Goldilocks and

the three bears

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eas life
With s a n d
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instruc atterns. By Paloma Rocha
size P
Goldilocks and the three bears
Please, read all of
the instructions before
starting your
project.

Tools
. Pencil or felt marker. . Embroidery needle
. Chopstick or pointy tool. . Scissors.
. Tweezers or pliers. . Embroidery scissors.

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 Felt
Felt can basically be divided into two types: wool felt or washable felt. Wool felt is
recommended for these ornaments. These quality materials help dolls look their very best.

Cutting out shapes

Print a page 18, 19, 20 & 21 of this pdf, and cut out templates using scissors. Trace tem-
plates onto felt using a felt marker or pencil and cut out on the line. Cut carefully so edges
are vertical, not slanted.

Cutting tiny shapes

Remove paper
pattern

Paper pattern
Felt
Cut

Cut out the paper pattern roughly and attach it onto felt. Roughly cut out the felt around
the pattern, which will be easier to maneuver and cut to final shape without removing
paper.

Sewing and embroidery

These dolls are embroidered and stitched together with embroidery floss.
In case you´re not familiar with one of the stitches, you can practice the stitches a few
times on a felt scraps before working on a doll. None of the stitches are difficult, but can
take some practice to get perfect. Always keep your stitches and the space between them
the same length. Be consistent with your sewing tension.
Or, if you want to keep embroidery to a minimum, you can sometimes glue on certain
elements, instead of embroidering them.
You can experiment and use your imagination to customize the project.

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 1. Applique stitch 2. Overcast stitch 3. Straight stitch 4. Satin stitch
2 in

1out
Keep thread
at right angle

5. Blanket stitch 6. Ladder stitch 7. Back stitch

1out
Working
2 in direction
3 out 2 in
1in 3 out

Working Carry needle 1 stitch

direction beyond previous stitch

8. French knot 9. Lazy daisy 10. Running stitch

le
n ciricce
E tw

Working
direction

1. Appliqué Stitch: Stitching a felt piece onto a felt surface. Place the appliqué on the background felt.
Make tiny stitches perpendicular to the edge of the appliqué.
2. Overcast Stitch: Simple stitch over the edge of the felt. Also called whip-stitch, is used to attach two
pieces of felt. This isn´t a decorative stitch, so always use floss that matches the color of the felt and make
the stitches small and neat.
3. Straight Stitch: Use a simple straight stitch to create a motif.
4. Satin Stitch: The satin stitch is composed of parallel rows of straight stitch and is often used to fill in
an area with floss. The make very nice eyes and noses on softies.
5. Blanket stitch: The blanket stitch is both decorative and functional. Use this stitch to accentuate an
edge or to attach an appliqué.
6. Ladder stitch: The ladder stitch is used to attach separate parts such as a doll’s head. It’s called the
ladder stitch because the stitches look like a ladder until you pull the stitches tight to close the seam. Pull
every four or five stitches as you stitch. When the thread is tightened, the stitches should be virtually
invisible.
7. Back Stitch: This simple stitch creates a solid line so it´s great for outlining shapes or creating text.
A backstitch gets its name because you create it moving the needle a stitch backward before moving it
forward to create the next stitch.
8. French Knots: The French knot produces a rounded knot that can be used to create a series of decorative
dots. To make it, bring the needle up at the point at which you want to make your French knot, hold the
thread and wrap it around the needle twice, as shown. Bring the needle back to the starting point and put
the point back through the fabric very near where it emerged (be careful not use the same exact hole) . Pull
the needle to the back of the felt and pull taut.
9. Lazy daisy: Make a small loop and then anchor it with a single stitch at top for the decorative stitch that
resembles a flower petal.
10. Running Stitch: The running stitch is simple to make. Make this stitch by weaving the needle through
the felt at evenly spaced intervals. Just be careful to keep the length of your stitches and the space between
them same length.
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 Goldilocks

Materials
. Yellow felt (4”x10”). .Pipe cleaners.
. Blue felt (3”x6”). . Stuffing.
. Flesh tone felt (4”x4”). . Seed beads (2) and blue ribbon.
. Scraps of brown, light blue and white felt. . Embroidery floss: Flesh tone, red,
. Artist pastels (red or pink). brown, black, white, yellow and blue.

