This time three years ago I was taking sideways glances at our third and final child in her plastic crib as I lay stilled by an emergency caeserean. Our little Emily was born at 4pm on March 4th and has been a joy in our lives every day since then.
My friend Tara called me a couple of weeks ago and asked if I could make her daughter, Clodagh, another christmas dress. I made her this one last year.
I love how it turned out. You can find details about the pattern here. It's such a sweet pattern. The fabric is from Spotlight and is a Japanese cotton. I hope Clodagh loves the dress and that she enjoys wearing it on christmas day!
Ooh...that fabric looks familiar. I used it to make Emily's poppy doll's dress also. I finished the doll last night and Emily is now 'one of the girls' with her own doll like her sisters. But she won't be meeting her doll 'til christmas morning.
Again, I used Fiona's lovely pattern. You can purchase it from her shop.
Linking up with My Creative Space today.
One of my best friends left to go back to her home in Fremantle on the weekend after a month's stay here in Melbourne with Family. We met through first mother's group four years ago and have been a great support for each other through raising our girls and life in general. Karen was describing her poky kitchen to me and was saying she that when she got back she wanted to brighten it up with some little plants and a fresh coat of paint. Since I have gotten on the crochet band wagon I started crocheting these gorgeous hearts and decided to make a set of green ones to brighten up Karen's kitchen. They are varying sizes and shades of green.
Karen loved them.
Karen's daughter Alia, Isabella's best friend from babyhood, turned four on the weekend and I made her a new dress and apron for her Poppy doll I made her a couple of years ago. The dress is modelled here on Issie's doll.
I also made her a crocheted heart to hang on her bedroom door.
And we made her these Hello Kitty cupcakes for her party.
Orange and poppyseed with cream cheese icing. The eyes and whiskers are licorice and the bow, nose and ears are made from royal icing. Isabella had loads of fun making the little bits with me and she and Juliette both loved licking the beaters and tidying up the bowl!
I'll be checking out Our Creative Spaces today.
So here is Emily Button. She was lots of fun to make, although I had to keep her hidden from Isabella as her distinctive pink hair would surely have given her away!
I used cream wool flannel from The Fabric Store and the fuschia wool blend felt I picked up at Spotlight. Her rosy cheeks are care of one of Issie's pink pencils!
So now I'm onto knitting up Bobble the cat...
Check out The Emily Button Project - Chapter One for the inspiration for this doll.
I have made another of these gorgeous dolls for a friend's daughter for christmas...
The pattern is again by Hop Skip Jump. I have used it five times now - you can see the other four here. I was inspired by this doll in particular.
My fabrics are from a few different sources. The grey wool is from Rathdowne Remnants, The black wool is from The Fabric Store in Fitzroy and the red spotted cotton is recycled and also features in this jacket I made a few months back. You can buy the pattern from Fiona's blog at Hop Skip Jump (am I her number one fan?!)
Here is a (not so clear) shot of her in her underwear - the clothes are as much fun to make as the doll.
I have now made four "Poppy" dolls (by Hop Skip Jump). The latest doll on the right is for a friend's baby and is pictured here with her friends at the Collingwood children's farm.
Jemima was made with a creamy yellow wool I purchased from Rathdowne Remnants. Her hair is a chocolate brown velvet and her cheeks are made with suede. I made her little dress and bloomers from some leftovers from Indianna's quilt. The dress skirt is made of calico with a purple ribbon trim. These dolls have been so much fun to make. It is a joy to see their little faces come together and to make their sweet outfits, but most of all to know they will be loved and cherished by some special little girls.
My most recent fun sewing projects have been making these wool dolls for my two girls. The pattern comes from hop skip jump and fabrics for dresses are from hawthorne threads. Wool flannel for dolls was hard to source. Found some from Geelong blanket company. Very fun to make and hopefully the dolls will be around for years to come.
Hair and cheeks are made from suede
Hair and cheeks are made from suede
Blonde dolly is for blonde Isabella, while the brunette is for little Juliette!
