Elusive Butterfly, continued

 I have my lesson loaded on my Ipad, my sewing machine, a pair of sissors, a box of pins, and the Runt (my cat). Ready to sew!




Arms, Legs, and Dress


I chose some fabric for her stockings and her dress making sure the fabric harmonizes with the base. I was a little concerned that the print was too large on the dress, but it seemed to work.




Rather than tracing around the pattern pieces, I again used freezer paper. I feel it works better than tracing on darker fabric.




The legs were easy to assemble, despite having to stuff around the dowels.  






I referred to my notes from Handling Hands with Judy Skeel .  It includes tips and techniques that help me with making hands right the first time, rather than remaking hands from scratch (scraps?), when I run into a problem.  Of course, I ran into a problem....turning tiny fingers are a problem. With patience and persistence the fingers were turned.



I attached arms and legs to the body.

 I drilled 2 holes in the base to pose the doll. After auditioning the first pose, I drilled another to adjust the stance...the dress will cover the extra hole.


Once I got the dress finished, I realized the print was not too large and looks great with the sleeves and legs. 




I still haven't glued the doll to the base.  It's easier to work this way. 








It's time to start working on extras!