Fran and Friends---The next two patterns

I just finished the Stocking Dolls for the pattern. This is Fran without her hair bows. I think she turned out really sweet! She has her own handbag which matches her shoes. (not pictured)

I have finished six which will be the cover photos and the other models for the pattern. One was made in order to take the process photos for the instructions.



Below is the cover of the Child's apron pattern which was finished in the Spring of this year.

I have to admit that I haven't posted because I forgot which name I logged in under and couldn't post. Finally I figured it out.

Fran and Friends Apron Pattern
I finally was able to get the apron pattern finished and out this spring. This is one of the samples.


 Fran and Friends Stocking Doll Pattern
 I'm wrapping up the Stocking Doll pattern which is a Christmas Stocking with an adorable little girl on the front. I'm finishing the ruffles and hanging loops and linings today on the five that I'm making for the pattern and displays. The directions and patterns are almost finished and then I will need the photoshop and other professional help to get it ready for printing!

I found this beautiful Shasta daisy at Western Gardens. I just had to bring it home. I found a spot to plant it by my front door and added the Tufa hands that I made on my birthday. Don't they look like they're holding the bouquet of daisies?

In the mean time......

Exploring the Possibilities

Finished Stocking

 I've just finished a Christmas stocking for Primary Children's Medical Center. By altering the Doll Purse Pattern, I came up with this little girl to put on it. Emily had asked me if I'd like to make a stocking and fill it for a little cancer patient!
     
And........
I'm still working on the Apron Pattern. I've been making heads and the different hair styles and making sure they all fit together correctly. Checking through it all is perhaps the most tedious of the process but most important. I do end up with quite a few heads and hairpieces which I will use in later creations. The creative process is the really fun part of this endeavor!

A Bunch of New Doll Purses

I purchased a yard of fabric (the blue with the princess dresses) which was designed by Sandy Workman (owner of Pine Needles) and some pink fabric for the ruffles, some yellow dotted for the hair, and black for shoes. Emily helped me dye the fabric for the head, arms, and legs. By using other fabric which I had in stock, I was able to make four. They are partially finished here.

After I finished them, I sent the two with yellow ponytails (2nd and 4th ones) to the Happy Factory  in Cedar City for their fundraising event. (They make wooden toys to send all over the world to children who don't have much.) The other two ( yellow hair with bangs and blue ponytails) I took to Pine Needles in West Jordan and My Sister's Quilts (Carolyn and Linda own this shop) in Riverton for samples.

I'm sorry that I didn't take the time to take photos of them, but two of them are still around. It's weird that I feel connected to them. Maybe it's all the effort I put into making them.

I ended up with four samples that I am replacing. These two are going to The Festival of Trees! I have a desire to help children.

And these two I put on Etsy today.

They make me smile! :)

Lizzabell

Lizzabell

Partially finished wall hanging

Note to Tiara
 

My neighbor girl had a sheep named Lizzabell that she had raised from a lamb. Lizzabell suddenly passed away this summer. I decided to needlefelt a picture of her sheep for her so I started out with the background and the sheep and a few flowers. As you can see, corrections had to be made as her head is really black. As I finished it, I realized the little girl might not want my huge creation so I made her a smaller one. I  entered the felted wall hanging of Lizzabell in the Utah State Fair and it won a blue ribbon!

Lizzabell took first place!

Fran and Friends Apron Pattern (in progress)

While finishing up the Fran and Friends Doll Purse pattern, my sister Margaret had an idea of a new pattern using  some of the same elements, the heads, arms, and hair of the original. Here is her sketch.

So after about three months work, I've come up with Fran and Friends Apron Pattern. I've written the directions, created the pattern pieces, sewn four sample aprons, and enlisted my husband, Hunter again to take the photos of the step by step directions. But this is not all it takes. My daughter, Bethany will again make magic with her graphic design and photographic skills in creating a beautiful pattern!

  (Here are three of the aprons for the pattern in progress, but I have since finished them and made changes in hairstyles, hair color, and added trims.)

                                 More to come!