tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post136369195639448438..comments2024-03-28T19:07:39.597-07:00Comments on Homestead Happenings: SADIE'S CHRISTMAS DOLL -- DAY 8Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-1495633915143190502015-12-09T14:48:59.249-08:002015-12-09T14:48:59.249-08:00Oh -- and Chris commented that her doll has faded ...Oh -- and Chris commented that her doll has faded in sunlight, etc. I never noticed the fading of textiles so much in Lewiston or Orofino, but at the farm the sunlight fades everything -- picture, book covers, textiles, Christmas ornaments. Mother's draft stopper doll sat on her door for five years where it seemed to me she wasn't badly exposed, but she was showing her age a bit when we Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-88329162318249941422015-12-09T14:37:39.786-08:002015-12-09T14:37:39.786-08:00I made that cute little quilt using a pack of '...I made that cute little quilt using a pack of '30's reproduction 5" squares. I should do more small quilts like that to improve my skills.<br /><br />Yes, your grandma's doll was a draft stopper. I don't think that's why she wanted her, though. She was a kit in a catalog, and Grandma wanted something unique for her door. She was clever, even then.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-43174283491165595562015-12-09T13:50:42.370-08:002015-12-09T13:50:42.370-08:00Cute little doll quilt, too! Wasn't the doll t...Cute little doll quilt, too! Wasn't the doll that Grandma had at the bottom of her door serving a dual purpose as a draft stopper?Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305271560327301083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-16701763127726422352015-12-09T11:29:31.402-08:002015-12-09T11:29:31.402-08:00Her hair is made of yarn and she's sitting on ...Her hair is made of yarn and she's sitting on a stool next to me here at my desk. I notice the black print on her red dress has faded where the sun hit it and her face (drawn with pigma pens) is in need of a freshening. Perhaps I'll be brave later and re-do her. I think she also had cheeks of blush. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814824232124376605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-45025659547073950802015-12-09T11:09:00.630-08:002015-12-09T11:09:00.630-08:00Well, her hair looks good in the picture. I plan t...Well, her hair looks good in the picture. I plan to re-braid it and then tack it to keep it from flopping back. <br /><br />Did you make your doll's hair with yarn or embroidery thread? Is she sitting where she can keep you company?<br /><br />When my mother moved to senior living, she made a rag doll from a kit and tacked her to the bottom of her door. She enlivened a rather plain area of Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-82449190037766162762015-12-08T09:42:18.459-08:002015-12-08T09:42:18.459-08:00WOW!! You are a master of doll hair! I am so imp...WOW!! You are a master of doll hair! I am so impressed!! I am loving this story.<br /><br />(And I found my doll! She is meant to be kind of a primitive one, so her "hair" is simply a row of french knots around her face.)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814824232124376605noreply@blogger.com