I found this great site and I thought I'd share it since it just made my head full of great ideas. We have had a lot of days now being snowed in and new ideas for playing inside is needed. Maybe I'm the one most excited about making these. No great sewing skills are needed you could even just staple them together for a punky look!
The measurments are in inches . 1 inch is 2,5 cm if you want to follow the instructions carefully or you just cut them how you like it.
Fabric Nesting Dolls
The measurments are in inches . 1 inch is 2,5 cm if you want to follow the instructions carefully or you just cut them how you like it.
Fabric Nesting Dolls
Instructions
What you need:
Fabric (I used a natural denim for the front and fleece for the back.)
Scissors and/or rotary cutter
Sewing machine (or hand sew)
Fabric pen (I use Painters Opaque Paint Markers by Elmer's. They're non-toxic and great for fabric.)
1. Cut two rectangles of fabric for each doll. Round the tops if you'd like. (From largest to smallest, my rectangle measurements were about 9.5" x 6", 8.5" x 5", 7.5" x 4.5", 6.5" x 3.75". For the denim leave an extra 1/4" at the bottom for step two.)
2. On the denim pieces, fold a 1/4" at the bottom and sew across. This will keep the bottom edge from fraying.
3. Stack the two fabric pieces for each doll, right sides together, and sew around the edges of the sides and top, leaving the bottom edge open
4. Turn the dolls right side out.
5. Using a fabric pen, draw a figure on each doll. (Your child may draw the figures if he or she is old enough, or you can even use previous drawings as a template and draw it yourself.
6. Using a hot hair dryer, blow the pen ink dry. It will then be permanent and even withstand washing.
I'm sure you could use a normal felt tip pen or just anything you could get your hands on. Just like the kids do!
7. Start the play!
This is the site where I found this http://madebyjoel.blogspot.com/
He's also coming out with a book this autumn with modern toy/ craft . Great I think but what does the kids think about it?
What you need:
Fabric (I used a natural denim for the front and fleece for the back.)
Scissors and/or rotary cutter
Sewing machine (or hand sew)
Fabric pen (I use Painters Opaque Paint Markers by Elmer's. They're non-toxic and great for fabric.)
1. Cut two rectangles of fabric for each doll. Round the tops if you'd like. (From largest to smallest, my rectangle measurements were about 9.5" x 6", 8.5" x 5", 7.5" x 4.5", 6.5" x 3.75". For the denim leave an extra 1/4" at the bottom for step two.)
2. On the denim pieces, fold a 1/4" at the bottom and sew across. This will keep the bottom edge from fraying.
3. Stack the two fabric pieces for each doll, right sides together, and sew around the edges of the sides and top, leaving the bottom edge open
4. Turn the dolls right side out.
5. Using a fabric pen, draw a figure on each doll. (Your child may draw the figures if he or she is old enough, or you can even use previous drawings as a template and draw it yourself.
6. Using a hot hair dryer, blow the pen ink dry. It will then be permanent and even withstand washing.
I'm sure you could use a normal felt tip pen or just anything you could get your hands on. Just like the kids do!
7. Start the play!
This is the site where I found this http://madebyjoel.blogspot.com/
He's also coming out with a book this autumn with modern toy/ craft . Great I think but what does the kids think about it?
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