Challenge doll and a quilt

 I have been working on a challenge for my quilt guild. The theme is fantasy garden. I was allowed to make a doll so I did. I used Allsion Marano's Vernal Muse pattern and then put her on a base which I had glued flowers and grass and rocks. The yellow, red and green fabrics were the ones we were given to work with for the challenge.

 Side view sows her hat which was a Christmas tree ornament. She has little leaf wings. I named her Garden Fairy.

This is my granddaughter Mallorie's quilt that I finally quilted and gave to her. It was supposed to be for Christmas. Well, better late than never! I made the top from a flannel jelly roll and then the back was flannel too. Hard to quilt on my home machine but I finished.

Steampunk Doll

This is my Steampunk doll. She is going to a luncheon for free flight ladies. They all are pilots and love to fly the dirigibles. She has on her wing hat she has earned. Plus her winged flight key. She loves dressing up for her luncheons.

Christmas

Here are a few pictures of my family celebration. We had lots of fun. Christmas Eve spent and my hubby's parents with all his family there. Christmas Day we go to his parents and open a few gifts and we eat breakfast there. Then we go back to our house with just my daughters and their families and we open presents there. They go home and we take a short nap and then go back to hubby's parents for dinner.

1st- my hubby at his parents

 2nd- Mallorie











3rd- Kassy, Mallorie and Calvin at our house (grandkids)

 4th- Samantha and Stepanie (my daughters), Mallorie and Kassy

5th- Kassy and Brain (Samantha's hubby)

6th- Calvin, Chad (Stephanie's hubby), Stephanie, Kassy, Samantha, Mallorie at bottom and Brian just a bit in the picture

My wonderful gifts from my swap partner

 I was in a Christmas swap in my Yahoo
C-R-A-F-T group. We had to make/buy presents for each letter in Christmas. This is what my partner Pam sent to me.
first pic- all wrapped







second pic-  C for candy dish with some yummy chocolate truffles,  H for Hana-no-en (celebration of flowers) a beautiful fabric necklace, R for ribbon, a wonderful zippered ribbon bag

third pic- I for inspiration from a fabric artist...Laura Gunn. A beautiful handmade purse 

fourth pic- S for Suzi-Mari handballs, a wonderful fabric ball that makes noise when you toss it! T for tea, a lovely quilted Kimono hanging and a Japanese tea set

fifth pic- M for mugs, wonderful quilted snowmen mug rugs

sixth pic- A for Asian inspired. This magnificent doll that Pam made. It has joints at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle! Such a lot of work went into this fabulous doll!!!!

seventh pic- S for snow, this cute snowman mug with matching spoon!

eighth pic- all opened, all my treasures

Pam was such a fabulous partner and really was thoughtful in all the gifts! Here is a link to see what I got for Pam  She was happy with her gifts too!

Stuff I have been making



ribbon stocking made for Judy

 Here are a few things I can show that I have made for swaps and made recently.

The stocking is a ribbon stocking made like the ribbon fabric. The angel is from a clay head and venice lace. These went to Judy.

The spare parts doll is for a Doll Street Challenge (the morgue doll challenge). You use old doll parts you have made but not used. The parts were all made for five other dolls that I didn't like at the time. I put them together and then dressed the doll.

The tassel doll also uses a spare parts head and I added a tassel for hair and ribbon for a collar. She is for a gift.

The mouse ornament I made from felt and fabric for an ornament exchange at my quilt guild Christmas party.




angel ornament for Judy



Spare parts doll



tassel doll



Mouse Ornament



New witch and epb head

Here is another witch I made for the same client. She wanted one that just sat on the flat surface. I made her much the same as the other witch doll. This one has fur hair instead of mohair.

I took a class with elinor peace bailey on Monday and Tuesday of this week. I made another doll but am giving it away so I made this head for Elinor to paint a face on. Isn't she fun. I will have my own epb face. It is Anne of the Celtic Mist. I will sow a picture of the epb doll I made after the person I made it for recieves it!

Mermaid and Zentangle dolls

I made these for challenges that have ended now so I can show them to you.

Here is my Zentangle doll I made for the Zentangle doll challenge at Doll Street. I made the original zentangles with black prisma pens and then colored them in with Prisma pencils. She is based on a pattern by Cindy Moyer

This is a mermaid scene I made for the Cloth Doll Artist- Holiday studio 3rd quarter challenge. The mermaid is Kat Lees pattern. The fish was also her patterns. She is herself about 6" to 7" from head to tail!

          

Here is some paper doll ornaments I made.