This pink 1860s summer dress for an American Girl doll is inspired by fashion plates showing summer dresses worn with wide straw hats.
Happy Halloween
No Halloween shall be complete without my favorite antique October accessory – here’s to Sofia and her laudanum!
A Mid-Victorian Winterhalter Dress for an American Girl Doll
When I saw a portrait of Queen Victoria’s family, I knew i had to sew my own mid-Victorian Winterhalter dress for my American Girl Doll.
An 1860s Halloween Ensemble for an American Girl Doll
After sewing up a pair of Zombie Halloween Monkeys, I turned to dressmaking and made an 1860s Halloween Ensemble for my American Girl Doll!
An 1860s Doll Hat: The Cracktastic Hat Bounces BACK
My cracktastic little halloween-y 1860s doll hat, last seen looking like something out of a montage of bad 80s bridesmaids dresses, is BACK.
An Edwardian Lace Dress for an American Girl Doll: Vogue 7350
A roll of vintage lace from an antique shop in New Harmony, Indiana becomes an Edwardian lace dress for an American Girl Doll.
The Butterick Bonnet – that ALMOST was (for an American Girl doll).
Last year I used Butterick Pattern #4210 to make an American Girl scale 1860s bonnet. Mr Tabubil scanned the pattern pieces at work, and I imported them into autocad and traced and scaled them down to AG doll size. I wish to go on record as saying that I […]
Mantelet, Hat and Purse: The Upon Discussion, Ultimately Late Victorian Accessory Set
Meet the Upon Discussion, Ultimately Late Victorian Doll Accessory Set. It was meant to be 18th Century. I made a few mistakes.
An 1860s Drawn Bonnet for an American Girl Doll
Short tutorial for using a straw basket and Christmas ribbon to make an 1860s drawn bonnet for an American Girl doll
Winterhalter Eugenie Gardums!
In Gardams, a Brisbane fabric store, I took inspiration from a Winterhalter portrait of Empress Eugenie for a doll costume!