This document provides instructions for making simple stuffed teddy bears and dolls out of fabric. The instructions explain how to cut out and sew the fabric pieces, leaving an opening for stuffing. Embellishments like buttons, yarn, or paint can be added for features. Additional instructions are included for making a simple storybook using a single sheet of paper. The document concludes by inviting the reader to check the author's website for other craft project ideas.

2. A Simple Teddy Bear
Cut 2
When you cut these out, give it an extra 1/4 inch all the way around.
Place the sides you want to be the outside of the bear together and sew with a small running stitch. You can leave an opening for stuffing at the tummy. Once you are finished sewing you can clip the seam allowance where you find corners, marked with red dots. Then turn inside out and stuff. Features can be painted on or you can use buttons and/or yarn.

3. Kid art can be translated into a cloth doll pattern very easily. All you need is a childʼs drawing, some muslin, scissors, needle and thread, drawing impliments, some yarn for hair, pipe-cleaner or felt for fingers & toes, and stuffing material (poly-fill) to stuff the doll.
Make sure to leave an opening so you can turn it inside out and stuff.
Finally, once you have all the parts you can sew them together
using strong thread. At this point you can also add hair, fingers, and toes.
Kid Art

4. Cut 2
Cut 4
Cut 4
Another simple doll.
This simple doll has yarn for hair,
button eyes, and yarn stitched nose and mouth.

5. Here are the Simple Doll instructions (a lot like the teddy bear instructions).
When you cut these shapes out, make sure you cut an extra 1/4 inch all the way around. This is your seam allowance.
Place the sides you want to be the outside of the doll together and sew with a small running stitch. You can leave an opening for stuffing at the top of the head and tops of arms and legs. Once you are finished sewing you can clip the seam allowances where you find corners, marked with red dots. Then turn inside out and stuff. Features can be painted on or you can use buttons and/or yarn.
I also like to find interesting yarns for hair. If you are doing this with children, then itʼs good to have a variety of yarns, feathers, ribbons and buttons for them to personalize their dolls.
Once everything is stuffed sew everything closed and attach arms and legs.
And because dolls and story books tend to go hand in hand, here a very simple story-book-making idea which just uses one piece of paper.

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10. So there you are, simple Teddy Bears, dolls, and a mini book.
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Lani Gerity
Sept. 2005
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