how far down should they be stitched to form the knees? Am I missing something? You say "stitch across where marked" and reference diagram C, which shows the stitching but not the length. It looks as if it's about 1/2" below the middle mark. Am I close? Thanks. (I'll never win awards for getting anything done in a hurry, but it's coming along swimmingly.)
Posted by: TexNan | July 10, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Posted by: amy k. | July 10, 2009 at 01:52 PM
Thanks. I'm hoping to finish it tomorrow, got a little niece to send it to.
Posted by: TexNan | July 10, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Just wanted to let you know that except for a couple of little details I've finished my doll. In case you're interested, here's the link: http://sumpnsassy.blogspot.com/2009/07/raggedy-who.html
Posted by: TexNan | July 21, 2009 at 09:19 AM
Posted by: amy k. | July 21, 2009 at 05:42 PM
Can you tell me more about how the pdf pattern works? Do any of the pages need to be enlarged after printing? My mom wants me to buy this pattern so she can make the doll for my daughter, but I didn't realize it was a pdf. If there is enlarging involved, she probably won't want to deal with it, I'm afraid. Any additional info on how exactly the pattern is used would be helpful. Thanks! The dolls are adorable and I hope it works out.
Posted by: Shana | July 27, 2009 at 07:17 AM
Posted by: amy k. | July 27, 2009 at 07:44 AM
Oh my goodness ... thank you so much for this. I bought it the minute I saw it ... can't wait to make them :)
Posted by: Heather | July 29, 2009 at 05:01 AM
Its a nice concept and widely used in making dolls and barbies.
But in todays time plastic dolls are more preffered.
Its good one.
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