A doll for Zillah, "who drank too much gin."

It's strange how inspiration strikes us sometimes. I this case I was looking through an Edward Gorey book, trying to come up with an idea for a totally different project (painting an old suitcase and turning it into a pet bed), when the idea for this doll came to me and I HAD to start making it right away. First I felted the head using two colors of wool to get the "aged bone" color just right, then adding the eyes and nose in last. After the head was finished I sewed the arms, legs and body using very soft cotton fabric (an old sheet, actually). I jointed the arms at the shoulders and the legs at the thighs and knees with button joints. Here she is so far, I'll start making the clothes for her soon and post them as they're made.