Dolls and doll quilts

I did not realize how many doll quilts I had put with dolls I have made.Going through old posts on my hardincountykeepsakes blog I found these. 

 

I have admired the dolls made by Kathy Krause for many years.

Because I will never have an original I am attempting to make a wanna be KK doll.

 

This is how she looks so far.

Years ago I bought some doll masks, for lack of a better word, off e-bay. 

On the back is says made in Briton.

Because it reminded me of the KK faces.

 I glued one onto a doll head/body from my MJ pattern.

My leg pattern----- is just sewn onto the bottom of the body like so many dolls. I wanted a movable leg on this doll.

I have looked for the wide hip pattern everywhere I could -------but no luck in finding how she did them.

 I wanted to be as close as possible what I think they look like.

This dolls hips are not wide but they are attached so she can sit or stand. The doll leg has a cardboard foot shape in the bottom then is stuffed very firmly.

The fabric covered washers were sewn to the leg holes on the body.. I then ran a heavy thread through the body from side to side. 

I attached the 2nd set of covered washers to the 1st set of washers using a long doll needle.

I had a button with the thread through the button tied very tight. I hot glued the thread ends to the button.

It was a chore but I ladder stitched the top of each leg to the cloth covered washer.

There is a tutorial I followed to do this step.  https://patternsall.blogspot.com/2019/09/how-to-attach-legs-to-soft-toy-for.html

Her toes and fingers are so cute.

I will share more as I get it done.

The back of the head needs to be built up. I will be using rigid wrap to make the back of the head, and paper clay to make it all smooth. I will also attach cloth ears. 

 

Mia again

I really need to make this blog more active.
I am back to doll making after a long absence. I am working with a 13 year old girl on her 4H project. Fun. Using Cindi Ciampi's pattern from the soft dolls and animals magazine summer 1999. I had to make up a doll so I would know how to teach Justine.

We have 10 days and about 23 hours in this project so far. She has done really well. I have the faces partially on mine, she will do hers on Sat the 2nd. I'll share the finished pictures when she is done. judy j

Alabama doll wanna be.Tutorial

I started with one of my MJ. bodies. the mask is made from rigid wrap placed over an old metal head. As you can see there are 2 pieces to the head. I put 3 layers of rigid wrap.Drying in between layers. I glued the mask pieces front and back onto the cloth body/head. I then built up the side of the head where there was no mask. There was quite a bit of sanding to do.

Columbian

I have done a bit more on this doll.She has clothes! I feel she needs a little more shading and thicker eyebrows.

I picked up this fabric years ago not knowing what I would make with it. Just knew I liked it. It is perfect for this doll. Hard to see the detail but it has pieced fabric pieces with a fabric ruffle and dyed lace, between the pieces. It is vintage looking. Have a good week j