A playful pincushion doll from Germany?

Left, the front side of a very vintage pincushion from Germany?
Center, her backside looks just a soiled.
Right, a ruffled hat on it's last legs.
Who would want to mess with such a tragic child?

       Why and how might be your first response to this little worn-out thing but, she can be restored to something sweet with just a bit of 'elbow grease.' Apparently her satin pink and blue pierrot costume has faded dramatically. The top of it is torn and tattered by needles and pins. The ruffles removed from the costume when turned over reveal the intense blue of the satin fabric. The brown areas of the former costume were once a soft, sea shell pink.

Left, she has a sweet china glazed head that's in good condition.
Center, her hat was attached with glue and has turned brown
over the passing of time. Right, I've removed the offending
 body to leave one lonely little china baby in need of TLC!

Left and Right, I traced around this pincushion figure onto white felt
and cut two identical sheets leaving 1/4" of fabric for a seam allowance. 

       I stuffed it tight with cotton. This made the body of my pincushion a bit too large, but that is a good thing. Then I took my needle and thread and nipped and tucked the outside edges of the body, making it smaller as I went. This will give the pincushion a firm, stiff figure, perfect for holding onto pins and needles. 

 

Left and Right, the new version of this playful pierrot pincushion is
dressed in vintage satins and a ruffled black velvet, ribbon collar.

       I then rubbed down the china head with a mild detergent in order to remove stubborn stuck-on glue and cardboard from this china doll's former costume. This head was reattached beneath the shoulder through an open hole. It was sewn firmly in place and the replacement satins were then appliqued directly onto the soft core body. The ruffled collar is made from a black velvet ribbon and glued in place. I cut a template from thin cardboard to match the former hat, wrapped it in lavender satin and glued a black ribbon to trim it's edge. This was then glued back into place as the former had been. Now the doll pincushion it ready to use!