Another Peasant Top...Ruffly

 

HappyBankky Peasant Top again, only this time I put elastic around the sleeves and the back and front! I wanted to get a small bit of visual interest in the top this time! The little shorts are a plain version of the Happybankky shorts! No pockets or embellishment.  Now my little Bumbleberry Girls are all dressed in something I made, as well as my Glitter Girl.  I am finding the 14" doll things so fun to make! My next project is the 18" Asian pattern, Ming Lin from Doll Tag Clothing.  Sunny days here right now - glad the dolls have something comfy! Spring is on the way! 

Rosie's Overalls and HappyBankky Peasant Blouse...

 

Dani is all set for Summer. We had warmer weather there for a few days but now it's very cold again. Nonetheless, she is looking toward Summer! This is HappyBankky Peasant blouse for 14" dolls, and the overalls are Rosie's Doll Patterns reduced to 71% from an 18" doll pattern. Next time I do 72% because they are just the teeniest bit too short in the body length. Worked out though, I didn't actually use the directions on Rosie's site though I should have! So my sewing order was a bit different. They look good back and front, so I am very happy! Knowing we can reduce 18" patterns for our 14" dolls is fun. I really enjoy sewing for the little 14" dolls. Very fiddly but relaxing. I have been using my Brother PS500, and it doesn't eat fabrics and works so well on these little pieces! Here she is in the overalls before the blouse was finished.
 

 And the Overalls detail...

Dani is the Danica doll from the AMAZON Bumbleberry Girls dolls. I have three of these dolls now from that series, and one Glitter Girl in my little 14" doll family.  The prices have come down so much that I think AMAZON may be closing them out.

Sewing Machine Lighting...LEDs in the Harp...Flight Line Illumination!

 
My Brother Innovis Pacesetter PS500 doesn't really need me to add harp lights because it has an LED harp light already. However, the machine is very broad front to back and there is a lot of room for installation, so I thought: ""Why NOT?!" Above you see the finished product all lit up and this is daytime in here.  Here is the machine off and only the LED lights...

I have two brackets used on the back of the machine and the little switch is also loosely hanging there so that I can put on the machine cover. Since I have used this sort of lighting so much over the past several years on other machines, I pretty much know how I like them installed. I put them way back into the edge almost of the harp insides. This brand seems more flexible and I was able to run them down the head as well. I like that. Here is the product I bought on AMAZON.

Pincushion Two with Scrappy Fabrics...

 

Here is the second pincushion from my new patterns. This one is modified from the pattern in the book Scrap Happy Sewing.  Some cute stuff in there. I went on a buying binge and bought a few books featuring patterns for smaller items. There is much fun to be gotten from those little projects. The pieces in this one were so tiny! Fun putting it together. I left off a pleated linen "cummerbund" sort of thing the pattern has though.  I already mentioned the Pincushion book I bought from Annie's (earlier blog) so I went back and bought two other books there.  One is Weekend Sewing and the other is More Weekend Sewing.  I think I have enough small projects books now - as I already have one called Wonderful 1 Block Quilting and that should be enough!  I do have other projects cut out, so onward with those! I have to add that my Brother Innovis PS500 does not eat fabric and handles even these tiny pieces without any hassle. VERY nice touch.

Pincushion from Simplicity 8532...Fun Smaller Project...

 

 

I did this little project yesterday. A bit of a break from a longer project. Took a couple of hours because there is some hand sewing here, and I am not adept at that. Since I have scraps left over from quilting and also batting left over from quilting that I can use for stuffing, I have decided to make pincushions and add to my pin collection! HAHA.  I have already put in pictures here of the cushions I already have, but this is something relaxing and fun. For the cording I used one strand each of Sulky 12 weight green cotton thread, Wonderfil 12 wt. Spagetti in Copper-orange, and good old C&C Gold Jeans Top-stitching thread. All three in an embroidery needle to do those cords by hand. Pattern called for embroidery floss but I have none. Pattern is Simplicity 8532, although the basic pattern is just circle templates - I left off the top ruffly part. Liked a button better, and I have a lot of buttons!