Rag doll Alina

Fabric dolls have their own special uniqueness and warmth. My grandchildren prefer to play only with rag dolls. My dolls get their names from my granddaughters. So this doll, while still naked, has already received its name - Alina. I will describe to you the entire process of making it.
Cut out the drawing from paper. The head and body patterns can be swapped, as I did.



Trace the pattern on the fabric and, without cutting, sew all the details except the sole for the legs.



Now we need to turn out all the details of our doll.



Baste your legs to the back of your body.



Stitch them.



Prepare the soles of your feet. To do this, cut out the pieces from cardboard and fabric that you have already traced. Leave an allowance of 1–1.3 cm. This is for your convenience when you thread the edges of the parts for further gluing to the cardboard.



Apply glue to the edges of the sole, tighten the thread and press. Place a weight on them and let them dry.



Stuff the body tightly with padding polyester and sew the front to the back. By the way, when cutting, do not forget about the location of the threads: longitudinal and transverse. By cutting in the direction of the cross thread, you will get wider pieces, as happened to me.That's why Alina is so plump.



Stuff the head tightly with the filling and sew it on top.



Now put the head aside for now and start stuffing the legs.



Then baste the legs along the edge.



Take the prepared sole.



And sew it from the toe to the heel. There is no need to finish stitching right away, but add a little more filler to the legs.



This is what we got.



Let's start making hands. Let's make them on a wire frame so that you can bend them not only at the elbow, but also give different positions to your fingers. We twist the wire and wrap a little padding polyester around it, securing it with threads.



From five such sticks we form the frame of the hand.



Then we additionally wrap the padding polyester around the palm and between the fingers.



We insert this entire structure into our sewn handle. Add filler as needed.



We sew the finished hands to the body. They dangle in different directions, children like such arms - hugs.



Now comes the crucial moment - the design of the face. There are many options here, you can embroider, draw, or glue on purchased eyes. I love button eyes. Button eyes give the doll a special openness and warmth.



Since I swapped the head and body, we sew it in such a way that the back of the neck goes behind the head.



Now we admire our creation and think about how we will dress her.



Preparing the strands for the hairstyle.



Let's sew.



We sew a short strand to the head along the bangs and from behind we also grab it with threads along the back of the head to close the junction of the neck and head.



Sew on a long strand.



I decided to dress the doll in pantaloons, a blouse and a sundress. We cut out the details of the clothing on paper.



Then we cut it onto the fabric with seam allowance.



We sew a blouse and decorate the sleeves with its border.



Sew elastic bands onto the sleeves.



We continue in the same spirit. For fastening I used Velcro. We sew pants according to the same principle as a jacket.



To prevent the doll from sitting naked, we immediately put the kit on her.



We sew a bodice for a sundress.



Sew on the Velcro.



We decorate the dress with flowers and a belt.



We dress the doll.



If the doll is tired, you can sit on the sofa.