Maddie’s Pink Striped Dress
As awful as the fabric for Maddie's Almost Spring Dress was, her second dress for this season was made from the dreamiest silk I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I...
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A Most Necessary Accessory
It's always fun to add a bit of Parisian je ne sais quoi to a photo shoot, so I thought you might enjoy a Ladurée shopping bag for your girls. Famed for...
Maddie’s Almost Spring Dress
Maddie and I are pleased to announce we both survived the sewing of her new "almost" spring dress. Comparing its name, and the current date, should tell you everything you need to...
Hard Won Victories
It started with love at first sight . . . (doesn't it always?) The green dress in the above fashion plate caught my eye and next thing I knew, I was dreaming...
There’s No Substitute for Basic Accuracy
Once upon a time, I attended a sewing class where we were encouraged to check the fit of the doll's dress as we worked, since - and I quote - "everyone's quarter...
Magic in Unlikely Places
How much must I hate myself? Let me count the ways . . . It would be funny, really, if not for the angst it causes. I'm speaking of that subconscious place...
Guilty, Guilty, Guilty . . .
If there were cones of shame for sewing, I'd definitely deserve one right now. Because I cheated - on purpose. And it's not the first time. The trouble is, I value historic...
Maddie’s Modes de Paris
It's never good for the morale of the doll room to focus entirely on one project. It probably goes without saying that dolls, by nature, become petulant when new dresses stop appearing....
A Brief History of Hooks and Eyes
In all my years of sewing doll clothes, I've believed the common notion that hooks and thread eyes are the only "proper" way of closing up a dress. Well. I'm thrilled to...
Lavinia’s (First) Wool Dress
I might well have titled this post "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, because this project was a bit of everything. First the bad. Many dresses of the mid-1800's were made...