tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31848458772819090772024-02-18T23:52:22.006-05:00Julie's DollsTomorrow's antiques you make today!Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-87764772726243250722021-03-01T14:21:00.000-05:002021-06-01T03:09:20.649-04:00Finishing<p> Hello! I hope this post finds you healthy and happy and safe in this now year old troublesome covid pandemic. We have been taking care and being careful. I have to say I’m rather glad to be finished with mask making. What have you been up to? </p><p>I’ve been getting some UFO projects finished. And some orders from Etsy completed and mailed. And even one pincushion doll listed on my Etsy shop. If you would like to go see it, here’s a <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/957822023/gail-wilson-pincushion-doll-colonial?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=gail+wilson+dolls&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&frs=1" target="_blank">link</a>.</u></span></p><p>It’s the Pincushion Doll from Gail Wilson Designs. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyJq0U8-r_t8pLZKWzMoQJWd8fUVqMd4ZokdkACcwY5eUoiamjPmSamHBoGs9OzU-QL4QUgZ9eo8EV_FVSwdR-QFPYQHExXDeqL9qtfi4kpx5QFjFYE5KCj7zdMQh0G9d77P4t4n6soc/s1456/A8261927-B846-4ECE-9BE3-7692427EADE1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyJq0U8-r_t8pLZKWzMoQJWd8fUVqMd4ZokdkACcwY5eUoiamjPmSamHBoGs9OzU-QL4QUgZ9eo8EV_FVSwdR-QFPYQHExXDeqL9qtfi4kpx5QFjFYE5KCj7zdMQh0G9d77P4t4n6soc/s320/A8261927-B846-4ECE-9BE3-7692427EADE1.jpeg" /></a>She was very much fun to make as are all Gail’s kits and patterns. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgT_DlUqXAUzUNH518eemfMkCRiNsWE3PoGre2Zf0w2OV9ITublf-pnxYrK8I4B6LBuldG69LOJW_f9tf4lmi6ZZ8xBedStgWPLRVK3kDldGz6tn3xxyzofAVN9bSWnmpr5ffYRNhnmA/s2048/96C0407A-5FEB-458B-9464-8CB3BA2FDE6A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgT_DlUqXAUzUNH518eemfMkCRiNsWE3PoGre2Zf0w2OV9ITublf-pnxYrK8I4B6LBuldG69LOJW_f9tf4lmi6ZZ8xBedStgWPLRVK3kDldGz6tn3xxyzofAVN9bSWnmpr5ffYRNhnmA/s320/96C0407A-5FEB-458B-9464-8CB3BA2FDE6A.jpeg" /></a></div><p></p><p>If you would like to take a peak at Gail’s Website, it’s www.gailwilsondesigns.com. There are loads of fun patterns and things you might need to make your very own heirloom dolls. Enjoy! Thanks for visiting! </p><p><br /></p>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-29438314811617089162019-06-02T09:39:00.000-04:002019-06-02T09:39:14.400-04:00The New York Doll<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last Thursday at Attic Window Quilt Shop, we had our last class for Gail Wilson’s New York Doll. She’s the lovely primitive doll with the separate fingers. I figured out I could scan her hand pattern into my embroidery machine and Voila! It does all the hard sewing around those small fingers!<br />
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Although I’ll be taking the summer off to care for grandchildren, our dollmaking group will still gather on Thursdays at Attic Window Quilt Shop to finish up their NY Dolls. The address is 5363 Alpine Ave NW, Comstock Park, MI. 49321. If you need it, the phone number is 616-785-3357.<br />
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We have been talking about what doll we would like to do next in the fall. Sounds like it will be Gail’s Raggedy Ann and Andy. I’ll be doing some of the tiny ones. <br />
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Have some doll fun today!<br />
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I didn’t see the tiny ones on Gail’s site, but here’s the link to one set. <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/all_page_content/cloth_dolls_3.html">http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/all_page_content/cloth_dolls_3.html</a><br />
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You can view Gail’s NYdoll pattern at: <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/all_page_content/cloth_dolls.html">http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/all_page_content/cloth_dolls.html</a><br />
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Here’s mine:<br />
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Here’s a short video of my sewing machine sewing the fingers for a student who wanted a black version:<br />
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Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-48878954673646279332019-03-29T16:55:00.000-04:002019-03-29T20:08:45.845-04:00Hello Again!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well, Hello again, I apologize for my long absence! Nothing but a senior moment hit me....I lost my password to my email account associated with this blog and it took until now to regain control of my account. It’s good to be back!<br />
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The Thursday group that meets at Attic Window Quilt Shop has been busy making dolls all the while my blog has been quiet. We have made the Topsy Turvey doll, Mammy from the historical series, Hitty, Pinocchio, Mother Goose, Little Bo Peep, Humpty Dumpty, and many more. Ok, true confession, not all of these actually got finished!<br />
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Currently three of us are making feedsack dolls and next up will be a repeat of the New York Doll (in May). We made this doll awhile ago, but a few of us would like to make it again. She has lovely fingers. The pattern piece for her hand I scanned into my embroidery sewing machine and let the embroidery module sew it. Perfect fingers every time. I have since traded that machine in. Hopefully the new machine does it just as nice.<br />
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You can view some of these dolls at Attic Window Quilt Shop in Comstock Park, Mi or here at Gail’s website: www.GailWilsonDesigns.com<br />
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Here’s my Mammy. I had her listed in my Etsy Shop, but was unlisted due to her sensitive nature. I had better luck with my topsy turvey doll. And yes, that is my nosey kitty in the picture!<br />
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Since we have open bee group when we aren’t having an official doll class, we have a few quilters who join us on Thursdays. You should see some of the amazing things they make!<br />
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Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-36888132707185823972015-10-07T19:27:00.001-04:002015-10-07T19:36:47.343-04:00Please Pardon Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Oh my! Soooooo long since my last post. So sorry about that! We had stuff happen, like new grandbabies, kitchen remodel, international travel to celebrate 40 years of wedded bliss, etc! Time sure flies past fast when you are having fun....and grandbabies.<br />
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What's been happening doll wise? Our regular Thursday doll making group that meets at Attic Window Quilt Shop in Comstock Park, MI. has been having lots of fun making all sorts of things. We made some zipper compartment bags to hold lots of nice little doll making tools, a classmate tote with vinyl pouches, and some quilts. Yes, we took a little break over the summer for non doll things. <br />
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A few of us that had Little Red Riding Hood kits from Gail Wilson just finished or in my case almost finished making them. Very Cute. Big Bad (wolf) is exceptionally handsome. But don't stand too close; he licks.<br />
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To visit Gail Wilson's website to see Little Red, click <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/oldies.html" target="_blank">here and go to oldies but still goodies and page down to "in case you are looking".</a> There is a link to click on to see the picture of Little Red and Big Bad.<br />
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In October, we plan on making a hedgehog and maybe a teddy bear. Teddy will be made, just not sure if it's going to be soon or next year. So if you have nothing better to do, stop by and see what's going on at Attic Window Quilt Shop. We are an open group bee on Thursday and although we usually do doll things, we have several folks that come and bring non doll things to work on. The fee for all the Thursdays in the month is $5.00 for class room use. We hope to see you there.<br />
