Well, it's been a lovely weekend, and I should have stayed home and done the garden and stitched, but we had a wonderful walk instead. Sunshine, beautiful views, flowers, birds singing, yippee, I think Spring's really here at last.
I have been struggling with the "Alice" doll for my swap. Although it's very simple it's the first time I've designed a doll of any kind and I'm finding it a challenge. I hope I'm getting there. I'll have to wait to post piccies until the end of the month when she is sent to her new home.
I took my sketchbook out today on our walk, I didn't manage to do any sketches this time, but I've been feeling the need to start drawing and painting again. Then I remembered I'd painted the very first doll I ever made. It was after my mum had died. Some time before there had been a magazine article about a lady who's name I cannot remember ( trying desperately!) She was an artist and painted pictures of the exquisite Victorian rag dolls she made, along with beautiful miniature quilts. Although I wasn't a doll person I though they were wonderful, and as kind of a tribute to my mum, who was an amazing seamstress (unlike her daughter!) I made Katie Beth
( named after my two nieces). Eventually I gave her away, thinking some little girl would appreciate her more than I, who was just leaving her on a shelf. So here she, is with some of her teddy and hippo friends!
I really must try to remember that ladies name, I do recall she used to have a studio in her garden like a sea side beach hut, it was wonderful!
On a stitching front, here finally (giant fanfare!) is the beginning of my CQ patch. I'll try and add piccies as the embellishment progresses - I'm just glad I finally got the piecing done! I am pleased with the purple lace, pic doesn't do it justice I'm afraid.
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.”
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
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