Dollmaker's Journey Blog

Dolls Made from Judi's Designs by Customers!  Find Judi's Cloth Doll Patterns by Category:~ Antique Reproduction ~ Babies and Children ~ Fun/Fancy ~ Guys ~ ~ Ladies ~ Vintage Patterns ~ Quilt Gallery ~ Online Classes ~ Whatever! Whatever! by Judi Lennon Anna from Judi Ward's Angelique pattern for Cloth Doll Making for Everyone by Brenda from Oregon, USA Whatever! Whatever! by Ginger Christmas Whatever! Whatever! by Evoyne Branche …

I am a self taught cloth doll designer and maker, who has been dedicated to teaching others the craft since the mid 1970s. I had a little craft and doll store in Idaho from 1974 thru 1979 and started my doll pattern business from that tiny store. I taught cloth dollmaking classes in the store and designed my first cloth doll for a pattern there. I only cut directly from the fabrics at that time, so every doll was a one of a kind because I had no pattern, but my partner in the store was a patte …