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On the first two Thursdays in November, I will offer Gail Wilson's Mini Snowman class. The pattern is $9.50 and the class is just the bee fee of $5.00. And yes, you get to come every Thursday in November if you want. Think of how many snowmen you could make! The class is offered Nov 5 and/or Nov 12, 2015. Please sign up a few weeks ahead of time, so we have time to get the patterns.<br />
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To view Attic Window Quilt Shop's blogspot with a class calendar, click <a href="http://westmichquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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To shop at Gail Wilson's Doll making supplies and kit site, click <a href="https://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/" target="_blank">here and be prepared to think Christmas!</a><br />
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Have some fun today! And thanks for stopping by - Julie<br />
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Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-28056649109786741382014-03-26T20:11:00.001-04:002014-03-26T20:12:39.068-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Eternal Winter. Oh, I am tired of the snow, cold and wind. Come on already Spring!<br />
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ok, now that I have that off my chest.....here are some pictures of what I have been doing while shut inside during winter.<br />
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At the end of 2013, I taught a class for Gail Wilson's Raggedy Ann and Andy in all three sizes. I think Shirley set a record for how many she made. It all started out with one for a grand child. Then the others got wind of it and they all wanted one! Poor Shirley was making RAs for months. The picture on the left are the larger size. They usually have brown hair, but I got a custom order for red. After class, off they went to their new owners, a brother and sister both with red hair. All three sizes are below. A very nice doll to make.<br />
Here's a link to Gail's cloth doll patterns and kits: <a href="https://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/doll_type.html" target="_blank">GW cloth dolls</a><br />
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Very recently, I got a new grand baby girl. She is a sweetie. I made her some crib sheets. Chris, the owner of Attic Window Quilt Shop in Comstock Park showed me an easy and economical method of making them. I made a few in the flannel from Attic Window, which is very deluxe - so soft and of high quality . This sheet would be a good first sewing project for some one wanting to learn the basics. Attic Window is where we doll makers meet once a week for some doll making fun. Stop in and get your very own impromptu crib sheet lesson! The baby quilt is "Reveille" from Carrie Nelson's book "Another Bite of Schnibbles". There are several more patterns in that book that are on my bucket list.<br />
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hmm what else have I been doing??? Oh, we are in the middle of the Molded Head Izannah class at Attic Window. We have the body parts made and in the painting process now. Hair takes a few coats to get the nice dimension we want and we are taking our time. Here's my finished version from a few years ago. I have since changed her into a new dress. I have two in the works now, one to be a girl and one a boy. </div>
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What are we up to next at Attic Window? We are going to finish the Molded head Izannah and then move on to Hitty. We all have several of the Hitty club items we will work on. What are you up to? </div>
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Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-84801434438061415812014-03-26T19:25:00.001-04:002014-03-26T19:25:59.815-04:00Pincushion Doll<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello dollmakers! You have probably been wondering what I have been up to! New grand babies! I have been busy. So busy I forgot to publish this draft from a year ago! So here it is, even though so out dated. The Pincushion doll in reds sold on Etsy quite awhile ago. And my sewing room is quite messy again. sigh..... At least it's Spring right around the corner. It ends quite abruptly; I guess I was planning on going back to add more. Here it is, and I promise I will post again soon so you can see what dolls I have been working on.<br />
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Today I am finishing up another Pincushion Doll from Gail Wilson Designs. She is outfitted in reds this time. The pincushion doll can be found <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/oldfashdrygoods.html" target="_blank">here.</a> She is available in a kit (brown or blue clothing) or as a mini kit (you supply your own clothing fabrics). I can't tell you how much I enjoying my Pincushion Doll on my sewing table. She holds my doll making tools, pins, needles, and many other things to keep them from getting lost on the sewing table. <br />
Next week is the last class for this doll at Attic Window Quilt Shop in Comstock Park, MI. There will be a few other dolls in their final stages that the other participants have made. All are so cute!<br />
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To finish my doll, I need to sew her bodice. After sewing the shoulders, adding lace, and sewing the side seams, I like to press open the seam allowances. This is easily accomplished using the wooden handle of my stuffing fork or the handle of a wooden spoon. I keep several sizes of wooden spoons and other utensils (spurtles, etc.) just for ironing tiny sleeves.<br />
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Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-12521019180252830382013-02-09T10:18:00.000-05:002013-02-09T14:22:41.056-05:00My Husband's Dolls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, my husband has some of my dolls. Once in awhile, he asks to own one of them. I like that he likes the dolls that I make. Of course, they are sweet - all due to the excellent design of Gail Wilson. Here are pictures of the dolls my husband has taken to work with him. They permanently reside on his office bookshelf. I will include links to Gail's and other websites, so you may see the info about purchasing your own kit, pattern, or finished doll or other items. <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/" target="_blank">click here</a> for her home page. </div>
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By their feet is my first Noah's ark - one of Gail's early versions of this tiny treasure. It has a little fence around Noah's ark - all hand painted be me many years ago. There are several little pairs of animals near the fence and even a pair of doves on the roof of the ark. There is another version of Noah's Ark available on Gail's website in the tiny dolls section. <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/tiny_dolls.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> and page down a bit. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hfWJD1YmN_epSGuTYqD7jmzfrzKt32Ytfvyu2dd4bT45f1tnZCsU8-npUsiXspjAI4LYdM6pjH_ObkQq5CXJM6-CDMxocxDndbDH4-45TTL-wo0CUQ1u95KQqCTTaJJmeK2-1ya4tog/s1600/Daves+Hitty+and+bears.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hfWJD1YmN_epSGuTYqD7jmzfrzKt32Ytfvyu2dd4bT45f1tnZCsU8-npUsiXspjAI4LYdM6pjH_ObkQq5CXJM6-CDMxocxDndbDH4-45TTL-wo0CUQ1u95KQqCTTaJJmeK2-1ya4tog/s320/Daves+Hitty+and+bears.JPG" width="239" /></a>Hitty <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/hitty.html" target="_blank">click here</a> has her very own rocker from Anne Giblin. My Hitty at home has one too, they are very sweet rockers. Hitty holds her very own small copy of her book "Hitty, Her First One Hundred Years" by Rachel Field. This book is from Papermini.com <a href="http://www.paperminis.com/" target="_blank">click here</a><br />
Sign up for the free newsletter and get a link once a month free projects to print and make. The link you will get has another link to past projects. There are some Holiday items that are especially cute: Valentines, Candy Boxes, The Paas Easter egg kit and the Pink Peeps. The items are available in different scales including American Girl size. Be sure to read the tutorial and paper type recommendations. Some items require card stock or other heavier weight paper. <br />
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The Hitty book was a Paperminis past project and is not available free, but you can purchase the book to make or already made up. The little bears are nearby on their own settee. I suppose since it is almost valentine's day, they might be whispering sweet nothings to each other. You can find the small bears here: <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/tiny_dolls.html" target="_blank">click here.</a> <br />
