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Today I made some dreamdolls. The are little simple dolls with a pocket at the front to put something in. My eldest has a doll like this in his bed and the pocket holds his sleep crystal. We made it together and stuffed it with wool and lavender. After this first one many more have been made for friends of his and friends of mine. The pocket can be made large enough to hold a worry stone, or smaller to hold a simple piece of folded paper. My doll holds a piece of paper with things that I currently want to focus my energy written on. A small visual and tactile reminder can be especially helpful during stressful times.

Print out the pattern listed below. I added a scaleline but size doesn't matter too much it is a fairly basic pattern that can easily be adapted.
The pattern contains 2 doll shapes one with a slightly larger head and this is the one I made this time. I cut a front and a back a face a pocket and 2 extra headpieces as a bonnet.

pin and sew the pocket first

embroider the face

sew face onto head (over the bonnet piece in this case)

sew the doll together. I used a simple runningstitch because I like the look of it and this will not be given to a child. Don't sew it all the way shut as you do need to stuff it still!

Stuff head and arms first

Finish stuffing the doll and sew her shut.

This one was stuffed with a few different herbs and a couple of crystals and is basically a medicine pouch doll. I will add a few affirmations in her pocket before I wrap her up.
If you choose a plain fabric she can be decorated with embroidery or fabric pens to.