My Marie
18″ Tall
Barbara Willis Cloth Doll
Cloth Doll Workshop

Barbara Willis’s Doll My Marie’s Pattern is available in the book Cloth Doll Workshop-which is an invaluable resource for Cloth Doll Makers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Barbara Willis’s My Marie Doll is part of a trio of dolls–the parts and faces are interchangeable–with adjustments one pattern can make many different cloth dolls.
My Marie is a lovely rendition of an earlier era with a wide skirt made of French toile fabric. But, if the skirt is narrowed at the hips and hem, you create a totally different look, such as a casual lounge outfit reminiscent of Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s fame, and so this doll is appropriately named Holly. A more drastic narrowing of the lower hem edge of the lower pattern piece transforms this design (with a little bit of stuffing
and a velvet tail) into Shy, a lovely mermaid.” Barbara Willis

My Marie’s Color Board and Arms

“First, you’ll want to choose the main costume fabric, which will lead you to your ribbon choices, button selections, and embellishment options. So spread out all your selections, and enjoy the emotion and feeling they provide, and then get ready to play dolls!” Barbara Willis

My Marie’s Face

The Drawing for My Marie;a Face

5. …draw the shape with a brown Pigma pen. For My Marie’s mouth, draw a double-loop bow to create the upper lip and a U-shape to create the bottom lip. Add the line that divides the
mouth, which is a curved smile with wings. Color in the lips with colored pencils. Use a darker shade on the top lip and a lighter shade on the bottom lip.

7. To finish the face apply powdered blush to the cheeks with a sponge
applicator.
Apply two to three colors of eye shadow with a short liner brush (Barbara
likes to use two to three colors). When the face is complete, apply a spray
fixative to seal the color on the face. Spray outdoors and let the fixative dry
completely

The White Dot in the Eyes – I often use the tip of a hand-sewing needle and white acrylic paint to make a dot