I was hooked on sewing toys, especially dolls. First, I was sewing from the Tilda patterns. I thought it was the perfect solution and the dolls are beautiful. And of course they are, but the longer I sewed them, the more I wanted to change something. I wanted to have my own doll pattern. The flat head of the doll disturbed me the most, its proportions also seemed a bit unnatural to me.
I must admit that I underestimated the labor intensity of this challenge. I drew on graph paper, cut it out, transferred it to fabric, sewed it, cut it out, stuffed it, to finally say that it was not it. It took me over a week to make a good pattern. Of course, I didn’t spend all my days on it, but long evenings did.
For now, the doll has separate arms, legs and the rest of the body, so it may turn out that I do not like it when sewed together, but I hope it will not be. My inner voice tells me that he would like to get some more ideas with her. Fortunately, I agreed with him that the changes would be on the next doll.
Now I wonder how to dress my prototype. I wish she had at least one piece of clothing that could be removed. Generally, Tilda dolls most often have clothes that cannot be removed. And this cannot be completely avoided. But I think about sewing every doll some outer garment: sweatshirts, jackets, blazers, fur or something similar. I hope that soon I will be able to show you the doll in all its glory.