Made of wool boucle sweaters, slightly fulled (well, the pieces came out of the washing machine smaller then when they went in). The dress is Laura Ashley fabric from the mid 70’s. My sister went to college in Montreal and there was a Laura Ashley store there that sold bags of scraps- I still have most of it. A lot of it is very odd colors or designs… like tigers eating their prey.

I made an apron out of another vintage treasure I got at doll club- an embroidered doily.

I used a hankie to make the straps- 3 buttonholes, one button.

15 inches tall, stuffed with wool.

One of the many great things about belonging to a doll club, is that people clean out their stashes and bring their leftovers along to give away. I’ve gotten some great syuff this way. Last month, Jenny brought a pile of old linens including this very old piece of a quilt top-

someone had sewn a backing onto it. It is not in great condition, but still very pretty. You can see the original colors on the inside compared to the faded top-

It is hand stitched with tiny stitches

I decided to make a doll quilt. I washed it and put a thin cotton batting between the top and the backing. I then stiched the layers and here it is!

It is 15 1/4 inches by 21 1/2 inches.

but first- married 26 years ago today. Time flies when you are having fun!

After all that rain, it was a beautiful day today and I mowed the lawn and turned the compost… it was so nice to be outside.

and here is robot 5-

He is about 2 inches thick and I wanted him stuffed like a pillow, but everything seemed to be not quite stable so I sort of quilted him… I tied through in a few places, which has given his body more shaping then he started with. Here you can see my shrink plastic charms-

Robot 4 after stuffing and tweaking-

I stitched up through some of the wool and button joints because he ended up being too floppy. The ones I fixed were at the neck, waist and knees.

I changed his head from this picture. The finished body proportions made the head look too small to me… so I made a new one.

Here is the back in case you are curious-

He is about 28 inches long.

Here is the whole gang… next post, photos of Robot 5 which I finally finished. The poor thing was armless for too long.