CONTESSA - COVER DOLL

I received  the latest issue of Soft Dolls & Animals last Friday, much to my surprise my Contessa made the cover.
The part 1 of her pattern is in this issue and the other half will be in the next issue.

I read the 'About the Artist' at the end of the project, I didn't realise how out of date it is, it said I have been designing for 7 yrs, really it's close to 12 and I have been married for almost 30 yrs, our kids are all adults now, we still have one cat but a different kitty.