Dilly Dilly Doll

Why Dilly Dilly doll? Because "lavender's blue Dilly Dilly"

Materials:

1. Approx. 20cm x50cm lightweight plain cotton fabric for head and limbs
2. Approx. 15cm x 50cm lightweight patterned fabric for body
3. Scraps of wadding for stuffing
4. 75g of split peas to weight the doll's body
5. Small amount of lavender
6. Embroidery thread for hair and features
7. Sewing thread

An easy to make, decorative item. Here is how to make your own Dilly Dilly Dolls. Please Follow the pictures and instructions included. Doll measures 25cm.

1. Pattern for head arms and legs
2. Pattern for body/dress
3. Place pattern on material cut out
4. Pattern pieces cut out of material
5. Sew around head - 6mm seam allowance, leave opening for stuffing
6. Sew around legs - 6mm seam allowance, stuff foot and knot
7. Sew arms - 6mm seam allowance, knot and stuff
8. Sew body leave openings at bottom, top and sleeves, turn back 6mm on sleeves
9. Sew legs in place
10. Sew across corners of body, to give it a base
11. Attach hands to dress
12. Sew hair and features on head, use a colouring pencil for cheeks
13. 75g split peas and some lavender to weight the dolls body
14. Turn under 6mm seam at neck edge, run a double thread of gathering stitches, fill body with 75g split peas and lavender now pull up tightly, pushing the head through the gap and securing it with small hand stitches.
15. Finished dolls.