So without any more ado--doll outfit photos!
The Mexicali Rose:
I need to get those rompers listed on my Etsy shop now...
When we talk about attending Remembering WWII around here, we always say, "Going to Linden"--and we sure 'nuff are going to Linden as Vendors again this year! We've been sewing for two or three weeks straight (I can't seem to remember exactly), but it doesn't seem to me like I've been very productive...until I started looking at these pictures and I realized that I have gotten something done! (In addition to my uniform...which I'll do a post on later). So without any more ado--doll outfit photos! The Mexicali Rose: Mustard Jumper--1940's School Girl: Rosies' Sunday Dress--1940's: Green 1940's School Girl Jumper: Orange Floral Frock (there are butterflies in the print, too!) 1940's Dress: The Colonial Dame: 1940's Play Suit: Maroon 1940's Dress (a me-drafted pattern): Seeing Double (that's a bit of joke, because once upon a time there was another dress that was identical to this one): 1920's/30's dress (made from vintage material; I had to work around a stain that had permeated the whole piece): 1940's Dress (I would wear this one for sure, even though I seldom wear brown): Red/Blue Gingham 1940's Dress: That's 13--and I had two more that ended up being rejects. Also in this time I have made my uniform, completely finished a romper I started last year, almost finished another (only needs buttonsholes/buttons--I have one buttonhole done), and completed two rompers--a boy/girl twin set: The fact that I do many of my buttonholes by hand explains some of the delay...I still have more things planned, but with the way I've been feeling lately, I'm not going to stress over completion. If they get done, they get done. If not, oh well. I need to get those rompers listed on my Etsy shop now... ~~Racheal~~
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At this point, these dresses are not the latest items hot off the sewing machine, but I did say that I would post pictures of them, so here they be: This particular dress pattern is a little small on the dolls and I had forgotten that and consequently neglected to add extra around the edges. On discovering a gaping back, I decided to use my brain rather than wailing. Taking the notion of a ruffle, such is around the neckline, I figured the cross-back ruffled straps. It took a few minutes to get them lined up just so, but I think it worked fairly well. I'm afraid the purple dress is just a little big, but I love it. :) You can't tell overly well from the photograph, but the ribbon is basically sewn into the pleats so that it peeks out when the dress is hanging straight down. All in all, these four dresses were fun to make and each one had it's own design "challenge". I succeeded in not making "four of the same" as I was trying to make each dress a different color and shape. Our doll dress rack is still needing a little more variety. I'll get around to making more at some point. As of this typing, I have two 1860's chemises and two pairs of split drawers cut out waiting for the sewing machine as well as a custom job (other than Andrew's uniform) which I will most definitely be posting about when I complete it. But here's a teaser: ~~Racheal~~ |
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