Shirley needed some more dresses, so I started by making this
little blue cotton dress with a mix of gingham and flower print.
This was made with a mix of 2 different 14" doll patterns.
Not too bad if I say so myself!
This next dress is vintage.
I found this dress on eBay. It is a pale blue Dotted Swiss.
This dress came off another Shirley Temple doll.
I soaked this dress in fels-naptha for several days,
but the lace is still a bit yellow.
I felt it needed a sash, so I tried this big bow.
I may change this. You can see the lace on the skirt
is a lot less yellow for some reason.
Oh and Shirley finally got some new shoes,
but we are waiting for some socks to be delivered.
(more on that later)
Very sweet!
8 comments:
You had a great find on e bay. The dresses are beautiful.
Joan
The dresses are very nice, Shirley Temple looks like she just came out of a box.
Marion
I especially like the Swiss dot dress you made. you did a very good job. The doll looks great in both outfits.
Marilyn
Thank you Joan, yes I really like the ebay dress too. I love dotted Swiss anyway, it's just so feminine.
Thank you Marion, I was just lucky to find her in such good shape under all that dirt. I browse ebay and I have seen some Shirley dolls with bad haircuts, chewed hands - I was very fortunate!
Thanks Marion, I wish I had made the dotted swiss - its an ebay find; but I still love it! I love that you have such confidence in my sewing ability! The first dress I did make though, so thanks!
I'd say that blue is definitely Shirley's color! So pretty!
Fawn
Yes Fawn, I agree. I really loved the blue dotted Swiss when I saw it on ebay. The blue dress I made is just from scraps I had lying around, but when I dressed her in these 2 dresses I really liked the blue. I may make her a pink dress though.
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