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And last and probably least in size are the little bunnies. They have their own wheel barrow with some carrots in it. They are no longer available in the tiny size, but they are available in a larger size. <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/closeouts.html" target="_blank">click here and page down to bottom</a><br />
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I hope you enjoyed the trip to my husband's office. I did because I found a doll that I thought I had lost! <br />
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Thanks for visiting, and be sure to check Attic Window Quilt Shop's class list for classes including doll making classes <a href="http://www.westmichquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">click here and look for class list icon</a><br />
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Starting in March, we will be making the Pincushion doll. <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/oldfashdrygoods.html" target="_blank">click here</a><br />
Call the shop for details or to sign up. 616-785-3357 <br />
Have some doll fun today! - Julie<br />
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Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-17111674930568527252012-12-09T19:12:00.001-05:002012-12-09T19:17:56.633-05:00Happy Holidays<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi dollmakers! Happy Holidays to you and yours. I hope this holiday season finds you enjoying the season. Things have been hopping around here! This fall we held week long doll bees to finish some of the dolls we had been working on during the year. We all had multiple versions of Gail Wilson's Columbian doll in the works. Some were the large ones, and several of the smaller versions. I still have three in the gesso stage, waiting for paint paint and then clothing. I was hoping to have them finished and posted in my Etsy shop in time for Christmas....maybe I can make my own home bee and get them finished this week. There are a few black Hitties that are waiting facial details, stuffing, and clothing too. I think I know what my new year's resolution is going to be! <br />
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The original antique Columbian doll resides at the Wenham Museum near Boston, MA. You can read her story here: <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/misscol.html">http://www.wenhammuseum.org/misscol.html</a><br />
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Gail Wilson's versions of the Columbian (available in kit form for the larger 14" doll and pattern for the 11" doll) doll are available here: <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/historic_primitive_2.html">http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/historic_primitive_2.html</a><br />
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Here are some of the Columbians made by Barb this year. She has some of her other dolls in her Etsy store. <br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BarbsBackRoom">http://www.etsy.com/shop/BarbsBackRoom</a><br />
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I also took some time to develop a chicken pincushion pattern that uses 3 blocks. You can use orphan blocks if you wish. The pattern walks you thru how to make a small pincushion with a log cabin block. The patterns are available in my etsy shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Julsie1231">http://www.etsy.com/shop/Julsie1231</a><br />
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Next year, the doll classes scheduled at Attic Window are the portrait style woven cloth Izannah Walker doll (Thursdays in Jan. and Feb. 2013) and the Pincushion doll (Thursdays in March and April 2013). If you have already taken the pincushion doll class at Attic Window with me, you can retake it for a reduced bee fee of $5.00 for the whole month of Thursdays. (we usually meet every Thursday).</div>
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Hello Dollmakers! This morning, while I was having my coffee, I think I heard a collective sigh of relief from all those parents whose children have gone back to school today. In celebration, I started two black versions of Gail Wilson's Hitty doll. To see more of this Hitty and all her accoutrements, please visit Gail's website: <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/hitty.html" target="_blank">http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/hitty.html</a></div>
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Before I begin painting, I always clean up my work table so the mess doesn't migrate to other things setting nearby. I put down a clean sheet of freezer paper to protect the table and figure out where you will put the wet paint items to dry. I learned the hard way that this is an important step - and to do it ahead of when you start painting so that you are not looking for somewhere to hang the wet part while you are holding it. It's even harder to set up a spot while you are holding the wet piece. So lesson learned, I get it ready ahead of time. I have a nice block of styrofoam and some tooth picks waiting nearby. I also get out my good light and some reader glasses to magnify what I am seeing. All these items are like "insurance" - to help me do a good job. </div>
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Gail has nice skin colors of paint, and since I have Etsy folks asking for black Hitties, black skin paint it is. I have a nice newer-ish larger paint brush and some rags and water all set (keep the paint covered until you start to paint as it dries out). </div>
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First and formost, we take a good look at the paper mache heads and limbs and fix any blemishes that need fixing. The ones I have here are pretty clean and only a few finger prints need to be wiped away. I do this by wetting a 6x6" square of t-shirt with water and rubbing the part. If there are things that need fixing, you can use paperclay, a bit of flumo dripped over the flaw, or wood filler. Sand paper can be used to sand away any extra mold marks that bother you.</div>
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Once they are wiped, they dry pretty fast and I can apply the skin paint. Keeping your brush clean, work your way around the head going into the hair area. Should I paint in the holes or not? The instructions in the Hitty kit are wonderful; no questions as to where to paint. There are tips to help you do a great job. I don't feel I have any special gifts in the doll making arena, I'm just a regular Jane, but when I follow Gail's instructions, I always end up with an heirloom quality doll. Once you have gone around once with one coat, check for any missed spots which will show up white. If you see very thin "see thru" areas, you can paint over them once you have gone around once. After you think you are finished, do a final check to ensure you got every where with your first coat. Don't worry too much if it isn't perfectly even, it will be after the second coat is applied. </div>
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Here is the first coat applied to the heads including where the hair will get painted black later. One thing to mention - weight distribution is important. You don't want your block to tip over with one wet head on it, so be sure to place your heads in a spot that will not cause the block to tip. Or if it is hollow underneath, you can place the styrofoam over a heavy object that will hold it in place. </div>
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I paint the hair with ivory black paint starting with the outline of the hair using the 18/0 spotter. Just a small amount of paint is all you need. Keep your brush clean clean clean, and it will perform better. When you feel the paint is not flowing off your brush as well, then time to clean it by swiping it on the rags and then getting some turp and swiping again. A clean brush is your friend when it comes to painting small. Also, use very little paint on the very tip of the brush. Oil paint is easy to slide around - oh so much easier than acrylic. </div>
