I was delighted to find this Snow White doll at the thrift store for $3.
She's not my favorite princess, but this doll is a real cutie!
Don't worry, Snow White, you are safe from your stepmother now!
I must admit, I am really falling for the 8 inch Madame Alexander dolls.
I had a lucky day at two thrift stores yesterday!
At the first thrift store, I got Honey the golden retriever for $1, and some fabric that is perfect for an upcoming project for $1.
At the second thrift store, I found a grab bag of AG clothes for $3! It included part of Kit's twin sweater set, Julie's white meet blouse, and Julie's pajama top.
I have some planned doll clothes projects that I am very excited about! I want to make a two piece Victorian Halloween dress with a striped skirt. I want to make a doll version of Emily Dickinson's iconic white dress. And I want to make several 1700s dresses from the movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Writing these down helps me to remember my ideas, LOL.
Today is my friend's birthday!
She really wanted a Jane Eyre dress by Pemberley Threads for her Addy. We are ignoring the 20 years' difference between this 1840s dress, and the year Addy lived in, 1864..
I asked what color she wanted, she said purple, and here she is.
It goes very nicely with my cute little irises.
I think this is a great pattern. It looks elegant and is easy to sew.
The bodice was a little loose on my Addy, but better too loose than too tight. Her Addy is an older one who is likely chunkier anyway.
Here is a gorgeous picture of her Addy wearing the dress!
Perfect for Easter!
I haven't made many patterns by A Stitch in Time. The 1916 Summer dress is lovely.
I found this pattern to be relatively easy to sew. It is really beautifully engineered, so that everything matches up perfectly.
The opening on the back of the dress, for instance, end at exactly where the first ruffle starts.
It includes several possible variations on the skirt, sleeve, etc.
I loved this and will be making more variations of this pattern!
Well, it's not MUCH of a drama. But I had to take my sewing machine in to a repair shop an hour away.
They aren't 100% certain they can fix it. So I am waiting for a call saying either that it is fixed, or that it can't be fixed.
I don't want a new sewing machine, I love the one I have!
Fingers crossed that it gets fixed!
In the mean time, I have been cutting out sewing projects. I lost count at about ten. LOL. I have no idea I have cut out and ready to sew now. Lots of doll dresses!
I made the Keepers Dolly Duds Nancy and Mary Jane pattern in full!
I used a version of the pattern to make Nanea's Christmas dress, but that didn't have all the scallops.
This version has the scallops!
I always feel when I make scallops that they could be more defined.
These aren't the best and aren't the worst.
But it's a pretty dress, and I am happy that I tried to make the pattern!
I love this fabric. So pretty!
This is another dress made from the Thimbles and Acorns Wrap Front Regency Dress pattern.
I did not realize that the pattern also contains the pattern pieces for a second, simpler doll dress!
This one closes in the back.
I was happy to dive in and make another dress for Caroline.
This dress was supposed to have tucks taken in on the skirt. However, I did have a mishap cutting out the fabric for the skirt and decided to just go with a simpler skirt made from a shorter piece of fabric.
I think it's a pretty dress! I think that this pattern is more versatile than I realized, and I enjoyed making this.
I was delighted to find this Snow White doll at the thrift store for $3. She's not my favorite princess, but this doll is a real cutie!...
