Marylou needs PJs!

(And maybe a dress too?)

During the girl's Christmas Post, Marylou 

did not have a nightgown or PJs!

She was actually wearing

Emily's pink velvet dress.

(Marylous wearing a velvet dress

instead of PJs)

SO, I started a search online and playing around with 

the idea of making a nightgown or PJs.

Before I made a decision about sewing something,

I saw this vintage PJ set online. The ad

said they were for a 17" doll.

I decided to take a chance.

The bottoms needed new elastic.

As well as the sleeves.

I found one little hole in the bottoms where it had 

been folded for so many years inside its package.

Here is one of the sleeves with new elastic.

Both pieces needed to be pressed.

Here are Marylou's new PJs!

Here is a close-up of Marylou's cute slippers.

Nice PJs Marylou!

Well, Marylou is very happy about

her new PJs and ready to sit and read 

a good book...

WAIT! You said a dress too!

Oh, right.  

Hehe

Not long after I found and restored Emily,

I found the Vintage Doll Boutique

and ordered this Blue Taffeta for her.

I wanted to get another taffeta dress for Marylou.

I decided on this Rose dress.

Here it is! Doesn't she look pretty?

Rose is a great color on Marylou.

Here are Emily and Marylou both

wearing their Taffeta dresses.

Oh how we love a new dress!

Finished Vintage Quilts

 Back in October I had some vintage quilt bits and pieces that I 

wanted to make into finished doll quilts.

Purchases, Projects and Pretties

This 8"x8" quilt square, which seems to be fabric from 

the 60s and 70s

 and...

This long strip of squares, which seems to be put together from fabrics

from the 30s and 40s.

 

I rearranged the long strip into this doll sized quilt

and surrounded it with muslin.

This 8"x8" square I surrounded by 

complementing red and yellow fabrics.

This was back in OCTOBER!

But then we had Thanksgiving, 

and soon after that all our Christmas preparation.

Then the family were all ill!

SO, now it's January and finally I

 have finished the first 2 quilts.

I did not use batting in these 2 quilts.  

This is something I have done with smaller quilts

because it makes them too stiff and

they won't drape properly.

I don't use a hoop on these small quilts, but only 

safety pin in several places to keep the 

fabrics from sliding around.

I did a very simple straight quilting.

I felt this was truer to the older fabrics.

Pressing the edges so they can be stitched.

After pressing the edges, I hand stitched them.

ALL DONE!!

Now, the girls must decide where these 

quilts should go.

Ann: I think this quilt would look nice on my bed.

Ann: Look how pretty it looks!

Ann: What do you two think?

Joan: It is very pretty.

 Charlotte: Yes, I like it there.

Ann: Now where should this one go?

Patsy: I want the lovie!

Charlotte: You can't even see your bed Patsy.

Patsy: Oh...but, all my lovies need a lovie blanket!

All:  Hahaha, Okay, okay!

Patsy: YAY! My Lovie!

Joan: Good, that's all settled.

Happy New Year!

 Hello friends! Happy New Year!  Sorry we have been so quiet here.  

My whole family got Covid for Christmas.  Sigh.

So I thought I would just say hello and share some of my favorite doll moments from 2020.

Click on the links to see the full posts for each month.

In January 2020, our first doll restore of the year, 

Emily, decided on her name.

With the help of her new big sister Cissy.

What's in a name?

In February I shared my Raggedy Ann and Andy collection.

Raggedy Ann Collection

In March the dolls all shared their vintage doll quilts.

And their new 'Mom-made' doll quilts.

Doll Quilts

In April I found my Little Miss Revlon, Julia

And created a doll townhouse for her

And her bestie Amanda.

Reveal time!

In May we shared our love of Baby Dolls.

Baby Doll Love

June brought us Charlotte! What a wonderful find!

Before and After

A New Patsy Joan

July found us enjoying the beach with the 10.5" fashion dolls.

A Day at the Beach

August took us all back to school.

Back to School

In September the dolls had a Labor Day 

White Dress fashion show.

A Labor Day Fashion Show

October made us long for Fall Fashions and

Cozy coats

And warm sweaters.

Fall is in the Air

In November a day of thrifting found Marylou!

Before and After

A Pleasant Surprise

And finally December was here.

All the dolls celebrated in different ways.

Glamour Girls Christmas

A Christmas Ball

AND

The night before Christmas

Before we realized it the New Year was rung in

and 2020 was at an end.

Thank you all for a lovely year

of doll fun and friends.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!