Baba Yaga and Vasalisa, Dyad Doll Cloth Art Doll Making Pattern (Printed and Mailed) by Melinda Small Paterson

Baba Yaga and Vasalisa, Dyad Doll Cloth Art Doll Making Pattern (Printed and Mailed) by Melinda Small Paterson

19 inches topsy-turvy style artist doll.

A magnificent 19" topsy-turvy doll with both characters from the Vasalisa Folk Tale: Baba Yaga the wild woman and Vasalisa the maiden

This project features face masks created with a trapunto quilting method. Melinda's purpose was to design a cloth face without a seam down the middle of the forehead and nose and instead all the seams are in places where wrinkles naturally occur in the face. The details are sewn by machine first on flat fabrics and stuffing in varying densities between fabric layers brings the mask into a 3 dimensional face. Creating the mask eliminates exact needle sculpting through the entire head.

The pattern for this award winning doll includes detailed instructions for the doll faces, the body and arms, the costumes and hats, and the torch and broom. Also included is the 26-page story book containing the Vasalisa folk tale and an exploration of the symbolism and the meaning of intuition. The story is printed for you to cut and fold into a book, 3 inches by 5.5 inches.

Anyone with intermediate sewing skills can finish their own well made doll. In addition there is information about ethnic and folk costuming.