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Sleepytime Santa Pattern

Category:

Sewing

Type:

Toy

Item:

Doll/Doll Clothing

Skill Level:

Beginner

Basic Skills Necessary:

hand and machine sewing
simple painting
stuffing with polyfil

Pattern Description:

I designed this pattern for the magazine "Soft Dolls & Animals" as a way to give back to the magazine I love. I wanted to make it simple enough to make that even beginner dollmakers could finish this project.

The detailed instructions (11 pages worth) include lots of illustrations.
Sleepytime Santa is made from a woven fabric like muslin, dyed. He's about 17 inches tall (standing), and has a weighted base for stability when seated on a shelf or mantel. His face is needle-sculpted; features are painted in acrylics and shaded with colored pencils. His old-fashioned nightshirt is slipped on his body before attaching his head. His boxers, nightshirt, cap and slippers are not removable. Santa has modified mitt hands with a technique that creates opposable thumbs. Finger divisions are stitched by hand after stuffing. His beard and mustache are sewn and stuffed.

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Sizing / Finished Measurements:

Approximately 17 inches tall

Materials:

sewing machine
basic sewing supplies
plastic-backed freezer paper
1/3 yard woven (muslin) fabric for doll
small piece of woven fabric for beard/mustache
1/2 yard flannel fabric for nightshirt and cap
1 sheet of craft or wool felt for slippers
thread to match
polyester fiberfill
embroidery floss or perle cotton to gather sleeve cuffs and boxers
acrylic paints: off white, eye color, black, lip color
powder blush, cotton ball
paintbrush: 10/0 or 5/0 liner, spotter or round
1 cup pellets or aquarium gravel
nylon knee highs or pantyhose to hold pellets
glue: tacky white or Fabri-Tac
off-white nylon upholstery thread
#7 or #9 John James long darner needle
5-inch long sculpting doll needle
air-soluble pen
acrylic matte spray fixative (like Krylon or Dick Blick)
pigma pen (Zig, Millenium, Micron) size 005 or 05, black
trim for nightcap: jute/twine, narrow ribbon, garland, bell, etc.
Santa accessories: book, teddy bear, lap quilt, rocker, etc.
pinking shears
hemostats or other stuffing tool
iron
light box (optional)
sewing machine zipper foot (optional)
colored pencils: white, light brown
4 buttons for the nightshift