New Edith Flack Ackley Dolls

These cute sisters are from the 1934 pattern by Edith Flack Ackley offered to ladies in the November 1934 issue of Women's Home Companion for 50 cents.  This is one of my favorite patterns from EFA.  They are kind of tricky to make because of their small size.  I think they're about 8inches tall.  I offer their pattern in PDF further down on my blogspot.  Some of the problems I can tell you about in the pattern:  The pantelettes are way too wide as printed in the original pattern so you need to adjust the width.  The front and back bodice need some adjusting also.  I usually measure them on the doll and make the front  not as wide and a little taller also.  These adjustments may be because in 1934 Edith made her dolls from Japanese crepe not muslin and the crepe was stretchier than the muslin so today we end up with a narrower doll.  Just my thoughts.  They will be  offered in my etsy shop soon.

Belinda and Lucinda-Edith Flack Ackley pattern dolls

These are all dolls I've made from Edith Flack Ackley's 1934 pattern--Belinda and Lucinda.

The pattern was offered for sale in the November 1934 issue of Woman's Home Companion.  They were fun to make but somewhat harder to sew than Edith's larger doll pattern.  They are about 10 inches.  See my link for a free pattern to make your own.  I only ask that you do not resell my pattern.

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

Edith Flack Ackley Doll Information

For anyone who would like information about Edith Flack Ackley dolls, please view my website.
http://www.edithflackackley.com/     This includes a free copy of an original pattern for Edith's doll:  For a Little Girl's Christmas.   This pattern was orginally offered for sale in the November   1939 magazine-Womans Home Companion.

New Edith Flack Ackley Doll

This is my newest Edith Flack Ackley doll.  She was made from Edith's 1943 pattern called:  To greet a little girl.  She wears a vintage red swiss dotted dress, and a pinafore, pantelettes and underskirt made from organdy.