Anna's Lovely Sewing Projects

Anna is a friend I have made through
this blog.  She lives in New Zealand!

Anna shared some recent sewing
projects she did through the blog 
"Wren Feathers".  This blog has doll
sewing projects that you can join in on.

The first four dresses were for
the Summer Sew Along.

Summer Sew Along - Wren Feathers

I thought these projects were lovely and asked
Anna if I could share them with you. 
Everything in italics are Anna's own words.

Week one Summer Sew Along

"An everyday dress for a girl called Amara"

"For the summer Wren feathers sew- along

I used American girl Ivy Ling. We had a backstory

written by chatGPT about a girl called Amara that

lived in a place called Nirandel.

The designs involved embroidery, which I am too

slow at, so I decided to make my first dress

from an old embroidered cloth I had.

I then decided to continue with that theme

trying to make them fit the story each week. Each

cloth I used was damaged in some way so

didn't mind discarding the damaged pieces."

Week Two Summer Sew Along

"This dress is for the Petalwind Celebration which

is a bird festival. I used a cloth with a swan on it.

It was very worn and I did not like the black

so decorated it with beads to give it a lift.

I sewed the lily from the offcut of the doily on the

dress bodice to tie it in. I threaded matching

coloured thread through the lace on the apron

so it matched and made it less doily looking."

(Click on Photos for a larger view!)

Week Three Summer Sew Along

"Amara has started work as a weavers apprentice

this is her work outfit. I did not like the black on

the cloth again but decided to use

a bright colour for the dress and used the

blue gingham ribbon on the dress to tie it in.

I cut the flowers off the damaged piece of

doily and sewed them on the sleeves."

Week Four Summer Sew Along

"This was Amara's dress for the knotting day

festival. It shows one of the dancers with

streamers dancing under the moon. It is

supposed to be a full moon but the cloth I found had

a crescent moon on it (on the shoulder). It was a

bit tricky getting the pieces out of the cloth to

fit the dress pattern. The knotted belt was a feature

and  I used a friendship bracelet my

daughter had made and added the lace."

These are amazing Anna!!

"We then did a Fall wardrobe for German Schildkrot

Erika who is 16 inches. As I also have a Schildkrot

Inge 18 Inches, I decided to make them matching outfits.

Both my dolls are reproduction dolls from the 1980's."

 

Erika's Fall Wardrobe - Wren Feathers

Week One School Dress and Cardigan.

"This was a school dress and cardigan, I don't really

knit so I used two cardigans I had bought at an

op shop and added the lace and flowers

to match the dresses. I added the ribbon accent

to the dresses so they matched the

colour of the cardigans."

Week Two Oktoberfest Costume

"This is an Oktoberfest costume. I had two matching

serviettes which I used for the aprons. I did not

want to waste the other end of the serviette so

made the little hats with it."

Week Three Cool Weather Jackets

"This is a jacket for cooler weather. I made a

hood for mine and added the plaited

trim. I made the little scarves to match."

Week Four Hiking Outfit

"This is a hiking outfit. We got the pattern for the

trousers and I had the little jersey and cardigan

(They came in a lot of doll clothes I bought one time.)

I added the lace ribbon trim and changed the

cardigan buttons to match the flowers on the trim.

I made the hats to match.

Erika is wearing her blouse from week 2"

Week Five Bedtime Outfits

"These are their bedtime outfits. We got the

pattern for the pyjamas and I made the capes,

slippers and hats for extra chilly nights."

"The sew alongs are great fun and I have really

enjoyed the ones I have done. I love seeing the

different ideas people have and the different

dolls, fabrics and embellishments they use.

I know a lot of work is put into organising

them by Jennie of Wrenfeathers."

Thank you Jennie of Wren Feathers!!

And

Thank you Anna for sharing all your lovely work!

The night before Christmas

Is everyone ready for their Christmas photo?

Sally Ann, will you read me this book?

Yes please, Sally Ann!  We love the night

before Christmas!.

Please Sally Ann, we promise to be good.

Alright, get my chair please.

Twas the night before Christmas,

and all through the house,

Not a creature was stirring, not

even a mouse.

The stockings were hung 

By the chimney with care

In hopes that St. Nicolas soon would be there...

Goodnight Sally, Goodnight everybody else...

Goodnight Helena and Lillibet.

Daisy, it's bedtime.  

Nutmeg is not tired, he wants

to see Santa.

Santa can't come

until you are asleep.

OK, ok! Fine.

I'm going to bed now Sally.

Look Joan's already asleep!

Goodnight girls, Merry Christmas.

Goodnight Sally.

Zzzzzz

Zzzz

Goodnight Christmas Tree.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds...

While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads

And Mama in her kerchief

and I in my cap,

had just settled down for a long

winter's nap.

When out on the lawn

there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my bed

to see what was the matter.

Away to the window 

I flew like a flash,

Tore open the shutters

and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of

the new fallen snow,

gave a luster of midday

to objects below;

When what to my wondering 

eyes should appear;

But a miniature sleigh and 

eight tiny reindeer;

With a little old driver

so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be

Saint Nick.

And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes how they twinkled

His dimples how merry!

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod up the chimney he rose.

Crissy Doll Christmas Dresses

It's that time of year!

And the girls need 

Christmas Dresses.

Crissy and Shea

Cricket and Mia

Oddly enough, between all four of these

girls I had only one Christmas dress!

I had this single vintage Christmas dress.

I found out the year it was released on

this website...

Crissy and Beth

This blog is a GREAT resource

for Crissy doll collectors.

These two dresses came out on the 

"Look Around" Crissy and Velvet 

dolls in 1972.

I did a search online for "Crissy Christmas Dress"

and this is the kinds of things that came up.

Well there is at least one Christmas dress there

just not the dresses I was looking for.

Finally I found this Crissy 

Christmas dress...

and another, but no panties...

And finally another short dress

for Cricket.

Look at these two dresses side by side.

The fabrics are slightly different.

The one on the left has a deeper green color

and the fabrics are not the same.

Here is an ad I found from 1972

showing these two "Look Around"

Dolls. Can you believe they

sold for less than $8.00!

Here are the Christmas Dresses!

Mia and Shea

Crissy and Cricket.

Uh oh! Cricket's not happy.

She's the only one with no

Christmas Dress!

Finally Cricket's dress arrived!

I think it was stuck in 

a snow storm back East.

I removed these flowers from the

dress waistbands for washing.

One dress doesn't have the flower

so I will decide what to 

do with these later.

I set Cricket's dress to soak.

Ick! Look at that brown water!

This is why I always wash doll clothes.

Washing Vintage Doll Clothes

Laid flat to dry.

The next morning it is ready for ironing.

These smaller ironing boards are so 

helpful when ironing small dresses.

OK!

HERE 

ARE

THE

CHRISTMAS

DRESSES!!

Now She's Happy!

You can see the different green shades

of the Crissy dresses.

Cricket

Shea

Mia

Crissy

Everyone is looking so festive!

Merry Christmas 

from the

Savage Crissy Dolls!