The Bluebird Bulletin: Kayla's Country Blue Eyes

For most of last year I put a lot of energy into designing new outfits for my Little Sister Dolls. I love the way they turned out and I finished the year off by compiling them all into an e-Book. No sooner had I finished when my thoughts turned to the Big Sister Doll. She only had one outfit - the Winnie Dress. Obviously something had to be done about that.

So, I started resizing all of the outfits for the Little Sister Doll to fit the Big Sister Doll. There are 10 outfits total. She already had the Winnie Dress so my next step was to resize the other two basic or "everyday" outfits; the Millie Dress & the Gracie Shirt.

In order to do this properly I decided to make a new batch of Big Sister Dolls, all using the same yarn for consistency. My first doll was Mia. She turned out lovely and I made her a Millie dress in Pink. Unfortunately her eyes are not Suncatcher Eyes, they are Darice, which is the brand I used to use. I can only get the 12mm eyes in brown, and the 9mm eyes in brown & blue, which simply is not good enough.

Around the time I was putting the finishing touches on Mia a box of lovely Suncatcher Craft Eyes arrived in the mail. Along with Nanuk's Sleepy Eyes, there were two pairs of doll eyes. I decided to use the 12mm Opaque Country Blue Eyes for my next Big Sister, Kayla.

The eyes themselves are well made and a lovely pale blue. They also come in many other realistic colors, which I am eager to try. Like the Sleepy Eyes, they came with metal backings that are a good snug fit. I am confident that these eyes are going to stay exactly where I put them! Also, I find them to be generally clearer than the Darice eyes which seem almost foggy in comparison.

Along with being the first doll to have Suncatcher eyes, Kayla is also the first Big Sister to have a Gracie Shirt, which is a fun lime green!

So without further ado, I would like to introduce Kayla!

Another big thank you goes to Michelle from Suncatcher Craft Eyes for the opportunity to try out these wonderful eyes! To read my review of the Suncatcher Sleepy Eyes click here!

Stay tuned for my review of the Opaque Ivy Green eyes!

Patterns for Big Sister Doll (includes Winnie Dress), Millie Dress & Gracie Shirt are available on Ravelry & Etsy.

Update 7/28/16 - More outfits are available for the Big Sister Doll! Now you can also make the Cozy Outfit plus Mermaid, Fairy, Princess & Super Hero Costumes! See them all on Ravelry in the Big Sister Bundle!

Many patterns are now available on Craftsy too!

To read my review of the Ivy Green Eyes click here!

Also... Kayla has a Little Sister! Meet Kinlie!