Handmade Heirloom Dolls: Beautiful Sewing Projects for Lovable Keepsakes

Discover the Magic of Dollmaking

Bring charm and whimsy into your world with this collection of bespoke handmade dolls. In this accessible guide, celebrated dollmaker Emilie Hernandez teaches you how to create your own custom sewn dolls and clothes. Her detailed base pattern, complete with numerous step-by-step photos, includes different options for customizing your doll's limbs, hair style, facial features, and expressions. She also walks you through an introduction to doll dressmaking, providing QR-accessible patterns to sew an endlessly customizable modular wardrobe.

Tucked inside this incredible resource are tutorials for crafting 12 friends, each with unique personalities and accessories. Play with princesses Aura and Luna in their stunning gowns or enjoy a tea party with Aurelia the Fairy and her glistening wings and flower crown. Sail the seven seas with Finn the Pirate, or stay closer to home with Indigo the Artist or Flora the Gardener. Whichever doll you create first, there are endless opportunities for fun.

The perfect personalizable gift, each doll is full of love to last a lifetime.

Author: Emilie Hernandez
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Published: 06/16/2026
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.91h x 6.78w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9798890034236

About the Author
Emilie Hernandez is a doll and pattern maker and the creator behind Mani Mina Studio. Her company offers doll-making parties and workshops across the US. Emilie's designs have been featured in the Brooklyn Museum. Originally from France, she now lives in Saint Petersburg, Florida.