Last weekend at the farm, while
Mike was outside hard at work on his spring chores, I was focused on making an
Easter bonnet “with frills upon it” for granddaughter Emmy’s American Girl
doll.
I
finished the dress last week from a pattern I purchased through Pixie Faire
called “Jennifer and Kate” from Jelly Bean Soup Designs. The pattern is simple
and the design flattering to the doll's rather blocky shape. I used scraps of
cotton fabric for the bodice. The ruffled skirt is an eyelet border. I loved
that the bodice is lined and all seams enclosed.
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(I requested and received a picture of Emmy's Easter dress (right) so that I would have some idea as to style. I would love to have more nearly matched the fabric and colors but couldn't find that in this limited market.)
Well,
after I finished the dress, it had to have a bonnet. I get these ideas, and then nothing is right but that I follow through. Sometimes I forget that these are issues only within myself. Is that what
it means to be obsessive?
Anyway,
I couldn’t find a hat pattern that fit my conception of a little girl’s Easter bonnet in
my rather extensive pattern collection. What came to mind were the thread hats that my
mother crocheted as Christmas decorations. What would happen, I asked myself,
if I used one of those patterns with cotton yarn (such as we use for crocheting
dishcloths) and a bigger hook?
Mother’s
collection of thread ornament patterns is stored at the farm, so as soon as I
could get to it, I sought them out. Yes – there it was – a fine example of a
frilly bonnet. (This instruction pamphlet is “Victorian Accents” from Annie’s
Attic, 1993.) I grabbed my cotton yarn and a size F hook and started to
crochet. I had to know if this idea was going to work. I crocheted now and then
and it didn’t take long, as projects go. By Saturday morning I had finished the
bonnet.
Come
Monday, the dress, the bonnet, and a pair of shoes and socks were addressed to
Emmy and mailed from Gramma’s Scrap Bin.
Oh
– I could write a sonnet
About
this Easter bonnet . . . KW
OK, where's the sonnet??
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Just kidding. The dress & bonnet are really cute. Good work Kathy.
What a great Easter outfit! The dress is adorable and she'll just love the hat. Well done! And shoes and socks, too! (My love of shoes extends to my dolls, so I heartily approve of adding to Emmy's doll's footwear.)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments. Much as I might sing about sonnets, I don't write them.
ReplyDeleteI order shoes, socks, visors, leggings, etc., from Nancy's Notions and use them to accessorize the outfits. It's essential to have the right shoes. We all know that.
Wonderful! Fun fabric and cute little bonnets!
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