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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
Link
to buy 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. The photo below is a replica in the Herbert
Hoover Museum:
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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 brown, black, or blue. 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
Email:
susan@susankramer.com |
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created December 8, 2011; updated October 30, 2020