This little lady is my niece’s Christmas present, dressed in a very festive outfit!
The pattern is Simplicity 1900, and I’m pretty pleased with how she’s turned out. It was a little bit fiddly though – I don’t know whether I sewed the doll together with too-large seam allowances, but the arms were impossible to turn through and I had to re-draw them and try again. Some of the clothes are also coming out too big, which suggests that I’ve sewed the doll a bit too small. She’s also a bit wonky – I managed to sew one arm on about a centimetre higher than the other. Oops.
This outfit’s a bit of a sentimental one. The fabric is a tiny remnant left over from a dress that was made for my Mum when she was a child. Hopefully she’ll enjoy seeing it being worn by her granddaughter’s doll.
I also made a pair of little doll-sized bloomers, trimmed with lace, as the pattern didn’t come with any pants. How rude!
Milly opened her presents yesterday while we were visiting, and the doll seemed to go down well. Her current favourite game is getting everyone to take a jumper on and off a teddy bear, so a doll whose dresses and shoes (and pants!) could be taken on and off was pretty good.
Although five little pairs of socks (for Milly, not for the doll!) were even more popular – they were tried on by the doll, the bear, a bunny and a hippo. Who knew socks could be so much fun?