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  • "Flower Power" Woo Doll
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    From "Crafters Coast to Coast"
    episode HCC2C-105F


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    Project by Peggy Flynn of Portland, Ore.

    Peggy Flynn is a spunky, fun spirit who uses her artistic talents to create a number of theatrical dolls. One day after an exhausted Peggy completed one of her more elaborate full-bodied dolls, she asked herself the question, "How can I make this easier?!" That led to the birth of her whimsical totem figure, the Woo Doll.

    Materials:

    colorful fabric
    polyester filling
    needle and thread
    sewing machine
    scissors
    flower, raffia or marabou trim
    glue
    beads or charms
    paint (optional)
    wooden base (optional)

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    Figure A
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    Figure B
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    Figure C
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    Figure D
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    Figure E
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    Figure F
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    Figure G
    Steps:

    1. Make a pattern for your Woo (figure A).

    2. Trace Woo (figure B) and Woo face (figure C) onto fabric and cut out pieces.

    3. Sew face on sewing machine and turn inside out.

    4. Cut hole in traced body for face (figure D).

    5. Baste face to Woo body by hand (figure E) and then sew onto body using zigzag stitch.

    Note: You can also paint or embroider a face and then later sew on the eyes and mouth, as shown in step 8.

    6. Sew body and stuff with poly filling (figure F).

    7. Sew bottom closed (after whispering good intentions, this is after all a positive energy totem!).

    8. Sew on eyes and embroider mouth (figure G).

    9. Glue on flowers, raffia or marabou, etc. Add beads or charms.

    10. Sew loop on back to hang it on a wall.

    Web site: www.pflynndesign.com

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Clay Box with Flower Lid
  		• "Flower Power" Woo Doll
  		• Garden Journal Scrapbook
  		• Twisted Bead Flower Ring