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marigold 02-07-2015 02:32 PM

hospital dolls
 
Has anyone ever made dolls for sick children? I just found out about these today. I know it is just the body so the children can color on them but I am not sure of the size or material. Thank you!

CharlotteO 02-07-2015 03:44 PM

http://www.musckids.org/volunteers/B...structions.pdf

I found this link. It might be a place to start. I know a great many children's hospital use these.

adamae 02-07-2015 03:54 PM

Our quilting group makes these for the Children's Hospital locally. I'm told the doctors draw on them to depict the location of their illness.

tesspug 02-07-2015 04:28 PM

The Kiwanis have a program like this. http://www.kiwanis-poupee.be/home.php?lg=en

quilt1950 02-07-2015 05:23 PM

I volunteer in the sewing room of our local Children's Hospital, and we make hundreds of these each year. They remind me of a gingerbread boy. I'd say they are about 16" tall. We use a range of skin tones for fabric. The fabric reminds me of a poly/cotton lining fabric. I think that's the only thing we can find with a range of colors from light beige to dark tan. Both links above give good information, although we do not stuff ours that hard.

We dress each doll in a gown that is open in the back and ties at the neck.

We also make a preemie version, which is only about 8 inches tall. I think these are used to talk to older siblings about their new tiny brother or sister.

I can measure a pattern on Monday if you would like. Let me know.

yel 02-07-2015 06:16 PM

riley's cheer guild used to have a pattern .............like quilt 1950 said they look like'' ginger bread men''i used the cardboard from a metal sign for a pattern [to give you an idea of the size ] we do a print on one side and a light color on the other

lindaschipper 02-08-2015 05:48 AM

Sounds like something I could do. Will contact my Kiwanis locally. If they do not do them, does anyone out there need some help? Message me.

nancytp12 02-08-2015 07:15 AM


Originally Posted by marigold (Post 7081381)
Has anyone ever made dolls for sick children? I just found out about these today. I know it is just the body so the children can color on them but I am not sure of the size or material. Thank you!

We have been making ME dolls for at least 7 years. We have shared the pattern all over the county. We started out making them for Shriners' Hospital in Tampa -- Now we give them to any hospital that requests them During our quilt show in Sept we usually make about 350-400.

If you would like the pattern, let me know.

]Nancy Parrish

GrammaTerry 02-08-2015 09:54 AM

Our local Children's Hospital guild makes them for Seattle Children's Hospital. They sent us the directions and a template. They also sent us a pattern for little hospital gowns. I think you can find the info on their website.

wbfrog 02-09-2015 04:50 AM

Hi, there Marigold
Yes last year at my NeedleArts Adventure retreat they was a lady their constructing the dolls and making the clothes. From the information I could get from her you picked which group you wanted make the doll or makes the clothes it was so cute. I have no idea where you get the pattern from for the doll it self, but she did share the pattern for the clothes.

Vontina


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