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I love making small cloth dolls. This one is from a pattern by Rainie Crawford. She has some wonderful doll patterns. Instead of using the iron-on face that came with the pattern, I embroidered a sweet but simple face. I also made some changes in her clothing. I designed the tiny doll she's holding. It's a simple flat 'cookie-cutter' shape. The dress is also a simple pattern, it's t-shaped. I used pigma pens to draw her a face similar to the larger doll. The spring curls for her hair were made by wrapping yarn on knitting needles and baking it. |
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This country style cloth doll I designed on my own, one of my firsts. I used to make tons of these with children's names cross stitched where the cross stitch heart is. This was my favorite size, though I did make them larger with a more detailed face. I also made a few boys in jean overalls. The faces were completely embroidered. Sometimes I made them with curls all over their head or just curly ponytails. The curls were made like the tiny doll's hair in the picture above.
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These next dolls are from a series I made of doll quilters. I embroidered all the faces using single strands of floss. At least 3 colors were used in the eyes and mouth. Each doll carries a small quilt I made just for them and they have a basket of sewing supplies. They are in order of when they were made. To the left is Amy Goes to the Quilting Bee. She is a half doll with no legs. She has a hoop skirt and a petticoat under her dress. Her hair is made of camel hair roving. Her clothing is based on styles from the 1880s to the 1890s. Her small bag at her waist is a bit of tatting. I also used tatting to make her a chatelaine with various dangling pockets and a pincushion. Next is Rachel's Gone Quilting. This one has legs and is based on the local Amish. I did a lot of research for her clothing. In her basket she has a chatelaine and a small Amish style doll. Lastly is Caroline's Getting Married. She is sitting on a wood bench I made, sewing her quilt. Next to her is a small basket I made to hold her supplies, including a letter from her sweetheart. She has lots of tatting and crochet work on her clothing. Over the back of the bench is a crocheted shawl while under are her leather boots. She's wearing her leather slippers. I made those, too.
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This is the last of the quilters. I planned on more but got busy with other things. This one is called 'Passing on the Quilting Tradition'. The mother and daughter are dressed in clothing from the late 1930s. I crocheted the pillows and rug they are sitting on. I also crocheted their slippers. The mother is teaching her daughter how to make yo-yo quilts. I traced a dime and quarter for the patterns. While the mother is holding a needle the daughter is holding her quilt up for mommy to see. If you look on the rug they are sitting on you will see all the tiny sewing tools and the little girl's doll. There are pins in a pincushion, scissors, paper, pencils, spools of thread, and more.
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