A new dress for a blurry doll.

She was up partying 'till the wee hours of the morning and is a but blurry even at 4:30 in the afternoon.  I keep telling her that she has to get her act together. But does she?  Noooo.  Cavorting around at all hours in some of the toniest bars in Manhattan.  Stayed out so late that she missed her train home.  Good thing her aunt doesn't live too far away.  And that's why she's blurry. Me?  I went to sleep at around midnight, for once had a good night's snooze, and am not in the least blurry.

Scrabblequeen - She finally sobered up. I took away her clothes to mail them to Miss P, and now she's nekkid and embarrassed.


scrapperjen - The dolls are pretty much nekkid again. So now I'll have to start sewing the fall collection for Miss Rose. I'm telling you, there is no rest for the wicked here.

I'm so good, I can hardly stand myself.

I haven't bought a single piece of fabric this week.  Not to worry though, or feel sorry for me, I have a bit of fabric and some books in the mail.  I have to make room in the fabric tub before I can buy any more.

Look at this combo that I got a few weeks ago for a certain ballerina in the family.  Isn't it darling?  I'm thinking a sweet little 2 fabric dress with the little flowers as the bodice, and the ballet shoes as the skirt, and maybe a jacket out of the ballet slippers, too.

There there is this fabric combination.  A little top out of the solid, and a jumper from the floral, and wouldn't it be fun to do a bit of embroidery over the flowers?  Maybe a bit of blanket stitching around one of the inner circles.  Or French knots.  I haven't stitched in maybe 10 years, and the urge is growing.

Knitting news:  Just to prove that I'm knitting something other than mystery shawls, here's what I just started this afternoon.  It's going to be the Mitered Cardigan from Knit one, knit all.  At this rate, it'll be finished sometime in the next year or two.  The yarn is Rowan's Felted Tweed, and I'm loving the woolliness of it.  I've wanted to knit something in it for a long time, and then I saw this sweater, and I love anything by Elizabeth Zimmermann, so the time is right.

And you know I cannot resist some lace, so here's a play bit of knitting.  It might turn into a shawl or it might get frogged.  I don't know.  I can't tell yet if I like the pattern, even stretching out the sample.  It's fun; what do I care.

Mommie news:  I went to the doc yesterday with a UTI, and talked to him about my mom and how very frail she was.  He asked if she was eating, and I said yes.  Her aide cuts up her food, or anyone wandering by also cuts up the food, and then she eats.  I actually got weepy with him, and believe me, I rarely cry.  I guess I'm i the letting-go process.

scrapperjen  and Scrabblequeen- Weepy is helpful for me.  What I love is the connection between her and her great-granddaughter.  It's just charming to see.  Thanks for all your words of support; they help so much.

The girls, yet again.

It's nice and toasty here in northern NJ, but the girls are getting ready for fall weather.

Yep, the sleeves on the left hand doll are a trifle too long.  So it goes.  I'm not ripping.  I do enough ripping, as in totally messing up one of the sleeves.  Besides, that outfit it going to MN, where she'll need all the warmth she can get.  The fabric on the top is a Kona cotton, and it is beyond wonderful.  I love this stuff with a passion.  The skirt and trim are a pretty fabric I found on E-Quilter.com.  Bought them before I swore I wasn't buying any more fabric.

The cutie on the right is wearing a dress from a stunning batik I bought at The City Quilter, and for the life of me, I can't remember where I got the jacket fabric.

Here's the dress all by itself and with the Shawl To Go doll shawl.  I think she's quite elegant, myself.  These are heading to Minnesota, also.  Miss P is going to score big on doll clothing, but don't feel sorry for Miss Rose.  She gets the next batch.

Patterns are by Joan Hinds.  I do like sewing her designs.  Can't say I like setting in sleeves, but hey, dolls do not live by sleeveless garments alone.

Miss Penny and Miss Rose have different color senses, and it's such fun for me because I get to indulge in all sorts of fabric choices.

If I were a good Gram, I'd make the kids jeans, but I really don't like sewing on heavy denim, and chambray just doesn't cut it.  So, dorky pants are what the dolls get.  Hey, if the pants are too dumb, the kids can always use them as jammie pants.  That works just fine.

Knitting, knitting, and more knitting:  Can't show you a single thing because they are all mysteries.  But I can tell you that I'm so loving knitting on lace yarn again.  Just wait until you see what's coming next in the Light and Dark Lace Club!  Just wait.  And don't cry to me if you don't join and then have to wait for the pattern.  This one is my favorite; oh, they are all my favorites.   And the dimensions are approx 42 x 104!  This is not a little shawlette. I have to finalize my yarn colors, but I will tell you that for once, they are not pastels.  We have a bit of medium colorways here.  Well, fall is coming up, and I need more color.

I am thinking of knitting the Mitered Cardigan pattern from Knit One Knit All.  It's calling me.  Garter stitch for pure delightful mindless knitting.  Skinny yarn, too.  6 sts/inch.  Just my speed.  And I really need cardigans.  I think a visit to the Stitching Bee is in order tomorrow.

Kitten With a Whiplash   - My resident guy person, AKA the Hubbo, really likes these doll outfits.  It makes me giggle, but he really appreciates them.  And he doesn't laugh at me either, well not to my face or else I'd deck him!  
And the girls like being barefoot because otherwise, I'd spend all my money on shoes and not on fabric.  So barefoot they are.  Whoa, is barefoot a bad word?  My serious giggle of the day.  I can't write "bare" in my blog?  The blog police are going to get me?  I love it; I really love it.  X-rated blog because she wrote "barefoot".. You have made my day.  I may never stop chortling over this.