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If you go a bit outside the mold mark for the hair, take your 20/0 filbert, dip it in the turpinoid and dry it off as well as you can by squeezing it inside a small rag. Then use this brush to PUSH the stray paint back into the outline. Wipe the brush clean and push some more if you need to. Always clean your eraser brush before you put it down. Then if you push too far into the outline, you can always take your paint brush (put the eraser brush down, and use it only for erasing) and add more paint in again. I try and keep the hair paint just a hair (pun intented) inside the hair line. Sometimes it's easier to hold the head upside down to get a good angle. </div>
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When you are all finished, do a check to ensure you don't have any unpainted areas. Here they are all skin and first coat of hair painted. Now they are ready to be "put up" out of danger of getting bumped. </div>
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While these dry for a few days (the downside to oils is that they take time to dry - regular oils take a week, alkyd oils dry to a tacky feel in 24 hours and well enough to paint eye whites in 2 days) we'll sew the bodies. </div>
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Hello Dollmakers, Happy first day of August to you. Gee, the summer is flying away and I have not yet finished my goal of listing 3 new dolls on my Etsy site. It seems that the dolls that were there have found new homes and my shop shelves are bare. <br />
I guess that means I beat the heat and stay in and finish my Gail Wilson New York Doll - the black version. She has locks of springy black cotton chenille hair and an embroidered face. I'm wondering if I need to redo the irises in a darker brown color, which is very easy to do.....what's your two cents worth on the subject?<br />
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She has separate fingers with a simple ring. My goal for the day is to make her shoes; everything else is finished - her red red dress of vintage fabric (Thanks Lisa of Stray Threads for the vintage fabric <a href="http://quilltr.blogspot.com/">http://quilltr.blogspot.com/</a>), her simple slip with a fringe hem, the pantaloons, her brown socks - it's all finished except to sew her together, dress her, and put on her shoes. I need to get the fuzz off from making her hair - lots of little pieces of yarn sticking to her. <br />
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I sanded down her fingers to make her look old, but won't do this on the black version as the stuffing shows through too light. <br />
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Hi Dollmakers! I have been busy enjoying my newest grandbaby, Samantha! She arrived March 21, 2012. She is a cute little redhead and is so sweet. She is starting to smile now. I enjoy babysitting her every Monday thru Wednesday. <br />
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What else have I been up to? I have been checking in at the New Inspirations of Art Studio on 28th Street in Cascade. <a href="http://www.inspirationsofartstudio.com/">http://www.inspirationsofartstudio.com/</a><br />
This a a cool place to come and have some fun! Or just get away to play, create, meet other crafty people, or try your hand at a new thing. Next time you have some dry cleaning to drop off (yes, there is a terrific dry cleaning spot right next door), check into the art studio. <br />
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Oh - just remembered - they have asked me to teach the Penny Rug Santa class at Inspirations of Art Studio. So for those of you who wanted to make PRSanta and missed it last time, here is your chance. The class starts July 27, but please sign up 2-3 weeks in advance so that we have time to get your kit. If you already have a kit, no worry to sign up in advance. <br />
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Starting the first week in September, we will be holding class for Gail Wilson's 14" portrait Izannah Doll . This is the one that is all cloth (no stockinette) and is painted in oils. Classes for this doll will be the first and third Thursdays of September and October. Later in the year we hope to make the cotton ornament dolls. View the kit information for these dolls on Gail's website: <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/">www.GailWilsonDesigns.com</a></div>
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Have a great summer vacation and have some doll fun! Thanks for stopping by - Julie</div>
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Hello Dollmakers! Today I'll be getting out my special feet.... but not the ones at the end of my legs that always have sock monkey socks on them. When I make doll clothes, I switch back and forth between 2-3 different feet, and I like to use my special hemstitching foot for sewing and finishing seams in one pass. This special foot has a bar across it that makes the zig zag portion of the stitch perfect every time. I use it also to just zig zag around the edges if I want a flat seam I can open.<br />
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But before I begin, I have to clear my sewing table, it's a BIG MESS! And then find the material I want to use and gather the pattern pieces I will need. I like to keep my Gail Wilson doll patterns in notebooks and I slide the laminated pattern pieces in a sheet protector and keep those in the notebook too. If I use ivory colored cardstock for body parts and another color for the clothing patterns, I can zoom right to what I need. Gail's instructions are wonderfully detailed so you never wonder about what to do. For more information about Gail's dolls, visit her website at: <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/">www.GailWilsonDesigns.com</a><br />
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After I have picked out the linen and lace, I cut two brims and gather my lace. My rule of thumb for how full to make the gathers is:</div>
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Set your stitch length to long (4.0 for me) and at the edge of the lace that will be hidden in a seam, sew your gathering stitich leaving 4 inch thread tails at each end to pull up the gathers. <br />
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Find the center lenthwise of the lace and the brim piece and pin to one brim piece with outside edge of lace heading in. Pin two outside edges too. </div>
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After the mid and end points are firmly pinned, pull up on the bobbin thread until the lace fits the size of the piece you are sewing it to. Use a stilletto to evenly distribute the lace gathers. Pin as you go. Secure the end threads so they won't let the lace fall off (I wrap around the last pin.) <br />
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After sewing, check that it's all sewn good and then following Gail's instructions, apply the other brim piece to the first one sandwiching the lace inbetween and sew using the sewing line from sewing the lace on the first brim piece as a guide. Clip around the curves and turn outside right and press. For the remaining instructions of how to attach the brim to the bonnet for the Columbian doll, please see the instructions in Gail's kit available at <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/all_page_content/historic_primitive2_ins.html">http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/all_page_content/historic_primitive2_ins.html</a><br />
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The pantaloons require a bit of preparing - you need to make some tucks on the fabric that will then be folded and lined up with the bottom of the pattern piece. Precut the rectangle sized for the doll you are making (the Columbian doll comes in two sizes) and iron up the two folds where the tucks will be. I get out my special foot that has the bar so that I can line up the edge of the fold with the bar so I know I will have a 1/8' tuck. </div>
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And the second Tuck going in; if you look close you can see the fold up against the bar. </div>
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Then flip the pantaloons around so the leg seams can be sewn, and pin, matching the seams from the crotch. Sew the leg seam in one swoop. <br />
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Turn up the bottom leg hems and turn down the waist hem, pin and iron. It's hard to iron little doll clothes with a big iron and board, so I get out my little flat wooden utensil (spurtle?) and my little clover iron and give it a good press. A wooden spoon handle works too, but the flat one is really nice for little pant legs and sleeves. Then I hem the legs by hand and put in a drawstring at the waist. I make my pantaloons a bit differently than what's in the instructions. All those years of making baby clothes, I guess....I just make the doll pants the same way as people pants. </div>
