Since way back in the dawn of time (my time anyway) I've loved to make doll's clothes. Collecting offcuts from Mum's sewing projects and using a needle and thread to gather strips of fabric onto a band, I turned out skirts galore. I was pretty chuffed with myself because I could do a proper waistband. I was allowed to use Mum's sewing machine only so long as I didn't turn on the power, (that privelege didn't come until I was 12). Turning the wheel by hand, though laborious, got the job done more quickly. Any excuse to dress a doll was good enough and not much has changed over the decades. So when this little dolly needed some new clothes I needed no persuasion. Bonnie is the daughter of friends of ours and loves to play with her dolls. So here is a new dress, some pyjamas, and a jacket. I hope Bonnie gets as much fun from them as I have had. Wishing you a good day wherever you are.
Bye for now until next time.
How sweet! I loved dressing and undressing dolls and creating whole stories of their lives and adventures.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Minding my own. Just a little time to 'unwind' now and again.
DeleteSo cute. I love hand-made doll clothes. So love seeing little girls playing with them
ReplyDeleteAnd it's an economical hobby Maria. Scraps & offcuts cost nothing except my time and sewing thread.
DeleteJust gorgeous.. I find it fasinating you had a sewing machine that needed to have a handle to make it sew ..
ReplyDeleteI have used the tredle when I was young..such fun :))
I am sure Bonnie will love the clothes you have made, they are lovely :))
Hope you are having a cooler Sunday :))
Love the tredle, Pat. Great when we have a power cut.
DeleteI'm wondering what the temperature is like down your way. We're all melting up here. Move over, I'm thinking of migrating to your neck of the woods as Tas always seems to have cooler weather than ours. Lol.
What a gorgeous story of how you learned to use a sewing machine - i like it, slow speed, small mistakes & a great deal of learning!! Love Posie
ReplyDeleteAnd I didn't even know I was learning, Posie, just having fun.
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