The Workbasket September 1957 - Lapland Boy

Lapland Boy is the tenth doll in the twelve doll series for The Workbasket 1954.  According to the little story he is trying to catch Reindeer.  How cool is that.  Poor guy does not have a name.

~B

The Workbasket September 1957 - Miss Portugal "Inez"

This is a Miss Portugal. She is the ninth doll in the twelve doll series for The Workbasket 1954. Either she is doing martial arts or she is dancing.  Her name is Inez.

~B

The Workbasket April 1954 - Dutch Boy Marcus "Max"

This is the fourth doll in their 12 doll series. He is very handsome all decked out in blue.  I love the windmill in the background.  Enjoy.


Please let me know if you stitch him up.

~B

Is it Spring Already?

I am starting to wonder if it is spring already.  Here it is the middle of February and my tulips are starting to peak their lovely heads up and my grass is getting greener by the minute.  I even have my doors open because it is 50 degrees out today.

You all have me to thank for it because while I was embroidering this sweet butterfly I kept wishing for spring.  I am so glad I have those kinds of powers now to embroider something and wish to win the lottery.  Well...I can prend can't I?

This was a pattern I shared back in January it is from Vogart 692.  It is done a hankerchief that I plan to keep for my self.  It matches my gawdy purse so well.

I did do something really stupid when transfering this pattern that I plan to tell you all about.  I had read in one of my vintage magazines that when transfering flowers with lazy daisies to just put a dot at the top and bottom of the petal and then the line will not show (are you seeing where I might be going?).  So I was like hey that is a good idea and this one has lots of lazy daisies and what could be a better plan.  Right?  Wrong!!  I dotted all the tops and bottoms of the petals and was so proud of my cleverness.  I even transferred the pattern, of course still not seeing the problem.  (How thick can I get?)  I sit down to pick out my colors still nothing and then I go to make the first stitch and I am like hey both wings are all dots.  I had no idea where which flower started and which one ended.  I ended up having had to keep the pattern with me at all times in order to look at it and then start stitching. So needless to say it is a good idea but not then the whole pattern uses lazy daisies. 

Well there you have it just one of the stupid things I do on any given day.  Hope it amused you as much as it amused Brian.   So now that I have shared you do too.

~B

Workbasket: Dutch Boy and Girl

Happy Ground Hog day everyone.  I really did try to find a ground hog transfer but I do not have one.  I do hope you will enjoy this little Dutch Boy and Girl better.

I think it would be so cute just all done in blue.  My Mother in Law and one of my Sister in Laws love these patterns I do see a set of them in their future for Christmas. 

Enjoy.
~B