I crafted this little nine inch, Ackley doll from a free pattern made available at the United Federation of Doll Clubs INC. Her face is hand stitched and her tiny leather shoes have gold beads for buttons. The tiny lace hat came from I don't know where!
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| This little fabric girl doll is 10" tall. She will be Anne of Green Gables in our collection. |
The pattern is actually very difficult to work with. You've got to have patience, tiny tools and a great pair of eye glasses to pull this one off! The arms and legs are extremely delicate and there is so little fabric between the limbs that these fray terribly while stuffing the body.
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| I used some lovely angora blend yarn for her red hair. |
It is much easier to sew a pattern such as this one if the limbs are made separately from the torso and then attached to the body. This also allows the limbs to move naturally while the doll is being played with or posed for a camera. However, I wanted to make the doll using Ackley's authentic process first before altering her patterns to satisfy my own preferences.
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