The Little House

The Little House

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Pincushion Swap

I made two pincushions for a pincushion swap for Doll Street Dreamers which is an online doll club of which I'm a member. I found after I'd made them that one was to be a doll and the other an animal but because the sewing machine was complete they let me send it.
These are the pincushions that I sent:




I received a dog and little Matryeshka doll pincushion in return.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Dolls for Houston Quilt Show 2015

Here are my dolls for the Houston Quilt Show this year.

The theme for the Gypsy Challenge doll this year was "Witches, Angels, and Demons". I chose to make a witch doll. This is Owleena Dawn...





And this is my original entry for the invitational part of the show. She is the "Life Gardener"



They returned successfully from Houston only a little worse for the trip. We straightened them out: