She is looking for the elusive birds, hiding in the leaves.
She has sweet little boots.
Bird Watching Lady
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Lady of the Manor (pillow)
A curl in her hair. And a cloud collar.
This is sort of a combination Tiny World pincushion and Lady Pillow doll :-)
Smoke on her shoulder-
And her little boots.
I will be putting these 3 into my etsy shop today.
Cat Lady Pillow doll
It is fun to be back to make my ladies! They all feel a little like self-portraits :-)
Assorted kitties. And a toy mouse!
Lady Pillow Doll- Tropical Flowers
It is fun to be getting back to some wool applique again- it has been a long while!
Making this lovely lady with her tropical flowers was a treat when the weather here in Chicago was not getting over 2 degrees F!
2024 Review- All the Things That Got Finished
Last year was all about settling in to my new studio. I didn’t finish anything until mid-March! Still, I finished 50 dolls and 14 Tiny Worlds: a low total compared to many other years but I’m happy with where I am. I am slowing down and I am fine with that.
14 Tiny Worlds-
10 Fish Pillows and 10 Kitties-
17 Men-
And one mermaid in that block because 13 ladies-
So many designs that I hope to get to this year- Babies, Lady Pillow dolls, Owls! I am back at work so hopefully I will be posting new work soon.
And the First Doll of 2025!
I’d been hoping to get this fellow finished before the end of last year but nope: now he is first of 2025.
He is very dark brown. My camera kept washing him out but hopefully these photos will do him justice.
He is tattooed with tropical flora. And an antique button.
Last Doll of 2024
Firstly, Happy New Year everyone! This is one of the Gingerbread cookies I made this year-
I’ve been busy with family and Holidays and all, and basically feeling kinda lazy but it’s finally time to get back to real life. Here is the last doll I made in 2024.
He is a special order memorial doll and I was honored to be asked to make him.
Big Man- He has a Lion Tattoo
And also a beautiful lady. Actually 2 ladies and a boar.
Some animals on his arms- sheep, goat, cow.
A beautiful antique glass button on this belt. That white rickrack is antique also.
And here is a close-up of his back-
And 2 friends, hanging out on the sofa.
Maybe Too Many Tattoos?
I got this fabric years ago and uncovered it when I was clearing out/packing up my old studio. It needed to be a circus fellow- A Strongman? A Ring Master? An Elephant tamer? A fully inked Tattooed Man?
Look at all those elephants! He has all the rest of the circus on his arms and back.
A sparkly rickrack belt and an antique glass button.
This is my new studio
It has been a year since I moved my stuff into my new studio. It is finally feeling like it is working properly. There are still projects to do in the space but for the most part, I am very happy.
This is my entryway. I love my little wallpapered foyer. When I come in, I’m in a different world.
This is where I work. Everything I need is within rolling chair distance. I have storage of fabrics, trims, works-in-progress, etc, in the area behind that was formerly the sleeping nook.
This section (above) is where I can lay out projects that I am working on. There is never enough open flat spaces!
Right now the table is holding the Big Men I’ve been sewing together. Also, plain color fabrics that I’m using for these fellows and 2 fabrics that I got from IKEA. Maybe future shirts?
My ironing board and my view :-)
Looking into the other part of my studio. I’ve got a huge wall-size mirror that makes the room look twice as big. The table is my shipping station. You can see that I hung up my banner from when I used to do tent shows. Never again!
I have a bunch of empty bins now that I’m not sure what to do with. They seem very valuable? Maybe? I will store them for a while :-)
And this is my little kitchen and back hall. I haven’t really done much to make it better. The only thing so far was to take the doors off the top cabinets, paint everything white, and use the space for display. The studio has 10 foot ceilings so the cabinets were never going to get used. Some time I will get around to getting rid of that orange.
And then back around to the entry. There are still things to be done but so far, so good! Hope you liked the tour!