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Country Craft Projects - Tooth Fairy
Materials: 3 1/2 yds. of white lace; 1 3/4 yds. brush fringe in yellow;
1/4 yard pink fabric (or 20 x 5"); 1/2 yard blue fabric; 44" width;
1/2 yard white fabric; white felt 2 1/2 x 2 1/2"; toothbrush and toothpaste.
Instructions: Using pink fabric and pattern below, cut 2
head pieces and 4 hand pieces. With blue fabric cut 2 body pieces, 2 large
pockets, 2 small pockets and 4 arms. Cut 2 wings from the white fabric and one
tooth in white felt.
Embroidery: Outline
the face on pink fabric. With 3 strands of embroidery floss, stitch outside
lines of eyes and "lashes" in black, the right corners of eyes in blue
satin stitch for pupil of eye and inside area in white lazy-daisy stitch.
Embroider heart shaped mouth in red satin stitch, color cheeks with red fabric
crayon.
Body: Allow
1/4 inch for all seams. With right sides together sew 2 large pockets
together, leaving one edge open: Turn to right side and stitch open edge closed.
Sew small pocket in same manner. Sew pocket to body, tacking white felt
tooth on small pocket. Trim pockets with lace. Sew heads to front and
back body pieces along straight neck edges. With right sides together sew front
and back bodies (with attached heads) together leaving about 4 inches along one
side open. Clip neck curves and turn to right side. Stuff doll and sew
opening closed. Tack lace around neck, on bottom edge and down dress front.
Aarms: With right
sides together sew hands to arms along straight edges. With right sides together
sew right arm and then left arm together, leaving an opening. Clip curves, turn
arms to right side. Stuff arms and sew opening. Attach lace around seam between
hand and arm. Sew arms to shoulders.
Pattern.........1 square=1"
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