Raggedy Rescue: Dressing Raggedy Andy (Making New Clothes with McCalls Crafts Pattern 8377)

Welcome back for a new Raggedy Rescue! Today, we’re finishing up the doll I’ve come to call ACR Andy.

I made a pretty glaring mistake while making his outfit, but I didn’t notice until I was editing the video, and the clothes still went together just fine. I explain in the video what happened, but rest assured all the steps are correct despite my inability to notice my mistake until it was too late! I’m human, after all, and find that the older I get, the more okay I am with mistakes. Live and learn!

We’ll be making clothes for Raggedy Andy from McCall’s Crafts Pattern 8377. This is the same pattern I used to dress the Raggedy Ann I’ve paired this fella with. The pattern is out of print but you can find it on Etsy or Ebay. If you have sewing friends, it’s worth asking if they might have a copy. I’ve had several gems come my way from friends.

Other McCall’s Numbers for Raggedy Ann & Andy: 5499, 2447, 846, or 713 (10″, 15″, 20″ & 25″). The patterns include the doll pattern, clothing pattern, and instructions.

Simplicity pattern 8043* is in print and certainly less expensive in most cases, but I haven’t personally tried it yet. The clothes and dolls look almost identical to the older McCalls patterns. Simplicity owns McCalls now, but I do not know if their pattern predates the merger. If you’ve already compared the two patterns, please do let me know.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions. ♥

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I have a new page here on Sewhooked where I will be keeping a list of my favorite supplies. I listed the ones used in this video below, and you can see the full list here.

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Gingher Embroidery Scissors* – my favorite small scissors
Dritz Seam Fix Seam Ripper* – my favorite seam ripper
Taylor Seville Magic Flat Head Pins* – easy to grip and won’t melt!
Sewing Clips*- handy for thick or unusual seams
Round Magnetic Bowls* in fun colors! – for pins, because I love color!
Frixion Erasable Pens* – for marking features as needed
Clover Chaco Chalk Roller*- great for marking lines for clothing patterns, washes out.
Clover “Chacopy” Tracing Paper – great for transferring circles and other shapes on fabric. Test first to make sure it will wash out of your fabric.
1/4″ elastic for doll clothes* – use any brand you like. I generally use Dritz.

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My last Raggedy Rescue where I dress Ann and share some information on how I mark my fabric.
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