Happy Friday the 13th!

I like Friday the 13th. It can be such a wonderful day. Today I managed to get something done. Like all of my Prim Dollie undies done. Woo hoo! The picture isn't great because some of them are white and others are beige in color but they are ready to go onto dolls. Yay me!

I hope to get the dresses done this weekend. These lovelies will be heading to the Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Convention and Sale next month.

Little Prim Dollie

This is the first Prim Dollie pattern I made. I'm getting ready for a show in Philadelphia next month. Many dolls to finish up.

Her vest is felt and has a blanket stitch around the edges. I love her bloomers.

Garnet and Garner

Here are two more doll samples for upcoming classes. Garner and Garnet are two easy rag dolls that can be made into a boy or girl. Excellent for beginners to see if they like doll making and want to continue. They can be made into play dolls for kids.

It took three times making the pattern before I got the look that I wanted.

Delta Workshop II

The second doll making workshop at the Delta Arts Center was a success too. The girls were a little older and they were so quiet. A far cry from the little ones the day before. I asked if they were all right and realized they were doing some serious concentrating. But their faces at the end were also priceless. We all had fun.

Emily Doll Samples

Things have been happening so fast for me in the past three months. Things are continuing to happen and that's great. I finally got my Emily doll samples done for an upcoming class. This pattern is one I used for two dolls in the Delta Arts Center exhibit. Part of my primitive doll collection. Yes, that's new. I'm still trying to get away from cloth dolls but no.

Emily Ann and Emily Rose.

Now I've got to get my supply list typed up and patterns ready to be photo copied to turn in tomorrow at the quilt shop where the class will be.

It's April!

Oh my gosh! I've already messed up. Here I said I was going to be more consistent and I missed a day already. Yikes! But I was prepping for my first kid workshop and finishing up two sample dolls for another doll making class that has been scheduled. The first workshop went well. The kids were happy and I had a blast.

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Me and Diane Ceasar, director of Delta Arts Center.

So I've been busy and will continue to keep up-to-date with my posts. So much more happening and fast. It's great! I feel alive and the creativity is exploding. Have and astounding April!

Works in Progress

I've been working on several projects at the same time. Crazy? Maybe, but that's how things are going right now. I'm working on samples to two doll making classes coming up. Behind. Yup, but still doing it. I seem to get a block and have to stop and think things through. One of my patterns wasn't working out, so that had to be redone. And it got redone again. Just love the creative process. You keep hammering at it until you get it to look the way you want. Emily is a pattern I used for a doll in the Delta Arts Center Exhibit. I like her a lot, so I'm going to offer her as a class.

Here's a brown Emily. The ones in the exhibit were tea dyed. The students will have a choice of putting a stuffing pellet sack in her bottom so she can sit better or not.

Two Emily dolls, Garnet and Garner twin dolls.

Fabric chosen for the Emily dolls.

Fabric for the twins, Garnet and Garner.