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Sherry Goshon came out with a new pattern which is a half doll with a sleeve for a skirt that will hold your plastic grocery bags. I was getting ready to trace the body pattern when I realized that I had the body parts from another one of her patterns sitting on my sewing table. Since it had been sitting there for months I figured I'd just use those bits instead of sewing new ones! So today I painted the face - which was rather interesting since I haven't made a doll in so long I can't even remember the last one! I just finished spraying the face with Craftgard - an out of production waterproofing spray - so she looks pretty bright and shiny right now, the colors will dull down when she's dry. I also painted the torso a metallic blue. I am going to have to match the kitchen colors since that's where she's gonna live. My kitchen colors are blue and orange for the most part - and I have lots of awesome orange fabrics so this is gonna be fun! I wish she'd dry faster than overnight though :(
I think maybe I am finally tearing myself away from that darn computer game that has sucked me in!
Glad to see you start creating dolls. Sherry has that affect doesn't she. The doll is beautiful even if you have not created for a long time you haven't lost the touch.
Hi Judi,
I was wondering how long you have been dollmaking? I am fairly new to this stuff, sighned up for a Judi Ward class, all the Judi's get confusing and different web-sites, all the information is really overwhelming.
I sew off and on and have had many different jobs. In my twenties I thought I would work for a factory in downtown L.A. and applied for an assistant pattern designer. They pulled me out and I became the sample model. No sewing there, and sew it goes, no sewing in my destiny. I tried to make a doll in my 20's and nothing looked right.
Now I am 56 , it seems someone perfected the idea.
I was buying fabric at Sew-Vac in Long Beach Ca. (where I live) and they asked me if I wanted to join a doll class, that was 3 years ago, I have made a few dolls, lots of mistakes and a couple not so bad. Either I am hearing voices or these unfinished doll really speak to us because I am still here.
Love your site, Leanne
Make your own version of Judi's dolls.
Many patterns available!
