Progress

 Hilde is her name.

Her wig is done. It was quite a process.

Her underclothes I did yesterday. I used the book, The dolls dressmaker by Venus Dodge.

The dress is to big I will take apart and cut smaller.

Her socks I bought at an Amish county store.

Her shoes I, recently, found at an antique store.

She is so cute in person. Makes me smile.

Maida face book group challenge, to make a doll quilt. 

I enjoyed making this coin quilt.  

I am also working on a doll. She is a wanna be Kathe Kruse. 

many steps to get to this stage. I have admired the dolls made by Kathy Krause for many years.

Because I will never have an original I am attempting to make a wanna be KK doll.

 

This is how she looks so far.

Years ago I bought some doll masks, for lack of a better word, off e-bay. 

On the back is says made in Briton.

Because it reminded me of the KK faces.

 I glued one onto a doll head/body from my MJ pattern.

My leg pattern----- is just sewn onto the bottom of the body like so many dolls. I wanted a movable leg on this doll.

I have looked for the wide hip pattern everywhere I could -------but no luck in finding how she did them.

 I wanted to be as close as possible what I think they look like.

This dolls hips are not wide but they are attached so she can sit or stand. The doll leg has a cardboard foot shape in the bottom then is stuffed very firmly.

The fabric covered washers were sewn to the leg holes on the body.. I then ran a heavy thread through the body from side to side. 

I attached the 2nd set of covered washers to the 1st set of washers using a long doll needle.

I had a button with the thread through the button tied very tight. I hot glued the thread ends to the button.

It was a chore but I ladder stitched the top of each leg to the cloth covered washer.

There is a tutorial I followed to do this step.  https://patternsall.blogspot.com/2019/09/how-to-attach-legs-to-soft-toy-for.html

Her toes and fingers are so cute.

I will share more as I get it done.

The back of the head needs to be built up. I will be using rigid wrap to make the back of the head, and paper clay to make it all smooth. I will also attach cloth ears. 

Fun!

 Company coming for a couple of days. 

I should be doing a lot of other things but instead I am playing with a new sale item.I found this metal pitcher at Mernard's. I was not fond of the spring thing so I covered it up

There are a lot of possibilities for it throughout the year.

I don't have time right now to do much but this will work till I have more free time.I just pinned the felt pumpkin on the fabric.

A friend grows sweet annie. She shared some with me. Love the stuff. 

Time to go make up the guest beds.

Blessings 

judy

 I have been doing a little of this and a little of that. Trying to get the garage set up for plants. The green house needs repair and is costly to heat so I will use one side of my double garage.

Night temp for tonight is 38 to cold for some of my hanging baskets.

I did an arrangement using dried sweet annie,

okra pods and bunny tail grass. Fun and smells good. I love zinnias and miss them through the winter.

Lots to do to get ready for the cold weather. Blessing on all.

 I have done some creating in the last few weeks.

This is Estelle. I bought a doll head from Dixie Redmond and a body pattern from Edyth O'Neill. 

The clothing ,2 dresses, under things, 2 bonnets and a wool cape and bonnet ,are all my patterns.

She is oil painted

I had forgotten how much I enjoy making doll clothes.

 

I finished a table topper from an on line mystery quilt pattern design by Kathleen Tracy.

I also finished a Bear, made from one of Tom's flannel shirts, for a grandsons birthday. 

Spring is on the way. Grass mowed for the first time, but the weather is chilly and very windy here in Iowa.

 Let me see if I can remember how to do this and post pictures.I have been making bears from Tom's old flannel shirts, leisure suit and his FFA jacket. So much fun to be sewing again.I will share more bears soon.

 My heart is heavy with all that is happening in our United States. I fear for the young. 

I have put my trust in God to see us through all that is happening. I ask for strength and peace of mind in all the turmoil.  

I read one of the blogs I follow by Jenny of ELEFANTZ.  It is a post she made in March 17th of 2019 I quote her 

"Today there is a constant sense of 'urgency to reply now' when hearing the beep of a mobile phone text, a messenger request or opening a list of emails - things my generation did not know of twenty years ago."

 She was right then and true for today also. I am going to try to return to slower times doing things I enjoy.

When my Tom wanted to buy a computer I said "computers will be the ruination of the world". I believe I was correct, they have invaded every aspect of our lives.

I am going to take back a bit of the olden days.

Sewing, gardening (house plants) and some doll ,bear making. What time I have left on this earth should be enjoyed.

I had amaryllis last year that had 11 flowers, This year one of the bulbs I bought has 12 blooms. The 2nd bulb was slower and is just  ready to open.

The red was 2019 

2020

I have enjoyed them during these past month. Not much happening--- with my doing any crafting. Hope to change that soon. It is 69 days till spring. Counting down the days.Plans for container gardens again this year.  Blessing so you all J