Clothes for 15 inch baby doll

Finished up two outfits for 15 inch dolls of baby type.
One is a white with yellow floral print top and shorts. The baby modeling it is a bit too small for the short. The waistband is too big. The doll is 13" with a 9" waist. This set will fit any baby doll up to 15" tall with a waist of 10-11"

Available at ArtFire.

And the second is a sleeper/bunting, also made for a 15 inch baby doll. This bunting is made of white with blue rosebud print flannel. So soft! Any little girl would love to have their baby doll dressed in this and cuddle.

Primitive Raggedy Annie doll - red curly locks

 Put the finishing touches on this cute little lady's dress this morning.
"Sunflower Sadie" is a 10" primitive raggedy doll, pattern provided by "My Raggedy Dolls".
Her head, body and legs have been stained with a coffee/vanilla/cinnamon mixture dripped onto them. Her dress and bloomers are not stained.
Her hair is two different shades of red. The yarn was curled by being baked on dowel rods.
I decided not to use any weighting materials in this doll's body. She will sit with a bit of support behind her. Maybe a spool of thread hidden under her dress?
She is available at my ArtFire Studio.

Weighting Cloth dolls

Still not sure what I should be using to add a touch of weight to my prim style cloth dolls. Pellets are not to be found in my rural area. I had been happily using bleached and baked aquarium gravel sealed in little cloth envelopes which are inserted into the bottom of each doll (to prevent spilling messes!), until an unpleasant encounter with Australian Customs.
As it stands now, I will continue with this method. The dolls have hang tags that state what materials are included in the bodies and will only be sold to US customers. And eventually find an online source for plastic pellets.
Polly Bunny above has no weight and sits well enough. Gravel or nothing?

Holly's Dollies Handcrafted Dolls and doll clothes

Welcome to Holly's Dollies!

I have always loved dolls (as have most of us). My first dolls were Ragged Ann and Andy that my grandmother made for me. I had them for such a long time, then were lost.

I started sewing cloth dolls in 1989 after seeing some really cute bunnies in a craft mall (that I couldn't afford). Then I added sewing Barbie Doll clothes to the line, then Cabbage Patch doll clothes, then other cloth dolls and well.... more and more!

Here on this blog I will be sharing photos of in-progress projects and finished dolls and doll clothes for all sizes.

The above photo is a collection of the variety of items I love to make. The crow was the most fun! Hand sculpted polymer clay eyes inset with eyelids sewn over. And don't miss the little tiny crocheted bears wearing costumes all ready for Halloween Trick or Treating!