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 Overcast Stuff
Head stitch
back Hair
front
Golden
back stitch

Face

Running Brown
stitch straight
stitch Head
Brown back
back (wrong side)
stitch

Red Red
back stitch Satin stitch
Opening for
stuffing Stuff

Add the
bows
Paint the
Overcast cheeks
stitch

With a pencil or a felt marker, draw the swirl design onto the pigtails front and back,
using the picture as a guide (see page 19). Thread a needle with two strands of dark yellow
embroidery floss, and stitch through the lines with a backstitch. Align the two pigtails
pieces and sew together with a overcast stitch, using two strands of brown embroidery
floss. Leave a gap at the top of the each pigtail and fill it with a tiny amount of toy stuffing,
using a toothpick to arrange it evenly. Carefully position the hair at the top of the face
piece. Adjust the hair so that it´s centred correctly and pin in place. Sew the hairline onto
de face using tiny running stitch and two strands of yellow floss.
Draw the face with a felt marker or a pencil (see page 19). Thread an embroidery needle
with two strands of brown embroidery floss and sew the eyes and lashes onto the face
piece. The eyes are made using a few curving backstitches, and the eyelashes with two
small straight stitches for each eye. Make doll´s brows by sewing a tiny straight stitch for
each one. Re-thread the needle with red floss and embroider a small, curved mouth with
a few backstitches. Now, stitch the lips, using horizontal straight stitches positioned very
close together.
Use a pin or a dot of craft glue to fix the pigtails in position on the wrong side of the second
head piece. Align the two head pieces together, right sides out. Thread an embroidery
needle with a two strands of yellow embroidery floss and sew the two head pieces together
with a overcast stitch. Stop stitching when opening is small enough for stuffing. Fill it with
toy stuffing and stitch it closed. To paint the cheeks, rub a pink artist pastel onto a piece
of paper and then apply the resulting powder to the face with a soft blush. Place a ribbon
around the doll´s pigtails and overlap the edges to make sure it fits snugly for a bow. Make
a little bow with the ribbon in each pigtail.
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Shoes Fold Appliqué
Blouse in half stitch
Pocket Overcast
stitch

Skirt
Pipe cleaner
Skirt
Arms

Add beads Straight French

Appliqué stitch knot
stitch

Back Satin
stitch stitch
Straight
stitch

Fold the arms shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of flesh tone
floss and overcast stitch around the edges using small stitches, leaving the top open.
Use pliers or an old scissors to cut a pipe cleaner 3” long. Using the picture as a guide, push
the arms onto the pipe cleaner.
Position the skirt shapes on the blouse shapes as pictured and pin them in place. I have
included a template of the complete body (see page 19). You can use this template as a
guide to get the positioning of the blouse and skirt just right. Sew the skirt and the blouse
together using appliqué stitch and two strands of blue floss.
Position the pouches on the front of the dress and sew them on, using two strands of light
blue floss to appliqué stitch the pouches in place, leaving the top open to make two pockets.
Stack the light blue snout on the skirt front shape as pictured, and stitch them together
using appliqué stitch and two strands of floss.
Embroider a French knot on the center of the blouse to suggest a button.
Thread a needle with one strand of black floss and sew on the seed beads. Add tiny
eyelashes at the outer corners of the eyes. Make the eyebrows by sewing two tiny straight
stitches for each one and placing at a slight angle. Make the nose with a few tiny horizontal
overlapping straight stitches, and a single vertical stitch. Add two stitches at the base of the
vertical stitch for the mouth, following the positioning in the picture.
Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of light blue floss and back stitch three
lines, as shown. Embroider a French knot on the center of each ear.

