a posse of poppies
I think I’m safe because all the recipients of these Poppy dolls are too young to actually read yet, let alone be surfing the interwebs between naps, so I’m not spoiling any Christmas surprises. To make these dolls I flagrantly neglected to observe much of Fiona’s excellent advice, especially re stuffing materials and technique because I wanted to use only scraps to make them real rag dolls. So they are even stuffed with scraps, resulting in the Lumpy Look, which Fiona specifically cautions against. But on the up side, the scraps give them a nice weight and I also got to see one of my baskets of off-cuts disappear. And I love the idea that one day (in the probably not-too-distant-future given my inferior softies sewing skills) all those scraps might spill out and be of interest. To someone. Maybe.
Thanks, Fiona, for the wonderful pattern and Happy Christmas my girls and nieces and dear little friends. XXXXX



December 15th, 2009 at 10:57 am
They are great! I think they look much more huggable and lovable that the smooth skin sort - kind of like how I would prefer to hug a real human than a hollywood actor with botox!
December 18th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Wow! Look at them all! You are just amazing - they are so beautiful. (Thankyou for your nice words) :)
And, if we don’t bump into each other somewhere in the next week, hope you have a happy, happy Christmas! xo
January 14th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
how sweet are those dollies! nice job! :)
August 30th, 2010 at 3:48 am
Botox is the most expensive toxin that i know he he he. thanks to cosmetic .`-