09-18-2016

If anyone is interested, I can add the exact changes I made to the dress and bloomer patterns.

April 14, 2021

Adding directions that I ran across on AGPT for Mini Sari.

I thought about taking photos for a tutorial in case Mini Sari turned
out, but I got into the flow of the project and forgot all about it. Here’s how
I did it. I printed out a silhouette at the right scale. Then I used one pipe
cleaner bent in half for the legs. I bent up a tiny bit at each end so the wire
wouldn’t poke through. The fabric (cotton print) was folded under the foot part
and then wrapped and sewed around each leg. For the head, I wrapped a tiny bit
of fiberfill around the bent part of the pipe cleaner. It sort of looked like a
Q-tip when I was done. The head and arms are linen from an old shirt. I cut a
square and put it over the head part and stitched it on pulling it so the folds
would be in the back. I wrapped and stitched around the neck and then trimmed
the excess. Her arms are another pipe cleaner piece that I first wrapped in the
linen and then in the dress fabric. The arm piece makes the front of the
bodice. I sewed the skirt on and then used a little square for the back of the
bodice. It’s all sewed together to the skirt and arm pieces. With the shawl I
wouldn’t really have needed the back bodice, but I’m a bit of a perfectionist. I think
the most fiddly part was hemming the sides of the apron. And getting the face
right. I still want to fix the mouth. The hair is three pieces of 6-strand
embroidery floss braided together and sewn on like big Sari’s. I wouldn’t be
afraid to try her. You mostly just need a bit of patience. I think
getting the needles threaded was the most stressful part. I really need to get
some good task lighting.

Now I want to try a mini Ida Bean, and a Sari for my 18” Kirsten. And maybe a
dress for Mini Kirsten to match Mini Sari’s. I have plenty of fabric for that.
As always, more plans than I can possibly tackle.