Costume Instructions
Prep Time: approx 2 hours
Costume Materials
A womens large white cotton skirt cut in half lengthwise.make Anns white bloomers also with the skirt material. Any type of leggings as long as they are red striped for Ann& Andy and a roll of red yarn cut into 4 inch strips,a white sailors cap for Andy . 1 yard of navy blue cotton blend material for Andy's pants.white red and navy blue thread.A white blouse that has a peter pan type collar for Andy and a faded print dress for Raggedy Ann to wear under the home made white apron. Red rick rak for adorning and black shoes complete the ensemble
Costume Instructions
a dress/shift that fits your daughter loosely as long as it has a peter pan collar & puffed half/quarter sleeves. A large adults skirt will be cut in half lenghtwise,insure the fit by doubling amount of material as once you measure the skirt material using your daughters dress as a pattern make sure you adjusted the apron to fit across the dress bodice .it should start from underarm to underarm.sew long horizontal line running across the top of the apron/skirt .gather the material by pulling the bottom thread of that sewn line .once you have gathered enough of the top of the apron then fold the material over to secure the gathering make a secure nice looking seam across the top .attacj 2 log strips of the skirt material on the top of the apron and also on each sides as belts.sew the bottom into the desired length.you can sew rick rack as decoration.I cut out a circle for the cap from the left over skirt material.measure a circle arond your child head the brim of the cap will fit where the inner circle should be drawn then sewed .sew a circle inside the circle according to your child as the sewn circle will be where the pouf of the Raggedy Anns cap also begins.pull the bottom thread slowly so that the material gathers as you turn the circle while continueing gathering .We stopped to check the size of the gathering to ensure it fit my daughters head .Sew over the evenly gathered round material to secure the pouf cap shape.Again sew rick rack if desired aroind the brim.The leggings can be store bought or made by cutting & sewing .Anns bloomers are 2 times the amot of amterial needed for a childs pants .I cropped the material to fit like blommers bove the knees.sew into pant shapes but keep in mind that they have to be big & baggy.sew an elastic waist on the bloomers.each leg also has to have an elastic seam so the legs will poof out for the bloomer affect around the bottom. Andy's pants are just his pants that were homemade but any loose straight legged pants will do .get matching material that will be cut & fit into strips.measure the lenght & width needed for the suspenders by the fit of the pants on the child .Sew on velcro to attach the strips on each side to use as suspenders on Andy's pants,suspenders can be bought as long as the color matches the pants.any shirt/blouse forAndy is ok as long as the top has a peter pan collar.The main idea is a raggedy looking child/children.No major sewing skills need as this must have a finihed tailered look.
