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    All wrapped up

    Stitch a set of charming Russian dolls designed by Angela Poole and then make them up into a hot water bottle cover and blanket to keep you warm all through winter

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    bright, cosy, folksy, hot water bottle, off the wall, Russian dolls

    These Russian nested dolls are known as Matryoshka dolls. The carved and painted dolls contain a similar doll inside, which also contains another doll, repeating several times getting smaller and smaller each time. Fortunately in Angela's design you don't have to stitch all the smaller dolls inside! These pretty toys have been around since the late nineteenth century and are still a design classic.

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    Zoe's picture

    Zoe said on 20th October 2011

    :-) so are we - saw an amazing fabric kit for making Russian dolls this week in a fabric shop!

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    LizT said on 4th October 2011

    I love this design; I'm really into russian dolls at the moment!