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14 Inch
Charlotte Rose Rag or Cloth Doll Pattern
Inspired by the rag
doll owned by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Designed by Susan
Kramer
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14 inch (35cm) Charlotte Rose Rag Doll with Floppy
Charlotte doll body and dress full
size patterns
Inspired by doll of Laura Ingalls
Wilder
E-patterns by Susan
Kramer
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(intermediate sewing level)
Charlotte Rose dress pattern at this page
This cloth
doll is based on the Charlotte doll owned by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a child.
You can find a photo of a replica of the doll at this URL –
http://hoover.archives.gov/LIW/countingbook/images/dolls.jpg
Charlotte Rose face
pattern to embroider. Each square is one inch.
Embroider on facial features before sewing doll body
together. Eyebrows, nose and mouth brown; eyes black. The
original doll had button eyes but I feel that is not safe for dolls made for
children.
To make pattern paper – one eighth inch seam
allowance is included in pattern pieces
Following the instructions below make your 1 inch square graph paper and
transfer the pattern markings.
You may use the pattern for your own use and gifts, but not commercially.
To make your 1 inch square (2.5cm) grid graph paper
First, take an 8.5x11 inch piece of plain paper and
draw 1 inch squares - I do this by drawing horizontal lines 1 inch apart down
the page, and then vertical lines 1 inch apart across the page.
Next, looking at the .jpg image you want to enlarge, copy what is in each of my
squares into your larger squares.
Body and Arm pattern -
one eighth inch seam included
After cutting out body pattern, lay open and place front to
back. Sew all around perimeter, clip curves. Do not sew across lower body edge
so you can stuff tightly with washable filling. I use polyester fiberfill. Use
a new unsharpened pencil to help stuff arms. Sew finished legs to lower edge of
stuffed body. I hand sew doll bodies and their outfits using a single strand of
quilting thread. The body of the doll in the photo is made with cotton percale.
Leg Pattern - one
eighth inch seam included
Foot Pattern – one eighth
inch seam included
Instructions to sew
foot to lower leg:
The leg has a back seam. It wraps
around in one piece. Each foot is 2 pattern pieces. Sew them together starting
at the front of the foot and almost to the back heel as in blue thread in the
photos above. Next, right sides together sew the lower leg on to the foot at
top of foot as shown by the white thread in the photos above. Last, sew the
back leg seam together right down to the place where you stopped sewing the 2
foot pieces together. Clip curves, turn right side out using an
a new pencil to help. The photo below shows the stuffed legs sewn to the
stuffed body. After sewing one leg repeat for the other leg.
This is a side view to
see how the feet are shaped –
Finish doll by
knotting on a short wig in black yarn. Do not clip loops. Instructions
on this page.
Article, patterns and photographs copyright Susan Kramer
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Doll Body and Dress Full Size Patterns
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E-patterns by Susan Kramer
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