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 Overcast
stitch
Shoes
shapes

Overcast
stitch

Stuff
Opening for Stuff Ladder
stuffing stitch

Using the picture as a guide, pin or glue the arms in place on the wrong side of the body
back shape.
Align the two body shapes together and thread an embroidery needle with two strands of
floss. Stitch the pieces together around the edges of the body using overcast stitch, sewing
through all four layers of felt in the arms areas, leaving the bottom open. Pad firmly with
toy stuffing, using a toothpick to distribute it evenly, then sew shut.
Place front and back shoes shapes together and overcast stitch all the way around, leaving
an opening at the top edge. Add a bit of stuffing and overcast stitch edge closed. Pin shoes
to the bottom of the dress and ladder stitch front and back onto the seam.

Doll front Doll front

Doll back
Doll back

Doll back
Doll back Ladder
Ladder stitch
Couture Ladder Doll front
stitch Doll front Ladder
stitch
stitch Doll back
Doll back

Doll front Doll front

Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Using a long embroidery needle and two
strands of floss, attach them together using a ladder stitch through the head and the neck
and going round and round till the head is secure. If the head seems wobbly, go back
around one more time with the ladder stitch

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 Daddy bear

Materials
. Blue felt (8”x7”). . Stuffing.
. Scraps of brown, light blue and green felt. . Safety eyes (4mm).
. Artist pastels (red or pink). . Embroidery floss: brown, blue, light
.Pipe cleaners. blue and green.

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 Nose Ear Appliqué
back stitch
Ear
d front
Heack
ba
Head
front
Ear
Ear back
Snout front
Overcast
stitch
Eye hole
placement
Insert eyes

Brown Brown
back straight
stitch stitch
Overcast Stuff
stitch darts
(wrong side)

Overcast
stitch
Stuff
Opening for
stuffing

Take one of the head shapes and use a pin to stick the snout in position, checking against
the picture to position it correctly. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of light
blue embroidery floss and sew around the snout with a small, neat appliqué stitch. Sew the
nose on the snout using appliqué stitch and matching embroidery thread.
Carefully, make two tiny holes with the tip of a very sharp pair of embroidery scissors, as
shown. Insert safety eyes and connectors at back.
Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of brown embroidery floss and embroider
the mouth with a single vertical stitch and add two tiny straight stitches at the base of the
vertical stitch, as shown. Make bear´s brows by sewing a tiny straight stitch for each one.
Overcast stitch the darts on front and back head pieces with one strand of blue floss, making
sure to sew them up on the wrong side of the felt.
Align the two ears pieces (blue + light blue) and sew together with a overcast stitch, using
two strands of blue embroidery floss. Leave a gap at the base of the each ear and fill it
with a tiny amount of toy stuffing, using a toothpick to arrange it evenly. Align the two
head shapes together, so the ears are sandwiched in the middle, and thread an embroidery
needle with two strands of embroidery floss. Stitch the head shapes together using overcast
stitch, leaving a gap open. Fill it firmly with toy stuffing and stitch it closed.

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 Pipe
cleaners

Fold
in half

Overcast Fold
cast
stitch in half Over tch
sti
Fold
Pipe cleaner in half

Fold
in half

Fold the arms and legs shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of
matching floss and overcast stitch around the edges using small stitches, leaving the top
open. Make the same with the two arms and the two legs. Use pliers or an old scissors to
cut 1 or 2 pipe cleaners: two 4” and one or two 3” long. Fold the long pipe cleaners in half.
Using the picture as a guide, push the limbs onto the pipe cleaners.

Arms
Body
back Tail
in or

Body
ff g f
g
stu enin

front Appliqué Overcast Stuff

stitch
Op

stitch
Legs

Tummy Stuff

Center the tail on the back body shape. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of
blue embroidery floss and sew around the tail with a small, neat appliqué stitch. Lightly
pad the tail with a little toy stuffing, using a toothpick to help you to get padding even.
When the padding is evenly distributed, stitch the tail closed. Sew the tummy shape to the
body front using light blue floss and appliqué stitch.
Align the two body shapes together, so the arms and legs are sandwiched in the middle,
and thread an embroidery needle with two strands of blue embroidery floss. Stitch the
pieces together around the edges of the body using overcast stitch, sewing through all four
layers of felt in the arms and legs areas, leaving a gap open. Pad with toy stuffing, using a
toothpick to distribute it evenly, then sew shut.

