Doll Swap 2014

The annual doll swap in handmadedollsandfriends.  I made the pink doll and Leonarda made the fairy.

A bingo bag and an angel

Angel Doll and Bingo Bag

Lady Luck

Lady Luck, pancake doll, playing cards and buttons.

Rag Quilt, the true story

This is a good video that sums up the steps in 10 minutes.

How To Make A Rag Quilt

Step one is to cut the squares.  Some instructions say to make the batting squares the same size as the fabric squares, I decided to make them smaller.

The next step is to make the sandwich, with batting the filling.  Then a big X across the squares to hold the batting in place.

As you see, I created 6" cloth squares and 5" cotton batting squares with a pattern I made.  In spite of my best efforts this is what happened.  This was true of two rows, I added a strip of red fabric, to the front and back of each sandwich.

After I fixed that mistake, when I had finished sewing all the strips I discovered that on one piece I had failed to catch the fabric on one side.  

Did a rip, and resewed by hand the side.  After that was done, I did the cutting that creates the rag quilt.  I used the Fiskars rag scissors, but any scissor with a fine serrated edge will do, and I think a regular scissors would also have a good effect.

Ready to be washed, this step assures the fuzzy edges that characterize one side of this quilt.

Here it is in all its fuzzy glory.

This is what the back of the quilt looks like.

This was a lap quilt and I've already used it while watching television.

Central Park, A beautiful winter moment

Valentine Magick

A simple pancake doll for Valentine's Day

Prim Bunny

Namaste

Doll made by Lora Frisch

This doll was modified from a pattern created by Dianne M. Ingram.  The pattern was in the January 2014 edition of Soft Dolls & Animals.

A Bûche de Noël for my dolls

A surprise package today, Tes Scholtz sent me a Bûche de Noël for my dolls, as well as a tree and a teddy bear.

Shawl by Sue Wing

Sue Wing knitted the beautiful silk shawl, she passed away in May 2017

Thank you Sue Wing!

Chanukah 2013

My thanks to Robin Campbell who sent me the fabric, Barbara Dean who sent the lace, Pam Gill, my daughter, who sent the card and my husband Ralph who bought the apples.

Tinsel Trading Has Moved

Tinsel Trading moved to 828 Lexington Avenue, NYC later in 2013. Now in 2019 they are in California.

They vacated this site on August 31, 2013.  1 W. 37 St.

Sea Sprite

This sea sprite sports a vintage shell decoration.  Her collar is attached with a shell on a chain from the buttons my mother saved.  She died in 1971.  The pattern is by Margaret Murphy and was in the January 2014 issue of Soft Dolls & Animals.

Dollies Enjoy a Tea Party

Magpie, store at 488 Amsterdam Ave., NYC

Dollies enjoying a party at home

Tilda Girls Dress For The Holidays

These Tildas were made from the ballerina pattern by Toni Finnanger
They have been modified to have regular feet and are fifty percent of the original size