fall forest baby

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Well, it’s over… we had our first frost last night.  I’m glad I got the photo of the nasturtiums last week.

This baby has been a hard one- why do I keep thinking of it as the colicky baby.  It is the baby I started with but kept having to put aside.  The base fabric is a rather loosely knit sweater.  It didn’t felt when I washed it, but I still wanted to use it- I like the texture and the color.  It was very hard to work with.  The wool fabric just didn’t hold it’s shape and I felt like I was wrestling it to get the right shape.  In retrospect, I should have used an inner-lining as a stabilizer.  And, actually that was just one of the problems.  Originally, this baby had a brown face.  When I was close to finishing, I stepped back and realized there was not enough contrast.  The brown face disappeared into the pile of leaves- so… face-ectomy (that’s a little gruesome pandering to the whole Halloween week heehee).  And I won’t go into the problems of getting the face right.  But, now it is done-
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I loved embroidering the leaves.  Every time I went for a walk, I would bring some leaves home for inspiration.  Now I have a pile on my desk.

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Bunny on the bottom-

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I took the extra face and made a new body for it, so it has worked out for the best.  I have 2 more babies to finish before moving on.

9 thoughts on “fall forest baby

  1. I love fall leaves and love to collect them, too. I have some hanging from a push pin in the wall behind my desk from 2 years ago. They still look great. The embroidery on your leaves is wonderful. I love all the different colors and stitches. I wish I was cuddled up in a pile of multi-colored leaves with a bunny! :)

  2. How nice to come here today and see this lovely baby! The colors are gorgeous. I’m away from home in California right now and am missing the fall color change so much. This doll is a wonderful infusion of those colors that I am craving.

  3. i’m enjoying all the seasonal babies you’re creating. it looks like you’re having fun with them.

    and first frost :( always makes me sad. i still have some basil in the garden that needs to come out before our frost hits.

  4. Mimi, I am loving these new babies, but I’m especially smitten with your fall baby. I love how you did the leaves and the bunny is such a lovely touch!

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