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Instructions
Lay your doll sailor outfit down on a large piece of paper to carefully draw the outline for your doll so that your finished doll will fit inside the outfit.
Make a simple shape with arms, simple webbed hands (no individual fingers), straight legs and arms, neck and round head.
Draw your pattern about 1/8" oversized to accommodate for the seam allowance you will create when sewing the doll.
Lay the pattern down on a piece of your skin-colored felt, pinning it securely.
Cut out the shape with fabric scissors. Repeat to cut out the back of the doll.
Sew a 1/8-inch seam around the entire perimeter of the doll using a needle and your skin-colored thread and a basic straight stitch.
Keep your stitches small and leave 1 inch unsewn for turning inside out and stuffing. Tie off the thread with a double knot and trim the excess thread close to the knot.
Turn the doll inside out to hide the stitches.
Sew eyes and a mouth onto the face of the doll with embroidery thread and needle, being extra careful not to sew through both sides of the doll---only one side.
Fill the doll with fiberfill or other soft stuffing using a knitting needle to help stuff the doll until it is fairly firm all over. Sew up the open hole and tie off with a double knot when finished. Cut off the excess thread close to the knot.
Sew doll hair onto the top and the back of the head, arranging as you go to create a full head of hair. Trim the hair evenly with scissors, giving your doll a nice haircut.
Dress your doll in its sailor outfit and hat.