- 1). Fold your 24-inch piece of plain (flesh-colored) cotton cloth in half. Pin with straight pins. Decide on the size of doll you want, and draw a circle for the head shape with pencil. For a small doll, a 5-inch diameter circle is recommended. Leave an inch space, and beside the head, draw 2 oblong ovals for arms, about 5 inches long and 2 inches thick. On the remaining fabric, draw the neck, body and legs as 1 piece. The neck is 1 inch, shoulders about 1/2 an inch on either side, torso about 6 inches and legs about 5 inches.
- 2). Cut out your pieces. Using your needle and thread, sew (a fraction of an inch from the edge) around the outline of the head, arms and torso, leaving a hole at one end of each piece. Turn the head, arms and torso inside out, using the toothpick to help push the fabric through the hole. Then stuff the head, arms and torso with fiberfill through the hole. You'll now have puffy doll pieces. Stitch the head and body holes shut.
- 3). Take your ribbon and glue or sew it to the top of your patterned fabric piece for the doll's dress. Fit the dress to the doll at chest level, using the ribbon as the top of the dress. Make sure to leave room to attach the arms above the dress. Cut the fabric to the desired dress length, turn inside out and sew a seam up the back of the dress. Then sew the dress to the doll, right under where her armpits would be, making small gathers as you go. Lace or ribbon can be added to the hem of the dress if desired.
- 4). Paint or draw the face on your doll's head. Add blush to the cheeks. Gather yarn for hair, and decide on length, style and thickness. Tie the center of the yarn pieces and arrange hair to your liking. Stitch or glue to the doll's head.
- 5). Stitch top of arms to body, a little towards the front of the doll. Stitch head to neck, positioning the top of the neck about 1/2 inch from the bottom seam of the head. Use deep stitches into the head filling to make a secure head connection.
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