The only thing was the poor thing was basically naked! I was contemplating what kind of clothes to design for the doll (she's about 10 inches tall), when I found this retro pattern:
So I started cutting! So far, a dress, panties, slip, nightgown, and a coat. I also found in my mom's things a bed doll dress that she had started, so I am adapting and finishing that as well. This will be a three-way Christmas gift-from Gramma, Auntie Norma, and Great-Gramma Pat. Something to remember us all by.
Oh, lucky Gracie -- I remember when I got a doll and a whole suitcase of clothes for it that my mom had sewn -- a little red velvet coat, dresses and pj's -- brings back great memories!
ReplyDeleteI remember as a young child, right after my mom and dad divorced, we were living with my aunt and uncle and didn't have a dime. I was watching my mom sew some clothes that could fit a doll and I asked her about it. She said she was making baby clothes for someone. Imagine my surprise on Christmas morning when all those clothes were under the tree along with a lovely doll. I really thought Mommy had an in with Santa because she knew what he was bringing me and could make clothes for the doll!
ReplyDeleteI still have the doll, the clothes and the cradle my parents gave me on my 5th birthday. My mom made a bunch of clothes for her and I passed them to my daughter when she turned 5. As a matter of fact, I gave her the cradle and I bought her the exact same doll...."Pussy Cat", by Madame Alexander. She's so much like me..that she played with mine...and put her's on the "just-to-look-at-shelf"!
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