Be a little bit afraid-
She has a cashmere hooded cape, a wool dress with vintage ribbon trim and a cream wool felt collar.
Her basket is wool felt. The dress is made from the sleeves of a sweater.
The basket attaches to the wrist with a hook and eye.
There are a few different photos at Flickr.
I’ve got 2 more Red Riding Hoods to do. They are cut out, stuffed and ready for their handwork.
Have I mentioned that I have an intern working for me now? She is helping me cut and stuff. And, knowing that she is going to be with me for an afternoon gets me organized. We are working on girls. And I went a bit nuts… I just got so excited about all the ideas in my head and the colors in my shelves- I now have 15 dolls in progress- Yikes! And there is still a few more in my head… but I am ignoring them until I get some of these done.
Right now, they are in many stages- from all sewed together, with face and hair (just need to do the dress and all those little extras) to cut out in a pile.
After they are cut out, I put the pieces for each doll into an individual ziplock bag. I also put any other fabric I am planning on using for that doll into the bag. As I sew the parts and stuff them, they stay together in their bags until the doll is all together and ready to be dressed. At that point, I like to look at them sitting around the studio. In the photo below, you can see one doll that is mostly finished and then all the plastic bags.
Hopefully I will have some finished girls to show you soon.
I have started two new groups over on Flickr- one for tiny worlds and one for Purl girls. Come and join in the fun, get inspired or just enjoy the photos. I would love to see what people make from the patterns! The groups are pretty sparse right now, but hopefully there will be loads of photos soon!
Here is the whole gang.
all standing-
all sitting-
all hugged-
for now.
I have a big pile of girls cut out so they are next.
Finally!
My testers finished it quickly- Thank you! The feedback was mulled over, tweaks were made and here it is!
For your info- here is the description-
Make your own Tiny World Make-do Pincushion! This PDF pattern is 21 page and includes pattern templates, written instructions and over 40 step-by-step photographs.
Supplies needed for this project include- a tea cup, wool fabric and felt, basic sewing supplies like needles and thread, stuffing and glue.
This project is suitable for anyone with basic hand sewing skills.
Upon purchase, instructions for downloading the pattern will be emailed within 24 hours. I will send it to your etsy email address unless I am instructed otherwise in the note to seller.
This pattern is for home use only. This pattern is copyrighted and cannot be re-sold, reproduced or shared without permission.
This pattern is in Adobe pdf format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this pattern–available free at adobe.com.
Here is a link to my etsy shop.
okay- proceed with caution- this one is a real cutie!
Something about red-haired little boys!
In case anyone was wondering what the heck happened with the studio moving project? I was very focused in February and got a lot of work done on the room. And then I wasn’t. And March and April went by. Finally, I am back to work on it. Here is the little fellow hanging on the wall.
oh, and another thing. I am hoping to get the Tiny World pattern ready for selling by Friday. I have had good feedback from my testers.
Working away at the little boys. This one is still inspired by the clothes my brothers wore in their childhood- I would call this outfit, church clothes.
I’m getting over the plaid but still thinking about images of boys in the 50s and 60s. Here is the first little guy. I was also inspired by the cover illustration on this book– Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino.
Thanks for everyone who volunteered to test the pattern. I have now moved onto phase 2 of this pattern thing! I will let you all know when it is customer ready.