Made new legs for favorite doll

[Bernadette]

https://imgur.com/a/l95CPii

I've spent the weekend sewing new legs for Hannelore, my 130 year old German china head doll. I had to really hunt for a pattern that had a foot the shape I wanted. I particularly wanted a nicely shaped foot so I could put real shoes on her. I finally thought of a pattern I have for an antique cloth doll. The pattern was all one piece, with the shaping achieved by darts. And it didn't have a separate sole piece- I hate sewing those. I made the mistake of using my sewing machine for the second leg, so it's a little smaller than the first, which I sewed by hand. But not bad for a first attempt. I'm planning to sew Hannelore a whole new body with replacement cloth arms, and I'll make her some better legs then. But I'm pretty happy with how these have turned out.

[Lynne]

Great job!