I was very moved by a website I found while surfing the net
during the winter holidays. It is called
Enchanted Makeovers and its website is http://enchantedmakeovers.org/ The organization transforms homeless
shelters for women and children into spaces for individuals to thrive in, not
just survive. It sets the stage for
individuals living in the shelters to become empowered during the process. I was so moved by what the organization was
doing that I contacted Terry and asked her if it would help to create a pattern
and tutorial for a cloth doll that her organization could use. I wanted to develop a pattern that was very
child safe, easy to make, and very warm and cuddly. I couldn’t think of anything better than a
pattern of a kitten made out of fleece called Warm Hugs.
I finally completed the tutorial and would like to share it
with you. Please use this free pattern
to create as many Warm Hugs as you wish to donate to organizations such as
hospitals, safe houses, homeless shelters, police stations, Enchanted Makeovers
Doll Adoption program
http://enchantedmakeovers.org/category_37/Doll-Adoption.htm
and to give to any and all children in need of comfort and a warm hug. This free pattern can also be used to create Warm Hugs to be given as a gift to anyone that you deem may need or want a warm hug. Please respect the energy in which this pattern was created as a gift to all of the many warm hearted doll makers out there to use and create a gift of warmth to be given as a comfort for others. Please do not sell any items created with this pattern.
and to give to any and all children in need of comfort and a warm hug. This free pattern can also be used to create Warm Hugs to be given as a gift to anyone that you deem may need or want a warm hug. Please respect the energy in which this pattern was created as a gift to all of the many warm hearted doll makers out there to use and create a gift of warmth to be given as a comfort for others. Please do not sell any items created with this pattern.
Click on this link for the introduction to the tutorial
Click on this link for Warm Hugs lesson one
Click on this link for Warm Hugs lesson two
Click on this link for Warm Hugs lesson three
Click on this link for the pattern for the head
Click on this link for the body pattern
Click on this link for the dress pattern
Click on this link for the vest and tail pattern
This is a really sweet thing to share, thank you. I think the idea of making it in fleece is really clever; something soft and yielding a child can hold very tight, when they need to.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it Rhissanna.
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