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More on Waldorf Dolls

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My inspiration was burning brightly and I carried on right away making a new Waldorf doll to learn from some new mistakes/learning opportunities. Meanwhile, I heard from Art Doll Quarterly that my submission of The Little Match Girl has been accepted for the August issue!!! I am thrilled, and have been to Chapters to let them know that my friends will be in to buy it and they had better get more in. They are seeing whether that can be managed, as most decisions are made at head office.  No word on the Snow Queen for Somerset Studio. I will check the July issue to see whether I made it in. For my second WD (that's how I will now refer to the Waldorf Dolls) I spent a lot of time adjusting and altering the body and legs, once again trying to get my doll to stand on its own. I used muslin fabric for the legs, reasoning that the unyielding fabric would stand up to some seriously firm stuffing. I tried a method for making a flat footed fabric leg that came from directions in Alice'