Notes on the Making
Process, decisions, behind the scenes — how the stories get made.
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Backstory: My Doll Adventure 01 – Daisy’s adventure begins
[Go here to read this episode: MDA 01: Daisy’s adventure begins] Unlike the other dolls’ stories, I wanted to start Daisy’s adventure off slowly, with a day in the life. She’ll get her call to adventure soon, but right now she’s just a young women in a small town going about her day. Since her…
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Opposing circles, part 3
Success. Apparently the no-pin method works. Here’s the link, circle diagrams and all. I’m still puzzled why the head piece was originally drawn with an extra seam allowance. I cut it without the added seam, and it appears to match correctly with the body piece to which I had added a seam. I guess I’ll find…
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Opposing circles part 2
Or, “a breakthrough, I am doomed.” After reading through several suggestions online (you’ll be shocked at how many pins you can fit in a square inch of fabric), I found a method that actually works. It has to do with matching up the fabrics on the seam line (not the cut line) and it involved…
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Opposing circles make me weep
Clearly, the edges of these two pieces are not going to fit together. I’ve tried pinning every which way from Sunday, and I only manage to catch every bit of fabric in the stitch. And this is just step 7 of the first project in a book’s length tutorial. After detailed instructions (with diagrams!) on how…