Pattern Review: McCall's M7717

 I have two little cousins who really love their 21 inch Adora Baby dolls, who are named Jamie and Lucy.

I knew that one day I would be called upon to sew for Jamie and Lucy, so I bought patterns when they were on sale at Joann. The dolls wear newborn sized clothes.

The doll in the picture is not Jamie or Lucy. She is my 1987 Berjusa baby doll, Katie. She's my beloved childhood baby doll who also wears newborn size clothes.

I sewed this dress using McCall's M7177. I used the newborn size.

I am not totally happy with the fit of the dress. The dress's length is nice. The width seems very wide to me.

I also had to ruffle the neck of the dress in order to get it to fit the neck binding piece. I am not sure that I am supposed to do that.

The dress is very cute and will make the girls very happy.

I made matching baby bonnets and diaper covers. The bonnet comes from Simplicity pattern 1600.

They are all set to dress up to their heart's content.

Happy Halloween!

 Happy Halloween from Katie and me!

The pumpkin is one that I grew in my own garden!

Happy New Year!

Katie and I would like to wish you a Happy New Year!

Isn't she cute?

She's all bundled up for the cold weather.

Katie and Pooh Bear

Katie and Pooh Bear are ready for the holidays!

How about you?

I'm just really glad that I still enjoy Katie after all these years together.

Katie has been old enough to vote for over a decade now. LOL.

Katie and Rudolph

Katie and Rudolph are ready for Christmas!

This is my childhood baby doll, Katie, with my childhood stuffed animal Rudolph the reindeer, lying together on the baby blanket my grandmother made me.

It gives me all the feels.

Who says you have to grow up?

Katie's Santa uniform is new. I bought it brand new at Goodwill, with the tags still attached, for $2.
Score!

This is a newborn size. Katie can wear the 0-3 months size, but it seems that usually newborn size is a slightly better fit on her.

Clothes for Katie

My oldest and most beloved baby doll is Katie. She is a Berjusa doll that was made in Spain, and she is very realistic. 

I was looking at Halloween clearance a few days ago, and I saw this onsie on clearance.

I then remembered that Katie fits real life baby clothes.

I had to guess at the size, but when you have been carrying a doll around for thirty years, you know how big she is in your arms. I was holding the different sizes up against me.

The 0 to 3 month size fit her well. 

I used to get a 25 cent allowance as a little girl. I would then go to garage sales with my mom and buy used baby clothes for a quarter each.

It's literally been two decades since Katie has gotten any new clothes.

It makes me so happy to see Katie in this cute onsie, even if Halloween is over.

It gets cold in the winter where I live, so it will keep her warm.

The pumpkin face even glows in the dark.

The best part? It was a $5 onsie at 90% off. It rang up at 25 cents.

Vintage Doll- Katie

This is Katie. My grandparents gave her to me for my second Christmas.