I hope she will help a child with cancer
#61
Originally Posted by theifner
Can I have your pattern. I am a cancer survivor and would love to do this for a little girl.
Also sew lots of different fabrics and trims together to get the amount of material you need, and use up the scraps.
Let me know and i will help if I can.
Vickey
#62
Originally Posted by Babs194068
Your awesome and so are your dolls.
God bless you for your words. I appreciate that.
This afternoon I cut out the dress section for 3 dolls and have to duplicate it in white for the nightgown. I am also making another chemo cap and the body for two dolls, and have to go buy fabric for another body. Today, I arranged for the ASP to pick up the doll in the original posting along with 8 chemo caps. I only hope they help some.
Thanks again
Vickey
#63
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
Originally Posted by Janette
Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
Again....(See the chemo caps sending of a few days ago) is not exactly a quilt, but like the one cap, it is the use of mixtures of fabric and trim, sewn together for a purpose. This is number ten of the dolls for local kids with cancer, I have made. Each one seems to be a little different. This time I actually took wax paper and planned out a pattern I believe I will continue on using. She is a flip or reversable doll with a smile on one end and a nice dress, then on the other a nightgown and a smile.. She took almost 12 hours start to finish to complete. She is 21 inches tall. Two children so far were laid to rest with their dolls. I hope there will be no more. I am a retired nurse, writer, sewer, knitter, etc and will be 70 in just over a week. I've lost friends and family to cancer, and complications from Alzheimer's... so this type retirement project is a 'pay forward' thing.
Vickey
#64
Vicky, I received your PM with your address and have some trim ready to go out tomorrow.
I also found a piece of flesh tone fabric....I had for paper piecing. It isn't that large but I think that you might be able to get a head and pair of hands from it. It is 14"x 21 1/2".....hope that you can use it.
I have also enclosed a check for fabric for one of your dolls. Maybe there will be others who don't have any trim or talent to make the dolls, but want to help, might think along this line also.
I will check out any tannish fabric for other skin tones and if I find any..will send that along also.
You are doing a wonderful thing for these children and I am more than happy to be of assistance to you. MaryJane
I also found a piece of flesh tone fabric....I had for paper piecing. It isn't that large but I think that you might be able to get a head and pair of hands from it. It is 14"x 21 1/2".....hope that you can use it.
I have also enclosed a check for fabric for one of your dolls. Maybe there will be others who don't have any trim or talent to make the dolls, but want to help, might think along this line also.
I will check out any tannish fabric for other skin tones and if I find any..will send that along also.
You are doing a wonderful thing for these children and I am more than happy to be of assistance to you. MaryJane
#65
Originally Posted by mjsylvstr
Vicky, I received your PM with your address and have some trim ready to go out tomorrow.
I also found a piece of flesh tone fabric....I had for paper piecing. It isn't that large but I think that you might be able to get a head and pair of hands from it. It is 14"x 21 1/2".....hope that you can use it.
I have also enclosed a check for fabric for one of your dolls. Maybe there will be others who don't have any trim or talent to make the dolls, but want to help, might think along this line also.
I will check out any tannish fabric for other skin tones and if I find any..will send that along also.
You are doing a wonderful thing for these children and I am more than happy to be of assistance to you. MaryJane
I also found a piece of flesh tone fabric....I had for paper piecing. It isn't that large but I think that you might be able to get a head and pair of hands from it. It is 14"x 21 1/2".....hope that you can use it.
I have also enclosed a check for fabric for one of your dolls. Maybe there will be others who don't have any trim or talent to make the dolls, but want to help, might think along this line also.
I will check out any tannish fabric for other skin tones and if I find any..will send that along also.
You are doing a wonderful thing for these children and I am more than happy to be of assistance to you. MaryJane
God bless you for your help. I am excited over it all. I never dreamed so many would want to help me out.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKYOU.
Vickey Stamps
P.S. just have to tell you that I took the doll in the first postings to church this morning, and showed her to my young preachers mother who is my age...she went into her purse and made me take $20 to help with the dolls. I am going to try to buy more doll fabric with that money, and maybe down the road, get a very large plastic container to keep all the cancer supplies in, and intact as they progress along, before going out to a child. Thanks again. Will try to buy the container on my own. People are so kind. Even a lady who survived cancer is going to try making the dolls to help others. WONDERFUL NEWS.
#66
Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
Originally Posted by mjsylvstr
Vicky, I received your PM with your address and have some trim ready to go out tomorrow.
I also found a piece of flesh tone fabric....I had for paper piecing. It isn't that large but I think that you might be able to get a head and pair of hands from it. It is 14"x 21 1/2".....hope that you can use it.
I have also enclosed a check for fabric for one of your dolls. Maybe there will be others who don't have any trim or talent to make the dolls, but want to help, might think along this line also.
I will check out any tannish fabric for other skin tones and if I find any..will send that along also.
You are doing a wonderful thing for these children and I am more than happy to be of assistance to you. MaryJane
I also found a piece of flesh tone fabric....I had for paper piecing. It isn't that large but I think that you might be able to get a head and pair of hands from it. It is 14"x 21 1/2".....hope that you can use it.
I have also enclosed a check for fabric for one of your dolls. Maybe there will be others who don't have any trim or talent to make the dolls, but want to help, might think along this line also.
I will check out any tannish fabric for other skin tones and if I find any..will send that along also.
You are doing a wonderful thing for these children and I am more than happy to be of assistance to you. MaryJane
God bless you for your help. I am excited over it all. I never dreamed so many would want to help me out.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKYOU.
Vickey Stamps
P.S. just have to tell you that I took the doll in the first postings to church this morning, and showed her to my young preachers mother who is my age...she went into her purse and made me take $20 to help with the dolls. I am going to try to buy more doll fabric with that money, and maybe down the road, get a very large plastic container to keep all the cancer supplies in, and intact as they progress along, before going out to a child. Thanks again. Will try to buy the container on my own. People are so kind. Even a lady who survived cancer is going to try making the dolls to help others. WONDERFUL NEWS.
#67
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I made some dolls very similar to this, years ago...I achieved the skin tones by tea dying PINK fabric. It worked great. I had one of these dolls as a toddler. My gramma made it for me...I used it for the pattern. I made high waisted dresses and nighties for them and the skirt of the dress was patchwork with a 2-3" sashing on the bottom. I just strip pieced 2 fabrics then cut the sewin strips and sewed it again...made a nice piece of fabric for the skirt...
My dolls were only about 18" long.
My dolls were only about 18" long.
#70
Originally Posted by Tink's Mom
I made some dolls very similar to this, years ago...I achieved the skin tones by tea dying PINK fabric. It worked great. I had one of these dolls as a toddler. My gramma made it for me...I used it for the pattern. I made high waisted dresses and nighties for them and the skirt of the dress was patchwork with a 2-3" sashing on the bottom. I just strip pieced 2 fabrics then cut the sewin strips and sewed it again...made a nice piece of fabric for the skirt...
My dolls were only about 18" long.
My dolls were only about 18" long.
Thanks again. Vickey Stamps
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