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I hope you enjoyed watching these doll clothing items going together. Thanks for stopping by and I had fun today! - Julie</div>
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Hi Dollmakers! You've probably wondered where I have been, it's been so long since I posted. I was busy making merry over the holidays, and then getting thru the yearly medical checkups and getting treated for high blood pressure. I also have a new year's resolution to get more walking and exercise in for my health. It's time to get serious about getting fit. And as my fitness trainer says "FIT HAPPENS" - and it does with working at it. Yup, I finally figured it might be easier if I had some professional help. <br />
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What's up in the doll arena? We are working on the small Columbians thru February and then in March and April we move onto the Portrait Style cloth Izannah doll that is featured on Gail Wilson's home page. Click on the title of this post and it will take you to a picture of this doll on Gail's website. For more information, click here:<br />
<a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/new_items.html">http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/new_items.html</a> and page down about 2/3 of the way down the page. She is 13" tall and wears an outfit that is a copy from an original Izannah Walker doll. I will share my oil paints during class for anyone who wishes to try their hand at oil painting their doll face. <br />
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Class fee news! For any one who has paid for three classes from me, any following classes will be half price or $25. If you repeat a class you have taken from me before, the fee is reduced to the bee fee ($5/month). <br />
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On the fourth Thursdays of the month, we will gather to make Hitty items from the Hitty kit club. Next up will be chairs; upholstered or wooden. There are also a few who will make another GW Hitty doll. There is still room around the table if you'd like to join us. The fee is $5.00 for all the Thursdays in the month. We usually meet for classes the first and third Thursdays, the second Thursday is doll bee with the exception of the Feb bee (we talked Cindy S into teaching us the chenille blanket) and the fourth Thursday is Hitty bee. <br />
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We hope to see you there! - Have some doll fun today - Julie</div>
<br /></div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-24731584713480969902011-11-08T13:56:00.001-05:002011-12-01T23:23:40.524-05:00Are You Ready?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Are you ready for that time of year when you need to wrap up something special for that some one special? It's too early to even think about it, but I don't want to find myself with so many unfinished dolls when I need them. So TADA - announcing the week long doll bee at Attic Window Quilt Shop starting Nov 28 and going thru Dec 1, 2011. The times are 10:30 am on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. For Tuesday, we'll meet after the regular Tuesday Bee...say 1:00 pm. The bee fee will be $5 for the entire marathon (4 days of classroom use). <br />
Hope to see you there!<br />
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On another note: I have been looking for ways to "clean green". I find I am allergic (or something like that) to many of the green cleaning products you find at the grocery stores. I have been using Doctor Bronner's pepperment soap for many years and just found out that I could add some hydrogen peroxide to clean a spot on the carpet. This spot has been a thorn in my side for many years! Even the professional carpet cleaners couldn't get it....but good old Dr B and the hydrogen peroxide got it right out. I used the food grade stuff diluted down to disinfect my counter top and had a bit left over, so I added the soap and used the rest on the carper. Awesome stuff. Here's the link that gave me the idea: <a href="http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/">http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/</a>. It's an enviromentaly safe cleaner that I plan on using a lot more. <br />
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While I am cleaning the kitchen, you go have some doll fun - so at least one of us has some fun today - Julie<br />
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PS - I found that the magic bullet glasses that I never use make a wonderfull shaker (use the lid with the larger holes) for my new green scour powder - borax. </div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-36696275054315266932011-11-06T09:08:00.000-05:002011-11-06T09:08:17.822-05:00Dixie Redmond's Izannah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm4z8RksQnZsOVti0Rpc7zq7cw7MUIyuSMqTUZMM4y2Di3CB_ei2kRC-fTEQN0WoGF_O0s5eUZSBLKFBDEuKdwKG67GhGj6K7-Sh4FIo8iRflwrOHA-uHhgvc0r3ro6k67gJ3wBzjLf8/s1600/stuffing+all+done.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm4z8RksQnZsOVti0Rpc7zq7cw7MUIyuSMqTUZMM4y2Di3CB_ei2kRC-fTEQN0WoGF_O0s5eUZSBLKFBDEuKdwKG67GhGj6K7-Sh4FIo8iRflwrOHA-uHhgvc0r3ro6k67gJ3wBzjLf8/s320/stuffing+all+done.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Are you thinking you might like to try your hand at an Izannah Walker style doll? Besides my Gail Wilson Izannah's I have three Dixie Redmond dolls in the works. They are still in the pre-sculpt stage, but hopefully soon I will get them going again. <br />
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Here is the link for Dixie's workshop e-pattern. I hope you'll give it a try, it is loads of fun with this group. Lots of talented doll makers in that forum, so be sure to join in to see the pictures and read the discussion threads. <br />
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hmmm, maybe Santa should make a few of these dolls! <br />
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Have some doll fun today (you have that extra hour) - Julie</div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-88476202184239571682011-10-26T15:53:00.000-04:002011-10-26T15:53:27.514-04:00The Retreat Doll<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYCOluBYPgbcUc_Cf3TFVF2dQ52PiH5eA2mdn0datwf74_57hl1EQI8twSjctr2OW8hndxVbJKRBt3fEMKy4qX31MXtogMhNIbyHmXfN8DLCO0vlQvaRNYsUsu6ss8nLQ5d2eJ06r_Sc/s1600/DSCN0265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYCOluBYPgbcUc_Cf3TFVF2dQ52PiH5eA2mdn0datwf74_57hl1EQI8twSjctr2OW8hndxVbJKRBt3fEMKy4qX31MXtogMhNIbyHmXfN8DLCO0vlQvaRNYsUsu6ss8nLQ5d2eJ06r_Sc/s320/DSCN0265.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here she is - the doll from the Gail Wilson retreat in early October. She is one of the dolls from Gail's journey to create a doll just as the real Izannah Walker did back in the last half of the 1800's. This doll has a molded head with stockingette over it and a cloth body. This was my first attempt at stockinette and it was much easier than I thought it would be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the retreat, my husband and I traveled to the Shelburne Museum in Northern Vermont. It is a series of buildings housing several different kinds of museum exibits. It took us two full days to see it all. In one of the buildings, they have three Izannah Walker dolls on display! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In addition to dolls, we saw sleighs and carriages, quilts, folk art, impressionistic paintings, american paintings, circus carvings, and some period houses. We also saw a shaker tool shed, a weaver with a working Jacquard loom, and a locomotive steam engine. If you'd like to arm chair visit the museum, here is their web address:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shelburnemuseum.org/explore/collections/">http://shelburnemuseum.org/explore/collections/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have a nice gift shop there with books, games, clothing, Vermont artist items, and even some fabrics that are reproductions of fabrics in their antique quilts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you get to visit the Shelburne Museum some day...but in the meantime, have some kind of fun today!</div></div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-51770727503247365002011-09-22T17:23:00.000-04:002011-09-22T17:23:35.451-04:00Shop Hoppin in Rockford, MI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hello dollmakers! We are taking a break from dollmaking (shhh, don't tell the dolls!) for 4 weeks in honor of the annual fall shop hop around West Michgan fabric stores. Today my eldest daughter and I made a trek into Rockford, MI to visit the Rockford shoe outlet. Wow, so many nice shoes and things there. I found a nice zip bag for shopping at an outlet price :)<br />
