Meet Molly

Molly, Molly... so sweet and lovely, t'was bittersweet to see you go. Stitched up out of love and a little vintage fabric... some modern trims, she really got my heart.

I stitched up this pattern: Black Apple Doll

to make this doll for my sister-in-law to give to her niece (thanks Kate for supporting handmade!).

I think she probably made a little girl very happy!

An Emily Martin original, the Black Apple Doll.

Thanks Emily, I've used this pattern to spread joy several times now.

I hope you do too!

So Simple Monster Softee Dolls For Christmas

I recently made about 30 of these kooky little dolls for my ebay store. I wanted a simple pattern that I could whip up really quickly and that had no hand sewing. I free hand drew a pattern out onto newspaper double. Since I wanted the front to be two colors, I chopped it in 1/2 and used the 2 halves as a template for cutting. Then, I sewed up the 2 front pieces and stiched them onto the back leaving the whole top of the head open. I stuffed the dolls and then top-stiched the head shut with a decorative embroidery stich. The mouths are trim and the eyes are felt that I zig-zagged down.