| One of my first
projects was to honor my friend, Marti's, two grandsons who serve in the
U.S. Marines; Cpl. Michael Faff and Lance Cpl. Andrew Faff, by making a
'Stars' flag. Thank You to both these fine young men for serving. |
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| My first sculptured
doll was fashioned after the one done by my instructor at Tomorrows
Treasures Too. |
This is Buxom Bertie, the
uptown bag lady. She was created by Billie Clark.
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This is my version
that I named Ruby Red Hat.
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| This is my second
attempt at doll making. This time I tackled making doll hands.
This is my version of Etta Mae, a popular rag doll. |
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| Another creation is
a water bottle holder/sack, fully insulated.. Thanks to my friend,
Rose Boxer, for sharing her pattern and support. Rose is an
excellent seamstress and I am very fortunate to be able to get together
with some very helpful ladies on a regular basis. |
Short handle water
bottle holder.
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Long adjustable
handle water bottle holder/sack.
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| This is not my
original pattern but I call my version "Flossie". She's a cutie
and was easy to make. |
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| My version of
'Freda Flutter', by Stuffed Magic. "When Freda Flutter was a young,
spry fairy she spent her days frolicking among the brightly colored
flowers in summer gardens. Now, in her retirement years, she
spends much of her time hanging around inside, spying on those silly
humans and giggling at their crazy goings on. Sometimes if
you listen closely you can hear her." |
Freda has taken up residence in our dining room on
a plate rail. She is such a cutie! |
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| 05/10/2009 My
favorite angel so far is this one...Rose, Angel of Spring. Easy to
make and enjoy. |
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| This version of
Etta Mae will be donated to a local nursing home. I plan to make
several to gift the ladies. |
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| This is a cute
little kitchen chicken who helps out by storing plastic grocery bags
waiting for their next use. She really is a cutie. The blue
one is mine, the multi colored one is for Georgia's new kitchen. |
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| My mom was a
fantastic seamstress and made adorable topsy-turvy dolls for my three
daughters. I always wanted to make a topsy-turvy doll so
here is a sample. Mary and her lamb was fun to make and little red
riding hood may be next. The awake/asleep doll is one of my
favorites but was a real challenge. |
 
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| This is my super
large tote bag that I can use to carry lots of stuff. It has large
pockets to accommodate more stuff too. Thanks to my friend Rose
for the pattern and help. |
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| Melinda is a small
wood nymph that is sitting on a pillow. Fun to make with all those
feathers. The original pattern was created by Jane Houck of the
Laughing Ladies Doll Club and the MerMaidens. |
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| My example of a
needle punch pillow. See the photo with Melinda to see the
circular stitching on the reverse side of this pillow. |
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| The machine mastery
class for my Bernina machine was to use it's features to make a purse.
Very handy. |
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| Internet Ida
06/009 Pattern taken from Soft Cloth
Dolls magazine. Wooden chair made by Ken Clark. |
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| Breeze - a button
fairy June, 2009 |
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| These are the two
BoHo bags I made in July, 2009. The purple is lined with green
batik, the teal flowered one is lined with small multi colored flowered.
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| This handy tote was
made at the ASG Oxford chapter. Made of floral duck cloth, maple
wood dowel handles, and a sturdy bottom, it is outstanding. |
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| Sitting on the dock
of the bay, watching the tide roll away...is my mermaid, hugging her
little friend, Willie seahorse. She was fun to make, with the help
of my husband, who made the dock and 'baby'. |
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| This little pearl
diver is taking her treasures to Georgia's screen room to hang above her
hot tub. |
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