How To Make A Rag Doll  

I didnt personally have a ragdoll as a child but I think my sister had one. I think they are a great idea and older children may like to help in making them possibly? Some of the older children at my setting were interested when I told them that you could make toys out of socks. thanks for sharing another great craft making idea.

Thanks for the tip I love home anything! I love crafting alot but Im finding I have no time. You would be a great home ec teacher have you ever considered it? Between your cooking and your crafting you got it made.

thank you so much for the link to the ragdoll. That is great. I am not creative at all, but I may try to do this for my daughter before she gets too old to enjoy it. :)

I wanted to make rag dolls for my granddaughter's for Christmas this past year, but was unable to find a suitable pattern. Thank you for the link to this pattern. I have vowed to make at least one craft item or more per month. Once I am finished with the sweaters for the grandkids I am focusing on gifts for Christmas. This cute little rag doll will be loved by my girls.

I have a granddaughter who is going to need her first rag doll soon. My first mother in law made them for all of the kids, boys and girls. Samantha was nine months old when grandma brought her doll to her. I was at work, and came home to find my little girl sitting and rocking back and forth saying "Ka bye, ka bye" ( rocka bye, rockabye, LOL). You are right, our soft toys do provide essential developmental skills.

Homemade dolls and stuffed animals can be the best! And you can make them using the tiniest remnants of fabric. In the 1950s, when my brothers and I were growing up, my mother made cute stuffed animals and dolls. She didn't even buy the stuffing separately. When her nylons had worn out and run too much to wear, she cut them into thin rings that served as a nice, bouncy, easy-to-wash stuffing. The animals and dolls didn't go flat even after through repeated visits to the washing machine and they always dried quickly.

This is another one I will bookmark. We do art in homeschooling and so we shall make a few of these. Might make a few to take to the flea market and sew what kind of attention they will garner. Thanks so much for sharing this here at Mylot.

I didnt have a rag doll but I did have sock monkeys made by our grandmother. I sew stuffed toy animals and dress them for Christmas gifts to hospitals and Nursing Homes during the holidays. The patterns are easier than people think and should try them out. My favorite stuffed toy pattern is Simplicity 7421, a stuffed bunny, made from ladies crew socks! Try making that for easter instead of giving candy and make someone happy!

I agree with you.You are right for what you said,you know when I was small I used to make my own toys since my parents cannot buy us toys,I created dolls from a piece of cloth and I made dresses,I also create a wooden car made up from a piece of wood and a softdrink cap as a wheel.We can also do the same thing if we are only creative and have some ideas.we can give our children some nice things to play with without buying it from the store.

I had a rag doll when I was very young and it was gifted to me by my sister.She learned to make rag dolls in her school.I was astonished by her gift and I still have it in my house.