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 Paint
Ladder cheeks
stitch

Straight
stitch

Sew the head to the body, follow the same instructions as for Goldilocks (see page 8).
Add a bit of color to it cheeks using an artist pastel or powder blush. Sew the bow tie shape
on the neck.

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 Mom bear

Materials
. Pink felt (8”x6”). .Pipe cleaners.
. Light Yellow felt (6”x3”). . Stuffing.
. White felt (3”x2”). . Thin green ribbon.
. Scraps of light pink felt. . Embroidery floss: brown, white, light
. Artist pastels (red or pink). yellow, pink , violet, orange and green.

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 Appliqué
Nose Ear stitch
front Ear
d
Heack back
ba
Head
front
Ear Ear
back front
Snout

Brown Overcast Overcast

back Brown stitch darts stitch
stitch straight (wrong side)
stitch

Overcast
stitch Stuff

Opening for Stuff Paint the

stuffing cheeks

Carefully position the snout in place on the head. Using the matching sewing thread,
appliqué stitch around the edges of the snout with two strands of white floss.
Sew the nose using appliqué stitch and matching embroidery thread.
Make the mouth with a tiny vertical stitch, and two curved lines of backstitches at the base
of the vertical stitch, following the positioning in the picture. . The eyes are made using a
few curving backstitches, and the eyelashes with two small straight stitches for each eye.
Make bear´s brows by sewing a tiny straight stitch for each one.
Overcast stitch the darts on front and back head pieces with one strand of blue floss, making
sure to sew them up on the wrong side of the felt.
Align the two ears pieces (pink + light pink) and sew together with a overcast stitch, using
two strands of pink embroidery floss. Leave a gap at the base of the each ear and fill it
with a tiny amount of toy stuffing, using a toothpick to arrange it evenly. Align the two
head shapes together, so the ears are sandwiched in the middle, and thread an embroidery
needle with two strands of pink embroidery floss. Stitch the head shapes together using
overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in ears areas, leaving a gap open. Fill it
firmly with toy stuffing and stitch it closed.
Paint the cheeks.

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 Fold Appliqué
Neck in half Straight stitch
Arms stitch
Overcast
stitch
Dress Dress

Pipe cleaner
Apron

Shoes
French
Lazy knot Appliqué
daisy stitch
Overcast
stitch
Straight
stitch

Blanket
stitch Opening for
Shoes stuffing
shapes

Overcast Tie a bow

stitch

Stuff
Stuff
Ladder
stitch

Fold the arms shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of pink floss
and overcast stitch around the edges using small stitches, leaving the top open. Use pliers
or an old scissors to cut a pipe cleaner 3 “ long. Using the picture as a guide, push the arms
onto the pipe cleaner.
Stick the neck onto the right side of the dress front, lining up the edges carefully and sew
it in place using two strands of white floss. Use a straight stitch to secure the ribbon in the
center of the dress front.
Using the picture as a guide, embroider the flowers on the apron. Embroider two French
knots on the center of the dress to suggest buttons.
Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of white embroidery floss and sew around
the edges of the apron using blanket stitch. Sew the top edge of the apron to the dress, as
shown.
Using the picture as a guide, pin or glue the arms in place on the wrong side of the body
back shape. Align the two body shapes and stitch them together around the edges of the
body using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in the arms areas, leaving
the bottom open. Pad firmly with toy stuffing, using a toothpick to distribute it, then sew
shut. Put the ribbon around the waist and tie a bow on the doll´s back.
Place front and back shoes shapes together and overcast stitch all the way around, leaving
an opening at the top edge. Add a bit of stuffing and overcast stitch edge closed. Pin shoes
to the bottom of the dress and ladder stitch front and back onto the seam. Sew the head to
the body, follow the same instructions as for Goldilocks (see page 8).
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 Baby bear
Materials
.Pipe cleaners.
. Lilac felt (6”x6”).
. Stuffing.
. Scraps of blue felt.
. Safety eyes (4mm).
.. Artist pastels (red or pink).
. Embroidery floss: brown, blue and lilac

