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Doll Craft: How To Make A No-Sew Felt Pouch!

It's time Felicity & Elizabeth go back to lessons with Miss Manderly. Every lady needs a nice drawstring pouch to store all of her necessities inside. Today I'm going to show you how to make one, completely no-sew! I have a free pattern that you can use too. Let's get started...

The supplies you need are:

• Felt
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Cording (0.07in/2mm, found in a four-pack at Michael's)
• Ruler/Tape Measure
• Felt Pouch Pattern

Print out Felt Pouch For Dolls Pattern.

Click the link or picture above to print it out. (Be sure to download and print at “Actual Size” from a PDF reader like Adobe Reader. If you save & print directly from your browser, it might not print at the right size.)

1. After you print out the pattern, cut out the circle and place it on your felt. Cut around the pattern to make the perfect size circle for your pouch. Then with your ruler/tape measure, measure from the top of the circle to half an inch down. Make two lines with the pencil a half inch from one another. Do the same to the bottom and the whole circle. You should have twelve sets of lines. 2. Cut carefully on each line. 3. Thread the cording up and down through the holes. 4. Take the circle and bring both sides together like a taco. 5. Pull gently on the cords to cinch the pouch. 6. Make a sweet bow to finish off. You could keep it like this, but if you want your doll to be able to hold it, use another piece of cord. 7. Loop the cord inside one of the outside stitches and make a knot. 8. Bring both cord pieces together to make another big knot. The width of the loop should be two inches to fit over your doll's hand. Cut any excess cord and you're done!!

Felicity and Elizabeth love walking and talking on their way home from lessons! :)

If you make a felt pouch for your doll, I'd love to see! You can send me a picture to email@americangirlfan.com or tag me on Instagram @creativedollcrafts

Happy Crafting! :)

Doll Craft: How To Make A No Sew Skirt Apron For WellieWishers!

Spring is in the air today and Willa loves wearing her new skirt apron as she works in the backyard! Thanks to our friend Angel here at American Girl Fan for requesting this idea. The apron was a lot of fun to make and best of all, it's completely no sew! 

The supplies you need are:

• Fabric 
• Ribbon
• Felt
• Ruler/Measuring Tape
• Hot Glue Gun

1. First cut a piece of fabric 6 inches long and 4 and half inches wide. 2. Fold the fabric over. (The measurements now will be 4 and half inches long and 3 inches wide.) Cut four pieces of ribbon to line the edges. The longest piece of ribbon will be for the top and should be around 16-22 inches so that you can tie it around your dolls waist. Cut a little pocket out of felt if you'd like. I cut a small amount of ribbon to decorate the pocket too. 3. Unfold the fabric again and put some hot glue around the three edges on the bottom section. Fold again and press firmly. Hot glue the ribbon around the edges, then glue on the pocket. 4. And, you're done!!

This craft is a great way to use up extra fabric scraps--isn't the bumblebees so cute?! They fit Willa's nature girl personality perfectly!

If you make a skirt apron for your Wellie Wishers doll, I'd LOVE to see! You can send me a picture to email@americangirlfan.com or tag me on Instagram @creativedollcrafts

Do you have a doll craft request? Let me know in the comments and I'll try to make it happen! Happy Crafting! :)

Doll Craft: How To Make A No Sew Sleeping Bag!

Shh...Clara is fast asleep snuggled up in her new sleeping bag. This was a lot of fun to make! It's a great afternoon project or an activity to do at your own slumber party. It's completely no sew too; anyone can do it! :) 

The supplies you need are:

• 1 Yard Patterned Fleece*
• 1 Yard Solid Color Fleece*
• Fabric Scissors
• Tape Measure

(*This is enough for one sleeping bag. I bought my fleece at Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Store)

1. First measure and cut your fleece. One patterned fleece will be 28 inches long by 18 inches wide--this will be the bottom layer. The solid color fleece will also be 28 inches long and 18 inches wide--this will be the inside of the sleeping bag. Finally, the other patterned fleece will be 20 inches long and 18 inches wide--this will the top layer. Once each piece is cut out, line them up together so that the solid color is in the middle of the stack. 2. Use the tape measure and cut a square from each corner, 4 inches long by 4 inches wide.

3. For the edges, make each strip 1 inch wide and cut it 4 inches up. You can use the square corner as a guide as to how deep to cut. 4. Keep cutting the strips until you reach the end. 5. Now it's time to tie the fringe! All the stacked pieces need to be tied together. Grab the patterned piece on top, then gather the two other pieces below it. 6. Tie them into one knot. 7. Double knot it, so that it will not come undone. Make sure to not tie the knots too tightly or it will change the shape of the sleeping bag. Keep on tying until you reach the end! 8. And, you're done!

Now your doll has a cozy sleeping bag!

I also made a pillow with my extra fleece. To make one you use the same technique as the sleeping bag, except with only two pieces of fleece cut the same size--11 inches long by 8 inches wide. I cut the strips a half inch wide and about two inches up. After tying the fringe halfway, I filled it with poly-fil stuffing. Then I tied the rest and trimmed the fringe down so they weren't too long. Ta-da! A matching pillow!

Clara can't wait to have slumber parties with her new friends! Isn't this fleece just too cute?! Makes me excited for Springtime.

If you make a sleeping bag for your doll, I'd love to see! You can send me a picture to email@americangirlfan.com or tag me on Instagram @creativedollcrafts

Happy Crafting! :)