No longer a Work in Progress

 Miss R White is complete!

She has her clothes, all sewn and trimmed.

She has her Alice doll, all painted and dressed.

And I'd would like to say a 

heartfelt thank you to everyone

who travelled with me on this journey,

offering help and kindness.

This really wouldn't have been possible

without your encouragement and support.

Every one of you who came by for a look,

and every single dear person who left comments, 

thank you , thank you.

Without you here, holding my hand

and telling me everything was ok,

I'd probably not have tried such an ambitious project.

What did I learn?

 Well, painting and sanding cloth 

was a revelation.

 You really must try it.

And I'm not scared of sewing knit fabrics any more.

My dolls can have stockings.

I was able to stick to a design and follow it through.

Mostly.

The black and yellow colour scheme

was an interesting challenge,

and the only other colour, blue, 

was picked up in the stockings and the Alice doll.

What didn't work?

Remember this image?

I printed it out on white fabric.

The letters were so crisp and clear

If you want the font
it's available here.
It's free, it's called Chanticleer
and it's inspired by
the seminal sculptor
Eric Gill.
Thank you to
Yer Ever Luvin' Uncle Bert
for finding it 

The graphics, of course,

Came from the Graphics Fairy.

The idea was to sew it, 

on the front of the apron.

I spent all day, trying to make aprons that 

would work with the image.

It ever happened. 

Everything I tried looked really tatty.

So, I abandoned the idea and made a different pinny

and prettied it up with tucks, lace, 

yellow buttons and bows

and cross-over straps on the back. 

See?

So, Miss R White is finished,

with a week to spare before the fair.

And I had such fun, thanks to all of you,

that I'm going off to finish some of the DIP

(Dolls in Progress)

that I have lying around.

Thank you all so much.

You're all wonderful people and I owe you all a lot.

Miss R White says 'thank you', too.

To see this from the beginning,
look here.