Lest you think I've been dragging all these fabrics, laces, and aprons home and just letting them pile up, I thought I'd give an update on my little doll who has been waiting for clothes for 20 years. Here she is sitting in her original knit lace-trimmed union suit.I'm using The Mary Frances Sewing Book for instructions and patterns. The patterns are perfect for my Schoenhut doll.
I used two crisp new linen handkerchiefs from my mom's stash to cut out her underwaist and petticoat.
The skirt of the underwaist is feather-stitched with red. Here she's lifting the top petticoat so you can see the feather-stitching.
The upper petticoat has a tuck, lace trim, and pearl buttons.
I ripped out the hem and the rick-rack trim on a lavender gingham apron and cut a little dress out for her. It'll have white linen bands at the neck and sleeve edges. I hope it turns out the way I want!
I love it! Thanks for showing the process!
ReplyDeleteWell, I second that! Great sewing project. I wish we lived close to each other Jane...but then our husbands may never get a meal. Lol
ReplyDeleteLove, Linda
Well, the reality is that we don't live that far apart and should be able to get together once in a while. We should plan something.
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