Last night we had the second knit nite at my house. It was great! There were 6 of us, all different (except me!) from the last time. I worked on my bag. I found a great heavy cotton fabric in the box of remnants my neighbor had given me… looks like leftovers from a slip cover project. I sewed it up and then hand-sewed it into place during our gathering. Beforehand, I went through all my ribbons because I knew I had to have something that would work. I found 2 possibilities- (a) ’60’s guitar strap ribbon or (b) Japanese chrysanthemum pattern ribbon for a more sophisticated look. As a group, we choose the chrysanthemums. Maybe I’ll get around to sewing it together before next month!

and now a product review… I won a box of this stuffing (Putnam Company, Select Fiber Fiberfill) when I was at WOW last spring. I had been wanting to try out some black stuffing and now that I’m working on a black child it was time to try it out. The stuffing has the texture I like- a “dry” feel, versus slippery, but there are some quality problems with the
first bag at least. There are bits of other “fibers”(?) mixed in with the stuffing. Shiny, sparkly mylar bits, some of them have enough presence to poke my hand after I had stuffed the arm. I had to unstuff and search for the problem- I thought it might be a pin! Also, it makes a mess- leaves behind a dust of black fiber bits which are not easy to clean up. I am used to working with Buffalo Batt Super Fluff and have never had any problems. I don’t know if I would buy this product… of course I’ve got 10 bags of it right now so I won’t have to!

The black doll is going well. She now has arms and legs. I only ruined one hand in the turning, stuffing process- pretty good! I am not sure who she is yet and haven’t found the right bit of inspiration, but I’m listening for it.
I am working on patterns for the golden baby tunic. It’s hard. If I was a perfectly organized person and I could figure out which body pattern I had used, it would be a lot easier but… Reminder for next time…