Hi everyone,
It seems Sissy’s paper dolls struck a chord with nearly everyone… just about every one of you had a memory or two of playing with them. It was fun to read all your stories. I, too, liked paper dolls and enjoyed playing with mine.
When Cindy and I were young, we used to cut pictures of things out of the Sears catalog and tape them on our closet door down by the floor. We’d cut out lamps and bookshelves and pillows and toys and all kinds of things. They were our “accessories” for our Barbie and Skipper dolls. I wish we had taken a picture of all the stuff we had taped on that door.
I managed to get in my sewing room today…actually, I was trying to get my mind off of still feeling crummy.
I didn’t do much, but I’ll show you and ask you a question.
I made a pair of white lacy socks for Molly and found a pair of red shoes in the perfect shade of red.
I gathered up the fabric that will be her skirt and pinned it around Molly’s waist. Then I put the red piping on top of the gathered edge of the skirt and pinned it in place. It won’t be that wide when it’s sewed in the seam.
Now here’s my question… I haven’t been to town since I got sick and I have absolutely NO solid red cotton in all of my fabrics. So I was wondering if you thought I could make a sash to tie in a bow in the back from this red with white polka dots cotton? It is the exact same shade of red as the piping and vintage rick rack on the collar. It is a thin cotton and would tie into a pretty bow.
If you look closely at the fruit print on Molly’s dress, the berries are sort of polka dotted, so the belt/sash would mimic them.
Well, that was my time in my sewing room… not much but you can see I’m at least trying!
See you tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne