Kit was looking chilly so I made her a coat. Although as Phoebe rightly pointed out it’s probably because she has no pants/skirt that she’s cold. That’s up next! I made this coat super fast, using wool and leaving edges unfinished. It was two pieces, one for body sewn up sides and under arms and one for the collar. I cut loops along front so I wouldn’t have to deal with closures. Just sewed on 2 buttons. That’s the way … More
Month: October 2011
ghost pops
These white chocolate ghost pops turned out really cute and were super easy.
These ghosts, however, were a super fail. Yeah, stiffener does not dry in 10 minutes. I’m sad because I really wanted to make these at Oscar’s class party.… More
I love the prints on these old doll clothes
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new doll (on the right)
for my collection
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The Galoob
Guess what else I found last week at the garage sale… a new sewing machine! Sadly it’s only 1.5″ tall but it actually works.
I lucked out with a few other appliances, all fully operational FunBeams.
Even picked up a new sound system.
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doll dress
I was going to post this yesterday but then went and got bangs cut and couldn't see anything. I'm getting used to head tilt/peering out method so here's the dress I made for dolly. I thought I'd be all clever and copy the pattern from this girl's dress in a Japanese pattern book but yeah, that didn't work. Not the right proportions for Louise at all. Although it does fit Jenny better, she's more realistic. Still I had to redraw … More
dressing dollies
The thing I really want to make these days is the one thing I really hate making, doll clothes. Phoebe is finally getting into her dolls more and I want to make her loads of outfits to play with. But fiddly little doll clothes make me nuts! Doesn’t help that my old sewing machine seems to have only two speeds now, off or chomping through fabric. All the pesky finishing that clothing requires on a teeny tiny scale is too … More