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<img alt="Blood Orange" height="120" src="http://www.oldworldolivepress.com/store/images/Bottle%20Small.png" title=" Blood Orange " width="120" /><br />
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Since we were there in Rockford, we decide to have a look around and WOW we found this really cool olive oil and balsamic vinegar spot. I never knew they had dark chocolate balsamic vinegar (I got a bottle of that). And so many interesting oilive oils. They do have a website and I think I will go back and do some Christmas shopping there. They had some nice gift bags with four or six bottles that I figure would be very nice for gifts. <a href="http://www.oldworldolivepress.com/">http://www.oldworldolivepress.com</a> or click on the title of this post. <br />
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I got a couple of sampler sets (so I could try all those very delicious oils at home). There are samplers in mid sized bottles or small bottles. <img alt="4 Pack Sampler, 200 ml" height="120" src="http://www.oldworldolivepress.com/store/images/Sample%20Pack.jpg" title=" 4 Pack Sampler, 200 ml " width="132" /><br />
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Some of the very tasty combos are: <br />
(EVOO = Extra Virgin Olive Oil, BV=Balsamic Vinegar)<br />
Blood Orange EVOO and dark chocolate BV<br />
Basil EVOO and Sicilian Lemon BV<br />
Wild mushroom and Sage EVOO and 18year aged traditional BV<br />
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YUM YUM! I'm making myself a salad for din din and then I am going to take a good look at a knitting pattern I bought at the yarn shop in town. A very nice lady helped me find a nice sweater pattern that you can use up scraps to make and it shows sizing for kids and adults. And you knit it in once piece and sew one seam and it's done. Sounds like it's right up my alley. <a href="http://www.therockfordnetwork.com/rockford-mi-180-J.T.-Stitchery-and-Frame-Shop.htm">http://www.therockfordnetwork.com/rockford-mi-180-J.T.-Stitchery-and-Frame-Shop.htm</a><br />
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I was hoping to get into the rug hooking spot, but it looks like they are closing and moving to another location, so we didn't get in there. But oh well, sounds like a good reason for going back to Rockford! <br />
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Well, the EVOO and BV in the pantry is calling my name, so off I go to the kitchen - have some fun today (even if it isn't doll fun).<br />
Bon Appitit! - Julie</div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-62075917580871021632011-09-17T23:25:00.001-04:002011-09-18T08:22:07.757-04:00Third Generation Doll maker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hello Dollmakers! Here's what happens when you can't find some one to mind the little one while you make dolls: you give the next generation doll maker a start! <br />
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My middle daughter Hazel is entering a Hitty doll in a work sponsored art contest. Here she is painting the skin color on a Hitty head and limbs. Of course her little one Kristin wants in on the painting fun and did a pretty good job considering she is only two. <br />
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Hitty is a fun doll to make. She is only 6.5 inches tall, but has a big personality! We made her a room box and some medical office items like a miniature stethoscope and knee banger (ok, go ahead a laugh! I don't know the medical term for that knee banger thingie). We found some very small bottles with cork stoppers and made some tiny cotton balls, cotton swabs, and tongue depressors for them. Hitty also has a table and chair, a coat rack, a file box with patient files, and she even has a framed medical degree! <br />
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She is now residing at Hazel's work and the company employees voted on Friday. I hear we have some pretty good competition at the art show. We will hear on Monday how she fared. If she wins the competition, she will have another adventure to a medical convention.<br />
Good luck Hitty! <br />
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Have some doll fun today - we sure did! Here are a few of the fun places we visitied in cyber space while making Hitty and her room box:<br />
<a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/">www.gailwilsondesigns.com</a> for the Hitty parts<br />
<a href="http://www.printmini.com/printables/">http://www.printmini.com/printables/</a> mini printables <br />
<a href="http://www.hittyprintmini.julieoldcrow.com/">http://www.hittyprintmini.julieoldcrow.com/</a> more mini printables<br />
and thanks to them for sharing their Hitty treasures! <br />
</div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-69496832493023213332011-08-17T18:17:00.001-04:002011-08-17T18:18:18.889-04:00Finishing up the MYO doll with Hannah and Samantha<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh6kRrf0Ol8AXIqif4q8f3LkGCoyINEJUA4D02ZFyJpn2Z0kbyFFYhgZfBo5JN1E_BfARmxfArZNtP3LJpuYfXDn-6Ae6o5CLN1X7Muw5ktd_uz3a72VfgWdoVbyhs0JXBOMjmKcCZJs/s1600/finished+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh6kRrf0Ol8AXIqif4q8f3LkGCoyINEJUA4D02ZFyJpn2Z0kbyFFYhgZfBo5JN1E_BfARmxfArZNtP3LJpuYfXDn-6Ae6o5CLN1X7Muw5ktd_uz3a72VfgWdoVbyhs0JXBOMjmKcCZJs/s320/finished+3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>HI doll makers, today is the day we finish up the MYO dolls that Hannah and Samantha (and Mom helped too) have been working on for awhile. The first day (gee, was that last year??) they sculped hair on the doll heads. <br />
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The second meeting, they painted the doll parts with skin and hair color and mom worked on the cloth parts.<br />
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The third meeting we painted on the facial details and shoes on the feet. Ok, I helped a little by painting on the eye whites, but they did most of the face themselves. I was impressed they did so well as they are my youngest doll making pupils ever. <br />
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Today, H & S's mom finished sewing the torsos, and then....<br />
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Hannah attached one of the arms to the arm tube before we put the arms into the shoulders and sewed her legs to the thigh tubes. <br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Samantha stuffed some roving into her legs and sewed them shut. Then we slipped the arm with arm tube into the holes in the shoulder and sewed on the second arm, added the legs to the torso and VOILA! Two very nice Gail Wilson designed "Make Your Own" dolls completed by two very young doll makers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pantaloons went on first, then the slip, and finally the dresses. I can see these two dolls are going to be well loved! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For more information about the MYO doll from Gail Wilson, please see her website at </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/">www.GailWilsonDesigns.com</a> </div></div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-89888271047647231292011-07-27T13:15:00.004-04:002011-07-27T13:35:13.418-04:00Good Grain Lines and the Columbian Doll<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hello Doll makers! Happy doll day to you. Yup, she's finished and up on the Etsy Shelf where I keep all my Etsy offerings safe and dust free. Here's a picture of her before she went up on the shelf in her dust proof cover:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now it's time to prepare for the next doll class at Attic Window Quilt Shop - The Columbian Doll. The antique Columbian doll that inspired our class doll lives at the Wenham Museum near Boston. She was made by Emma and Marietta Adams (1890's in Oswego, NY) . Miss Columbia got her name as a result of winning an award at the 1893 Columbian Exposition of the Chicago's World Fair. She went on to travel internationally to raise monies for children's Charities. For more information about Miss Columbia and her travels, please visit the Wenham Museum site at: <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/misscol.html">http://www.wenhammuseum.org/misscol.