Becky and Shira are reading The Secret Garden together. I don’t know if I ever read the book, or just watched the movie. Anyway, Shira is in love with the protagonist, Mary Lennox. She wants a doll. I’m not up to making a doll from scratch, but I am more than happy to get one of those American Girl knock-off dolls at Target and make her some clothes.
We found the doll, then went to JoAnns’ to buy fabric. I thought Shira would take her time, but no, she was very quick choosing fabric. Then it was sushi lunch and back to my house to sew.
I had ordered the pattern online from McCalls.com. I still don’t have that pattern, but luckily, at JoAnns’, someone had left out the exact pattern I needed. Also, we decided to make Shira a matching dress.
Circle skirt – done!
On the dolls. I also used up just a tiny bit of the tulle I now have and I made a petticoat, just because.
we found this trim, why not jazz up the shirt. I sewed on buttons, but really, it’s velcro that opens and closes the shirt.
Here she is! It’s hard to see, but Shira sewed flowers and button on the ballet shoes, as well as the button on the elastic headband. I really need to sit down with her and start some serious sewing. She is very ready and excited.
She loves her Mary Lennox doll! Btw, I made her this dress back in November, she has since shot up like a weed. The dress wasn’t that short then.
Here you get a better view of the flowers on the shoes.
Hands up! Everybody! Hands up. I love that Shira is still a little girl, loves her dolls, has quite an imagination. It is a pleasure.
We decided that I would make Shira a dress to match. For some reason there are very few sewing patterns for Tweens. None at the big four pattern companies. Luckily I found something online.
I told Shira that we could use the same fabric for the skirt portion, but that we’d want a bigger print for her top.
Same color theme, but this one has butterflies.
I was hoping to fit the sleeve over the machine, didn’t work. It was too small.
I used the same frilly fringe on her dress. yes, hers’ is a one piece dress, which improbably just as well. I see that I didn’t do a great job of attaching the trim. Oh well, she is always in motion, no one will see.
Back view. Now to give it to her and get a picture of her and the doll in their outfits.
Leah