Hat No.4

 

 This time it’s a hat for a very modern witch, Poppy was happy to find a matching dress so she could model it for me . the last one is started and will also be a step away from the traditional black witches hat, all going well will have it ready to post next week 

Hat no 3

 

This is the third of the five hats 

I plan to make to set up the Witches Hat Shop for my Halloween photos.

Below is an update on what I have made so far, do you have a favourite?

A different hat

 Rosie is always a pleasure to make clothes for, Was pleased with how this fabric made up using a different dress style, a round yolk, rather than waste the scraps I decided to make a hat, to match.though there might be enough to line the brim however there was enough t make the hat reversible.

I made Poppy a hat too so I could see both styles, that meant a new dress as well. The hat is the same pattern as Rosie’s hat  worn bucket style with the floral fabric side showing.

Now it’s back to witches hats and no. 3 to make this week……. Hope to share next week

HAT No 2

  the next hat for the Witches Hat Shop is complete  and at present I am making bucket hats to go with summer outfits, need a better day to get photos the lighting is poor today.

Here’s Rosie’s witches hat from last year I wonder if she wants a new one this year.

 

Looking ahead

 I’m looking ahead to Halloween I have an idea for photos for the year book I am planning for the dolls.I didn’t want to make new Halloween dresses and decided on a story where Poppy wants a witches hat like Rosie had so a visit to the Witches Hat Shop is needed, of course there needs to be a selection of hats to choose  from, hence the early start I would like to have about five hats.

The first one is complete and it matches Poppy’s dress so will no doubt be the hat she chooses, 

Happy Valentines Day

 

The little apron for February  

  

I used Valentines day and hearts as the theme for the little apron I made for February.

Although I plan to make all the aprons from the same pattern I am still making some alterations to get the apron to sit just how I want.  Next months apron will be for Rosie.

Valentine greetings to all have a nice day and stay safe.

INTRODUCING POPPY......

 I am really enjoying stitching small outfits for Rosie, but how many dresses does one girl (doll) need? I decided that I needed a second doll and after lots of studying the different dolls hairstyles and colouring I bought  this one who I have named Poppy. 

Because of her colouring I found any of the dresses I had  made for Rosie did not look right on Poppy, well I did say I enjoy making these outfits, so here is Poppy in her first dress

  Inspired by some little blythe doll aprons seen on Julia_toy_arts on Instagram  I have decided to make a monthly project of an embroidered apron for one of the dolls. Here is Januarys Apron, the little bird is the pocket, this way I avoided heavy stitch on the back of the apron. I am trying to have my February apron ready for Valentines day and have a heart theme planned.

READY FOR AN OUTING

 

It's winter here so of course I needed to make some suitable clothes for Rosie. I bought some pieces of wool fabric from Plume art + stitch, its always hard to decide exactly what a colour is when looking at it on line, I love when I am ordering from the Felt Factory all her shades of felt have been matched to the closes DMC shade, so I bought two pieces of the wool fabric planning to use the one I like best.

 I am pleased with how the cape turned out, it is lined with a piece of Liberty print and there was enough  left over to make the hat. Fiona knitted the scarf ( more on this later) and boots and bag completed the outfit  and she was ready for an outing.

I plan to make a coat sometime , so with the other piece of fabric I made a jacket . This gave me the chance  to see how the pattern I drafted fitted and what I needed to adapt when making something small. Rosie is 11 1/2 inches tall and the rest of the fabric was used for a pinafore. the pinafore photo is more true to colour.

Fiona got busy with her knitting needles... I have to admit I cant knit, I have tried and I am hopeless

Two hat and scarf set have been added to Rosie's wardrobe . Thank you Fiona.

And material is here for a coat to be made when I have time, Thanks to Mary

A new embroidery project started no photos as the computer refuses to upload them its nice to be stitch count thread work again and I plan to post work in progress, that will have to be in my next post, which I will try and not leave it so long before I do. Oh where do the days go !