I made this photo tutorial so you can see how to sew my Sugar Plum Fairy Ballerina Doll Sewing Pattern ~> scroll down for step-by-step photos!
This is a great dress up doll sewing pattern with removable wings and tutu for YOUR little fairy to play dress up too!
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Sugar Plum looks fabulous in lots of different colour fabrics –
not just plum!
*** PLEASE NOTE – this in ONLY a PHOTO TUTORIAL ***
The FULL PATTERN IS NOT included here.It is NOT A FREE PATTERN!
I have made this photo tutorial so people who have purchased my Sugar Plum Fairy Doll Sewing Pattern can SEE how to sew a Sugar Plum Fairy Doll! (I wanted to explain this so you are not disappointed if you have found this page via a search engine and not from the link in my Sugar Plum Fairy Doll Sewing Pattern)
Let’s get sewing!
BODY:
STEP 1
Sew the Christmas fabric to the calico (muslin) fabric for the FRONT and BACK PIECES. Position the FRONT and BACK PIECES on the ‘right side‘ of the fabric so that the pattern markings for the seam line are lined up with the seam between the 2 fabrics, then trace and cut out the pieces.
TIP: I like to press the seam allowance towards the Christmas fabric side so that you won’t see the pattern through the calico (muslin) fabric.
STEP 2
Trace the pattern markings for the face onto the right side of the FRONT PIECE with a pencil or fabric pen.
STEP 3
Sew the BACK PIECES from F to the star on the main fabric. (Do not sew the Christmas fabric together yet!)
HAIR:
STEP 4
Cut out the HAIR PIECES from wool felt and sew these to the FRONT and BACK PIECES as shown in the pattern markings. (Try and match your thread to the hair colour!) Cut out 2 PIGTAIL PIECES and pin these in place using the pattern markings to guide you.
STEP 5
Sew the BACK and FRONT PIECE together with the pigtails in between, sew from E – F- G, (sew ONLY where the felt is).
TIP: If you changed your thread colour – change back to white thread now.
ARMS:
STEP 6
Sew the ARM PIECES in pairs and turn right sides out. I use a wooden chopstick to make sure the seams are turned out nicely. Stuff the hand area very firmly then stuff the rest of the arms, leaving the top 1½ cm (½ inch) empty.
STEP 7a
Pin the ARMS to the FRONT PIECE with the thumbs UP, using the pattern markings as a guide.
STEP 7b
Sew the ARMS to the FRONT PIECE.
STEP 8
Sew the BACK PIECES to the FRONT PIECE at the sides, with the ARMS in between. Sew from G – H then E – H.
LEGS:
STEP 9
Sew the SHOE PIECES to the LEG PIECES in pairs from A – B, matching the single dot pattern markings. Sew the SHOE& LEG PIECES together in pairs, sew from C around the SHOE PIECE to D.
STEP 10
Stuff the SHOE& LEG PIECES and pin them at the top so that the seams are together in the middle.
STEP 11
Pin the LEGS to the FRONT PIECE using the pattern markings as a guide. The front seam of the LEGS at C must be touching the FRONT PIECE at C. Sew them in place making sure you catch all the layers in the seam.
STEP 12
Keep the ARMS and LEGS pushed up between the BACK PIECES, then sew BACK PIECES together at the centre. Sew from J – K, so that the ARMS and LEGS stick upwards out the stuffing gap.
STEP 13
Pin the FRONT and BACK PIECES at the bottom, matching K to L and sew them closed from H – H.
TURN and STUFF:
STEP 14
Turn the fairy inside out through the gap left for stuffing.
TIP: It is easy to turn the ARMS and LEGS but the head is a bit more difficult as the felt HAIR PIECES make the head quite firm. Push the top of the head out through the neck slowly and gently!
STEP 15
Fill the head and neck very firmly with toy stuffing, then fill the rest of the body very firmly too.
STEP 16
Use a ladder stitch to close the opening on the fairy’s BACK. Sew 2 buttons onto the BACK, (or some Velcro/velcro spots) in place according the pattern markings.
FACE:
STEP 17
Use the pattern markings as a guide to embroider the eyes and eyebrows in black.
STEP 18
Embroider the mouth, nose and freckles in pale pink.
BALLET SHOES:
STEP 19a
Fold a 75cm(30inch) piece of 3mm(⅛ inch) ribbon in half to find the center, then sew the center to the back of the ballet shoe at the top.
STEP 19b
Wrap the ribbons around the legs a couple of times and tie them at the front in a little bow, trim off the extra ribbon.
TIP: Secure the knot with some hand stitching so it won’t come undone and the ribbon won’t slide down the leg!
TUTU:
STEP 20a
Cut a piece of soft netting 6x58inches wide /15x145cm wide and fold it in half lengthwise so your skirt will become a 2 layered skirt 3inches /7½m layers deep.
STEP 20b
Sew a line of stitching 1cm (½inch) from the folded edge to make a casing, and then thread some 5mm (¼inch) elastic through the casing you have made.
STEP 20c
Gather the netting until it will fit nicely around the fairy’s body like a tutu. Pin the elastic so you can remove the tutu from the fairy then sew the elastic securely and cut off the extra length.
STEP 20d
Push the edges of the netting over the sewn elastic to make it look nice.
WINGS:
STEP 21
Cut 2 rectangles of wing fabric a bit larger than the WING PIECE. Cut out a WING PIECE from iron-on batting and iron it to the wrong side of the fabric of one of the rectangle pieces. Place the 2 rectangles of fabric right sides together and sew around the outside of the batting, leaving the gap open for turning.
STEP 22
Cut the WINGS out 5mm(1/4inch) outside the sewing line then turn them right sides out through the turning gap. Push the seam allowance inside at the turning gap and hand sew this closed.
STEP 23a
Pin the 3 layers of the wings to keep them nice and flat. Using the pattern markings as a guide, draw the top-stitch lines onto the WING. Sew the top stitch lines using a slightly longer-than-normal stitch length. (You can sew this by hand.)
STEP 23b
Sew on 2 pieces of Velcro using the pattern markings to guide you. (I like to use stick on Velcro spots – so easy!)
Your Sugar Plum dolly is ready to LOVE!
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Till next time,
Happy Sewing,
Pauline
