Designed by Colleen Babcock

This little fairy's parents were tragically killed in a mid-air collision over a pond, leaving their toddler fairy all alone in the world. A family of frogs adopted her and raised her as their own. In order to keep the little fairy hidden in the pond, they put a water lily on her head which is how she came to be known as Lily. The frogs also gave her little frog flippers to help her keep up in the water. But they couldn't come up with a substitute for their long sticky tongues, so Water Lily has some trouble catching flies. She's just missed another meal and is pouting while watching yet another tasty morsel escape.

Water Lily is made entirely of cloth and measures 11 1/2 inches 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 simple 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 arms, legs and body (including turning & wiring the hands)
Assembling and posing the body

Lesson 3:
Dying and making the clothing
Painting tiny toe and finger nails and attaching hair
Creating wings using tulle, fibres and free motion machine embroidery
Beading a simple flower embellishment

Lesson 4:
Sewing the water lily using ribbon flower techniques
Sewing the frog flippers
Creating the lily pad

Patterns can be sent in either PDF format or via post.

Colleen will be available to answers questions for as long as you need her.