Skip to content. Narrow your options by:. Gender Girl Boy. Size 17 Inches 20 Inches. Skin Tone Light Medium Dark. This meant every child in the street had their own unique doll. While the dolls have been around for many decades, they still sport the same look. Cabbage Patch Dolls can be distinguished by their:. In some limited edition makes of the Cabbage Patch Doll, porcelain or an all-vinyl body can be noted. The very first Cabbage Patch Dolls were released in During late , the doll even makes the front cover of Newsweek due to their popularity amongst young girls and boys alike.
While there have been thousands upon thousands of different Cabbage Patch Kids produced over the past 40 odd years, the dolls that represent a person or special event such as the US Olympic Team Mascot Dolls remain among the most valuable. By , 95 million Cabbage Patch Dolls had been sold around the globe. The amount of these dolls that exist globally significantly reduces their overall collectible value.
While the Coleco company produced the dolls between their primitive years, until , the craze of the Cabbage Patch began to decline and in , many years after Coleco filed for bankruptcy, Mattel began producing Cabbage Patch Kids. Mattel mimicked the original dolls in their re-release of Cabbage Patch Kids.
Many mothers and fathers who had fond memories of these dolls during their childhood purchased one for their own children. Cabbage Patch creator Xavier Roberts copyrighted his design in and sold the rights to company Giant Coleco in Dolls that were made prior to the Coleco handover are worth the most. The Little People Originals were all hand-crafted by Xavier himself and were signed in permanent marker on their bottoms. Every second little girl was asking Santa Claus for one in , even so much so that the shopping centers who sold these were crowded with moms trying to get their hands on one in time for Christmas before they sold out.
Unlike some of the other big brand toys produced during the 80s and the 90s, Cabbage Patch Kids were often well marked with their year of manufacture. For example, during a true Cabbage Patch Kid or Little People will have a black signature, green was used in , blue was used in , red was used in , aqua was used in , lavender was used in and rose was used in If you have one of the earlier produced dolls, or you are looking to purchase one as a vintage collectible, ensure that the signature color matches up with the proposed manufacture date.
When the Coleco company sold the Cabbage Patch Dolls, the boxes were often marked with the year of manufacture. While the style of the boxes changed over the years, the date was often front and foremost. The Coleco boxes do not sport a banner while those produced in the years following do.
The original Cabbage Patch Kids stood between 16 and 18 inches tall while the Preemies measured between 14 and 15 inches. During , Coleco produced special edition kids such as twins, world travelers, and western kids and later in specialty kids such as the astronauts and all-stars were released.
Following this, in , Coleco released a Cabbage Patch Kid designed to be able to be bathed and another kid that could talk. While many of the Cabbage Patch Dolls can see their owner making back their money or making a small amount of money, those handcrafted by Xavier himself prior to see the biggest return. The condition of the doll, the rarity, the skin and hair color, whether or not the original accessories are included as well as the birth certificate and box all determine how much someone may be willing to pay come auction.
For most of the Cabbage Patch Kids, no two are the exact same. Whether they have different eye colors or hair colors, it was their uniqueness along with their adaptability that made the world fall in love with them time and time again.
While in more recent years, you can find identical Cabbage Patch Dolls, in their earlier years, especially when they were handcrafted by Xavier himself, the dolls were each their own little people. This means that each doll does not have a set collectible value and the price of each really depends on supply and demand.
Find the one that's just right for you. Measures 16"H. Girls ages three and up will love changing her diaper, tying her shoes, and playing with her long, silky hair. You should stretch the band slightly as you sew so that the band will fit on the bodysuit. Step 9. Press the legband. Finally, add a snap or Velcro at the bottom of the bodysuit so it will stay closed. Place pant pieces with RST. Stitch curved crotch lines together. I use 2 pins to mark the back, but you can also use a fabric pen and write CB for Center Back.
Open inseam and place the fronts and back with RST. Stitch across inseam. Using your double needle, stretch stitch or zig-zag stitch, stitch around the hem of the pants. Fold the waistband in half widthwise, matching the short sides. Stitch across the short side. Fold the waistband in half with wrong sides together. Place waistband over the leggings matching raw edges. Pin in place. Stitch around the waistband at the raw edge.
Press the waistband up. Topstitch along the pant and the band. You've made some adorable Cabbage Patch doll clothes patterns!!! How do I get my free Cabbage Patch doll clothes patterns? You can grab the 12" Baby Doll pattern and the 17" baby doll pattern for free by simply joining our Sew Simple Home mailing list. The pattern pieces will be emailed right to your inbox and you can download after you confirm your subscription. Just click the button below.
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