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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*

soft sculpture doll face

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Another finished project

Red sundress with bloomers

So the red outfit is done. I am very “rusty” at this. I forgot to hem the upper edge of the sundress before I gathered it, and it certainly can’t be done afterward! So I had to put bias on instead of having it ruffle. I also didn’t have enough fabric to make bloomers and the bias, so I used purchased red bias to finish it off.
The dress is not hemmed (just folded up for the picture), Trina will have to do that when she gets the outfit.

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Smocked Sundress

Next project: a smocked sundress for Mina. I made one like this for each of my nieces – except for the last 2 :-(. Here is a photo of Jean, Sheena and John, from 1988. Sheena is wearing the sundress I made for her.

John, Jean and Sheena, 1988
1988 Jean, Sheena & John

Here is the fabric and threads I have chosen. (yellow: JPC 2003[231]; green: DMC 369; blue DMC 796) I haven’t yet decided on a pattern for the smocking.

Red sundress for Mina

There will be little matching bloomers as well.

First side smocked

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