Hoffman Challenge 2013

I went for a sitting doll this time. Wasn't sure about the doll face. I never am until the doll's features are all painted and she is dressed. I stared at the half made doll for a long time just not wanting to work on her. I must have stared at the challenge fabric much longer. I did everything else. I made two cloth Hitty dolls, cut myself really badly (all healed now) from trying to carve a wooden Hitty using a blunt knife (never try to do this at home or anywhere else- blunt knife is a BAD idea), finished sewing dresses for three Izannah Walker style dolls, crocheted several cotton dishcloths, and did many more things.

I did not seem to be in any kind of rush until the last minute and then I went into a super productive mode. Now that she is all done (and I can't change anything about her,) I like her. Actually she turned out very close to how I saw her in my mind. Now I wait to see if she gets picked to travel. My Hoffman challenge doll from last year was picked to travel and I got to see her in Hampton, Virginia during Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival.  I am hoping that this one will travel too.

Challenge fabric this year is called Peacock Gold. As usual the design is much bigger in scale for a doll. So I had to do some fabric manipulation. I tried to duplicate the lattice design from the challenge fabric. I cut up one and a quarter by one inch pieces of the challenge fabric and put them together to make a pieced fabric for the sleeves and the vest. The off white shirt is also put together with long rectangles and triangles.

Purse pattern was from Kumiko Sudo's Omiyage. Had to change the pattern a bit to make the purse. Hat is made from different shaped pieces of Peacock Gold and the coordinating green fabric (from the challenge collection).  Face mold is my own one of a kind mold. The pattern is also mine.

My entry is called Outfits and Purses. My daughter goes to middle schooland I heard from her that outfits and purses are a favorite topic among some middle school girls. I decided to make that a theme for the challenge. Here are some pictures of my entry. Enjoy!