Hey! So, I'm back, after many months... It seems that's the pattern. But in these months I've made things! Most importantly, this one:
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| My little peanut-head! Don't worry, it reshaped back to normal in a couple days. |
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| Dollbaby! |
...but also artwork. I finished two projects in the past few months, and I even took progress shots of each! So, before Dollbaby was born, I made a wedding gift for some friends; they wanted a thumbprint tree in place of (or maybe in addition to?) a guest book, and asked me if I'd make it, so I did! It was a fun and fairly easy project. The hardest part was making sure it was mostly symmetrical.
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| Preliminary sketch. Apologies for the crummy picture; I was sketching really lightly... |
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| Inked with a sepia Pigma Micron marker. |
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| Filled in with watercolor. |
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| After the reception with all the leaves added. |
So, the day after that wedding, I had a baby. Then I made her a fancy gown! I was inspired by finding my great-great (or maybe my great-great-great?) grandfather's dedication gown at my grandma's house. I'd always thought I'd like to make an old-fashioned christening/dedication gown for my kids, and this was my chance! So here it is, along with plenty of progress shots and pictures showing the construction. Some notes on the construction: 1. I lined it and flat-felled most seams. The only exposed rough edges are inside the sleeves. 2. All the ribbons are tied, not sewn, so that if Handsomeface and I ever have a boy, we can switch the purple ribbons with blue. 3. I used a doll dress pattern as the basis for the pattern I drafted. If you have questions about how I did anything, comment!
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| Sketching out ideas. |
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| The pattern and trims. |
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| The skirt, all trimmed and tucked. |
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| Another view of the skirt. |
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| The bodice, mostly finished. |
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| Front View |
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| Bodice |
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| Sleeve |
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| Cuff Detail |
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| Cuff Detail |
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| Cuff Detail |
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| Skirt Trim Completed |
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| Back View |
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| Bodice Back |
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| Bodice Back, open |
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| Inside Front |
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| Inside Front Detail |
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| Inside of Cuff |
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| Inside Back |
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| Inside Back Detail |
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| Dollbaby modeling her gown! |
So, that's what I've been busy with! The next projects I'll be working on are drawings, most notably the long-delayed lighthouse drawing for my aunt. Check back in a few months to see how I've progressed! Thanks for reading!
