She came out pretty good. I used the Bradley Justice pattern. Not the most complete instructions I have seen...pretty sketchy in places. I "tweeked" the dress quite a bit to get it to look like I wanted. I will be making another Maggie Bessie and as I do I will be posting at MAIDA and here. I think a few people might be sewing along as I go. I will announce before I start to give people a chance to follow. I am certainly not an expert on making these dolls, or this pattern, but I thought it might be helpful to someone else who hasn't made the pattern yet.
Made my own pattern for the doll shoes. White leather lined with muslin. They even unbutton.
I also made his other pattern variation of the Moravian Haube Cap and 1850's dress. This pattern was less explicit than the first. I had to "tweek" this dress also. He does not include a pattern for the pantaloons in the picture or the slip so I made my own. Cap turned out decidedly different than the old doll in the pattern picture. I did a little reading on these caps, and the caps did have a point and the child's caps sometimes had rather elaborate pleating. I could not find any pictures on the net to help. Anyway, I finished two dolls.
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