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I will be making the body of the Columbian doll designed by Gail Wilson so that I have a class example for our first class on Aug 4, 2011. It's not too late to jump into class, purchase a pattern for the Columbian Doll from Gail Wilson and come to class with your sewing machine and basic sewing supplies. All the skill required is basic sewing skills. The rest we'll cover in class. Gail's website is: <a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/">http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com</a> The columbian doll is in the historical section in the cottage industry doll. Tell her you are taking my class and she'll let you know the items besides the pattern that you will need (shoe leather, buttons, etc). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMF9seDUK64e3ML09vgDlH5klch9cqn-mBMCeMqD-tIq_V1zG33ErKzbbkoWkes6NBDJ0nG7vbNviTs7tsovD-GsQDuIR7Ag57oqu3WCXVtdh4Y3bSGKY15heXjouXuqh1KvlIVkWStA/s1600/GG+finding+the+grain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMF9seDUK64e3ML09vgDlH5klch9cqn-mBMCeMqD-tIq_V1zG33ErKzbbkoWkes6NBDJ0nG7vbNviTs7tsovD-GsQDuIR7Ag57oqu3WCXVtdh4Y3bSGKY15heXjouXuqh1KvlIVkWStA/s320/GG+finding+the+grain.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first step in sewing the body is to find the grainline of the fabric. This is parallel to the salvedge. Easily done UNLESS the salvedge has been cut off. No worries, just find a similar fabric with a salvedge and find which way the stretch goes. The stretch is perpendicular (at a 90 degree angle) to the salvedge. So now you know you want to lay the grainline indicators on the pattern along the not stretchy grainline of the fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why is it important to get good grain lines? It helps to maintain the shape of the doll as originally intended by the designer. If you don't follow the grainlines, you might end up with a short fat doll instead of the doll shape you were supposed to have. This means that the clothing may not fit well. Having said this, there are times you might WANT to disregard the grainlines. For example, if you want to make a second doll with the same pattern and don't want it to be exactly the same, you can flip the grain line in say the head and end up with a fatter head. The doll will look different, but if you keep the body the same, you won't have issues with the clothing not fitting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are two NY dolls I made, flipping the grainline on the black version to get a different shaped head. I ended up adding hair of yarn too, so it is really different. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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So as I go, I organize for what I'm going to do next while I wait for the sewing machine to return. One thing I found is that several heads are suspended in their process waiting for eye whites to be painted on. I like to do my heads in alkyd oils and eye whites need to go on and dry before the rest of the face can be painted. I like to give them a few days of drying time, so if I have to pull off some iris color, I can use my filbert with a touch of turp without pulling off any eye white. <br />
For me, the first step in painting is to find that spot where I can leave things to dry. I have six heads to paint the eye whites (3 hitties for Thursday's doll class and 3 MYO dolls). I happened to be dusting one of my spool pincushions and thought, hey - why not this for drying eye whites?<br />
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The doll heads may touch each other, so do not use to dry hair or even skin paint. <br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, guess I better quit fooling around on the blog and get back to cleaning! </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by and have some doll fun today! - Julie</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visit the website above for her vintage pincushion kits. </div></div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-2663503788688397482011-06-07T14:54:00.001-04:002011-06-07T14:55:49.817-04:00Super Duper Cute alert<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19kP-oTxTsfdrCLbtJ2yHWrreS5f86I2D8wZyCJu03EDOPcdDjERYd_RBeyFVRKFCOI9Vq1FO3MFz7XYmiCBlqu9ctZ_K7bNF2dYey9oYH49iNll8ocZgViK_SiX7TBQzMkaII63jMNQ/s1600/Hitty+%2526+Monkey+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19kP-oTxTsfdrCLbtJ2yHWrreS5f86I2D8wZyCJu03EDOPcdDjERYd_RBeyFVRKFCOI9Vq1FO3MFz7XYmiCBlqu9ctZ_K7bNF2dYey9oYH49iNll8ocZgViK_SiX7TBQzMkaII63jMNQ/s320/Hitty+%2526+Monkey+1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Oh my, I feel like a pirate finding a pot of gold in the sand! For in with all the junk mail yesterday was the MOST ADORABLE tiny sock monkey for my Hitty. Many thanks to Linda H from Sequim, WA for sending me this little treasure. My Hitty thinks she is the cat's meow now with her own sock monkey (and she probably is).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, I need to go put my treasure in the bookcase with the other treasures. Hmmm, maybe on the bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXqKmWrNLjjpH9h-wUS4zeTo3zbiMWBJQxqx8IMNvv-fM6dosIavqR0ibcuCRu0DeRJPgm6sm9BHuoVVwGilTivJxHQob9jxYfsKyMvC74WucjC8Abee6Yhx1H8rUMxh0pRgm_oTtru4/s1600/Monkey+on+bed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXqKmWrNLjjpH9h-wUS4zeTo3zbiMWBJQxqx8IMNvv-fM6dosIavqR0ibcuCRu0DeRJPgm6sm9BHuoVVwGilTivJxHQob9jxYfsKyMvC74WucjC8Abee6Yhx1H8rUMxh0pRgm_oTtru4/s320/Monkey+on+bed.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-61997417712122460412011-05-28T21:50:00.003-04:002011-05-28T22:00:47.562-04:00Cute Alert<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hot off the presses - or guess I should say, the sewing machine: A carpet bag designed by Sarah C. of Two Sister's Fancy Goods for my yet unfinished Izannah Walker doll from Dixie Redmond's online class. Here's a picture of the carpet bag I made this afternoon - it was FUN! <br />
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</a>This was a practice version, to get the feel of how to make it. It is lined, has a pocket and real leather trim. I wanted to get over the learning curve before I used real nice tapestry fabric and this is not bad for a first try.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This would be a wonderful size purse for American Girl dolls, too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> For info about the pattern for the doll's bag, visit Sarah's storefront: <a href="http://twosistersfancygoods.weebly.com/">http://twosistersfancygoods.weebly.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sarah also has a blog: <a href="http://www.cremnrabble.blogspot.com/">http://www.cremnrabble.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The online class registration for 2011 is closed, but there is rumor there might be a 2012 class.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>I had some doll fun today! Hope you got some too - Julie</div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-68122811836828405502011-05-25T17:50:00.010-04:002011-07-24T15:13:31.053-04:00New York Doll - turning fingers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New York Doll designed by Gail Wilson, made by me years ago in an online class. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello doll makers! Today I am working on finishing up the NY doll bodies and turning them outside right. Tomorrow will be the second class at Attic Window Quilt Shop for Gail Wilson's version of the doll that graces the front cover on the book by Wendy Lavitt. For more information about the doll, please click on the title of the link and it will take you to Gail's website. The New York Doll is in the historical section. I have one kit left over from a prior class that I would like to sell - if anyone would like more info - please email me. Yes, it comes with a set of pre-sewn hands.</div> I have found a short cut for the hands! I scanned the hand pattern into my embroidery unit on my machine and I just let the machine sew the hands for me. I also do this for all my students who ask for them. I try and turn them outside right before I give them to the students as this is one of those tricky areas that takes a bit of practice. Sorry about it being sideways! I can't seem to find the way to turn it. <br />
