Lil' Miss Dolls - Review & Giveaway! (CLOSED)

Doll making is where my own sewing skills began as a child. This is the same idea that started Lil Miss Dolls. The "intent with Lil Miss Dolls is to use them as a teaching tool for children to learn basic sewing and creativity." Lil Miss Dolls offers several different doll patterns to choose from as well as patterns for the dolls' clothing. The patterns come as instant online downloads so you can try another outfit anytime you want. No waiting. No shipping! Lil Miss Dolls Kits are available with the supplies you'll need for each doll. Or order just the pattern and customize your doll using your own fabric to match any skin, hair and eye color you like.

I made the Lil Miss Jenny doll for my daughter who isn't quite old enough to sew her own doll yet. This doll was fun to make and turned out really cute! My daughter LOVES her Lil Miss Doll! In my opinion, these dolls are the perfect project for the "tween" crowd as they are fashionable and fun to make and trade outfits but the dolls still have a young girl type body rather than the inappropriately proportioned fashion dolls you'll find in stores. I'd consider the Lil Miss Doll patterns somewhere between beginner and intermediate skill level. The instructions are straight forward and easy to understand but some of the techniques used might be a bit challenging for a real beginner. The only flaw I found with the Lil Miss Dolls pattern/instructions was a kind of major one. When cutting your fabric pieces, it directs you to cut 4 leg and arm pieces but neglects to tell you you'll need to reverse the pattern for 2 of each of those if using reversible fabric, which you will be if you order the kit. I unfortunately did not realize this until after I cut the fabric and did not have enough fabric left to re-cut the pieces so my doll ended up with no feet as the pieces did not line up correctly. Luckily I realized it before I cut the arm pieces. I think it still turned out very cute!

Buy It! Check out www.lilmissdolls.com and start getting creative with your kids today! If sewing really isn't your thing, already made Lil Miss Dolls and clothes are also available. Use coupon code MOMMA and take 15% off your first purchase.

Win It! One Momma In Flip Flops2 reader will win a Lil Miss PDF Pattern. To enter.
*Visit Lil Miss Dolls and tell me what you like.
Get one additional entry for each of the following you do

*Write a unique blog post linking to this post and Lil Miss Dolls

*Subscribe to my feed or Follow Me on Blogger
*Add my NEW button to your site.
*Follow me on Twitter and tweet about this contest (you can do this daily) Copy & Paste: @mommainflipflop Win a cute Lil Miss Dolls Pattern! http://tinyurl.com/lzzlt3
*Send and e-mail to your friend(s) about this contest and CC me (please send to those who have never heard about Momma in Flip Flops2).

*Purchase from Lil Miss Dolls before this contest is over and let me know what you get.

Please leave extra entry in a separate comment or it will not count. Email must be available for contact, either in profile or comment. Giveaway open to All. I will randomly select the winner Wednesday, July 8th, 2009. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or I have the right to pick a new winner. Good luck!

*Review written by Teri!