Nov 05 2008
Tried a raglan tee
Using a pattern found on a message board elsewhere, I tried sewing a raglan sleeved top for Loolu, my DoC mini size ball jointed doll. It didn’t occur to me until we were trying it on that the pattern was made for a boy doll, the fit, or lack thereof, proves that Loolu is not a boy. What to do now? We’ve got a lovely hand stitched top in two tones of pink softness that would fit a boy doll, if I had one, and if that boy doll would be willing to wear that much pink. Oh well, time to try alterations in one-quarter scale. Perhaps some trim added to the top and some matching shorts would be okay for pajamas. It’s like those Christmases as a young child where my mother trained me to carefully answer, after feigning a look of deep thought I’d say to my dad ‘I think mommy would like some new pajamas from us for Chrustmas’. Ah, the slacker’s answer to everything, jammies. It doesn’t matter how ugly they are, they’re just for sleeping in.
Tonight’s project will not involve a pattern, I have better luck doing my work freehand. I’m thinking it might be a pair of socks, I remember a very simple how-to in an old Barbie magazone that involved a cardboard cut out the size of the finished stocking that might be just the trick to making some well-fitting socks with minimal seam allowances. The pattern was slightly larger than the side view of the doll’s leg, cloth, or used nylons, was folded over the model leg and stitched very close to the edge of the board piece. Trim off the excess fabric, a dot of seam sealer at the toe and top where the stitching ends and turn right sides out. Yep, that’s what we’re trying tonight, wish me luck, good luck to you if you’d like to work along with us!