Pipe
cleaners

Head Ears
back
Head Fold Overcast
front in half stitch
Body
front
Boack
b

Legs Fold
dy
in half
Arms Fold
Arms in half

Fold Insert eyes

in half
Overcast
stitch
Overcast
stitch
Stuff
Pipe cleaner
Eye hole
placement Satin Back
stitch stitch

Overcast stitch
the darts
(wrong side)

t
r c as Stuff
e c h
Ov stit
Opening for
stuffing
Opening for
stuffing
Stuff

Appliqué
stitch
Overcast Paint
stitch the cheeks Ladder
stitch

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Fold the arms and legs shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of
floss and overcast stitch around the edges using small stitches, leaving the top open. Make
the same with the two arms and the two legs. Use pliers to cut 1 or 2 pipe cleaners: two 3”
and one or two 2.5” long. Fold the long pipe cleaners in half. Using the picture as a guide,
push the limbs onto the pipe cleaners.
Carefully, make two tiny holes with the tip of a very sharp pair of embroidery scissors.
Attach the two safety eyes to the face.
Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of brown floss and satin stitch the nose.
Make the mouth with a tiny vertical stitch, and two curved lines of backstitches at the base
of the vertical stitch, following the positioning in the picture.
Overcast stitch the darts on front and back head pieces with one strand of lilac floss, making
sure to sew them up on the wrong side of the felt.
Align the two ears pieces and sew together with a overcast stitch, using two strands of lilac
embroidery floss. Leave a gap at the base of the each ear and fill it with a tiny amount of
toy stuffing, using a toothpick to arrange it evenly. Align the two head shapes together, so
the ears are sandwiched in the middle, and thread an embroidery needle with two strands
of lilac embroidery floss. Stitch the head shapes together using overcast stitch, sewing
through all four layers of felt in ears areas, leaving a gap open. Fill it firmly with toy stuffing
and stitch it closed.
Position the pants shapes on the body shapes as pictured and pin them in place. I have
included a template of the complete body (see page 21). You can use this template as a
guide to get the positioning of the shirt and pants right. Sew the pants and the body shapes
together using appliqué stitch and two strands of blue embroidery floss.
Pin or glue the legs and the arms in place on the wrong side of the body back.
Align the two body shapes together, so the arms and legs are sandwiched in the middle,
and thread an embroidery needle with two strands of embroidery floss. Stitch the pieces
together around the edges of the body using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers
of felt in the arms and legs areas, leaving a gap open. Pad with toy stuffing, using a toothpick
to distribute it evenly, then sew shut. Sew the head to the body, follow the same instructions
as for Goldilocks(see page 8).
Add a bit of color to it cheeks using an artist pastel or powder blush.

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 Goldilocks

Hair front(cut 1)
Yellow Pigtail
(cut 4)
Yellow
Shoe
(cut 4)
Brown

Face (cut 1)
Flesh tone

Hair back (cut 1)

Yellow Blouse (cut 2)
White

Arm (cut 2)
Snout Flesh tone
(cut 1) Pocket
Light Blue (cut 2)
Light Blue

Skirt front Skirt back

(cut 1) (cut 1)
Blue Blue

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 Dress
template

Use this template as a guide

to get the positioning of the
skirt and blouse just right.

Embroidery template
(real size)

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 Daddy bear

Nose (cut 1)
Brown

Snout (cut 1)
Light blue

Head (cut 2)
Blue

Body (cut 2)
Blue

Tie (cut 1)
Green
Tummy(cut 1)
Legs (cut 2) Light blue
Blue Ear (cut 4)
2Blue
Arms (cut 2) Tail 2Light blue
Blue (cut 1)
Blue

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 Mom bear
Nose (cut 1)
Brown

Ear (cut 4)
2Pink
2Light pink

Head (cut 2)
Pink
Snout (cut 1)
White

Arms (cut 2)
Blue
Dress (cut 2)
Light yellow
Apron (cut 1)
White

Shoe
(cut 4)
Green Neck (cut 1)
White

Baby bear

Ear (cut 4) Body

Lilac template

Head (cut 2)
Lilac Legs/arms
(cut 2 blue)
(cut 2 lilac)
Body (cut 2)
Lilac
Pants (cut 2)
Blue

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