DDB Challenge Winners!
Why is it that we can’t wait for summer, thinking there will be so much free time to play, go on day trips, and get to that to-do list, only to find we’re just as busy as ever? It always seems to be this way, …
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Only Two More Months…
…to wait for the release of Doll Dress Boutique! It’s seems like forever ago that these designs were just images in my head and sketches on my wall. I’m so excited to see it in print. [I’m still waiting, too. I have not received …
Dress Challenge Winners!
It was such a fun design challenge! Everyone’s dresses were so creative and really pretty. Thank you to all who entered–you made it a great success!! I want to share some of my favorites and of course, the winning designs. The Little Miss Storybook group: …
Spring Design Challenge
It’s time for another doll dress design challenge over at the Avery Lane Sewing group on facebook. This time we are encouraging upcycling, repurposing and making something new from something old, sewing with some cute doll clothes patterns. Spring showers make some pretty flowers… Or …
A Doll Review
I own many dolls and I have added a couple new dolls to my collection from a fairly new doll company, Harmony Club Dolls. I thought I would share a bit about these dolls. I was not asked to do this review, nor do I …
The Burgundy Coat, finished
The wool coat has been finished. The bound buttonholes are in and I’m pretty happy with them. Putting all the pieces together, I find that I must line the coat. I really do not like the exposed seams as they look now. I regret not …
The Elusive Sewing Project: Skinny Jeans
What makes sewing jeans difficult, scary, and unthinkable? I can think of a lot of things…patterns for one. Will all that effort feel wasted if the jeans don’t fit? Yes. This happens all the time though, so why are jeans not sewn more often. (besides …
My Service Project
So it’s been a little while since my last post. Preparing for my finals and have not sewn anything lately. It’s a bit painful. It has been a busy time for our family, with so much to celebrate. Our nights have been filled with choir …