Jointed Art Dolls Course - for Sewing or Embroidery machines

Create your own customized art doll with your sewing or embroidery machine. Most of the materials can be found at thrift stores or use your own stash of fabrics or old clothes. The class includes patterns for an intermediate-level art doll for both sewing and embroidery machines. More patterns can be purchased from www.BallyhooCreations.com Skills taught in this art doll class: * Use your sewing or embroidery machine to sew the pieces of your art doll * Use machine embroidery design templates as a sewing pattern * Modify a sewing pattern to customize your doll's size or shape * Work with stretch fabrics and tame them under your needle * Create a face with stitches or fabric markers * Close the seam openings with an invisible stitch * Create moving joints for the head, legs, and arms * Cut, turn, and stuff an art doll for flawless results Who is this class for? People who: * know how to sew or use an embroidery machine * have already made stuffed toys and want to level up * want to turn your original character into a 3-D art doll * want to learn techniques for making art dolls * Want to get more out of their embroidery machine * Enjoy the creative process * Love putting old things to new uses If you've never sewn a doll before, you might want to start with a beginner-level project such as my Gnome class.