SWEET MEADOWS FARM FFLR/FayRay777 SweetMeadowsFarm Past-Tyme Playmates SMF# 202 Black, Red embroidery Thread Instant Coffee Tacky Glue (of Doll Hair ©2010 SweetMeadowsFarm All Rights Reserved Designed by Maureen Mills www. picturetrail.com/sweetmeadowsfarm www. sweetmeadowsfarm. blogspot.com Susquehanna, PA Pattern not intended for resale on ebay‘SweetMeadowsFarm Past-Tyme Playmates SMF #202 Read all directions prior to beginning. Be sure to wash and dry your Osnaburg prior to beginning. This is very important so you remove the “finish” from the fabric, General doll directions: Be sure to lay your body and head patter pieces on the stretch of the ‘osnaburg fabric as indicated on the pattern pieces. This is very important in shaping the head and body properly. Find the stretch by grasping the fabric in your hands, approximately 3 inches apart and pulling in opposite directions. Do this both ways s0 you can see which direction has more give or stretch. Trace arms, legs and body onto double thickness of Osnaburg fabric. Machine stiteh on tracing lines leaving open where indicated on pattern. Cut out to within 1/4” of stitch line, clipping curves and comers. Tum arms right side out. Stuff arms to within 1/2” of the stitching line. Bring seams together to meet and then machine stitch across where indicated on patter pieces. Put a tiny bit of stuffing in the tops of the arms, machine stitch across the tops with ‘a zig zag stitch to keep the osnaburg from fraying. Legs: Bring ‘seams together at end of foot to meet in middle. Using diagram as a guide, pencil in the line for the end of the foot. Machine stitch on the line. Stuff remainder of legs, machine stitch across the tops with a zig zag stitch to keep the osnaburg from fraying, Body/bottom: To form, at comer, bring together side and bottom seams to meet. This will form point. Machine stitch across the bottom, 5/8” in from the point to form one side of the box bottom. Repeat for the other side/point. Trim off points to within %" of stitch line. Refer to the diagram for additional help. Cut a slit thru one thickness of the body where indicated on the pattern and turn right side out. Fill bottom of body with % cup of weighting pellets or kitty litter. Stuff body and neck firmly. Hand stitch the slit closed, You may not be able to completely close the slit but that is okay. Treat that area with either fray check or rub some tacky glue over the raw edges/stitching to keep it from fraying. Cuta strip of osnaburg to fit over this area and either glue it or hand stitch it over the slit. Cut out four head sections from Osaburg fabric. On each section, machine stitch using a zig zag stitch just inside the flat edge of each section. This will help deter fraying. You may opt to treat the very edges with Fray Check instead. If you are using Fray Check, be sure to just do the edges as you won't want it to interfere with your staining. Machine stitch one pair together along one curved side using a 14” seam allowance. Repeat with the remaining pair. Now, pin the pairs together and machine stitch them around. Before you turn the head right side out, spritz it with a water bottle. You will want the fabric damp. Tum right side out and spritz it once again. You will want to keep your head damp throughout the stuffing process. This will help to take out any wrinkles at the seams and it will shrink slightly when drying and therefore, tighten up the head a bit. Begin stuffing by putting a good amount of polyfil into the center of the head. Firmly stuff head. Stuff section by section. I push stuffing into the inside of one section, then I move to the seam of that section. ‘Then push ‘more polyfil into the middle of the next section, then again along the inside seam line of that section. I work around the head this way, stuffing as I go. You may find that the middle center of the head needs more stuffing. If you head is too flat on top, take a 34" wide, flat end wooden dowel and push stuffing up into the center of the head to the top. (I will be offering these on mysite for sale) Keep stuffing your head until it is firm and round. Sometimes if it is off. bit, I simply roll it in my hands as if | were rolling a ball of clay. ([ also have the stuffed heads for sale on my site) Position head onto neck, Push the neck up into the head hole a bit. Hand stitch head to neck around. Lightly pencil onto the head your face markings. Using two strands of black embroidery floss, hand stitch brows, eyes, lashes and mouth. Stitch nose and center of mouth using two strands of red embroiderly floss. Pencil the shoes on to the feet. Use the shoe template. Pin it to the top of the foot making sure to line up the lines with the seam. Now trace around the template. This will be the open top boundary of your shoe. Pencil the rest of the shoe (strap) Paint the shoes black and allow to dry. Now, paint alternating stripes of Bam Red and Antique white leg stripes on each leg. Allow to dry. Mix together instant coffee with warm water. Apply to doll using a sponge brush. If you used kitty litter to weight the doll, avoid getting that area wet. Allow to dry or speed it up by placing in the oven set at 210 degrees F. Line the cookie sheet with paper towels and then a top sheet of parchment paper. Place your doll parts on top of that. This will help to reduce scorch marks. Check often and turn parts. Sand lightly entire doll. Now, hand stitch doll hair to head. It will be much easier to do this if you do not have to work around the arms and legs! Cut 3” lengths of wool or yarn. Tie them in to bundles of two in the middle. You will need MANY of these to cover the entire head. Begin at one side of the front of the head and hand stitch the bundle to the head at the knot. Work your way up around along the front of the face. Space your bundles about 14” apart. Fill in the back ofthe head. Hand stitch arms and legs to doll where indicated on pattern piece. Blush the doll cheeks