Diana’s Patch - Sewing Patterns for Soft Sculpture Dolls, Vintage Dolls and Doll Supplies

I was commissioned to create this cute little Rainbow Brite Cabbage Patch Kid. I didn't realize how much work this little gal would be. I had to re-draft the entire outfit pattern to fit her because the pattern that I had was for a lot thinner doll. The boots were the most difficult to draft. I also used my own embroidery rather than purchasing appliques from the store. That took a lot of time because it had to be the right size, in the right place, with the right stabilizer, etc. I spent approximately 78 hours on her from start to finish, within a month’s time. If I were to do it again, it would probably take about 12-24 hours since I now have all the patterns, and know which embroidery designs and stabilizer to use. If you are interested in purchasing the pattern for her, you can purchase it on ebay . I drafted the pattern to fit a vintage Cabbage Patch Kid. If you have an embroidery machine, I will also include the design files of the stars, hearts, and rainbow, with the patte...

Here is the candidate, a #9 with lemon yellow hair and green eyes. I am putting the date and time of the photos to get an idea of how long each thing took. I didn’t work on her continuously, but here and there. I also watched movies while I was working. LOL.