Okay, so to make up for my utter lack of doing anything creative-sewing-related in the last few weeks (that's not entirely true, I have been doing creative things, just not sewing and/or knitting ones. I've been costuming!) I made something really, really cool.
Something that you may not know about me is that I love giving gifts to people, which is why I like birthdays and Christmas. The other day was my friend's birthday and I wanted to give her something really, really brilliant.
I started drawing, planning, thinking. It actually only took about five minutes to design the whole thing. The problem was, I had nearly none of the materials I needed, so yesterday, mom and I raided the fabric-craft store and finally, I could start.
I drew a pretty picture last weekend, and now, it has come to life. I think that people should sketch their ideas simply because once they're finished, it's amazing to see how one idea became a drawing became a tangible... thing.
I have no idea what his name is, but let me explain the story behind the design. My friend is a huge fan of many of the same things as I am. So, I decided to make a doll that would be filled with references.
The blue scarf is from Sherlock BBC.
The shoes and trench coat are from the Tenth doctor in Doctor Who, and the purple shirt and black pants are from the Ninth Doctor.
The fluffy black hair is loosely based on some of the YouTubers that we both watch, but also because many characters in all of the series have black hair for some reason.
Now, as for the materials. The shirt and face are made from knit jersey fabric. Here are the pros and cons.
Pros: Looks really cool, and the one I used for the face was the only fabric that was the right color.
Cons: Terrible to sew, doesn't stuff well (it gets all lumpy) and most especially, something that you can't really see here, it rips. I was putting in the eyes which ended up with two rips in the fabric. I sort of fixed it, but if I ever try this again, I will find another way of putting in the eyes.
I made the coat from felt, the scarf from a scrap of fleece and the pants and shirt from cotton. The hair, however, is one of the coolest parts of the doll. It's made from fake fur, which was a brilliant idea of mine (I'm kidding, although it was my idea). The fake fur was a stab in the dark because I had absolutely no idea how I was going to pull it off. Eventually, I made a sort of hat in the shape of a fringe and a full head of hair for the back and sewed it on as best as I could. Fake fur is one of the worst thing to sew as soon as it exceeds a quarter of an inch in length.
So there you go! My insane weekend project! I made this while watching Doctor Who. I may or may not have watched half an entire season. Best Sunday ever! I'm giving this to my friend tomorrow, I really hope she likes it, because I am ridiculously proud of it.
Have a great week and I will attempt (that is not a guarantee) to post more often.
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