using Powder or Cake Blush Makeup. I use the cheapest one at Walmart! Set doll aside. ‘Ann's clothing: Dress: Cut out two bodice pieces. With right sides together, machine stitch shoulder seams to dots using a 4” seam allowance. Turn under the edges of the sleeves 1/8” and ‘machine hem. Cut out two skirt sections, 4 1/2” X 14”. Gather upper edge of each section, pull up gathers and pin to bodice sections. Machine stitch across, pulling gathers to fit. If you want to stain the dress, do it now. Simply immerse the dress in your coffee/water stain. Wring out and allow to dry. If you further want to age your dress, sand it now taking care to go over the gathers. This will give the dress a soft, wom look. Machine stitch the underarm/side seams. Clip comers and turn right side out. Tum under the bottom of the skirt, 1/8” and hand stitch hem around using two strands of embroidery floss. Cut a 1” slit down the center back of the bodice at the neck. This will help to cease the doll thru the neck opening when dressing her. Hand gather neck edge. Place dress on doll, pull up gathers to fit. Knot off and trim, Hand stitch slit closed. Hand gather the the sleeves, 4” in from the ends. Pull up gathers and tie off and trim. Bloomers: Cut out two pieces of bloomers. Right sides together, machine stitch the side seams. Cut two pieces of eyelet trim or lace. Use trim that is no wider than 14”. Right sides together, machine stitch trim to bottom of each pantleg. Press under the seam and machine stitch it across right next to the seam line to hold in place. Machine stitch the inseam of the bloomers. Clip corners and tum right side out. Hand gather waist of bloomers. Put on doll, pull up gathers to fit and knot off and trim. Hand stitch $ old buttons down the center front of the dress. Cut out a small heart from a scrap of old quilt. Using two strands of embroidery floss, blanket stitch around entire heart. (See Blanket Stitch diagram) Handstitch the heart to Ann’s chest or pin using a rusty safety pin. Tear or cuta strip of fabric, tie in a bow and hand stitch to doll’s head. Ann is done! Andy: Make doll as above. Cut out two shirt pieces. With right sides together, machine stitch shoulder seams to dots using a 4" seam allowance. Turn under the edges of the sleeves 1/8” and ‘machine hem. Cut out two pants pieces from fabric. Gather upper edges of pant pieces. WithRight sides together, pin pants to shirt bottom. Pull up gathers to fit and machine stitch across. If you want to stain the clothes, do it now. Simply immerse the clothes in your coffee/Wwater stain. Wring out and allow to dry. If you further want to age your clothing, sand it now taking care to go over the gathers. This will give the clothing a soft, worn look. Right sides together, machine stitch underarm/side seams. Turn under each pant leg 1/8” and machine hem. Machine stitch inseams. Clip comers and curves and turn right side out. Cut a 1” slit slit down the center back of the shirt at the neck, Hand gather neck edge. Place clothing on doll, pull up gathers to fit. Knot off and trim. Hand stitch slit closed. Hand stitch two old buttons on the side seam at the bottoms of the pantlegs. Cut out one collar insert. Fold under the flat edge, 14” and press in place. Position this piece right over the front of Andy’s chest at the neck line. Pin to Andy. Hand stitch to Andy at the two points. This is the striped fabric that is under his collar on the front of his chest. Refer to the picture. Cut out sailor collar from double thickness of fabric. Right sides together, machine stitch (BE SURE to use a 1/8” seam allowance) leaving open where indicated. Clip comers/curves, tum right side out. Machine stitch across the flat bottom of the collar just barely inside from the edge. This will close the opening. Bring the two ties the the front over Andy’s shoulders. Cut out one “knot” piece. Fold in the two edges where indicated on the pattern. Press in place. Now fold the knot in half, right sides together with the folded edges on the outside. Machine stitch the ends together using a 1/8” seam allowance. Tum right side out. Folds should now be inside. You should now have something that resembles a small tube. Thread one of the ties thru one side of the tube and out. Pull the other tie thru the other side and out. Arrange the knovties in the front on Andy's shirt over the collar insert. You want this to completely cover the edges of the insert. Handstitch the knov/tube to his shirt from the underside. Hand stitch the collar in the back to the doll’s back on the underside. This keeps his collar from moving. Hand stitch or glue the front of the collar over the insert for stability. Pin a rusty key to his chest or you may opt to stitch it in place. Haat: Trace hat onto double thickness of stained cotton batting or musiin fabric. Machine stitch on tracing line leaving open ‘where indicated on pattern. Cut out to within 1/8" of stitch line and tum right side out. Tuck open end of hat, up into the other curved edge of hat. This should now resemble a bowl, Iron the edges of the "bow!" which is now the brim the hat. Machine stitch around the entire edge, 1-1/4" in from the edge. Now, fold up the brim around the edge, 1" width around. Press in place. Position hat on head making Cae Pin hat to head. Handstitch hat to head on the underside. Andy is now ‘To further “age” your doll, rub cinnamon into the clothing and onto the hands and feet. I thank you for purchasing my pattern. If you want to use any of my pattern to make dolls to sell on ebay or other intemet sites, you must give design credit to SweetMeadowsFarm. It’s not about ego for me, it’s about selling patterns!! Mass producing or selling at the wholesale level is strictly prohibited without written permission from me, the designer. Finished items are not intended to be made as toys as there are small parts, etc. that could be hazardous. 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