Showing posts with label Baby Face. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby Face. Show all posts

17 May 2014

Another finish!

Quilting... Check!

Just a basic straight stitch in a light green. With all the different colours in this, no single colour was going to be perfect for them all, but I think it's ok. The backing is a leopard print. 

Trimmed... Check!

Bound.... CHECK!! 


Finished size is about 75cm square. 

It's a lot softer than some recent quilts/runners I have finished. I used a Pellon lightweight batting that's pretty cheap - probably not the best for heirloom quilts, but for doll quilts and table runners, it works just fine. :)


Given the Aboriginal print I used for the binding, I thought I would photograph it with my Metti dolls. I got the girl first, but she doesn't wear her original outfit. He wears his original loin cloth. The vinyl on her is so much more sturdy than him. They made these for years, so they could simply be a different batch. Another version of this doll has them painted up in traditional body paint, but they are on my wish list. Metti is an Australian manufacturer that are no longer exists... Such a shame... :(


Penny wanted her photo taken, too! She wears a gorgeous dress made by Georgia that I received in a swap ages ago. 

(You can see the backing fabric in this one...... Grrrrowl!!)

22 March 2013

Valentines challenge... Organza overload!!

My Baby Face forum had a Valentine theme challenge to win a custom Boy. It was basically a photo challenge, but I found this heart patterned organza ribbon for 50c/m at the market, so 3metres later, here is my finished product.....

I used my basic a-line dress and gathered that ribbon. Perhaps I should have gathered it more, but it looked fine when it was flat! Live and learn....

I put leftovers around the legs of the pantaloons and the edge of the hat.

Organza overload or what??!!






01 January 2012

Third attempt...

This one is minus the lace on the straps and pants. Works ok.....

Still can't get that hat right! Tried a modified small size, but it's not quite fitting right...... Back to the drawing room..... At least the dress fits!!

28 December 2011

Another Baby Face trial...

Not liking this style on Dee Dee too much. It's too full at the hem, and the fabric was far too soft.

Baby Face have a slightly bigger head than the BSB's, so I used the next pattern size up. But it turns out the smaller one works HEAPS better, perhaps with a wider brim? Will need to try this one again, with a few minor adjustments....