Some New Dolls

Corinna - from Dixie's IW pattern

Photo Inspired doll has a new dress

My mother made Dorothy a beautiful new dress.

Photo Inspiration Doll

This isn't her final outfit.  She's wearing another doll's clothing.  My mom is going to sew her something with an early 1900's look to it.  I used Dixie's IW pattern to make her - I enlarged the pattern by 150%.

Waiting for her new clothes...

Photo Inspired Doll Challenge

I'm participating in Maida Doll Group's Summer Challenge.  It's to make a doll inspired by an old photo or postcard.  I'm using Dixie Redmond's Izannah Walker pattern for this doll.

Here's my photo.  It was probably taken in 1922.   The tall girl is my great aunt, Betty Lou.  The little girl is my grandmother, Dorothy Francis - she had red hair and I can almost tell from the photo, even though it's not in color.  And the little boy is my great uncle, Robert Lewis.  I just love the bobbed hair styles and that sailor dress is so sweet.  I wish that I had the little doll that my grandmother is holding.  I think that my new doll will be a mix between Dorothy and her big sister, whom she loved VERY much.  This photo challenge is making me think about this little family.  They are no longer here, but they were all good people.

Avis

Bluebonnets and teenagers

Dolls

I needed a doll with earrings.

I was inspired by a photo of a paper mache doll from the 1810's.

She's going to get a sheer, white dress with an empire waist.

Allie still loves her dolls.  She bought a new BJD with her Christmas money and it arrived yesterday.  A very happy day for Allie.

Walter

Doll with side part

Since he has a side part, he's a boy.  Hopefully, I'll make him some clothes before summer!  He's made from Dixie's pattern.

Elaine and Gypsy

Here I am with my pup.

Texas Coast in Winter

Patrick and Mike

Allie

Christopher

Gull

A beautiful bench, embroidery, and new doll

My brother, Jeff, made this beautiful cherry doll bench for me for Christmas.   I LOVE it!  He's so talented.   He looked at a photo of a life size bench on the internet, drew up some plans, and produced this little beauty.  Mom made the pretty quilt that hangs over the back.

My dolls sit perfectly on it.

My newest adventure will be teaching an embroidery class to a bunch of girls at my kids' home school co-op this winter.  I can't wait!

I just put a fresh coat of gesso on my newest Dixie IW doll.

Happy Birthday to my three 14 year olds

Patrick, Allie, Christopher

Black Friday Dress for Thankful

The dress fabric is some sort of vintage cotton that I found at a doll show several years ago.  It's been waiting to be worn by Thankful.

For Christmas, I am going to sew her a pelisse from a design that was recently in "Antique Doll Collector" magazine.

Thankful

Since she was completed on Thanksgiving, her name is Thankful.

Thankful's first Thanksgiving is warm and sunny.

She is contemplating her dress.

She is made from Dixie Redmond's Izannah Walker pattern, enlarged to 150%.  Tomorrow, I will spend Black Friday sewing her a dress instead of shopping.  I am thankful that I don't have to leave the house tomorrow!

quilts, dolls, kids

My newest creation

My mom, Martha Rutledge, made this quilt as a birthday gift for her little sister.

The sleigh is Martha's fantastic thrift shop find of the week.  She also made the quilts in the sleigh.

My little cotton spun shard ornaments have come out from hiding to celebrate the holidays.  Here's the post on how they were made: SHARDS.

Every November, my kids make hand turkeys.  I laminate them and hang the entire collection up to ring in the holidays.  The kids really enjoy looking at the funny creations from the past.

Gobble, gobble.

My kids are almost 14 and they're still willing to make their hand turkeys.  I love my babies.