A beloved Irish saint and beautiful example of giving, St. Brigid is a wonderful cuddle buddy for your young one. These dolls are approximately 10” tall (larger size) and the smaller ones are approximately 6” tall, made with organic cotton fabric and fluffy stuffing. This is a simple sewing project for a beginner, or a quick project for someone comfortable with sewing machine basics.

Options available are:

-Fabric only. With this option you will receive the printed fabric to make one small or large doll, along with instructions. Just FYI— you will need 3 oz of stuffing to stuff a large doll and 1 oz to stuff a small doll.

-Doll kit. With this option you will receive the fabric, instructions, plus the right amount of stuffing for one doll, and a needle and thread. Everything you need to make the doll (except scissors!).

-Finished doll, sewn by an Orthodox seamstress in the US.

This design is a Draw Near Designs exclusive.

ABOUT ST. BRIGID

When St. Brigid was a young girl, she loved to give to those less fortunate than her. Seeing someone in need, she felt she had to help them however she could. This constant giving became quite a problem for her father, who wasn’t very nice, so he tried to sell her to the king! The king came to see St. Brigid before he bought her and there she was giving away her father’s precious sword! The king refused to take St. Brigid. Glory to God - because she was soon after tonsured a nun. She loved God so much that she worked tirelessly to establish a monastery on land given to her by the King of Leinster.

St. Brigid’s monastery made money to sustain their monastery by making and selling goods. They were especially well known for their blueberry jam, which they made from blueberries that grew nearby.

She is commemorated on Feb 1 (NC) or 14 (OC).