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</tbody></table>Once the machine has sewn them, I start by doing a preliminary cut out that goes around the fingers as a whole. <br />
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Then I clip between the fingers close to the stitching. This ensures that the hands will lay nicely after they are turned; no hitching up in the crux of the fingers. Then I do another pass around with the scissors close to the stitiching, but not as close as the slips in the V's of the fingers.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa2DSyKWPkhPpII6c8dqP3HFwOWJGl4pnYPQelVBuGtJZqYPc9GgzrVFoYkrb8ebjcIhGUsbzvPycHx1AZ1LZdvFVh-jO6WeJLYDaJtFtqshilB2Vl8Ers80BrSz30Z0RukZg0YgzBv8/s1600/NY+hands+cuff+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa2DSyKWPkhPpII6c8dqP3HFwOWJGl4pnYPQelVBuGtJZqYPc9GgzrVFoYkrb8ebjcIhGUsbzvPycHx1AZ1LZdvFVh-jO6WeJLYDaJtFtqshilB2Vl8Ers80BrSz30Z0RukZg0YgzBv8/s320/NY+hands+cuff+1.JPG" width="320" /></a>Finish the raw edge by turning over and basting. How much to turn over will be in the instructions from Gail Wilson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXynHPXKeg3rbM_fYc_ZzzIhtnlaQp_i0TopxnEWHFnAfO4zYeEkdsaDa3ogW3UNnj0AfbfHNClY9Xg59PdtdbJEk6H6q4t9CuVcZmYNmb9E3A6xIWh_iX56PK905bu7qBXz8bhqZJqO0/s1600/NY+hands+cuff+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXynHPXKeg3rbM_fYc_ZzzIhtnlaQp_i0TopxnEWHFnAfO4zYeEkdsaDa3ogW3UNnj0AfbfHNClY9Xg59PdtdbJEk6H6q4t9CuVcZmYNmb9E3A6xIWh_iX56PK905bu7qBXz8bhqZJqO0/s320/NY+hands+cuff+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like to turn up a cuff, to make it easier to hold the tube. Slip the tube up inside one of the fingers or the thumb and then open the side seams and flatten them as flat as you can against the finger. I have a video that shows how I turn the fingers, please excuse the background noise, I was listening to a movie at the time. After you have the first tube in the finger, place the other tube or the flat end of a tooth pick on top of the finger over the fabric so it nestles in the first tube with the fabric between them. Think of a sandwich of inside tube, fabric, then flat toothpick. Don't try to push the tooth pick down, but instead slip the fabric up over the toothpick. In the video it looks as if I am pushing down, but I am really mostly slipping the fabric up over the toothpick while holding the tubes against one another. Hard to explain, but it works. It's also important not to have too much of a seam allowance. </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The important thing is to take your time and to back up and start over if things are not moving along well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qqzNOf6uOnRGRSeI6atxN9n7nT1SoIY_iUNVFeXs7D0Y4Mo43qQ7XOaXcGfm-A8P-66zTjKC1TsRxpAtBzqCwg3jW0uJWTwQTwvT6vKPy3e1mWLMR4W_GbenXWmUPObDUwOOU30Ieh4/s1600/NY+hands+open+SA.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qqzNOf6uOnRGRSeI6atxN9n7nT1SoIY_iUNVFeXs7D0Y4Mo43qQ7XOaXcGfm-A8P-66zTjKC1TsRxpAtBzqCwg3jW0uJWTwQTwvT6vKPy3e1mWLMR4W_GbenXWmUPObDUwOOU30Ieh4/s200/NY+hands+open+SA.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The pinky finger is the hardest because it is the smallest, so start with the thumb to get a feel for how it works. Then move onto the smaller fingers. Also, if things are not going as well as you wanted, try getting just a tip of the finger turned and then try and pull it out the rest of the way after you have the others pulled. It only takes a bit of turned fabric for the hemostats to grab to be able to pull the rest outside right. Having said that, BE CAREFUL not to put holes in your fingers unless you are going for that really antiqued/worn out look. Holes in fingers are another accidently on purpose thing that happens in doll making. If it happens you can get a really sweet look by darning said hole and it makes the doll look well loved.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my stash of doll body parts, ready for stuffing tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0JHyoclT7x3D8WdVPCPZwkG_TFbgMLNoeCcb0o8R-yUdyHqVA2khudt6LgkgkZVgZG4o6yIFCCjBYziz5VYHxkeJ1Pgure4jQlgpQcynCRHpbIspYOJNaiNI0JGFE0khyphenhyphenL7YKjTefVA/s1600/Two+bodies+ready+to+stuff.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0JHyoclT7x3D8WdVPCPZwkG_TFbgMLNoeCcb0o8R-yUdyHqVA2khudt6LgkgkZVgZG4o6yIFCCjBYziz5VYHxkeJ1Pgure4jQlgpQcynCRHpbIspYOJNaiNI0JGFE0khyphenhyphenL7YKjTefVA/s320/Two+bodies+ready+to+stuff.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of you probably noticed the open back seam in the body. Yup, I tweaked the pattern because I really like being able to stuff from a seam instead of from the bottom. To do this, make an extra body back pattern and cut in half down the center where the center back seam would be. Then when drawing the pattern on the fabric add a seam allowance to the cut part (the center back seam). Then sew the seam leaving a section of the back unsewn. Press open the seams and voila, you now have your back piece with a center seam to stuff from. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> If you want to, you can leave two areas in the center back seam open, one in the center top half where shoulder points are and one in the center bottom area, say where a tail bone would be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Run a gather stitch around the butt section and pin to front bottom matching centers. Pin the important parts first: center head, sides of head, neck, center and side of bottom, waist, neck, shoulder points, and then some additional points halfway between what you already pinned. Easing where necessary, sew all around the body. Where did I get this open area center back seam idea from? Many of Gail's patterns use this technique - the cloth fashion doll for one. I learn something new with every one of her patterns that I make. This is why I like the try them all! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Have some doll fun today - Julie</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Julsie1231http://www.blogger.com/profile/08815080135904089207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184845877281909077.post-63353616176554828642011-05-21T23:18:00.000-04:002011-05-21T23:18:11.653-04:00Accidently on Purpose<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know how it goes, right? You make the bodice a bit bigger because in the past you have issues with clothing being a tight fit (you stuffed a bit too much). Then come to find out, you should have just left it alone and it would have fit perfect. Then you add some darts in the bottom to fit it better and then the top half is just a tad to big. To fix that, you add a bust with some roving laying around on the crafting table (see, there is a reason for not putting it away so fast). And you gather up the top of the lace and voila, you have tweaked your creation to stand out from all the others. Accidently on purpose. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While you are checking everything over, you hear that little voice say "I'd like a belt please". So you pull out your tiny buckles - a treasure you found while on errands. This is why you always keep your eyes peeled; searching for good doll sized items because you never know when those little voices are going to pipe up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> While you are poking thru the doll treasures box, the little voice leans over and says, "Hey, doing anything with those keys"? So you add some keys and even a small pair of scissors to the mix. She might need those scissors and keys when she finds her new home. </div><br />
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And a lady always needs a hat. Sometimes with braids, or flowers, or feathers and sometimes with them all! <br />
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To see the Etsy listing, just click on the title of this post or visit my Etsy Shop at: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50698732/the-pincushion-doll-with-tweaks?ref=ss_listing">http://www.etsy.com/listing/50698732/the-pincushion-doll-with-tweaks?ref=ss_listing</a><br />
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For more information about purchasing a kit for this pincushion doll, please visit Gail Wilson's website at:<a href="http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/oldfashdrygoods.html">http://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/catalog/oldfashdrygoods.html</a><br />
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