Progress

Sanding  and more sanding. I will never be satisfied so decided she will just not be as perfect as I want---- but then she will never be a Kathe Kruse creation,---she is a wanna be KK.

On to the painting. I took off the cloth I had glued on ----the tiny wrinkles were to noticeable.

The previous paint color showing through the last paper clay addition.

 

Gesso KK

 I am trying the gesso but there are still places I missed when sanding.Taking pictures really does allow me to see what needs more attention.

I may sand a bit more. then gesso again to see if I can make it better. I am going to add fabric over the face.

More progress on KK wanna be.

 Each day I do a bit more on my KK wanna be.

4 layers of paper clay layers added, sanded.

Today I did , the layer of Helen Pringles messy mix mixed with flesh color acrylic paint, to the doll.

It made it easier, for me, to add another layer of paper clay to the cheeks and around her eyes. I will sand again. so far I am liking her.

More progress

She may not look anything like a KK doll but I love her already. There is more paper clay work to do and more sanding. I will then decide if she needs the cloth hankie face cover.

 

More on new doll

This is my inspiration doll. The boy's face  is a little fatter

So far I have made the skull cap from ridged wrap. I wrapped the doll in saran wrap. Several layers of rigid wrap. Then dried for a couple of days.

 

Next I glued on the skull cap on the head.

Next step is the paper

clay to get the shape of the KK doll head. 

The ears will go on next then more paper clay. Cheeks need to be built up too.

So fun!

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.