It feels very good to at last have Mina’s watermelon sweater finished. I also made a matching sweater for her new baby (who does not yet have any other clothes).
Another project finished!
A productive day
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.
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!