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My SMIL wanted to make a doll from Tilda’s World so she ordered two kits, giving me one so that I could help her make hers. I’ve admired Tilda’s colors, patterns, and designs for quite a while, and now feeling the fabric – what a treasure! This is not your typical cotton, folks. It’s richly thick and easy to sew with. The Fia Doll is a quirky lass with her hair buns, ready to take on the farmer’s market with her large tote bag, enjoying the lazy summer days in a simple, pretty dress.
You can see that I went off the pattern just a wee bit. The first thing I knew she needed was a little flower in her hair.
Next, instead of using floss and three french knots for buttons, I opted for a series of ruby red beads.
I also wanted the tote bag to stand out a little more, so instead of a fabric strap, I found some coordinating trim, which I also used as trim on the bag itself. In her shopping spree, she discovered a small cluster of flowers (found among my stash, and sewn together with some old floral leaves I pulled off a fake bouquet a long while ago).
The dress was fun to make, and in addition to the gathered sleeves, button overlay, and collar, it has a small pleated detail in the back.
Now that I understand how to make this Tilda doll, I’m looking at her free patterns for other body shapes. Thanks, Joyce! 😀
Curious…. The head of Fia has two “v” shaped “darts” or what did you call them? Did you sew them after you sew around the head, or prior to sewing around the head? Why are they there… please help!
Sincerely Gina
Thanks for the comment! I know them as darts, yes. That pattern isn’t my own, and the steps are in the instructions. I no longer have the pattern to know the order I sewed them in to answer that question. However, their purpose is to give a more spherical shape to the head, otherwise it would be flat like a round tea bag. I hope that helps!