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Posted on April 9, 2009 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Azaleas and doll stands

Drilling, sanding, and gluing are not exactly my most favorite things to do in the whole wide world, but I’ve put off making these doll stands long enough. These are just for photographing our dolls, and consist of wooden stands with dowels glued into their bases. They get painted with acrylic paint, and we pin or tape the dolls, by their dress bodices, in place when we take pictures.

I don’t know what lunatic decided we needed ten more…oh, yeah…I did. What was I thinking?

The azaleas are in bloom now. You could get dizzy looking at all this pink. Here they are up close…

closer…

and closest.

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Pretty little doll pinafore

I finished up this kitty doll pinafore for Chelsea the Maine Coon Cat. It looks adorable on her, but it is too windy here to photograph dolls today. Soon, we hope. I’ve got my next pinafore cut out and ready to sew.

Looking forward to the weekend…hope you all have a great one!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Still sewing…

I’m still catching up on my sewing…lots to do.

This little kitty doll pinafore has been a mind-bender. I’m adapting it from a Brown House Dolls pattern, changing a bodice into a bib for the top. I made some bias strips, two for each side of the bib, and sewed lace between them, before attaching them to either side of the bib. I tried to get the stripes to match on either side, and tilt downward on either side. It’s been tricky and I’ve been basting each step by hand. The waistband is going to be pieced in two parts, with a front and a back facing so I can insert the bib and the skirt between the two. I’ve got my fingers crossed that that will work!

Today, in addition to being April Fool’s Day, is also my grandma’s 94th birthday. This is her back in 1997 with our kitties. She and my grandpa always came to my birthday. This is them, and me, back in 1971…

We called her this morning to wish her a happy birthday. She didn’t remember how old she was, and boy was she surprised to hear. “No! No, that’s not possible!” She seems to be doing okay, and it is probably just as well to forget how old you are sometimes.