Step 4- Dissection!

Step 4 is all about the things that didn't work or could be improved on next time. This is where my anal tendencies abandon me. I really should write things down at this point, so when I revisit an idea in 6 months or so I can remember how I did it and what I need to change.

So although I am reasonably happy with how Milton turned out, there were a few details I thought could be improved on.

The shoes were a bit weird, I only made them from the front view. Next time I need to add sides and backs of shoe somehow as well.

Milton's hands - I liked the shape but sewing those weeny fingers was just ridiculous and the stitching looks pretty bad up close. Maybe I need to make mitten style hands.

I also think the joining seam (currently on one of Milton's back corners would be better in the middle of his back. It would be easier to sew for one thing and may make the back look more like two legs....

So armed with all this I made a new person. This was the person I thought of halfway through the making of Milton.

I think the shoes are a definite improvement.

I really love the puff sleeves and box pleats ( but I need to remember to start box pleats in the middle and work out if I want them to be centred properly....)

I like her less rectangular shape

I really want to love her,

but this face is just wrong!

So I tried this one - I like it much better, less pretty - I like the nose and mouth.....but I might lose those eyelashes......