Meet Matilda

I have an image in my mind of what I would like my doll to look like and made a New Year resolution to make one.
I did not inherit the "drawing gene" from my very artistic Mother, but was able to draw out a simple pattern for the doll.

...and here she is....Meet Matilda.....the first doll that I designed and made.
A sweet face with rosey cheeks, tossled hair and a tiny bow amongst her yarn curls.

This young lady has very long limbs and is quite skinny, I might add. Here she is resting on a 1930's toy metal bench - oh and look, there is a Scotty dog in the corner.
A little scarf to keep her neck warm...
...and little dress that has charming pink roses and itty bitty polka dots. Of course, there HAS to be red and white polka dots fabric in there somewhere! I used a vintage red polka dot fabric for her belt, pantaloons and hair tie.

The felted pieces were made by a friend and they look sweet next to Matilda.

She is all cozy now on her bench with her friends. Care to join us for a cup of coffee?

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We survived the nasty storm that blew in this past weekend. It was a perfect weekend to stay inside and do a little bit of creating. The only damage to our house was a small leak in the roof that caused minor damage to the wall. Oh goodie, another project to add to the ever growing "to do list." There are other people who didn't fare the storm as well and had trees fall over and sustained property damage. Over the Donner Pass (towards Lake Tahoe) there were Category 5 hurricaine force winds - which came at a huge surprise to hear about. All in all though, we got through it without any power outages (unlike Becky up the hill) so I shall not complain too loudly. :)