Water Lily
Presented by Colleen Babcock

Water Lily is made entirely of cloth and measures 11 ½” tall from the top of her water lily to her fingertips while in her leap frog position. With the help of well over 100 photographs illustrating the making of your own frog fairy, you will learn how to make every detail of Water Lily. Special emphasis is paid to drawing, sculpting, and colouring the face to get that pouty expression. You'll learn to re-create Water Lily's froggy pose by using a wire armature. Plus, you'll learn some basic dying techniques for Water Lily's wardrobe, some free motion machine embroidery, a simple method of creating a beaded flower embellishment and the crowning glory, a ribbon flower water lily.

Water Lily is an intermediate-advanced doll. Although the body patterns are relatively simple, her small size and wire armature require some patience and experience. But she is worth it. Can you resist that pout?

Lesson 1:
• Sewing and stuffing the head
• Drawing and sculpting the head
• Colouring the face

Lesson 2:
• Sewing the Torso
• Creating a simple wire armature
• Sewing and stuffing the legs and body

Lesson 3:
• Creating the arms (including turning & wiring the hands)
• Dying and making the clothing
• Painting tiny toe and finger nails and attaching hair

Lesson 4:
• Creating wings using tulle, fibres and free motion machine embroidery
• Beading a simple flower embellishment
• Creating wrist cuffs from silk rods

Lesson 5:
• Sewing the water lily using ribbon flower techniques
• Sewing the frog flippers
• Creating the lily pad