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Patchwork dress from a pattern by Portabello pixie.
And man, is it twirly!
Also, I've finally started publishing Bobbin's photo albums again. Here's the April 2010 Photo Album!
My latest addition to Bobbin's doll wardrobe Christmas present. You
can't really see it here but the embroidery at the bottom is a chain
of poinsettias done in gold embroidery thread... Thanks to my new
sewing machine!
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Made from the nightgown in which I gave birth to Bobbin (thoroughly
cleaned, of course :-))
I cheated on the finishes; cut the top so that it's bottom used the
finished bottom from the gown, same with the pants; and cut the
sleeves so that their wrists used the finished lace trim from the gown
sleeves. So all I needed to do was sew the pieces together at the
seams, add a neckline, thread an elastic through the waistband and sew
Velcro on the back of the Jammy top. Et voilà :-)
Yes, I did hand embroider the "R" (yes, it is too an "R").
Sewing the pinafore kicked my ass. Who'da thunk sewing a bunch of
rectangles together could be so hard. But this was actually the 2nd
attempt. Thank goodness I'm using remnant scraps :-). I used the
totally wrong kind of fabric for the first attempt which complicated
things further! But here it is... :-)
It's very well done. I love the vines entangling the R
Posted by Floral Joy on August 28, 2009 2:52 PM.
I did the skirt fabric in the opposite directon of the bodice (flowers
pointing down instead of up) but it's still cute! And would you look
at how straight that hem is?! :-)
The elasticized sleeves were actually fun to do. Not nearly as hard as
I thought it would be. Will start on outfit #3 tomorrow: Jammies! Made
out of material from the nightgown I was wearing the morning I went
into labour with Bobbin. How's that for symbolism ;-)
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The flowers on the skirt are right side up from the doll's perspective :-) These things are not mistakes, they are what I like to call "design decisions".
I'm envious that you can find time to sew. I haven't sat in front of my machine in months.
You go girl!
Posted by Jeni on August 22, 2009 8:54 PM.
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So was I. Searching the internet, I found a bunch of people who were begging for help tracking down the exact same manual as me with no useful responses, as well as several sites with databases filled with manuals that were willing to grant me the privilege to download the one I wanted for the small fee of $10, $17, and one even wanted $40. When finally, one of my Bing search queries led me to the Kenmore Customer Care page.
I had already been to sears.com but found nothing. I never thought to look for a Kenmore.com web site, since Kenmore is a Sears brand. But one of my many searches finally lead me to Kenmore Customer Care, and it was there that I was able to find the instruction manual for the Kenmore 158.1561281 UItrastitch 12 sewing machine and DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE.
It's a little off the beaten Sears path. First you go to Kenmore.com. Then you click on their Customer Care tab. Then you look under the heading "Product Manuals" on the Customer Care page and click on the "ManageMyHome.com" link.
Then on Manage My Home, click the "manuals" tab, and enter "Kenmore 158156" (that's right, don't include the ".") and you'll get the manuals for all Kenmore 158.156x mechanical sewing machines listed, one of which is the manual for model 158.1561281.
Or you could just click this link to go directly to the results page for all 74 Kenmore 158.x model machines.
There now. Hopefully I've saved anyone who stumbles over this post some time and perhaps some money. Thank goodness I didn't shell out any cash to any of those other online manual dealers!
Successful completion of part 1 of a multiple-part Christmas present
for Bobbin :-)
Thanks to Bob and Margaret for the loan of a real sewing machine :-)
Total cost to make: Less than $2.19. I shopped the fabric remnant bin at the craft store. I still have enough material to make matching bloomers, too! br />
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Are you expanding Bobbin's wardrobe, or Bobbin's Dolls' wardrobes?
Posted by Sarah on August 20, 2009 4:01 AM.
:-)
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This one kicked my ass for completely different reasons. It has pockets, and the straps are elasticized, I can't sew a straight line to save my life...
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Sleeves suck!
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And learned a lot in the process ;-)
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Yes, I really am trying my hand at sewing a doll dress.
Combine the fact that I am a first time seamstress (not counting the
lightbulb shaped pillow I made for my grandmother in home ec.) and
that I am using a $30 sewing machine purchased at Target, it's a bit
of an uphill battle. Thankfully this pattern is not complicated and
very forgiving. All my mistakes are nicely hidden between the outer
part and inner lining :-). Tomorrow's adventure: the skirt part. No
yoke.
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Bought the unfinished box at the craft store, Bobbin helped me paint
it, I drilled the holes for the knobs with Tim's power drill, and
bought the knobs at Target.
Made this after cutting up an old bedsheet and sewing a pillowcase for
Bobbin's oversized body pillow (to keep her from knocking her head
against the wall while sleeping. The pillowcase had to match her bed,
of course.
I'll be glad when she's well enough to go back to school.
And hey, it's been 4 years already, shouldn't the nesting switch have
been turned off a long time ago?
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This one was a combo of 3 different patterns... Turned out nice!
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The flower was my own idea, as was the colour yellow.
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Yes, I crocheted this dress for Bobbin's doll.
She's been really into playing "baby" and changing their clothes.
Yes... U know... But I had allcthis yarn lying around for almost 4
years left over from the baby blanket I had made her when I was
pregnant... Waste not, want not. Saved me the 14.99 Target wanted to
charge me for a doll outfit. And it was kinda fun.
I won't do barbie clothes though. I have to draw the line somewhere :-)
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I bow to your crochet skills. What a cute dress and a great use of left-over yarn. Bravo! I also applaud you making her a dress instead of just spending money to buy one at Target (like so many other parents do). I have very fond memories of my Mom making me clothes for my dolls when I was a kid. Much more special than store-bought and maybe one day Bobbin will do the same for her daughter. You are setting a great example :-)
Posted by Jeni on May 16, 2009 1:06 PM.
