Old Yarn Girls: Who Are You Supposed to Be?

A friend of ours has a kids party every year right after school starts when everyone is done with their summer vacationing This particular year it had a Disney's Toy Story theme to it. I was really pushing for my daughter, who is always the oldest but still gets invited every year, to be Bo Peep but she insisted on going outside of the box and going as Dolly from the 3rd movie. Of course it turned out great, her ideas always do! It is so simple and the dress comes out great even if you don't sew on account of the fact that she is a rag doll.

The Dress: I just pinned the front and the back of the orange cheap fabric onto my daughters body and then machine stitched along the pins. I made sure there was a ragged cut edge along the bottom and a slit in the top by the head in the back so she could get it on. The buttons are just paper plates and a napkin sewn on with yarn and then yarn haphazardly sew around the top hem and collar.

The Hair: I pinned 2 pieces of purple felt into her head, cut 6 curved tabs from a separate piece and inserted them into the proper placed pointing toward the inside, then machine stitched along the curved line the pins created as a guide, trimmed the excess felt, turned it the right way, then cut the curve for the part in the bangs. The butterflies were made out of Model Magic by Crayola and need to be made the day before so they can dry over night. I used a straw to form 2 buttons holes in each and then attached them with yarn. Her hair is in 2 french braids then pinned up underneath.