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Giveaway: Sew Dolled Up: Make Felt Dolls and Their Fun, Fashionable Wardrobes with Fabric Scraps and Easy Hand Sewing

February 18, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

Sew Dolled Up book doll clothes patternsGiveaway: A copy of the super cute new book Sew Dolled Up: Make Felt Dolls and Their Fun, Fashionable Wardrobes with Fabric Scraps and Easy Hand Sewing by Boutique Sha. Leave a comment in today’s post by February 27, 2015 and you are in the running for fun book filled with great tutorials and patterns for making darling doll (or amineko) clothes. Open to U.S. residents only please.

To see an example of a cute dress I made out of a recycled sweater for my amineko pop on over to Craftside.

More about the book from the publisher:

Sew Dolled Up is a crafter’s delight. With over 75 contemporary projects, you’ll have hours of fun creating an entire set! Learn how to make adorable small dolls, perfect for a dollhouse, and all the outfits and accessories that go along with them.

Every project is made from inexpensive, cut felt and uses easy, hand-sewing techniques that are clearly illustrated in step-by-step instructions. Each of the patterns for the dolls and clothes are provided in the book and most are fully customizable! It’s so easy to make hundreds of modern and fashionable dolls from scratch and with love.

Not only fun to make, but fun to play with, these dolls will provide hours of endless imaginative doll-house play or can be used as decorative ornaments or sweet gifts.

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Comments

  1. Angela says

    February 18, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    ha! Just made my first felt doll (a little wonky, no pattern) with my daughter this weekend and we decided we were going to make it our new hobby… We would love, love, love to win this book!!

  2. Lynn Lee Novak says

    February 18, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    Adorable! I need it!

  3. sharyn says

    February 18, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    So cute! I’m a new grandma and this looks like a perfect way to satisfy my crafting urges!

  4. jennifer gardiner says

    February 18, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Beautiful little book for little people.

  5. Laura Stimson says

    February 18, 2015 at 7:10 pm

    Love this book! Perfect for making one of a kind dolls with my 4 nieces! I must have it!!

  6. Kristine says

    February 18, 2015 at 7:53 pm

    So fun! My girls would love these!

  7. Kathy Davis says

    February 18, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    Love the cutie pie doll. I love to work with felt and I have the perfect little granddaughter for this doll.

  8. Julie says

    February 18, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    What a cute little doll!!!

  9. Debbie Price says

    February 18, 2015 at 11:24 pm

    This would be so wonderful to win! I have 6 granddaughters and would love making them everything in the book. Thank you 🙂

  10. Maureen Lotsberg says

    February 18, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    That is so cute. My daughter would love this. She has been taking sewing classes.

  11. Diana T. says

    February 19, 2015 at 12:49 am

    I think I need this book!

  12. Grammie 53 says

    February 19, 2015 at 1:04 am

    These are Lovely. I have been looking for a new Craft and I Love these. My Great niece is going to love these too. Where can you buy the book?

  13. Sarah says

    February 19, 2015 at 1:23 am

    Super cute!

  14. Heather S says

    February 19, 2015 at 1:37 am

    What an adorable book! I would LOVE to win!

  15. mlhummy says

    February 19, 2015 at 8:34 am

    Thank you for the chance to win this great book. I make dolls for my granddaughters and this would surely have some fresh new ideas for me. 🙂

  16. Louise says

    February 19, 2015 at 8:56 am

    Sew cute!!

  17. patti says

    February 19, 2015 at 10:49 am

    That is SEW right up my ally! I would love to try these.

  18. Trudi says

    February 19, 2015 at 11:23 am

    I love the cuteness of small felt dolls – would love to make some for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes!

  19. Kimberly D. says

    February 19, 2015 at 11:24 am

    These dolls are so sweet. I know my nieces would each love them.

  20. Mary Helene says

    February 19, 2015 at 11:29 am

    I have so many scraps and what a wonderful way to use them.

  21. Jacklynn Grimm says

    February 19, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    It’s been a long time since I’ve made a doll, my nieces are all grown and have kids of their own. I would love to get into making toys again. Thanks for the chance to win! jacklynnsteven at netzero dot com

  22. Cindy McIlvain says

    February 19, 2015 at 12:14 pm

    I have several granddaughters and they would love these! I am always looking for something different to make for them.

  23. Vivian says

    February 19, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    I recently discovered the absolute fun needle felting can be AND I am a doll maker! Win/Win! This book looks like so much fun!

  24. superstitches says

    February 19, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    How cute is that! I love making felt dolls. In fact, this weekend my daughter and I made felt “paper” dolls. So much fun.

  25. Susan Spiers says

    February 19, 2015 at 1:42 pm

    So cute!

  26. Dennis R Mullins Sr says

    February 19, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    Hi, I would love to win so I can make dolls for my friends little ones, my kids are grown but I think my grand daughter would still love to have a few or maybe she will come make some with me. Thanks for the giveaway.

  27. Colleen says

    February 19, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    This looks darling!

  28. Linda Peterson says

    February 19, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    Love these little dolls! My 2 year old granddaughter would really like these!

  29. Jane Thomas says

    February 19, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    With three great granddaughters, this would be a wonderful book to have. I could use lots of scraps I have stored up as well. If I don’t win, I will have to look online for this book. Thanks for the opportunity.

  30. Debbie says

    February 19, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    My 2 little granddaughters would love these little dolls….and I love working with felt and hand stitching…I would love to win this book 🙂

  31. Angel says

    February 19, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    Would love to have this book. Looks like so much fun!

  32. Ellsie says

    February 19, 2015 at 11:52 pm

    With 3 grand-daughters under 5 years, and being a newly retired worker who can’t afford expensive gifts anymore, I want to make some of these dolls not only for the grandchildren but for my home for when the grand-children visit. Please please please pick me!!

  33. jackie says

    February 20, 2015 at 7:09 am

    Sew sweet would love to win!!

  34. Linsey R says

    February 20, 2015 at 11:18 am

    This book looks delightful!!! My newest crafty obsession is making mini felt people and clothing!!! I’m in LOVE with this pastime and this book would be a wonderful asset to my beginner skills!! Thank you for sharing!!! 🙂

  35. Carrie Niemi says

    February 20, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    I love to work with felt, and have oodlesstored up waiting to be used!

  36. Kristy says

    February 21, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    This book looks like lots of precious stitching! Thanks for the chance!

  37. Trish F says

    February 21, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    Oh what a fun craft. It would bring the kid out of me to make some adorable dolls and their cute little clothes. Thanks for the giveaway!

  38. Ellen Barth says

    February 22, 2015 at 12:15 am

    How adorable! i would love to make these for my great nieces!

  39. Mel Pi says

    February 23, 2015 at 6:28 pm

    I recently made some simple dolls as gifts and was so tickled with how they came out that I can’t wait to make more.

  40. Sonja Loyd says

    February 23, 2015 at 7:30 pm

    i love making dolls,Theses are so cute!

  41. sherrytx says

    February 24, 2015 at 12:07 am

    So adorable! Would love to win!

  42. kay emerick says

    February 24, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    I would love to have this special book of fun dolls to make for my granddaughters to play with when they come and visit me. Nothing like hand made toys to put sparkle in their eyes.

  43. Teresa says

    February 25, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    Such a really cute idea – it would be so much fun to make those dolls with my two girls!

  44. Brekke says

    February 26, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    This is book would be so much fun! My son wants to make a felt doll for his cousin. What a great way to begin!!

  45. Kelly Tasma says

    March 16, 2015 at 7:04 pm

    This would make my upcycling dolls so much easier! And SOOOOOO cute!!!! Need…

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