I know I am not the only admirer of the art and imagery surrounding Dia de los Meuertos. It's pretty irresistible. And so while I don't get super excited about decorating for Halloween I did find myself completely smitten with this Day of the Dead Doll!
I have to blame Cricut for this late night, as I'm one again participating in the Cricut Design Space Star Competition with my fabulous Team12 (#CricutTeam12Love). We settled on the idea of skulls and bones and I knew I wanted to give it a Mexican spin.
After perusing the Internet for imagery I decided to try a softie. Makes sense given the primary audience in my home. But I may have to keep this little doll for myself. And make a few more.
I'd love to play with other embellishments. Hand embroidery. There are lots of possibilities here.
And this can be a nearly no-sew pattern too! With adhesive stabilizer all of the felt appliques can simply be ironed on. Hand sewing gives it a great touch if you want to do that. I used my Bernina 580 and my latest favorite stitch, #713, to stitch around the outside of the doll, which is the only stitching required, but this doll could be completely handsewn too. I've got instructions for both approaches below.
This would be a great project for kids!
Click to view the tutorial and free pattern after the jump.
Check out the rest of the Team 12 projects too!
THREE LITTLE MONKEYS STUDIO | GIFTING SWEET | SMALL FOR BIG | THE CELEBRATION SHOPPE | CLEVER PINK PIRATE | THE ROAD TO THE GOOD LIFE | LEGAL MISS SUNSHINE | LITTLE RETREATS | FLAMINGO TOES
