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Little Red Riding Hood [A Finish]

Back in 2016 I was in our local quilt shop when I cam across a Moda printed panel for a Little Red Riding Hood doll. I bought it, and then ignored it, despite it appearing on my Finish Along list several times. By the time I actually got it out of the packaging in March this year, I realised that one dolly wasn't going to cut it, because two daughters means two dollies! A bit of online hunting and I found Coral Queen of the Sea - you can read about her in my next post!



With two dollies in hand, I set about making Little Red. It took about an hour of cutting out, an hour of sewing up on the machine and and half an hour to stuff and slip stitch closed. Why did I wait so long? I gave Little Red to Jessica when we went on holiday. She came in her own little suitcase, with her accessories and a dolly bottle, and certainly kept her entertained in the tent!


This is a Finish Along finish. You can find my original list here.


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Karen M said…
Just darling. How lucky that you were able to make one for each daughter. No one left out.
15 September 2017 at 22:34
Archie The Wonder Dog said…
Such a lovely idea! Congratulations on the finish *waves pompoms*
16 September 2017 at 17:28
Carol said…
Well this makes me wish I had a little girl! So cute!
27 September 2017 at 21:22
Sophie Zaugg said…
This one is really cute too !
28 September 2017 at 20:30
Izzy said…
Too cute!! Thank you for participating in the FAL and playing along with us! From the Global FAL Hosts!
1 October 2017 at 02:14
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