Doll Clothes

I have 10 grand daughters, and lucky for them, I enjoy sewing doll clothes :)  

Four of my grand daughters received an 18" doll for Christmas this year, along with a dress I made for them.

My doll Red Rose, is modeling a dress I made for Reagan's doll.

I know that Reagan really likes purple....so does Red Rose!

 I used the pattern on the top left for the purple dress.

This rectangle dress pattern is kind of interesting.

The McCall's pattern dresses have the same pattern pieces as regular clothes, just smaller.

The rectangle dress pattern is perfect for quilters.

You just measure and cut the pieces out with a rotary cutter.

I made this dress for Kylie's doll.

This is the dress I made for Kylie's sister, Neo's doll.

 I found Red Rose at her sewing machine!!! Lol

The rectangle dress pattern is easy, because you cut it up the back, press the seam back l/4" and sew the velcro onto the seam.

Pretty easy!

I don't know if you can tell, but I cut the length of velcro that I needed, and cut up the middle of it.

One length of velcro can be used for 2 dresses.

I always make the dress to match the accessory.

I forgot to take a photo of the dress I made for Lucy's doll...

I used leftover fabric from a dress she wore on Hallowe'en, a couple of years ago.

I asked her 9 year old sister Kennedy, if she would take a photo of Lucy's doll wearing the dress.

This is what her mom sent me!

Two dolls, one named Lucy and one named Dana :)

I also used McCall's 5554 for this dress, the lower right version.

Kennedy who is 9, is very lucky!

She's the oldest grand daughter by 3 years.

Since I had more time, I made her a complete wardrobe for her doll.

You can see it here.

I made quite a few clothes for my grand daughter Reagan too, for her 12" long baby doll.

You can see it here.

I repurposed some clothing for doll clothes too, see it here.

I see lots more doll clothes in my future!

Vintage Christmas Decor

 I was invited by my "fancy" friend Joni Hilton, author, playwright and friend extraordinaire!, and much, much more, to Terry's home.

She decorates for every holiday and her decor is candy to the eyes!

I toured Terry's workroom a few years ago, you can see it here.

 This antique quilt is beautiful, and many names were hand embroidered onto the white squares.

At first, I thought they were ladies in a quilting bee, but there are too many names for that.

Maybe they are names of ladies in a service group, during the War...

Red and white, the most beautiful color combo for Christmas.

I never would have thought of putting mason jars in a gorgeous gingham bowl!

In the background, you can see antique Santa mugs on an antique cup holder.

Nothing in Terry's home is a reproduction, everything is genuine!

Everything was so warm and inviting, Terry had all the candles lit.

The little red banner in the basket with the clocks, said it's Christmas Time!

I love the cardboard doll house too :)

That's a genuine Norwegian crown, and the girls who wore them would get wax in their hair....

 I just love Terry's sense of creative style!

Her red and white polka dot toadstool tree :)

Terry even has a Pinocchio tree, she and her husband and children lived in Germany while he was an officer in the military.

Terry "snuffed" out the candles on this wreath because they were getting low and she was afraid they might burn the greenery and start a fire.

Most people blow out their candles, but Terry "snuffs" them out with a special antique snuffer, she has a collection of them :)

 Terry made us some sweet little treats, so precious!

I thought this was hot cocoa, but it was mint ice cream with whipped cream! 

It was yummy too!

Here we are, Terry's guests....Debbie, Joni, me and Rhonda.

 Here is Terry herself, the dearest, sweetest, happiest, most creative lady :)

Thanks for sharing your beautiful home and decor with us.

Snapshots QAL finish!

I finished my Snapshots quilt, yay!

It all began with choosing my fabric for each block.

I used all of Bonnie and Camille's fabric, but they were from lots of different lines.  

They all go together so well!

I love this little "bug"!  

I decided to make this quilt for my new daughter in law, Kari.

I knew that heart had to have some embroidery, and so I did :)

I really love all the colors in this quilt, red and aqua, with touches of green and orange.

Don't you love the bicycle?

I fashioned it after my own...

The bicycle block is to remind Kari that she still needs to learn how to ride one, lol.

I know that Kari loves soft!

I put a beautiful soft aqua minky on the back.

My friend Cindy, did an outstanding machine quilting job!

She is very talented.

You can see the machine quilting a little better in this photo.

The hot air balloon represents travelling home to Costa Rica, to visit.

That's where Kari's from, only a year ago!

I sewed the camera label on the back.

Here's the closeup :)

This quilt took me a year and a half to make! 

It was hard to give away...because I love it so much.

I embroidered Kari and Sean's wedding date under the cake.

I had the best surprise on Christmas eve!

I was expecting a friend to come over any minute, to borrow some tape.

I was walking toward the front door when it opened.

I thought it was strange that my friend would walk in...

I said come in, and then realized it wasn't my friend's husband, it was my son Sean!!!!  and Kari!!!!

What an incredible surprise!

I was the only one who didn't know, lol!

It was the best gift ever!!!

We were also blessed with a visit from our daughter Lindsay and our son in law Jeremy and their 4 perfect kids!

My father in law spent Christmas with us too, and that was wonderful.

Here is Kari with her quilt, she loves it too!