Cut and Sew Panels

Sewing tips for cut and sew rag dolls

Katzenpuppen cut and sew Panel

Sew your own funny rag dolls with pre-drawn patterns on Cut and Sew panels – just cut them out and sew them together. My cut and sew panels are available at Lillestoff.
(More panels at the end of this blogpost)

Stoffpuppen Teile

Required Materials:

  • A cut and sew panel like the one above – I recommend jersey fabric
  • Matching sewing thread
  • Filling cotton

Sew a rag doll:

Cut out the pieces for the doll along the colored outer edge and sew the pieces for the arms, legs and tail together, right sides facing.

Ausgeschnittene Teile für die Stoffpuppe

Cut in the seam allowance at the curves so that the seam lies better in the curve after reversing.

Eingeknipste Nahtzugabe
Cut in seam allowance

Turn the parts over and stuff them with filling cotton. Leave approx. 2 cm of space at the opening to sew the parts to the body and so that the doll’s arms and legs can still be moved afterwards.

Ausgestopfte Arme, Beine und Schwanz
Stuffed Arms, Legs and Tail

Pin the tail between the dividing seam of the back – the lower edge of the tail should be about 1.5 cm above the seam line for the upper body. Sew the back dividing seam and leave a turning opening of approx. 17 cm open.

Schwanz in das Rückteil einnähen
Sew the tail into the back.

Pin the arms and legs to the front of the top, right sides facing. To ensure that they do not move when sewing the upper body together, you can topstitch the arms and legs in place.

Arme und Beine der Stoffpuppe fesststecken
Pin arms and legs on to the upper body of the doll.

Fold the arms, legs and tail inwards and pin the upper body together, right sides facing. You can also pull the arms or legs slightly through the opening on the back to make sewing easier and sew along the seam lines.

Oberkörper der Puppe zusammennähen
Sew the upper body of the doll

Turn the doll over and stuff the upper body with filling cotton. You can then close the opening on the back with hand stitches. And the rag doll is finished!

Fertige Katzenstoffpuppe
Finished cat doll.

Have fun sewing!

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Tag me on Instagram @andreamuehlbauer if you sew my designs. I’d love to see it!

The following Cut and Sew doll panels are available at Lillestoff .

Katzenpuppe Cut and Sew Panel grau
Cats Cut and Sew Panel grey
Katzenpuppe Cut and Sew Panel schwarz-weiß
Cats Cut and Sew Panel black and white
Halloween Monster Puppen Cut and Sew Panel - Vampir und Monster
Halloween Monster dolls Cut and Sew Panel – Vampire and Monster
Halloween Monster Puppen Cut and Sew Panel - Mumie und Werwolf
Halloween Monster dolls Cut and Sew Panel – Mummi und Werewolf

Und bald gibt es auch noch folgende Cut and Sew Puppenpanels:

Hundepuppen Cut and Sew Panel - schwarz-weiß
Dogs Cut and Sew Panel – black and white
Hundepuppen Cut and Sew Panel - grau-braun
Dogs Cut and Sew Panel – grey-brown
Weihnachtswichtel Puppe Cut and Sew Panel - creme
Christmas gnomes Cut and Sew Panel – ecru
Weihnachtswichtel Puppe Cut and Sew Panel - rot grün
Christmas Gnomes Cut and Sew Panel – red green

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