“Huggy Bunny” has a new friend, “Huggy Kitty”.
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“Huggy Bunny” has a new friend, “Huggy Kitty”.
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Back to the bluebird block…I finished embroidering the raw edges of the branch using the blanket stitch. I experimented with an alternate stitch, but liked the blanket stitch better. For the rest of my raw edges, for the most part, I used a satin stitch. The satin stitch was pretty easy and it looked very nice. Just a rundown on the basic steps first…Poke your threaded needle through your fabric from the wrong/back side to the right/front side of the fabric, just to the inside of your raw edge. I’m using a purple line in my photos to represent the actual edge of your appliqué. (You can click my photos to make them larger.)
Every Saturday morning Tony the Baker takes a batch of freshly baked gingerbread kitties from the oven, and decorates them with colored frosting, currant eyes, and candy buttons. They are his specialty. He sets them on trays and proudly places them on display in the bakery window.
Tony knows that shy little Ginnie, the ginger tabby cat with the sweet face, will stop on the sidewalk to admire them. She always does.
She will look wistfully at the cookies, her head tilted slightly to one side, then sigh softly and continue on her way. Tony will gaze at Ginnie through the window, admiring her beautiful coloring, her amber eyes, and her graceful ways.
Ginnie has two loves in this world so far………the color green, and gingerbread kitties.
On this particular Saturday, Tony the Baker appears suddenly in the doorway, holding two gingerkitty masterpieces he has just made especially for Ginnie.
“I made these for you,” Tony manages to say as he holds them out to her.
“Oh, I couldn’t, Mr. Baker,” Ginnie tells him, and only she knows that she is blushing. “I have to watch my waistline.”
“There could be no harm in a little nibble now and then,” answers Tony. “Here is one for you, and one to give to a friend.”
Ginnie thinks how pleased her friend will be when she gives her the gingerkitty with the green shirt. She takes it and puts it in her pocket, for she is generous of heart. She extends her paw for the other.
“Thank you kindly, Mr. Baker,” she tells him, and holding her gingerkitty somewhat near her heart, Ginnie continues down the sidewalk, glancing back at Tony the Baker only once, or maybe twice.
Ginnie now has three loves in this world so far.
Ginnie’s dress is her favorite color green, with a darker green sash that ties in the back in a very pretty bow, and a stripe of darker green across the pocket and around the hem. Antique white ruffles set off the dress at the neckline and at the bottom of the sleeves. Below her dress, you can see her many petticoats, one white, then each a different shade of green.
I hand sculpted Ginnie (and her cookies) from paperclay, and used stiffened cotton thread for her long graceful whiskers. She is an original one-of-a-kind work of art, meant for display only. No molds are ever used in my work.
Ginnie is completely hand painted with acrylic paints, then signed and dated and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation. She rests firmly on a turned wooden base that is stained and sealed in golden oak, and she stands 9 1/2 inches tall.
Update: Ginnie has already been adopted. Thank you!
Ginnie’s friends are Belinda and BoBo (above right).
This is my one-of-a-kind original folk art doll, Emily, named after the famous poet Emily Dickinson.
Emily was inspired by the charming Izannah Walker dolls of the 1800’s.
I designed both her body pattern and her dress pattern myself, and then carefully sewed each in 100% cotton fabric.
Emily’s fingers are hand quilted and lightly wired to give them a gentle curl, and her arms bend slightly at the elbows.
Her arms bend at her shoulders, and her legs bend at her hips and knees. Emily’s bottom is weighted with Poly-Pellets so she can sit nicely. (Chair not included.)
I made Emily’s antique reproduction Jumeau face using papier mâché.
Her hand-sculpted ringlets on either side of her head are hand sculpted from paperclay.
Emily was painted with gesso, and then detailed with acrylic paint. Her blue eyes are hand painted.
Her shoes are painted on as well, with tiny buttons up their sides.
I made Emily’s dress from a tan calico quilter’s cotton. It is dotted with little burgundy and navy blue flowers.
Emily’s sash dips to a “V” shape in the front, and it holds in all the fabric gathers at her yoke. Her sash ties in the back to make a pretty bow.
I sewed two pin tucks at the bottom of her dress and added a big three inch hem to make the skirt stand out nicely. All the seams are carefully finished.
Her antique-style undergarments are carefully detailed with painted-on lace, pink buttons and a bow.
Emily is approximately 15 inches tall. She is sealed with matte varnish for protection.
Many hours went into making Emily. She is a one-of-a-kind work of art. Emily is meant for display only.
Emily is signed and dated. She comes with a hang tag, a certificate of authenticity, and a copy of her story.
Update: Emily has been adopted. Thank you!