It’s so much fun making little things for my granddaughters!
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I made each of my granddaughters a soft doll, with a mini quilt and a little pillow.
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I have to tell you, I kept smiling while I was making these!
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I still smile when I see the little doll’s face!
And her hair!
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The pantaloons were easy, quick, and fun!
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I wanted the doll quilt to look like an 1800s quilt.
I used scraps from two different fabric lines – Buggy Barn/Henry Glass and Bon Voyage by French General/Moda Fabrics.
The borders I chose from my fabric stash.
The doll quilt measures about 12 inches long. Perfect size for the doll 🙂
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I made a “mattress” for the basket bottom, and a little pillow to go with the quilt.
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For the doll’s hair, I used strips of scrap fabric cut with pinking shears, strips of lace, ribbon, twine, muslin, whatever I could find …
I wanted them to stay secure, so instead of gluing them, I sewed them on.
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I wasn’t sure how each granddaughter would react (they’re still very young and haven’t really been playing with dolls yet).
One of them was here, visiting us for Christmas, and the other granddaughter was on FaceTime. Modern times. I’m so thankful we can talk everyday and see them and our kids!!!
I handed the gift bag to the granddaughter here and when she pulled the basket out with the doll, she looked at it, took everything out, put it back in the basket, and walked around the living room doing the same thing over and over. It was so funny! She didn’t want to open any other gifts, she just wanted to keep playing with her little doll. Then she came up to me and gave me a big kiss! It’s as if she was saying, “I know how much time and love you put into this for me! Thank you! I love you!”
Well, that certainly made it all worth it! Sewing all the tiny half-inch squares, hand stitching the dress, bow, button, hair… it was worth it!! 🙂
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Have a blessed week-after-Christmas-before-New-Years!
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Daisy
A Daisy Garden 