I had very “Mennonite Mama” kind of a day. I made baba ghanouj (OK, that’s a Middle Eastern influence, not a Mennonite one), pickled beets, dill pickles, muffins, and bumbleberry jam, besides finishing Mina’s doll.
A productive day
Mina’s Baby is finished
I’m not very happy with the face. It’s been too long since I made one and I had no instructions — only an original doll to look at.
She will get a wig once we get to California — I ordered one from Kemper Dolls. Next I need to make some clothes for this baby to wear in sunny California.
Doll under construction
Yes, I could be doing bookkeeping…
Started sewing the doll today. Less than 2 hours into it and my back is aching – not used to bending over the sewing machine.
I’d forgotten that the seam allowances are 1/8″ – makes sewing them a challenge! I put tissue back under the piece to start a seam as that helps to prevent the seam allowance from going down into the machine. I sewed a straight first then zigzagged the allowance. Body and legs are done.
August 4
Today is my 36th wedding anniversary.
One of the best decisions of my life!
Mina’s baby
As the Itsy Bitsy Babies are much to small for my favourite granddaughter, I decided it was time (after a 24+ year break) to make another soft sculpture doll. Can I do it?
I cut out the pattern last Friday night. On Saturday Trina sent me a link to an Etsy site that was selling the original pattern. The picture reminded me that there is a bent leg version as well as the straight leg. Seems I have lost the original bent leg pattern piece. However, as I made so many of them in the early 80s I traced the original pattern, first to enlarge it and then to have new pattern pieces when one set got well used. I was able to use the original tracing to make a new bent leg pattern.
Today I made the face. Next I have to start sewing. *gulp*
