Originally Posted by bibliostone
I made Ann and Andy for my daughter years ago. I remember being amazed by how much fabric the apron/pinafore took to make. Gather! Gather! And more gather!
The orginal Raggedy Ann and Andy pattern called for loops of red yarn to be sewn directly onto the doll's heads, I just hated doing it that way. Years ago I bought a Country Ann and Andy pattern and it said to rip 1" or 1 1/2" strips of fabric for the hair. The strips are sewn into 3" loops and then hand sewn onto the doll's head. Easier said than done. The apron in the country pattern was stitched onto the doll's dress so I used the pattern from the orginal dolll that has shoulder strips and ties in the back.