With all the quilting I do, my scrap bin seems to grow faster
than dust bunnies! Needing a way to use up these scraps, I turned to doll making. These
little people have become a pleasant diversion and welcomed addition to my
quilting projects. Since they don't take very long to stitch together,
they provide not only a sense of instant gratification, and are a wonderful
creative outlet. When I start a doll, I rarely
know what his or her face, gender or personality will be as these each seem to
develop with a life of their own!
2005 Series of Dolls
(all are sold)
Star Doll
Star Doll was my first doll. I made her for my niece's
12th birthday. She is embellished with star buttons and stars on the points of
her headdress and skirt. Her skirt snaps in the back and is removable. Her
arms and legs are jointed at the shoulders and hips. She was made using
Barbara Willis' pattern, Florabunda.
Pansy Doll
Pansy Doll was the second doll I made in the sitting doll
pattern. Since she is a garden sprite, I made her headdress and removable
skirt to look more like the petals of a flower. She is holding a pentagram
made of twigs and vines attached to a beaded string of charms with the beads
representing flower seeds and the charms including a spiral hand and a goddess
fertility fetish. She was sent as a gift to a dear friend of mine.
She was made using Barbara Willis' pattern, Florabunda.
Kabuki Doll
Kabuki Doll is my fourth articulated sitting doll. His
long white hair is embellished with bells tied to each strand. He wears a
golden robe which compliments his brown eyes.
Horse Doll
I made Horse Doll as a "thank you" gift for a girl that tended
my horses over the summer. Horse Doll has fuzzy chaps and a vest
embellished with horse and horseshoe charms. Her auburn hair is tied in an
appropriate pony-tail under her felt cowboy hat embellished with a feather from
my canary, Bandit. Her necklace is a string of beads spelling out the name
of the girl I'm giving her to, Amy...
Fairy Doll
Fairy Doll is the first of my miniature dolls. She barely
stands 6 inches tall. Her embellishments are long silky white hair, a purple
lace skirt with a tied belt and iridescent lame' wings. Her pattern was a
free one from the internet.
Tiger Doll
Tiger Doll is the sixth in my sitting doll series. She has
black and gold beaded hair and is wearing a fringe loin cloth and halter top embellished
with a gold star...
From humble beginnings to craziness....here
are even more dolls that have been produced over the last two years. I
made 12 little blue fairy dolls in 2004.
Two views of a beaded fairy.
Blue, Pink, and Green fairies
Round Robin Doll
Before and after shots of the round robin doll I did. Her body is made
from placemats my Mom used to
own.
