I finished this little kitty today. She is wearing a dress made from a vintage tea towel. The flower in her hair is meant to echo the flowers on her dress. She has little red mary janes on her feet. I used the same pattern for her that I used to make Sarah and Sonya….
Owl #3 and Droopy Kitty
We were away this weekend in New London visiting my in-laws and Roxy’s twin cousins. Before we left, I made this droopy kitty that looks like a lilac tortoiseshell cat, seen here posing with the peach cobbler I brought down to CT. I think that’s about enough droopy pets for me. Roxy had a great…
Droopy Dog
Here is a dog from a vintage pattern book I got from the library yesterday. He has droopy, droopy ears and droopy, droopy eyelids, just like Roxy at 11:30 am. This new nap schedule has her staying up until noon, which mean 6 hours of awake time. Let’s just say lunch is a bit of…
scary seal
Okay, I made this seal and he is so scary. Charlie says the seal is crying, “Kill me now! Every moment I’m alive is agony!” and I have to agree with him. I think this will be the last creature I make from my book from the late 80’s “Toys for Kids.” They are just…
Help, I’m drowning…
Well, I made a little froggie. He is sitting up and smiling at me as we speak. Look at those bug eyes! This guy was fun to make and there will be others – perhaps some with inside out seams? I was so inspired by Hillary at Wee Wonderfuls link to Tamar Mogendorff. Her dolls…
My Month of Softies Submission
I was getting all sad because at first it appeared that my monster wasn’t going to get posted in Loobylu’s Month of Softies, but I guess she had some quirks to work out, and now it’s up! So check him (her?) out here (look for Abby Glassenberg). I am thinking of making it a tutu…