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Author: hillary
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
little red
Finished this gal up tonight. She’s a commission for a friend. The hair is this fun yarn I found at Joanns.
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Phoebe’s new doll
… illustrated by Esther Friend
So cute! Love her style and those sweet faces. I think I have more books by her. I’ll have to dig them out.
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