And another cat lady.
I was just about to go outside to take photos and it started to rain. Oh well, time to improvise. I took the pics in the garage instead and that is why there is a little more shadowing than usual. Hope that’s not all TMI!
It is fun to pick out all the kitty color wools.
This black kitty has a feather to play with.
A City Lady- urban street and pigeons in the air.
And some detail pics-
And her plain back-
More ladies on the work table, but this time they are pillow lady dolls. Up first is a blue bird lady.
She has fancy boots.
Our pumpkin is still hanging out on the porch- no squirrels snacking on it and not frost yet. The frost is coming soon according to my weather report, so instead of show prep, I am digging up dahlias and carrying potted plants into the house. It is nice and sunny today so that makes being outside no chore at all.
It is sew, sew, sew, sew, sew around here.
A Bird Lady- I became fascinated by a bright purple and dark green combination I saw out in the world, and had to find a place to play with it.
Luckily, at this point in my crafting career, I have a very large selection of colors to choose from.
Some even closer-ups-
Camouflage in the bright leaves-
I become highly aware of how long the dolls take me to make when I have to start from the beginning of the process and work all the way through. I am getting ready for the ArtProvidence Show (in One WeeK!) and I want to have a good selection of all the things. Most of the time, the various steps are separated, sometimes by more than a year. But, last Saturday, I pulled out my pattern pieces to make some Lady Pillow dolls because the bin of pre-mades and pre-cut pieces was empty.
I went though all my bins of wool to choose the dress and skin colors. Yes, they are heavy and I am getting old- phew, what a workout! Next, cut out the various dress pieces. Choose half of the dress pieces and match some “skin” colors to them, then shoes. Cut. Put the extra dresses aside for another day. I now have 8 ladies ready to sew up into their unembellished selves.
Stuff and sew them closed. Pull out my bags of smaller scraps of wool and cashmere. Choose hair colors and figure out hair-dos. Cut and sew. Embroider faces and hands. Okay, now I’m getting nervous because the week is flying by. I choose four out of the eight to focus on. Sew on their hair. Start designing their dresses.
I get three ladies done with a basic design idea and start hand-sewing. Finally the most fun part! So, today, pretty much a week later, I have something to show you. Oh, and one of the ladies is now bald again because I decided that I didn’t like her hair. I’m still hoping to have 4 ladies finished by the end of the weekend but we shall see.
This first lovely lady is more Spring than Autumn so maybe she is Australian.She is covered in butterflies, flowers, and leaves; most cut from reclaimed cashmere but with a little wool too.
This is the last lady for now.
I have really enjoyed making all the bird appliques and playing with my variegated threads.
Tail ends, since they wrap around the side.
She has some fancy hair.
And here is all the ladies that I still have. I will try to get them up on etsy this weekend.
Lots and lots of kitties!
