Her face is paintedI have been working on a doll challenge for weeks.

She got her face today. 
Not my usual type of doll to paint. 
She is all cloth. 
I like a smoother finish but this is a reproduction of an 1800's doll and they did not do smooth.
It has been a challenge but fun.
Her boots still need to be painted.
Her clothes are done.

I am happy ready to move onto the next project A bunny made from plastic/styrofom eggs. 
24 days till the first day of spring.
I need to finish my inside projects to be ready for porch sitting.

 

 I finished another blouse today. Made a pattern. I used kleenex to fit it to the doll. The kleenex works better for me than paper towels. The paper towels are to stiff. Really happy with the drop sleeve.

Clothes done

 Making clothes for Charlotte has been trying. I worked on them for a couple of days. It takes some adjusting when there is no pattern.

I made the under slip to long.I made her under things from child's slip. When going through some things I found 3 pieces of clothing.

The slip was in bad shape to cut the best for the doll. I stitched it in one piece but was to bulky and to long when I got done. I cut the top away from the bottom and just made a camisole and a half slip so it was the right length. There was a lot of lace mending but turned out ok.

I had to adjust the darts in the bodice to make the blouse tighter.

I think I will make another top to go with the stripe skirt.

I will be able to paint the face and boots this coming week.