New Dresses All Around - And a Shirt

I had a plan.  After receiving a box of pretty fabric from my friend Candy, I decided to make doll dresses for each doll, using the same pattern - but different trims and fabrics on each dress. Here are some of my choices

But going through my fabrics (almost all that I chose were from Candy) I became enchanted with different colors of rick rack and changed my plan - now the plan is to use different combinations of fabric and coordinating rick rack - and the pattern of the dresses will be the same.

And here they are - same pattern - different fabrics and rick rack - and each doll has a big, matching hair bow.

The purple gladiola are a gift from Don.

Let's go outdoors - the fuchsias are blooming - perfect for our new dresses

Such a sweet summer day - and sweet summer dresses!

Surprise!!!  It's Donnie!

With his new Hawaiian shirt and khaki Bermuda shorts - he is ready for summer too.

Kyla loves her morning glory dress

And Poppy has red fabric with tiny white dots - paired with watermelon trim and red rick rack

Abby's dress fabric is paper dolls (another earlier gift from Candy - what a grand friend) and Sally Jo looks so summery in her red and white striped dress with white dots on red for trim and red rick rack.

No shoes today - it is summer in the garden.

Hurray for summer!

I'm glad I changed my plan and made the dresses with rick rack for trim - they are perfect for summer fun in the garden.

Wednesday Wee Ones - Let's Sew

I had a plan.  After receiving a box of pretty fabric from my friend Candy, I decided to make doll dresses for each doll, using the same pattern - but different trims and fabrics on each dress. Here are some of my choices

But going through my fabrics (almost all that I chose were from Candy) I became enchanted with different colors of rick rack and changed my plan - now the plan is to use different combinations of fabric and coordinating rick rack - and the pattern of the dresses will be the same.

And here they are - same pattern - different fabrics and rick rack - and each doll has a big, matching hair bow.

The purple gladiola are a gift from Don.

Let's go outdoors - the fuchsias are blooming - perfect for our new dresses

Such a sweet summer day - and sweet summer dresses!

Surprise!!!  It's Donnie!

With his new Hawaiian shirt and khaki Bermuda shorts - he is ready for summer too.

Kyla loves her morning glory dress

And Poppy has red fabric with tiny white dots - paired with watermelon trim and red rick rack

Abby's dress fabric is paper dolls (another earlier gift from Candy - what a grand friend) and Sally Jo looks so summery in her red and white striped dress with white dots on red for trim and red rick rack.

No shoes today - it is summer in the garden.

Hurray for summer!

I'm glad I changed my plan and made the dresses with rick rack for trim - they are perfect for summer fun in the garden.

Clara's Wardrobe

We've had such fun with Clara and all her friends - but now she is off on her trip over to Denmark.

We are on vacation in British Columbia this week (about 50 miles from our home, nice to have a foreign country so close by).  This post is a review of all the outfits I made for Clara to take with her to Denmark.

 This was one of my favorite outfits to sew.  The little heart print on the skirt and blouse is a fabric from Julee.  Also the frog fabric, which had ladybugs on it whose spots went so well with the tiny hearts - and I had some ribbon with ladybug spots on it - perfect for the handle of the bag.  And the hearts on the shoes just finish the outfit.

 Skirt with suspenders, blouse, frog vest and bag

 Pants with lined jacket and matching bag - and a sunhat to coordinate for a summer jaunt

 The hat and bag also go with the apron of busy bees

 Bubble dresses - in pink and black print - and blue fairies

 Jungle print bag and sundress.  

 A jumper sundress with matching bag and white t-shirt

And the jammies - a nice coordinating set with robe, long jammies and baby dolls for summer slumber parties.