Sew super-cute rag dolls and their gorgeous clothes—perfect for personalized presents! Start with one basic doll sewing pattern—which you can then alter to personalize your doll’s coloring and hairstyle. Then choose from a range of fabulous themed outfits and accessories to complete your uniquely charming doll—including a ballerina doll, a bride doll, a bedtime doll, and a fairy doll. All instructions are suitable for intermediate to experienced sewers and include full-sized templates for the doll, clothes, and accessories.

Designer Jess Brown is known for her irresistible, starry-eyed rag dolls. In this inspiring book, Brown shares a custom pattern and simple instructions to sew, personalize, and accessorize your own rag doll. Illustrating the story behind these dolls, the book places emphasis on natural materials, vintage fabrics, beautiful notions, and quality craftsmanship. Make the dolls for the children—of all ages—in your life to love now and cherish for decades. After making the doll, follow Brown's patterns for darling accessories such as an apron, overcoat, and knickers.

This multicultural children's book is a fun and interesting story that teaches kids about Chinese New Year and Chinese culture. New Year was coming, and a young teacher finished making an adorable doll which was to be one of the 100 toys that would be given to the children as New Year's presents. Since the doll was made from tiny rags, it got the name Little Butou. Little Butou was startled at first by the deafening sound of the New Year firecrackers and was laughed at by the other toys. He then made up his mind to be brave. Join this brave little doll as he travels by road, rail and air having adventures and making new friends along the way…

Christina receives her first store-bought doll and finds her old rag doll superior in a number of ways.

During the Great Depression, an adorable lost little girl named Samantha is discovered at the Los Angeles Farmer’s Market by a kind-hearted red-haired lady. Rose asks her boyfriend Mike, who is a detective, to help her find Samantha’s father. Samantha was wearing a tattered blue dress, and all that she had with her when she was found was a Poor Little Rag Doll. Their search for the little girl’s father proves tricky. Rose and Mike discover a bigger mystery than they could have possibly imagined trying to track the man down. Why did Samantha’s father disappear and what is the key to finding him?

Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1922.

Easy-to-make collection of 20 multi-cultural dolls — same body for all, but each with unique facial features, hairstyle, and clothing. Simple instructions, list of materials, patterns, embroidery notes for Poppy the Clown, Santa and Mrs. Claus, 17 others. Full-page color photo of each finished design. 48 pages of patterns.