Monthly Archives: September 2019

Welcome Fall

welcome fall 970 Hello to all and a big welcome to fall to those of us in the northern hemisphere. Not sure how I feel about fall arriving, to be honest. It feels too soon. With the exception of a couple of cooler mornings it still feels quite summery around here–hot and humid and sticky.

We’ve had tons of rain too. Mushrooms! I find them so interesting, for some strange reason. And when I see them I must take their picture. 🙂

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My last two ensembles were traveling to their new homes last week. I hope they look beautiful on the little girls who have received them. My Gina and Alice hope so!

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My daughter (her to study) and I spent last Friday afternoon at the local coffee shop. I was having a hard time getting excited about weaving in ends and sewing on buttons at home. A yummy cup of cappuccino, warm sunlight, and a change of scenery did the trick. A couple of hours here and my chores were done.

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I hope you all have a lovely first week of this new season (autumn or spring)! Thank you for visiting with me! Sending you a hug from Illinois!

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What I’m Working On…

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Hi, my friends! I wanted to pop in quickly and show you what I’ve been working on. I have been knitting…

I am working on a pattern expansion for Amelia Thimble’s sweater dress pattern here. This will not be a full pattern (you will need the original to complete the dress); the expansion will contain additional instructions to make a longer, fuller skirt with a ruffle at the hemline. I’ve seen independent sewing pattern companies offer expansion packs with their sewing patterns and I think it’s a great idea. It will be one to two weeks before this pattern expansion is ready. I still need to write out the mini pattern and then test it.

Here is a photo from the first sweater dress I made using this idea. These skirts are actually how I first started knitting sweater dresses for Amelia Thimble back in 2012. I made a few changes for this 2019 version. Here is Amelia Thimble doing a little fall clean up. She is such a helpful little doll, isn’t she? 😉 BTW, Amelia Thimble’s pumpkin hat was made using Amelia Thimble’s Hat Set pattern.

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I’ve been knitting a sweater dress for the Little Darlings. I was inspired by this striped sweater and reworked my Little Darling sweater dress pattern to include some colorful stripes. I also changed the garter edgings to ribbed edgings.

So, that’s what I’ve been doing over the past few days. What have you been working on?

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“Folksy for Fall”

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Happy Sunday to you from soggy northern Illinois. We had rain again last night, or I should say early morning. My weather wishes–I hope the clouds clear and we have some sunshine later. Yesterday was a perfect day: fluffy clouds, blue sky, light breeze, perfectly warm. My husband and I took an afternoon walk through the neighborhood. We enjoyed the day immensely, and by the amount of cars outside everyone else seemed to also. 😮 !

This morning I want to show you the second ensemble I have completed for the Little Darlings. This time Gina, my first Little Darling and painted by Geri Uribe in 2012, is modeling for you. Such a cutie pie she is!

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There will be more information and photos detailing this ensemble on the sales page (to find it, the name of this ensemble will highlight under the ‘Available’ tab) at 1:00 pm, CST today (September 15, 2019). If you have a U.S. address and would then like to purchase “Folksy for Fall” please fill out the contact form under the ‘contact’ tab and submit it to me. This is a one-of-a-kind ensemble.

Just for fun, here is a photo from when I previously used this fabric print for Kish Bethany… way back in 2012. Isn’t she sweet!