these are my second and third attempts at making dolls. the second one(red head) turned out great, but the other one i had a little trouble with. i followed the video tutorial for making the first two, but when i came to the third doll, i ended up making a few adjustments, which i will do next time, but i am stuck right now and really want to finish her! she is for my niece lillian! it was supposed to be a christmas present, but then i didnt get it done by christmas and then the next week i found out i was pregnant and nothing has gotten done since then! the fabric i used for the dress is too flimsy and doesnt hold shape, which is my big problem. i do not want to make an entire new doll , and have already ripped it out several places and it has been re-sewn. but i am just not happy with the dress, but dont know how to save the rest of it. oh and one other problem... the faces. i am nervous to try to paint a face on either one of them. i bought a tiny paint brush and painted a sample piece of fabric to see how it would turn out and it wasnt easy. i thought about painting it before i had sewn it all together, but what if i didnt sew the head straight, she would have a crooked face.... i guess a crooked face is better than no face at all.

the red headed doll dahlia named rosie. after micaiahs sister of course. which is fine, but i think scarlet is better. i had her sitting up on the counter for a while and would let dahlia play with her when valen was sleeping, but one day valen got really excited about her so i let him hold her..... she is his favorite! he loves to snuggle her and for the reason she is a bit mangled. these dolls are definitely not for babies!